# APAtT

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{{Short description|English avant-garde act}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
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{{Refimprove|date=February 2019}}
{{Unreliable sources|date=November 2018}}
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{{Use British English|date=August 2010}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = a.P.A.t.T.
| image            = APAtT lock1.jpg
| caption          = Empress Play, Bossa Nova, Oscar Later<br /> General Midi, Mr Phil, Col Legno
| landscape        = yes
| origin           = Liverpool, England
| years_active     = 2002–present
| genre            = [Experimental](/source/Experimental_music)<ref name="BBC"/>
| label            = Postmusic<br />Pickled&nbsp;Egg<br />!&nbsp;A&nbsp;N&nbsp;G&nbsp;R&nbsp;r&nbsp;!<br />[Upset&nbsp;the&nbsp;Rhythm](/source/Upset%26nbsp%3Bthe%26nbsp%3BRhythm)
| website          = {{url|apatt.com}}
| current_members  = General Midi<br />Dorothy Wave<br />Master Fader<br />Field Marshall Stack<br />Sir Kit Breaker<br />The Count In<br />The Researcher<br />Oscar Later<br />Colonel Panic<br />Major Arpeggio<br />Norma Lies<br />Empress Play<br />Bossa Nova<br />Phil Harmonic<br />Mister Phil<br />Col Legno<br />DC Offset<br />Boss DR-5<br />Private Dancer<br />Ana Crusis<br />Ed Room
}}

'''a.P.A.t.T.''' (no set pronunciation) is an [avant-garde](/source/avant-garde) act based in [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool), England, who are known for a mixture of musical, filmic and multi-disciplinary works. They perform as a live band as well as avant-garde and modern classical projects.

Among other things, they have performed live soundtracks to accompany films such as [Nosferatu](/source/Nosferatu).;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcld.co.uk/blog/2009/new-soundtracks-for-old-films.html|title=New soundtracks for Old films|website=Mcld.co.uk|accessdate=2 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/article/2613-mtv-liverpool-music-week-set-to-rock-liverpool-.html |title=MTV Liverpool Music Week Set to Rock Liverpool! &#124; Dolphin Music |access-date=12 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313092602/http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/article/2613-mtv-liverpool-music-week-set-to-rock-liverpool-.html |archive-date=13 March 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://itsapatt.blogspot.com/2011/05/apatt-to-release-nosferatu-eine.html|title=a.P.A.t.T. to Release Nosferatu Eine Symphonie Des Grauens Soundtrack 1922|website=Itsapatt.blogspot.com|accessdate=2 June 2019}}</ref> modern classical pieces such as ''[In C](/source/In_C)'' by [Terry Riley](/source/Terry_Riley);<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itsapatt.blogspot.com/2010/02/apatt-presents-terry-rileys-in-c-live.html |title=a.P.A.t.T. presents Terry Riley's – In C. Live (Excerpt) |website=a.P.A.t.T.B.l.o.G |access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref> and in 2013 they performed the premiere of a piece of music composed from the locations of bird droppings falling on large sheets of paper.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-21082873|title=Birds make music with bum notes|date=20 January 2013|accessdate=2 June 2019|website=Bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

== Recordings ==
=== Singles and EPs ===
* ''(e.P.) -'' Self-released  - Digital (2002)
* ''Fre(e.P.)'' - Self-released Digital (2005)
* ''a.P.A.t.T. vs Stig'' -12" Class A Audio - Vinyl (2008)
* ''Martins Quest'' - POSTMUSIC - Digital  (2009)
* ''Paul the Record'' 12" - Upset the Rhythm - Digital (2010)
* ''Just Because'' - POSTMUSIC - Digital (2014)
* ''Cigarettes & Margarine'' POSTMUSIC - Digital (2020)
* ''Solipsism'' POSTMUSIC - Digital (2021)
* ''The Great Attractor'' POSTMUSIC - Digital (2022)
* ''It Keeps Going'' POSTMUSIC - Digital (2023)

=== Albums ===
* ''(L.P.)'' - Lowsley Sounds - CD - Digital (2004)
* ''Black & White Mass'' - Pickled Egg - CD - Digital (2008)
* ''a.P.A.t.T. / Peepholes'' ([Upset the Rhythm](/source/Upset_the_Rhythm), 2010) – split with [Peepholes](/source/Peepholes_(band))
* ''Ogadimma - !aNGRr!'', POSTMUSIC - 12" - Digital (2012)
* ''Fun With Music - Pickled Egg'', POSTMUSIC - 12" - Digital (2016)
* ''We - 9x9 Records'', POSTMUSIC, Dur et Doux - 12" - CD Digital (2023)

=== Compilations ===
* ''Ch(e.a.)P''  CD - Digital -(2006)
* ''Bulk Dump'' - CD - Digital -(2010)
* ''apattuntiltedmixexclusivthankyoudotcom'' - Digital (2020)
* ''The Essential Now That's What I Call an a.P.A.t.T. Christmas Vol 1'' Digital (2020)

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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* {{Official website|https://apatt.com}}

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Category:English experimental musical groups
Category:Musical groups from Liverpool

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