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Apparat, in band form, played an amazing show on Friday, July 5th. I wish I could leave it at that: amazing. But I feel more should be written on the experience to allow others understand how intense and great the show really was.

First, some general info on the show (Resident Advisor) :

Influential Berlin based artist / producer Apparat presents Krieg & Frieden, a score originally commissioned by German theatre director Sebastian Hartmann for his recent production of Tolstoy's War & Peace, which was subsequently released by Mute Records, at the Islington Assembly Hall. This will be an intimate live performance in one of London's most historic arts spaces. This is a seated show with very limited tickets.

The Islington Assembly Hall was a very interesting venue. To be honest, I did not see the lower seating but enjoyed that the balcony seating was still rather close to the stage. What I loved even more so though, were the acoustics of the place. I have not heard bass like that in a while. The kind that you can feel throughout your bones, almost massaging to your core. It added to the intensity of the music and really drew you into a trance. The venue is in fact, very intimate.

I could not help smiling when I saw how into the music everyone performing was. I never get sick of seeing that after all of the times musicians perform their music, a great sensation and power can exist that keeps them playing those songs with such intensity.

What made this performance especially interesting were the visuals. Yes they did add to the music, yes they were transfixing, but no they were not generated from a computer program that spits them out when you click play. I think in an age driven by technology, it is wonderful that Apparat uses more than just a computer making the sounds and visuals. Don't get me wrong, I love a good DJ, but it is a completely different experience to see the music in the making and feed from the energy created on stage.

These particular visuals were constantly being created by two men feeding in different materials to a large projector apparatus that I believe was then hooked up to a computer and shown on the large screen behind the musicians. It was very intriguing watching the making of the visuals and seeing how creative the two got with them. Everyone worked well together and the music and visuals complimented each other very well.

I really meant it when I said the show was amazing and wanted to leave it at that. I did not want the show to ever end. I could have went with a bathroom break and then easily resumed for a couple more hours. Each presence on stage, and each instrument--musical and visual, really added to the show. And let us not forget that not only was the experience itself amazing, but the music (as always) was also beyond brilliant.

For any new listeners of Apparat, I recommend checking out: 44 or the well loved A Violent Sky. For those not feeling the Krieg & Frieden vibe, definitely check out Sayulita and place yourself out where you can see for miles--whether physically or just by sitting back with your eyes closed. A little escape, allowing music bars to take you away into the beauty of what surrounds you...