Label: Bpitch Control
Catalog#: BPC200CD
Country: Germany
Source: WEB
Release date: Apr-20-2009
Format: mp3
Quality: 320 kbps
Size: ~160 MB
Genre: Electronic / Rock
Style: Breaks / Techno / Electro / Experimental
Tracklist:
1 Moderat - A New Error (Original Mix) 5:54
2 Moderat - Rusty Nails (Original Mix) 4:30
3 Moderat - Seamonkey (Original Mix) 6:09
4 Moderat Feat Paul St Hilaire - Slow Match (Original Mix) 5:05
5 Moderat - 3 Minutes Of (Original Mix) 3:12
6 Moderat - Nasty Silence (Original Mix) 3:06
7 Moderat Feat Delle Aka Eased From Seeded - Sick With It (Original Mix) 3:45
8 Moderat - Porc #1 (Original Mix) 2:39
9 Moderat - Porc #2 (Original Mix) 2:59
10 Moderat - No. 22 (Original Mix) 5:42
11 Moderat - Out Of Sight (Original Mix) 5:06
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Moderat are Modeselektor and Apparat.
Moderat’s formation began back in 2002 when Sascha Ring (aka Apparat) and Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary (aka Modeselektor) recorded an EP for the record label BPitch Control. The making of this release was incredibly exhausting for the three of them, and at the last minute they renamed the EP “Auf Kosten der Gesundheit” (which translates to “At The Cost Of Health”). When it came time to begin working on an album, Moderat suddenly broke up.
It was a twist of fate that brought about Modeselektor and Apparat’s reunion in the spring of 2008. Szary and Bronsert, both proud fathers, were on their way tothe “Stadtbad Mitte” with their children for their regular Monday swimming lessons when they ran into Ring, a devout bachelor who happened to be accompanied by several dubious females. After a battering of verbal abuse, thethree gentlemen quickly made peace and decided to get back to work on their collaborative album post haste. Thus, Moderat was reformed.
In recording Moderat’s self-titled album, the three men began by renting studio space at the legendary Berlin Hansa Studios in order to record the album in analog with the help of the studio’s vintage tube technology and an old EMI console from 1972, restored especially for Moderat. American software designer, Joshua Kit Clayton, was hired to program a superb reverb algorithm specifically for the recording process of this album. This exquisite sound design is one of the reasons why the promotional copies can be listened to only in mono. Finished copies will, of course, be in full stereo.
Additionally, during the first phases of recording the Moderat , Szary and Bronsert bought an EMT Model 140 Plate Reverb on an Internet auction and had to travel to Los Angeles to pick it up. While there, they met the Californian rapper Busdriver and the groundwork for “BeatsWaySick” was laid. Moderat continued to work on this with Busdriver from their respective continents. Unfortunately due to legal issues at the time of manufacturing, this track will be released as an exclusive download in the near future.
Back in the studio, the Berlin vocalist Delle (aka Eased) from leading German act Seeed found himself in Moderat’s studio room while on a quest to find a bottle opener. There on the spot, the three gents of Moderat finally waved good-bye to the concept of a mere instrumental album and said hello to vocal recordings and the song “Sick With It”. Coincidentally, they found older vocal recordings of Paul St. Hilaire that had been recorded by Szary and Bronsert way back on low-noise 1/4? analog tape. Those recordings are what led to “Slow Match”. All this encouraged Szary and Bronsert to convince Ring it was time for him to contribute vocals, which can be heard on “Rusty Nails” and “Out Of Sight”. “Rusty Nails” is the first single, which will feature remixes by Shackleton and Booka Shade.
The self-titled album will also be available as a limited edition DVD produced by the Berlin based artist collective Pfadfinderei, feature music videos and more exclusive content. Pfadfinderei will also contribute visuals to all Moderat live shows.
The album is ready and set for release on April 20th, 2009.