Apparatjik release new single–Combat Disco Music

A message from Apparatjik:

To coincide with the final two Apparatjik performances at the Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin 9pm on 26 and 27 of March, we are zonked to present COMBAT DISCO MUSIC in digital resolution glory.

What the press could have said:
‘The best single ever– at least since Kung Fu Fighting’
‘Apparatjik is something else’
‘Bauhaus as a farce’
‘Combat Disco Music flies in the face of flies everywhere!’
‘What does this have to do with anything?’

Get your download fix from 28.03.11 on iTunes orapparatjik.com.

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Apparatjik‘Light Space Modulator’ installation and performances

The Apparatjik Light Space Modulator at Neue Nationalgalerie Berlin opened on Saturday 12 March with a performance by Apparatjik at 9:00pm. The band performed inside a large-scale cube, while images were projected on the sides of the cube and onto the glass windows surrounding the building.

From 13– 25 March, gallery visitors can experience three different daily programs, as well as two more performances by Apparatjik which will take place on 26& 27 March. The full program at the Neue Nationalgalerie Berlin is:

13– 25 March

Daytime program:‘Responsive Light Space Modulator’
Everyone is a utensil.
Tue– Fri 10am – 6pm, Sat / Sun 11am-6pm (free admission)

Evening program:‘Apparatjik TV’
Film on rotating transmission.
6pm– 10pm daily, except Monday (free admission)

Night program:‘Pixel City’
10pm– 2am daily, except Monday

26 March

Apparatjik performance
9 pm– 10 pm, doors open 8 pm
Tickets€29 fromwww.apparatjik-tickets.com

27 March

Apparatjik performance
125 year anniversay of Mies van der Rohe’s birth
‘Cathedral Footsteps’ performed by Deutsches Kammerorchester, conducted by Apparatjik
9 pm– 10.30 pm, doors open 8 pm
Tickets€29 fromwww.apparatjik-tickets.com

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DVD release party in Berlin

To celebrate the release of the‘Ending on a High Note– The Final Concert’DVD, there will be a party hosted by a-ha.com in Berlin on 25 March. Join us for a special‘sneak peek’ screening of the DVD, followed by an a-ha disco!

This event was planned very last minute, but we are fortunate to have the help of some of the Oslo fan party team to help make the event very special!

Party details:

Date:25 March
Time:8:00 pm until they kick us out– DVD screening will begin around 9:00 pm, with dancing to follow
Location:Goldapfel Café& Bar, Heinrich-Roller-Straße 20, 10405 Berlin
Tickets:€13 per person– this includes two drink tickets
Food: food can be purchased from the café menu until midnight

How to get tickets

• Fans can reserve their tickets beginning on 16 March at 11:00 am CET by e-mailingparty@a-ha.com
• The option to purchase tickets will be given in the order requests are received, so please do not e-mail before 11:00 am CET, and please only e-mail if you definitely can attend
• Ticket requests are limited to two (2) per person
• We will send a confirmation and payment information via e-mail within 24 hours, and ask that you purchase your tickets by 19 March
• If the party sells out, we will keep a waiting list of requests. If anyone does not pay for their tickets in the time allotted, we will release their tickets to fans on the waiting list in the order their requests were received.

If you have any questions, please contact us atparty@a-ha.com.

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‘Summer Moved On’live CD single

A two-track CD single including the live recordings of‘Summer Moved On’ and‘Scoundrel Days’ will be released by Universal in Germany on 25 March. The single can be pre-ordered onAmazon.de. A sample from‘Summer Moved On’ can be heardhere

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a-ha receive the Spellemann Award of Honor

Tonight’s Spellemann award show at the Oslo Spektrum opened with a‘blistering’ version of‘The Sun Always Shines on TV’, performed by several artists including Thomas Dybdahl, Ida Maria and Bertine Zetlitz.

Following the opening song, a-ha was awarded the Spellemann Award of Honor. Morten and Magne were present to accept the award.“The band is a three-headed troll, but as you can see we are missing one head tonight. On behalf of us all I must thank you so much. We can not go away without thanking our families and wives,” said Magne Furuholmen.“Thanks to everyone in Norway, it has been a pleasure to entertain you over the years.” Morten added,“Enough said. Thanks to everyone.”

Apparently the band had been invited to attend the award show, but as they were not nominated in any category, they were unaware that they would be honored tonight.

There are already a few articles in the Norwegian media about the award:

A-ha hyllet på Spellemann(includes video)

A-ha bleårets hedersspelemenn

- Vi har lite kontakt etter at vi la opp

Hederprisen til A-ha

A-ha fikk hedersprisen under Spellemannprisen 2010

Morten Harket:– Vi vet ikke hva som skjer fremover( includes video)

- Vi ser ikke så mye til hverandre nå

A-ha ble tildeltæresprisen på «Spellemann»

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