The Devil's Walk (album)

The Devil's Walk is a studio album by Apparat. It was released on Mute Records on 27 September 2011.

The Devil's Walk
Studio album by Apparat
Released	27 September 2011 (2011-09-27)
Genre	Electronic
Length	47:29
Label	Mute Records
Producer	Sascha Ring Nackt Joshua Eustis
Apparat chronology
DJ-Kicks: Apparat (2010) The Devil's Walk (2011) Krieg und Frieden (Music for Theatre) (2013)
Singles from The Devil's Walk
"Ash/Black Veil" Released: 6 May 2011 "Black Water" Released: 18 August 2011 "Song of Los" Released: 26 September 2011 "Candil de la Calle" Released: 26 March 2012

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Clash	8/10^[3]
Consequence of Sound	B^[4]
Drowned in Sound	6/10^[5]
Fact	3/5^[6]
The Guardian	^[7]
MusicOMH	^[8]
Pitchfork	6.6/10^[9]
PopMatters	^[10]
Sputnikmusic	3/5^[11]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 15 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sascha Ring, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sweet Unrest"	Sascha Ring Nackt	3:33
2.	"Song of Los"		4:34
3.	"Black Water"	Sascha Ring Alfredo Noguiera	4:42
4.	"Goodbye" (w/ Soap&Skin)	Sascha Ring Anja Franziska Plascha	4:29
5.	"Candil de la Calle"		4:37
6.	"The Soft Voices Die"	Sascha Ring Nackt	4:22
7.	"Escape"		5:46
8.	"Ash/Black Veil"		5:44
9.	"A Bang in the Void"		6:01
10.	"Your House Is My World"		3:54
Total length:			47:29

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Sascha Ring – production, guitar, mandolin, piano, instruments
• Nackt – choir (1), production, string arrangement, guitar, mandolin, piano, instruments
• Berlin String Theory – strings
• Göteborg String Theory – strings
• Jörg Wähner – drums
• Cherie – choir (1)
• Alfredo Noguiera – guitar (3)
• Joshua Eustis – production (3, 9, 10)
• Anja Franziska Plascha – guest vocals (4)
• Thimo Pommerening – vibraphone (6)
• Charles Gorczynski – horns (9)
• Flavio Etcheto – horns (9)
• Simon Bauer – upright bass (9)
• Der Onkel – marimba (9)
• David Haller – vibraphone (9)
• Giovanni Nicoletta – mixing
• Kai Blankenberg – mastering
• Hanna Zeckau – illustration
• Carsten Aermes – layout

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[12]	59
French Albums (SNEP)^[13]	137

References

1. "Reviews for The Devil's Walk by Apparat". Metacritic. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
2. Kellman, Andy (27 September 2011). "Apparat The Devil's Walk". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
3. Pearlman, Mischa (20 September 2011). "Apparat - The Devil's Walk". Clash. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
4. Dunsmore, Summer (19 September 2011). "Apparat – Devil's Walk". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
5. Brody, Gideon (28 September 2011). . Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
6. Purdom, Tim (6 October 2011). "Apparat: The Devil's Walk". Fact. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
7. Sullivan, Caroline (22 September 2011). "Apparat: The Devil's Walk – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
8. Hogwood, Ben (26 September 2011). "Apparat – The Devil's Walk". MusicOMH. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
9. Colly, Joe (20 September 2011). "Apparat: The Devil's Walk". Pitchfork. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
10. Hepfinger, Billy (17 October 2011). "Apparat The Devil's Walk". PopMatters. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
11. "Review: Apparat - The Devil's Walk". Sputnikmusic. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
12. "Ultratop.be – Apparat – The Devil's Walk" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
13. "Lescharts.com – Apparat – The Devil%27s Walk". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 December 2022.

External links

• The Devil's Walk at Discogs (list of releases)