Walls | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 7 August 2007 | |||
Recorded | 2006 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 59:53 | |||
Label | Shitkatapult | |||
Producer | Sascha Ring | |||
Apparat chronology | ||||
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Walls is a studio album by Apparat. It was released on Shitkatapult in 2007.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
eMusic | [2] |
Pitchfork | 8.1/10 [3] |
PopMatters | [4] |
Resident Advisor | 3/5 [5] |
Tiny Mix Tapes | [6] |
Ned Raggett of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, commenting that it is "a remarkable album that ranks as his best yet." [1] Nitsuh Abebe of Pitchfork , who gave the album an 8.1 out of 10, compared the album to the work of M83 and Slowdive, calling it "one of the best electronic dream-pop records in a while". [3] He added, "The best of these tracks combine the mechanized pulse and sonic possibilities of techno with good old bliss-out dreams better than anything in a while." [3]
All tracks are written by Sascha Ring, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Not a Number" | 3:59 | |
2. | "Hailin from the Edge" |
| 3:39 |
3. | "Useless Information" | 4:04 | |
4. | "Limelight" | 4:12 | |
5. | "Holdon" |
| 4:10 |
6. | "Fractales, Pt. 1" | 3:34 | |
7. | "Fractales, Pt. 2" | 2:06 | |
8. | "Birds" | 5:03 | |
9. | "Arcadia" | 5:10 | |
10. | "You Don't Know Me" | 4:24 | |
11. | "Headup" |
| 5:06 |
12. | "Over and Over" |
| 5:07 |
13. | "Like Porcelain" | 9:19 | |
Total length: | 59:53 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Chart | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [7] | 94 |
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