Release Date: May 13, 2022
Genre(s): Electronic, Techno, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Club/Dance, Alternative Dance, Experimental Techno, Ambient Techno
Record label: Monkeytown
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On the one hand, the German electronic outfit have proven their mastery in the genre with three critically acclaimed LPs and many beloved singles. On the other, a six-year hiatus presents uncomfortable questions, not the least of which being whether it's worth risking your reputation on an album that few had called for since six years is a long time, especially in music. It's for this reason that you'd be forgiven for feeling a little apprehensive about Moderat 's return.
The supergroup comprising Apparat and Modeselektor returns after a five-year hiatus with a project that lets their music do the talking Sometimes a little time apart can do the world of good. Six years might be pushing it, but Moderat‘s return from a self-imposed creative hiatus breathes new life into their project. Few in the crowd at Berlin's Kindl-Bühne Wuhlheide in September 2017 would have seen the trio’s final gig as anything other than a full stop, but over time - and crucially lockdown - their creative minds have refocused in the direction of working as a band once again.
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