We Are Here (Apparatjik album)

We Are Here
Studio album by
Apparatjik
Released1 February 2010
RecordedMid-2008 – January 2010
GenreExperimental rock, alternative rock, electronic rock, indie rock, art pop
Length41:58
LabelMeta Merge Un
ProducerApparatjik
Apparatjik chronology
We Are Here
(2010) 		Square Peg in a Round Hole
(2012)
Alternative cover
Singles from We Are Here
  1. "Electric Eye"
    Released: 30 November 2009
  2. "Antlers / Electric Eye"
    Released: 8 February 2010
  3. "Datascroller"
    Released: 19 July 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?(7.6)[1]
BBCvery positive[2]
InYourSpeakers(64/100)[3]
MusicOMH[4]
Noize Makes Enemiesmixed[5]
One Thirty BPM[6]
QRO Magazine(7.7/10.0)[7]
The Line of Best Fit[8]

We Are Here is the debut studio album by rock supergroup Apparatjik and was released first on 1 February 2010 for digital download via their official website. A physical CD/DVD release followed and the album was re-released for iTunes, with bonus material, on 15 June 2010.[9]

The album was once again re-released on 14 November 2010 on yellow 12" vinyl with an alternate sleeve and a poster, limited to 260 copies.

Background

The first single from the album, "Electric Eye", was released for digital download on 30 November 2009. The song was released again as a double-A-side single with "Antlers" for 7 inch vinyl on 8 February 2010. Apparatjik's first song to be played on BBC Radio 1 was a radio edit of "Datascroller", which aired on 14 June 2010.[10] This was released as the third single on 19 July 2010 as a download only.

The album cover artwork is derived from a diagram related to spacetime theories in the field of special relativity within physics, and follows with the band's overall image as being a "species of their own from another planet".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Apparatjik

No.TitleLength
1."Deadbeat"2:52
2."Datascroller"2:58
3."Snow Crystals"4:32
4."Supersonic Sound"3:24
5."Arrow And Bow"4:20
6."In A Quiet Corner"3:35
7."Josie"3:30
8."Antlers"3:20
9."Electric Eye"6:02
10."Look Kids"4:52
11."Quiz Show"2:33
Total length:41:58
Bonus DVD (You Are There)
No.TitleLength
1."Electric Eye (music video)"6:03
2."You Are Here"0:33
3."Magne Furuholmen: Eye On Committee Bulletin"0:44
4."Guy Berryman: Frozen Fingers"6:10
5."Martin Terefe: Was It You?"5:22
6."Nefgro"0:38
7."Four Can Keep a Secret V1"4:16
8."Four Can Keep a Secret V2"4:15
9."Four Can Keep a Secret V3"4:17
10."Jonas Bjerre: Datascroller"2:40
11."Antlers (music video)"3:15
12."Datascroller (music video)"3:04
13."Granule No.8"1:19
14."Supersonic Sound (music video)"3:37
15."Arrow And Bow (music video)"4:14
16."untitled"0:20
17."APPARAT K"1:01
18."untitled"0:59
19."untitled"1:28
20."untitled"0:06
21."Snow Crystals (live at Club Transmediale, Berlin)"3:26
22."Arrow And Bow (live at Club Transmediale, Berlin)"4:00
23."Intermission (live at Club Transmediale, Berlin)"1:25
24."Quiz Show (live at Club Transmediale, Berlin)"2:31
25."Deadbeat (live at Club Transmediale, Berlin)"9:59
Total length:75:42
Bonus tracks (Standard version)
No.TitleLength
1."One Less Thing to Worry About"4:26
2."4 Can Keep A Secret If 3 Of Them Are Dead"4:13
3."Frozen Fingers"5:43
Total length:14:22
Bonus videos (Deluxe version)
No.TitleLength
1."Antlers" 
2."Electric Eye" 
3."Snow Crystals (CTM Mash up)" 
4."Supersonic Sound" 
5."Datascroller (the film)" 

Personnel

Apparatjik

References

  1. ^ "AnyDecentMusic? aggregate score".
  2. ^ "BBC review".
  3. ^ Dippery, Michael (23 April 2010). "InYourSpeakers: Reviews: Apparatjik: We are Here". Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  4. ^ "MusicOMH review".
  5. ^ "Noize Makes Enemies review".
  6. ^ "One Thirty BPM review".
  7. ^ "QRO Magazine review".
  8. ^ "The Line of Best Fit review".
  9. ^ "We Are Here Worldwide iTunes release". Apparatchick. Archived from the original on 7 June 2010.
  10. ^ "Zane Lowe plays Datascroller on Radio 1". Apparatchick. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011.