“I wasn’t just unable to write,” says producer and composer Sascha Ring - best known by his artist monicker, Apparat, “I started avoiding the studio altogether.” The genesis of the Berlin-based musician, producer and composer’s latest album, A Hum of Maybe - recently released on Mute - lies within this lengthy period of creative stagnation.
Following the release of his previous Grammy-nominated record, 2019’s LP5, Sascha’s connection to his production process and music unexpectedly stalled.
It took a new approach of looking to come up with a song idea every day without pursuing musical perfection that led to a routine and forward path. The ideas for what would become A Hum of Maybe started to coalesce with the help of his co-producer Philipp Johann Thimm over six months in 2025.
