Ahead of the release of his debut albu “You’d Think It Was A Mistake”, LOWER AUTOMATION‘s singer and guitarist Derek Allen is teaming up with Dave Norman of screamo label Zegema Beach Records and now new label SOFTSEED Music to premiere his new single, “The Apparatus”. The song itself possesses a plucky bassline with disturbing synthy sounds which pairs nicely with a blend of intricately layered samples and loops that feel both energetic and claustrophobic. ““The Apparatus” was written after reading Kafka for the first time and thinking a lot about redemption and punishment. The main beat was put together from a bunch of small samples being processed over and over.” – comments Derek. “I started Formants a few years back to release the more el...