Modeselektor

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Modeselektor
Modeselektor in Berlin
Modeselektor in Berlin
Background information
Origin Berlin, Germany
Genre(s) Electronic
Years active 1996–present
Label(s) BPitch Control
Website Official website
Members
Gernot Bronsert
Sebastian Szary

Modeselektor is an electronic music band formed in Berlin, featuring Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary. The group draws heavily from IDM, glitch, electro and hip hop. They produce all their material with self-developed software and MIDI controllers[citation needed].

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[edit] History

The group members met in 1992 in Berlin with group member Szary performing live acid house music at illegal underground parties. Both soon joined forces and began creating music under the moniker Fundamental Knowledge. In 1996 the group renamed to Modeselektor, a name taken from a function on the Roland RE-201 Space Echo analog delay effects unit.

In 1999 Modeselektor signed its first remix contract and began working with Pfadfinderei, a Berlin based VJ and design collective. In 2000, Modeselektor met Ellen Allien, making BPitch Control their home label. Modeselektor has also been involved in collaborative efforts; Moderat - a musical collaboration between Modeselektor and Apparat, Pfadselektor - a music/visual collaboration between Modeselektor and Pfadfinderei, and with Rhythm & Sound's Paul St. Hillaire. They have produced sound installations at the Centre Pompidou in Paris and lectured at the Merz Akademie in Stuttgart.

Modeselektor is a favourite group of Thom Yorke (Radiohead frontman) [1], who has recommended their albums in interviews and included the song Silikon (from their 2005 LP Hello Mom! and featuring vocalist Sasha Perera) in a publicly available iTunes playlist.

The follow-up to Hello Mom! was Happy Birthday! which saw Paul St. Hilaire, TTC, Puppetmastaz, Thom Yorke and Maxïmo Park as guest vocalists. Other collaborators included Otto von Schirach, Siriusmo, and Apparat.

[edit] Discography

 It has been suggested that Hello Mom! and Happy Birthday! be merged into this article or section. (Discuss)

[edit] Albums

[edit] DJ Mixes

  • Boogybytes Vol. 3 - Mixed by Modeselektor (BPitch Control, 2007)

[edit] Singles

  • Death Medley (BPitch Control, 2002)
  • In Loving Memory (BPitch Control, 2002)
  • Ganes De Frau Vol. 1 (BPitch Control, 2003)
  • Auf Kosten Der Gesundheit (Bpitch Control, 2003) as Moderat (with Apparat)
  • Turn Deaf! (BPitch Control, 2004)
  • Hello Mom! The Remixes (BPitch Control, 2006)
  • Weed Wid Da Macka (Shockout, 2006)
  • The Dark Side Of The Sun (BPitch Control, 2007) with Puppetmastaz

[edit] Multimedia

  • Labland (Dalbin, 2005) DVD
  • Mdslktr (BPitch Control, 2005) DVD + CD Box Set
Preceded by
n/a		 Beatport Music Awards: Best Dubstep & Grime Artist
2008		 Succeeded by
n/a

[edit] References

  1. ^ Nasrallah,Dimitri (2007). “Modeselektor Celebrate". Exclaim! Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-09-20.

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