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I'm not one to soapbox, but Apparat's Walls: possibly the most unduly slept-on album of 2007? Hopefully dude's exquisite electronic renderings will receive greater attention thanks to Things to Be Frickled: Parts & Remixes, a forthcoming two disc collection compiling remixes of and by the man born Sascha Ring.

Swayzak, Boys Noize, Nathan Fake, Paul Kalkbrenner with Ellen Allien, and Lusine are among those who get the Apparat remix treatment on the first disc, while the second boasts Apparat remixes by the likes of Modeselektor, Telefon Tel Aviv, Monolake, Thomas Fehlmann of the Orb, and Boys Noize and Lusine again. A few bonus goodies turn up on Things as well, including a live "re-version" of "Let Your Love Grow" by Apparat/Modeselektor merge-up Moderat. We're Frickled pink!

Things to Be Frickled arrives April 15 on Apparat's own Shitkatapult imprint.

And in case you missed it, Walls knockout "Arcadia" received its own remix EP last month, thanks to France's InFiné label and Shitkatapult. The 12"/digital release features Telefon Tel Aviv and Boys Noize reworkings also found on Frickled, plus the "video edit" of the track.

Mr. Ring also has plenty of live activity brewing in the coming months. He'll travel across Europe well into spring, with a stop-over on the U.S. West Coast planned for mid-May (dates TBA). Many dates feature live visual accompaniment courtesy of Berlin's Transforma, while others have Ring busting out the backing band.

P.S.: Go listen to Walls.

Things to Be Frickled: Parts & Remixes:

Disc one:

01 Francesco Tristano: "Strings of Life (Apparat Remix)"
02 Swayzak: "Smile and Receive (Apparat Remix)"
03 Raz Ohara: "Where He At (Apparat Remix)"
04 Boys Noize: "Shine Shine (Apparat Remix)"
05 Paul Kalkbrenner: "Queer Fellow (Ellen Allien & Apparat Remix)"
06 Nathan Fake: "Charlie's House (Apparat Remix)"
07 Lusine: "Drift (Apparat Remix)"
08 Apparat: "Fractales (Apparat Ibiza Version)"
09 Meteo/Thiel: "Bass and Go (Apparat Remix)"
10 Nitrada: "Fading Away (Apparat Remix)"
11 Moderat: "Let Your Love Grow (Apparat Live Version)"

Disc two:

01 Apparat + Raz Ohara: "Komponent (Telefon Tel Aviv Remix)"
02 Apparat + Raz Ohara: "Holdon (Chris de Luca vs. Phon.o Remix)"
03 Apparat: "Arcadia (Telefon Tel Aviv Remix)"
04 Apparat + Raz Ohara: "Holdon (Modeselektor Remix)"
05 Apparat + Raz Ohara: "Haling From the Edge (Shrubbn!! Remix)"
06 Apparat: "Arcadia (Boys Noize Version)"
07 Apparat: "Schallstrom (Thomas Fehlmann Remix)"
08 Apparat: "Contradiction (Lusine Remix)"
09 Apparat: "Steinholz (Monolake Remix)"
10 Apparat: "Wooden (Anders Ilar Remix)"
11 Apparat + Raz Ohara: "Holdon (Raz Ohara's A Minor Version)"

Apparat:

02-22 Barcelona, Spain - Loft
02-23 London, England - The End
02-29 Prague, Czech Republic - Modern Art Gallery *
03-08 Zurich, Switzerland - M4Music Festival *
03-19 Kaunas, Lithuania - KTU *
03-22 Nice, France - Nikaia *
03-28 Prato, Italy - Decibel Festival *
03-29 Bologna, Italy - Rock Circus *
04-01 Rome, Italy - I Elektrika *
04-04 Hamburg, Germany - Uebel and Gafaehrlich #
04-05 Leipzig, Germany - Gewandhaus #
04-10 Paris, France - Fest Nemo *
04-12 Marseilles, France - Cabaret Aléatoire
04-18 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Club 11 *
04-19 Utrecht, Netherlands - Tivoli de Helling *
04-30 Montpellier, France - Dragon Ball *
05-03 Namur, Belgium - Switch Festival *
05-09 Lyon, France - Festival Nuits Sonores #
05-10 Tourcoing, France - Le Grand Mix #
05-13 Mexico City, Mexico - Festival de Mayo #
05-30 Seville, Spain - Territorios Festival #
05-31 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound #
06-01 Salamanca, Spain - TBA #

* with live visuals from Transforma
# with live band