Moderat

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 has released three studio albums to date, their most recent being III, released on April 1, 2016. The group was voted "The #1 Live Act of the Year" in 2009 by the readers of Resident Advisor.[1]

Moderat
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Background information
OriginBerlin, Germany
Genres
Years active2002–2017 (hiatus)
LabelsBPitch Control, Monkeytown Records, Mute Records
Associated actsApparat, Modeselektor
Websitemoderat.fm
MembersGernot Bronsert
Sascha Ring
Sebastian Szary

History

Moderat's first release was an EP, Auf Kosten der Gesundheit ("At the Cost of Health")[2] 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",[3] and URB 5 out of 5, praising it for being "extremely beautiful and catchy".[4]

In 2009, the readers of Resident Advisor, voted Moderat "The #1 Live Act Of The Year".[1] In 2010, they were voted "The #7 Live Act"[5] 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.[6][7] 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.[8] A month before, a video to Reminder was released on YouTube.

On August 2017, Moderat announced they were taking an indefinite hiatus after their 2017 world tour ended in Berlin on 2 September 2017.[9][10][11]

A minute of the song "The Mark (Interlude)" from the album II was used in the 2018 film Annihilation.[12]

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays
  • Auf Kosten der Gesundheit (2003)[2]

Live albums

References
  1. "RA Poll: Top 10 live acts of 2009". Resident Advisor. 2009-12-09. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  2. "Moderat: Moderat". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  3. Bimm, Jordan (2013-08-01). "Moderat | NOW Magazine". Now. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  4. "Moderat - Moderat (Review)". 2009-04-24. Archived from the original on 2010-09-07. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
  5. "RA Poll: Top 10 live acts of 2010". Resident Advisor. 2010-12-08. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  6. "Modeselektor/Apparat Supergroup Moderat Announce New Album II | News". Pitchfork Media. 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  7. "Good - Moderat "II" CD Deluxe Edition (MONKEYTOWN036CD)". Monkeytown Records. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  8. "Release page of "III"". discogs. 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
  9. "The End of Moderat?". Lola (magazine). 26 July 2017. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  10. https://djmag.com/news/moderat-upcoming-hiatus-%E2%80%98it-will-be-end-era%E2%80%99
  11. "Moderat plan to go on an indefinite hiatus following their current tour". Mixmag. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  12. Beta, Andy (14 March 2018). "'Annihilation': Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury Talk Its Haunting Score". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  13. Diver, Mike. "BBC - Music - Review of Moderat - Moderat". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  14. "Album review: Moderat, II (Monkeytown)". The Independent. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  15. "Moderat – II". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  16. Capobianco, Ken. "Album review: Moderat, 'III" - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  17. "Moderat - III". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  18. "ultratop.be - Moderat - Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  19. "Moderat: Live". PopMatters. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
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