Artist: Apparatjik
Released: February 1, 2010
Last Updated: August 16, 2014
The full-length debut album by Apparatjik was released digitally on February 1, 2010 on The Outland. Orders for the deluxe edition CD started on the same date. In the June 2010 timeframe, CDs ordered at The Outland were dispatched; there was also a global iTunes release on June 15, 2010. There was also a limited edition Bolshevik Box vinyl release, together with a DVD and a signed print, and a yellow 12″ vinyl album.
Click the track name below to hear a 30 second song sample.
Tracklist:
01. Deadbeat (2:52)
02. Datascroller (2:58)
03. Snow Crystals (4:32)
04. Supersonic Sound (3:24) | | video
05. Arrow and Bow (4:20)
06. In A Quiet Corner (3:35)
07. Josie (3:30)
08. Antlers (3:20) | | video
09. Electric Eye (6:02) | | video | | a-ha.com announcement | | discussion (2)
10. Look Kids (4:52)
11. Quiz Show (2:33)
Bonus Tracks on iTunes release:
12. One Less Thing To Worry About (4:27) | | discussion
13. 4 Can Keep A Secret If Three Of Them Are Dead (4:14) | | discussion
14. Frozen Fingers (5:43)
Deluxe Edition videos:
1. Antlers
2. Electric Eye
3. Snow Crystals (CTM Mash up)
4. Supersonic Sound
5. Datascroller (the film)
Singles:
- ‘Electric Eye’ – Released digitally on November 30, 2009 and on vinyl on December 29, 2009
- ‘4 Can Keep a Secret if 3 of Them Are Dead’ – Released digitally for free download on May 21, 2010
- ‘Datascroller’ – Released as a promo single and digital download on July 19, 2010
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Apparatjik.com Bulletins:
- 06/15/2010 – We Are Here iTunes Worldwide release
- 06/12/2010 – We Are Here leaving the Outland
- 06/04/2010 – We Are Here bulletin
- 06/01/2010 – We Are Here shipping update
- 05/30/2010 – Worldwide album release
More info: a-ha Official Site | | Wikipedia | | Links to album reviews
Media – Album Announcement:
- 09/25/2010 – Faster Louder: More of the worst cover art of 2010
- 05/28/2010 – Exclaim: Coldplay/Mew Offshoot Apparatjik Give Debut Album North American Release
- 05/28/2010 – a-ha.com: Apparatjik album worldwide iTunes release
- 02/28/2010 – Nialler9: Introducing Apparatjik
- 02/16/2010 – Soundvenue.com: Apparatjik – kreativt frirum
- 02/16/2010 – VG: Apparatjik: «We Are Here»
- 02/15/2010 – Gaffa: Apparatjik: «We Are Here»
- 02/10/2010 – NRK: Fri fra Coldplay og A-ha
- 02/03/2010 – CMU: Apparatjik take orders for debut album
- 02/02/2010 – Beat Factor: Apparatjik, side-projectul trupei A-Ha, lanseaza albumul de debut
- 02/02/2010 – Consequence of Sound: Apparatjik makes full-length & live debut
- 02/02/2010 – Gaffa: Apparatjik udgiver debutalbum
- 02/02/2010 – Indieland: Apparatjik (We Are Here)
- 02/02/2010 – Side-Line Magazine: Apparatjik featuring members of A-ha and Coldplay releases debut album ‘We are here’
- 02/01/2010 – Avopolis: Apparatjik: t? ?a???????? side project t?? µpas?sta t?? Coldplay, Guy Berryman
- 02/01/2010 – Exclaim: Coldplay, Mew, A-Ha Amalgam Release Debut Album, Play First Show Inside a Cube
- 02/01/2010 – MewX.info: Apparatjik… They Are Here
- 02/01/2010 – Strange Glue: Apparatjik Début Released Today
- 01/31/2010 – No Treble: Coldplay bassist’s “Apparatjik” supergroup debuts
- 01/31/2010 – Smuglesning: Apparatjik, det nye bandet til Magne Furuholmen
- 01/30/2010 – CifraclubNews.com.br: Apparatjik, projeto do baixista do Coldplay, lança álbum em fevereiro
- 01/30/2010 – MusicNews.com: Coldplay bassist forms Apparatjik
- 01/30/2010 – Rockol.it: Apparatjik, la band di Berryman dei Coldplay: l’album esce il primo febbraio
- 01/30/2010 – Undercover: Coldplay Bass Player Forms Apparatjik
- 01/29/2010 – Consequence of Sound: Apparatjik album due out February 1st
- 01/29/2010 – Loudvision.it: Apparatjik: Primo febbraio, arriva il disco di Berryman
- 01/29/2010 – Muziek.no: Debuut Apparatjik komt er aan
- 01/29/2010 – NME: Coldplay side-project Apparatjik announce debut album release date
- 01/29/2010 – Soundvenue: ‘Albumdebut fra Apparatjik på vej’
- 01/29/2010 – Consequence of Sound: ‘Apparatjik album due out February 1st’
- 01/28/2010 – Coldplaying: ‘Apparatjik debut album to be released on 1st February’
- 01/28/2010 – Twenty-Four Bit: ‘Apparatjik to Perform in Glass Cube, Drop Debut Album’
- 11/30/2009 – Drowned In Sound: Mew’s Jonas Bjerre teams up with Coldplay and a-ha members to form supergroup
- 11/24/2009 – The Guardian: ‘Coldplay and A-ha side project announce debut album’
Media – Selected Reviews:
- 07/20/2010 – QRO Magazine: Apparatjik – We Are Here
- 07/16/2010 – BBC: The Mew/Coldplay/a-ha supergroup is certainly more than the sum of its parts.
