Apparat
Krieg Und Frieden (Music For Theatre)

Sometimes emotions need to be expressed. Sooner or later, we all have to stand in front of the mirror and look inside ourselves, observe our emotions, and come to terms with our hearts. No brain, no rationality for once. It is the emotions we harbor inside that inspire us in life. And it's the inspiration and fantasy that often lead us to do things we didn't believe were possible.

Sascha Ring, a thirty-five-year-old Berliner known as Apparat, has brought out every emotion, even the most hidden one, for his new work "Krieg Und Frieden." Yes. War and Peace. A mythical yet successful ideal soundtrack for the theatrical piece based on the famous classic of Russian literature.

"44" starts, divided into two parts, and you are catapulted into an epic, heart-wrenching world. The violin accompanies you gently, then the drones mercilessly thrust you into a vortex of ancestral sensations. There's a profound experimentation, a deep desire to push the boundaries of electronic music. There's classicism mixed with modernity, darkness blending with light. And the light comes on with the third track "Light On," sung by Apparat himself, who brings out the best in himself. You have time to relax, to be lulled by the melody, to close your eyes and fly. And you fly higher and higher accompanied by "Tod" and "Blank Page," two ambient tracks that take you by the hand and whisper for you to be calm, to let go, and enjoy every moment of this boundless journey. "PV" is the pinnacle of this album, almost seven minutes of sonic ecstasy that makes you swim underwater, free from any constraints, free from the overwhelming sensation of suffocation of real life. You swim, water caresses your skin, flows smoothly, and you, immersed in the blue, can only let yourself be carried away. And then, at the end, you emerge. Your lungs fill with oxygen again, your body begins to feel the air around you. You look up and see the clear sky. You see life in that expanse of blue. Life that doesn't repress emotions. "Violent Sky" is the perfect closure for this journey, the notes of the piano make you dance and the voice that sings seems to be that of a friend, the person closest to you, smiling and supporting you.

Apparat has taken the big step this time. He has opened his heart and let his emotions flow. Inspiration and art reach the highest levels in his "Krieg Und Frieden," giving us who listen the awareness that sometimes we need to let go. We need to turn off the brain, close our eyes, and immerse ourselves in the energy that only music can give.