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Moderat are Modeselektor and Apparat. Their self-titled debut album will be
Additionally, during the first phases of recording the Moderat album, Szary and Bronsert
released by BPitch Control on April 21st, 2009.
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 Story
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
Moderat’s formation began back in 2002 when Sascha Ring (aka Apparat) and
time of manufacturing, this track will be released as an exclusive download in the
Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary (aka Modeselektor) recorded an EP for the
near future.
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
Back in the studio, the Berlin vocalist Dellé (aka Eased) from leading German act
Gesundheit" (which translates to "At The Cost Of Health"). When it came time to begin
Seeed found himself in Moderat’s studio room while on a quest to find a bottle opener.
working on an album, Moderat suddenly broke up.
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
A short time later both Modeselektor and Apparat simultaneously worked on their own
With It". Coincidentally, they found older vocal recordings of Paul St. Hilaire that
full-length albums -- Modeselektor’s debut, Hello Mom!, and Apparat’s collaboration
had been recorded by Szary and Bronsert way back on low-noise 1/4" analog tape.
with Ellen Allien, Orchestra of Bubbles. Each went on to become successful releases
Those recordings are what led to "Slow Match". All this encouraged Szary and Bronsert
and were followed by two career-defining albums for the individual acts. Additionally,
to convince Ring it was time for him to contribute vocals, which can be heard on
since their debut releases, both acts have performed over 1,000 shows at nearly every
"Rusty Nails" and "Out Of Sight". "Rusty Nails" is the first single, which will feature
point of the globe.
remixes by Shackleton and Booka Shade.
Modeselektor’s sophomore album in 2007, Happy Birthday! , set a milestone in
The self-titled album Moderat will also be available as a limited edition DVD produced
German music history as they collaborated with musicians including Puppetmastaz,
by the Berlin based artist collective Pfadfinderei. The DVD will feature music videos
Maximo Park and Thom Yorke. Amongst a slew of remixes for the likes of Thom Yorke
and more exclusive content. Pfadfinderei will also contribute visuals to all Moderat
and Björk, Modeslektor also went on to tour with Radiohead across Japan in 2008.
live shows.
Apparat, on the other hand, moved forward with his album Walls in 2007, taking a
Moderat Tracklisting:
musical path that was more band-oriented and kept him on tour for several years
01. "A New Error"
running.
02. "Rusty Nails"
03. "Seamonkey"
It was a twist of fate that brought about Modeselektor and Apparat’s reunion in the
04. "Slow Match" (feat. Paul St. Hilaire)
spring of 2008. Szary and Bronsert, both proud fathers, were on their way to the
05. "3 Minutes Of"
"Stadtbad Mitte" (Berlin-Mitte City Pool) with their children for their regular Monday
06. "Nasty Silence"
swimming lessons when they ran into Ring, a devout bachelor who happened to be
07. "Sick With It" (feat. Dellé aka Eased from Seeed)
accompanied by several dubious females. After a brief argument about whose most
08. "Porc # 1"
recent album was better and how one could have benefited from the other’s involvement
09. "Porc # 2"
and vice-versa, the three gentlemen quickly made peace and decided to get back to
10. "No. 22"
work on their collaborative album post haste. Thus, Moderat was reformed.
11. "Out Of Sight"
The Recording
Moderat Tourdates:
Tue. May 19 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
In recording Moderat’s self-titled album, the three men began by renting studio space
Wed. May 20 – San Francisco, CA @ Harriet
at the legendary Berlin Hansa Studios (where Bowie recorded Heroes) in order to
Fri. May 22 – Los Angeles, CA @ Paramount Lot
record the album in analog with the help of the studio’s vintage tube technology and
Sat. May 23 – Denver, CO @ Beta
an old EMI console from 1972, restored especially for Moderat. American software
Thu. May 28 – Montreal, PQ @ Mutek
designer, Joshua Kit Clayton, was hired to program a superb reverb algorithm specifically
Fri. May 29 – Toronto, ON @ Circa
for the recording process of this album. This exquisite sound design is one of the
Sat. May 30 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
reasons why the promotional copies can be listened to only in mono. Finished copies
will, of course, be in full stereo.
For more information contact Jessica Linker at Pitch Perfect PR.
jessica@pitchperfectpr.com, www.pitchperfectpr.com, 773-784-4335.
