Btw, be sure to wish Sir Magne a very happy birthday as he turns 47 tomorrow! Another organised 'Chicktweet' is planned for the occasion, check it out here.

from Twitter...

Apparatjik The last one is up: http://apparatjik.com/intro/

Or use this link. Start making connections between the four and submitting your ideas. Good luck.

Jonas talked to Planet Sound for itv's Teletext service recently about the new Mew album and dropped this little Apparatjik bombshell.

"We all went ski-ing recently and took some equipment, so we've had fun mixing art and sound with the results. There will be an album and shows one day, when we all have time."

The article itself is tiny and full of information failures (Apparatjik are not a trio, for example!) but ...hey, no-one reads teletext anyway ;)

Coldplay/A-ha/Mew album - 09/10/2009

Well, I did set up a funky little forum, which lasted all of 5 days, because unfortunately it just wasn't up to scratch. However we now we have a *new* sexy new forum for your posting pleasure. This old place has also had a little revamp in honour of the occasion.

Enjoy!

from twitter:

Apparatjik Video numero tres - http://apparatjik.com/intro/

Once again, you can use this direct link to watch in a full screen format or this link to watch on youtube (making use of the pause/rewind buttons, should you need it ;-) )

This new video has slightly clearer imagery, lots more texts and numbers and a better soundtrack than the previous two. It also features a creepy robot, an even creepier spider and a couple of strange, sign-waving tramps (winos).

So, was it you?

By the way, anyone mourning the loss of the connection demon can find him here.

Magne's latest myspace blog includes an Apparatjik related postscript...

ps
maybe you're not too impressed with my output on the apparatjik channel yet, what with my big announcement and all...

but one day it may just be worth the struggle. i think.
my job is to confuse. and i do it so well even i am in a daze.

In other news, apparat-chick Lauren recently discovered a way to get inside the intriguing cube on apparatjik.com. There's nothing inside the box just yet, but the fact that it is accessible is quite promising. To get in, right-click with the mouse and select the play option. Keep doing this until the box rotates all the way round and finally it will flip on its side and the top face will open revealing a yellow square, like this...