Moderat

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German electronic music supergroup

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nameModerat
backgroundgroup_or_band
imageModerat, 2014.jpg
image_size320
captionNOS Primavera Sound, Barcelona, 2015
originBerlin, Germany
genre{{flatlist
years_active2002–present (hiatus: 2017–2021)
labelBPitch Control, Monkeytown Records, Mute Records
associated_actsApparat, Modeselektor
websitemoderat.fm
current_membersGernot Bronsert
Sascha Ring
Sebastian Szary
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Moderat is a German electronic music supergroup originating in Berlin between Sascha Ring, also known as Apparat, and Modeselektor members Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary. The band have released four studio albums to date, their most recent being More D4ta, released on May 13, 2022. The group was voted "The #1 Live Act of the Year" in 2009 by the readers of Resident Advisor.

History

Moderat's first release was an EP, Auf Kosten der Gesundheit ("At the Cost of Health") in 2003. Their first full-length album, Moderat, received mostly favorable reviews. NOW magazine gave the album 4 out of 5 points describing it as "quite creative and surprisingly catchy", and URB 5 out of 5, praising it for being "extremely beautiful and catchy".

In 2009, the readers of Resident Advisor, voted Moderat "The #1 Live Act Of The Year". In 2010, they were voted "The #7 Live Act" by the readers of the same website. Moderat toured Europe throughout the summer and autumn of 2010, playing mostly festivals.

Moderat's second album, II was released on August 2, 2013, digitally and August 6, 2013, physically through Monkeytown Records and Mute in the United States. The first video from II was "Bad Kingdom," an illustrated piece directed and produced by Pfadfinderei about a young British man in 1966 London traversing a greedy underworld.

On March 29, 2016, Moderat's third album III was released in Germany. A month before, a video to Reminder was released on YouTube.

In August 2017, Moderat announced they were taking an indefinite hiatus after their 2017 world tour ended in Berlin on 2 September 2017.

A minute of the song "The Mark (Interlude)" from the album II was used in the 2018 film Annihilation.

On 15 October 2021, Moderat teased a 2022 live show titled "MORE D4TA" on their Instagram page, indicating that the hiatus has come to an end.

In February 2022, a book on Modeselektor's album Happy Birthday! was published by Sean Nye for the 33 1/3 Europe series. A chapter focuses on the formation of Moderat.

On 9 February 2022, Moderat announced that their fourth studio album, More D4ta, would release on 13 May 2022 via Monkeytown Records. The first single from the album, "Fast Land", was premiered the next day, along with an accompanying music video. The second single, "Easy Prey", was released on 10 March 2022 along with a music video. On the same day, the track listing was released on iTunes. The album was released on 13 May 2022.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

  • Auf Kosten der Gesundheit (2003)

Live albums

  • Live (2016)

Remix albums

  • III (Remixes) (2016)
  • EVEN MORE D4TA (2023)

Other albums

  • III (Instrumentals) (2016)
  • II (10th Anniversary Sped-up Edition) (2023)

References

References

  1. Bimm, Jordan. (2013-08-01). "Moderat | NOW Magazine". [[Now (newspaper).
  2. (2009-04-24). "Moderat – Moderat (Review)".
  3. (2009-12-09). "RA Poll: Top 10 live acts of 2009". [[Resident Advisor]].
  4. (2010-12-08). "RA Poll: Top 10 live acts of 2010". [[Resident Advisor]].
  5. (2013-01-31). "Modeselektor/Apparat Supergroup Moderat Announce New Album II | News". [[Pitchfork Media]].
  6. "Good – Moderat "II" CD Deluxe Edition (MONKEYTOWN036CD)". [[Monkeytown Records]].
  7. (2016-04-02). "Release page of "III"". [[discogs]].
  8. (26 July 2017). "The End of Moderat?".
  9. [https://djmag.com/news/moderat-upcoming-hiatus-%E2%80%98it-will-be-end-era%E2%80%99 Moderat on upcoming hiatus: ‘It will be the end of an era’. DJMag.com]
  10. "Moderat plan to go on an indefinite hiatus following their current tour".
  11. (14 March 2018). "'Annihilation': Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury Talk Its Haunting Score".
  12. "Moderat on Instagram: "🟥🟩🟦"".
  13. (2022-03-01). "Sean Nye publishes new book".
  14. Nye, Sean. (2022). "Modeselektor's Happy Birthday!". Bloomsbury Academic & Professional.
  15. (9 February 2022). "MODERAT share 1st single of new album MORE D4TA".
  16. "Moderat: Moderat".
  17. "BBC – Music – Review of Moderat – Moderat".
  18. (1 August 2013). "Album review: Moderat, II (Monkeytown)".
  19. "Moderat – II".
  20. "Album review: Moderat, 'III" – The Boston Globe".
  21. (29 March 2016). "Moderat – III".
  22. (16 May 2022). "ALBUM REVIEW: MODERAT – MORE D4TA - Beats Per Minute".
  23. "ultratop.be – Moderat – Live". Hung Medien.
  24. (15 December 2016). "Moderat: Live".

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