BPITCH CONTROL
BPITCH CONTROL
ORANIENBURGER STR. 91 /// 10178 BERLIN. GERMANY
ORANIENBURGER STR. 91 /// 10178 BERLIN. GERMANY
FON: +49.30. 292 08 01 /// FAX: +49.30. 290 05 772
FON: +49.30. 292 08 01 /// FAX: +49.30. 290 05 772
PROMO@BPITCHCONTROL.DE /// WWW.BPITCHCONTROL.DE
PROMO@BPITCHCONTROL.DE /// WWW.BPITCHCONTROL.DE
Moderat - Moderat
Moderat - Mo
t -
derat
Mo
out 4/21/09 on BPitch Control
out 4/21/09 on BPitch C
21/09 on BPitc
ont
h C
rol
ro
Moderat are Modeselektor and Apparat. Their self-titled debut album will be
Additionally, during the first phases of recording the Moderat album, Szary and Bronsert
released by BPitch Control on April 21st, 2009.
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 Story
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
Moderat’s formation began back in 2002 when Sascha Ring (aka Apparat) and
time of manufacturing, this track will be released as an exclusive download in the
Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary (aka Modeselektor) recorded an EP for the
near future.
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
Back in the studio, the Berlin vocalist Dellé (aka Eased) from leading German act
Gesundheit" (which translates to "At The Cost Of Health"). When it came time to begin
Seeed found himself in Moderat’s studio room while on a quest to find a bottle opener.
working on an album, Moderat suddenly broke up.
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
A short time later both Modeselektor and Apparat simultaneously worked on their own
With It". Coincidentally, they found older vocal recordings of Paul St. Hilaire that
full-length albums -- Modeselektor’s debut, Hello Mom!, and Apparat’s collaboration
had been recorded by Szary and Bronsert way back on low-noise 1/4" analog tape.
with Ellen Allien, Orchestra of Bubbles. Each went on to become successful releases
Those recordings are what led to "Slow Match". All this encouraged Szary and Bronsert
and were followed by two career-defining albums for the individual acts. Additionally,
to convince Ring it was time for him to contribute vocals, which can be heard on
since their debut releases, both acts have performed over 1,000 shows at nearly every
"Rusty Nails" and "Out Of Sight". "Rusty Nails" is the first single, which will feature
point of the globe.
remixes by Shackleton and Booka Shade.
Modeselektor’s sophomore album in 2007, Happy Birthday!, set a milestone in
The self-titled album Moderat will also be available as a limited edition DVD produced
German music history as they collaborated with musicians including Puppetmastaz,
by the Berlin based artist collective Pfadfinderei. The DVD will feature music videos
Maximo Park and Thom Yorke. Amongst a slew of remixes for the likes of Thom Yorke
and more exclusive content. Pfadfinderei will also contribute visuals to all Moderat
and Björk, Modeslektor also went on to tour with Radiohead across Japan in 2008.
live shows.
Apparat, on the other hand, moved forward with his album Walls in 2007, taking a
Moderat Tracklisting:
musical path that was more band-oriented and kept him on tour for several years
01. "A New Error"
running.
02. "Rusty Nails"
03. "Seamonkey"
It was a twist of fate that brought about Modeselektor and Apparat’s reunion in the
04. "Slow Match" (feat. Paul St. Hilaire)
spring of 2008. Szary and Bronsert, both proud fathers, were on their way to the
05. "3 Minutes Of"
"Stadtbad Mitte" (Berlin-Mitte City Pool) with their children for their regular Monday
06. "Nasty Silence"
swimming lessons when they ran into Ring, a devout bachelor who happened to be
07. "Sick With It" (feat. Dellé aka Eased from Seeed)
accompanied by several dubious females. After a brief argument about whose most
08. "Porc # 1"
recent album was better and how one could have benefited from the other’s involvement
09. "Porc # 2"
and vice-versa, the three gentlemen quickly made peace and decided to get back to
10. "No. 22"
work on their collaborative album post haste. Thus, Moderat was reformed.
11. "Out Of Sight"
The Recording
Moderat Tourdates:
Tue. May 19 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
In recording Moderat’s self-titled album, the three men began by renting studio space
Wed. May 20 – San Francisco, CA @ Harriet
at the legendary Berlin Hansa Studios (where Bowie recorded Heroes) in order to
Fri. May 22 – Los Angeles, CA @ Paramount Lot
record the album in analog with the help of the studio’s vintage tube technology and
Sat. May 23 – Denver, CO @ Beta
an old EMI console from 1972, restored especially for Moderat. American software
Thu. May 28 – Montreal, PQ @ Mutek
designer, Joshua Kit Clayton, was hired to program a superb reverb algorithm specifically
Fri. May 29 – Toronto, ON @ Circa
for the recording process of this album. This exquisite sound design is one of the
Sat. May 30 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
reasons why the promotional copies can be listened to only in mono. Finished copies
will, of course, be in full stereo.
For more information contact Jessica Linker at Pitch Perfect PR.
jessica@pitchperfectpr.com, www.pitchperfectpr.com, 773-784-4335.