The Moderat thread (Apparat/Modeselektor collab)

Oops!

Leaked completely now

Oh, and there's a live EP with this month's (German) Musik Express magazine:

https://abo.musikexpress.de/produkt/musikexpress-ausgabe-042016-moderat-cd-live-in-berlin-xxvii-ii-mmxiv/
( https://www.discogs.com/Moderat-Live-In-Berlin-XXVII-II-MMXIV/release/8243150 )

I'm really looking forward to this.

That live EP is fabulous, btw. Ordered the magazine and got it only a couple of days later (in belgium, from germany, ymmv)

1 hour special, interview and liner notes about every track (in German)

http://www.kraftfuttermischwerk.de/blogg/moderat-ueber-die-entstehung-ihres-neuen-albums-iii/

(even though I don't understand everthing they're saying, there's a lot of new music in there too + some different work in progress versions of Reminder etc)

Listening to III now, really nice

III is really growing on me

I've heard the first half, there are a lot more vocals that on their other albums (that's not necessarily a bad thing, but I like when they mix it up between tracks with vocals and vocal-free bangers)

I was at a wedding so I'm a bit drunk and this might not make any sense tomorrow but I just heard this album and life of pablo by Kanye and it's so noticeable how superior the production is on this album. Wishful thinking but i'd love to have moderat producing a kanye album. This is just sooo good a production and Kanye clearly wants to sound this good in his backtracks but doesn't know how. The mastering is fucking terrible on kanye and I want Moderat to shine in the mainstream because both modeselektor and apparat are so brilliant that they deserve to be known worldwide.

Don't mind me doesn't make sense but I'm drunk and I want to hear a moderat produced mainstream album.

Related: Finder is fucking awesome but this whole album is.

Yep that doesn't make any sense. This is a brilliant album though. Everyone hear it, now!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVawpT44Hrk

EP out with Shed remix

https://soundcloud.com/fadermedia/fader-mix-moderat
and
https://www.mixcloud.com/corenewsuploads/moderat-essential-mix-2016-05-07/

(both amazing in their own way)

incredible live show, see em if you can

This album has really grown on me. Once I got used to the idea of a slickly produced electronic pop/R&B album with little connection to anything "techno", it was smooth sailing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC2_dOLpl7A

^ that was the complete Nantes show - it's still here: http://culturebox.francetvinfo.fr/live/musique/electro/moderat-au-stereolux-a-nantes-238561

This album has really grown on me. Once I got used to the idea of a slickly produced electronic pop/R&B album with little connection to anything "techno", it was smooth sailing.

agree 100% with this.

i got the 2cd edition on a whim last week and was somewhat taken aback as i expected more of a techno vibe,
but given that i love the Rhye album, this has totally clicked with me now.

I find some of his vocals on this album a bit syrupy and overdone.

Theres a 2.5hr live album now, haven't heard yet

It's 75 minutes, Plus one track that contains the whole show again in one gapless file.

Ah, well, that makes sense

Was playing one of the angstier Moderat tunes the other day, girlfriend walks in and says 'what are you doing listening to Coldplay?' which has put me off them a bit. It's true he could do with toning down the vox sometimes.

They are playing live at Roskilde this summer. Should I see them?

yes.

There's an old DJ Shadow track I loved that my wife ruined by saying it sounded like John Farnham, which is a mad opinion and also unlikely to make sense to non-Australians

They're b4ck!?

https://m.facebook.com/moderat.band/posts/422408775913710

moderat.fm sends you to ticket sales for a show in Berlin in September 2022: https://www.monkeytowntickets.com/tickets

just in case... "MORE D4TA" happens to be an anagram of MODERAT 4

https://www.monkeytownrecords.com/moderat-announce-more-d4ta

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzMP2A66jIQ

there's a lot to read in those credits (3:17 for instance = ? )

I missed the release of Moderat II - 10th Anniversary Sped-up Edition and... it's a funny novelty release? I'm trying to figure out if it's basically the 33 1/3 album played at 45rpm