- 06/15/2010 – Culture Deluxe: Apparatjik – We Are Here
- 06/10/1010 – musicOMH: Apparatjik – We Are Here
- 05/28/2010 – Consequence of Sound: We Are Here, Apparatjik’s debut LP comes to America
- 05/25/2010 – Pitchfork: New Release: Apparatjik: We Are Here
- 05/20/2010 – Guardian: New band Apparatjik
- 04/23/2010 – In Your Speakers: Apparatjik – We Are Here
- 04/01/2010 – Almost BLue: Album review: Apparatjik We Are Here
- 04/01/2010 – The Line Of Best Fit: Apparatjik – We Are Here
- 03/24/2010 – There Goes The Fear: In the Post #55: Apparatjik
- 03/05/2010 – OneThirtyBPM: Apparatjik – We Are Here
- 03/04/2010 – Gaffa: Apparatjik: Vores plan var at blive skiløbere i verdensklasse
- 03/03/2010 – The Line of Best Fit: SOTD #21 // Apparatjik: ‘Antlers’
- 02/17/2010 – Dagbladet: Spinkelt og sprikende
- 02/12/2010 – Redbrick Online: Spotlight On: Apparatjik
- 02/08/2010 – All Media Reviews: Apparatjik – We Are Here (2010)
- 02/05/2010 – Paste: Coldplay Bassist’s Side Project, Apparatjik, Makes Live Debut
- 02/03/2010 – Zombette: Review: Apparatjik’s We Are Here
Fan Content:
Detailed release info, including scans: a-ha Discography
Quotes:
“If you were expecting Apparatjik to sound like ‘Viva La Vida’ meets ‘Take On Me’, then you are going to be sorely disappointed.” The Guardian
“Unlike most collaborations between artists from different positions in the music industry’s hierarchy, Apparatjik actually sound like a proper band – at no point does We Are Here seem to bow to one constituent’s personal demands […] If you didn’t know who was involved, you’d assume Apparatjik was a brand-new band of previous unknowns. This: a compliment indeed.” BBC Music
“The experimentation aspect of the record is its most appealing element and you feel compelled to listen on, as you’re never entirely sure what tangent they’re going to veer off to next. Team this with the mysterious and captivating persona they present and what’s left is a valiant effort possessing some exciting ideas and galvanizing potential. Apparatjik are most definitely here and I cannot wait to see what they have planned next.” Culture Deluxe
“The album definitely had a looser, edgier feel than you would expect, more akin to electronic rock offerings from smaller, up-and-coming groups.” In Your Speakers
“Apparatjik is more than just a musical project, and as a whole, offers their fans plenty of brain activity. It is unfair to judge We Are Here as a single piece of work […] As a component of the enterprise, their debut LP fits in nicely, but on its own, feels like an excerpt from a greater entity.” QRO Magazine
“As a project, this doesn’t seem for a heartbeat like a ‘supergroup’, whatever that means. It is more akin to a group of friends who got together to make ambitious, yet still commercial music.” The Line Of Best Fit
“The greater part of We Are Here has an instantly addictive quality, most notably Snow Crystals and Arrow and Bow. An interesting array of darker and lighter tones are offered, often within one track itself due to constant changing of direction.” Redbrick Online
Videos:
More videos are available on Apparatjik’s YouTube Channel.
