Atomnation co-founder Applescal shares "Overseas" ahead of new album [Premiere]

01 April 2015, 10:00 | Written by Rory Foster

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If you’re not familiar with Pascal Terstappen’s dreamy dancefloor electronica, you’re about to be. The Atomnation co-founder's new LP, For, is out on 18 May, and you can listen to a new single from it below – a silky minimalist number nestling somewhere between the club and the bedroom called "Overseas".

Featuring a sturdy start, we’re treated to a surprisingly sweet change after the heavy-ish bassline and lurching drum pattern gives way to delicate and melodic keyboards, with a whispered, looping sample not far behind it. Downtempo in nature but offering a few twists and turns along the way, Amsderdam-based Terstappen is no novice to understanding electronic genres. For is his fourth LP as Applescal since he first emerged in 2009 with A Slaves Commitment.

Speaking about the song, Applescal said: "'Overseas' is one of the last tracks I produced for my upcoming album. It's written half in Moabit and half in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin. In the beginning this track was more of an obscure song with a dark touch, something that shouldn't make it to the LP. But at some point I added this Rhodes sample of an Ametsub track and the mood of the production changed. The transition in ‘Overseas’ feels a bit like a chimera to me, a battle between the good and bad thoughts."

You can catch Applescal across the UK on the 2, 4 and 5 April. See full tour dates below:

April

2 - Sneaky Petes, Edinburgh, UK
4 - Dance Tunnel, London, UK
5 - Antwerp Mansions, Manchester, UK
10 - Atomnation Night, OT301, Amsterdam, NL
17 - Atomnation Night, Toldi, Budapest, HU
18 - Sisyphos, Berlin DE
25 - La Centrale, Dijon FR
27 - Oranjebloesem, Amsterdam, NL

May

1 - Atomnation Night, Simplon, Groningen, NL
2 - Toffler, Rotterdam NL
2 - Alkmaar NL
9 - Trickfilm Festival, Ludwigsburg, DE
16 - Atomnation, VOLT, Hamburg DE
22 - Nuba, Paris FL
28 - 'For' - Official album release show, Paradiso, Amsterdam, NL

June

13 - Doordegraid Festival, Leiden NL
27 - Sunday I Will Die, Fiese Remise, Berlin DE
17 - Atomnation Night, Off Sonar, Barcelona, SP

July

24 - Atomnation, Secret Garden Party, Huntingdon UK
(all shows are DJ sets)