Moderat are Apparat (Sascha Ring) and Modeselektor (Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary). Here the thoughtful sound tinkerer and pop poet, there the two techno B-boys. Both acts stand for the Berlin electronic scene beyond the straight bass drum. Modeselektor are the grand masters of subterranean bass and electrifying breakbeats, Apparat are the finesse of electronic pop music. The refusal to accept the status quo welds the three together in an artistic friendship.

They defined the Moderat sound on their first album in 2008. Wobbling basses and twitching beats on the one hand, Apparat's delicate voice on the

the other: it was precisely the extreme contrast that created the unique Moderat feeling. Over the next few years, both acts became internationally renowned artists. They defined the electronic sound of the time with groundbreaking albums. Today, the spectrum has grown emotionally and stylistically. There is no longer a basic mood.

In eleven tracks, Moderat tell a multifaceted yet compact epic. They are seducers and hooligans, brooding and party animals. In their world, party frenzy and profundity are not mutually exclusive. They leave no chapter of their electronic and analog lives unturned. In Clash, these great musical personalities reveal new facets of character. This reunion has resulted in one of the great albums of electronic pop music.