sexagon hun Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 From the Press Release: This is the new album by Modeselektor. It has been in the works for two years and was made within a month. It’s a record offering essential Modeselektor, a record formed by experience, self confidence and the usual madness. It raises a question and answers it straight away. “Who Else” is yet another counteraction to boredom and formulaic approaches. Hear Modeselektor casually kicking against the pricks. Somebody’s gotta do it. Who else? Technical knowledge and craftsmanship have improved their creative process, but in the studio they are driven by the same old things. It’s the quest for the beat they haven’t made yet, the eternal hunt for the perfect mix. No bass drum sounds like the other on this record, no snare repeats itself in a different track. Each hi-hat is tailor-made, no synth sound recycled on another occasion. This isn’t one of those predictable techno records, and that’s what makes it such an effort: the endless search for new sounds while always bearing in mind that less is more. “Who Else” represents the sound of Berlin in all its ambivalence. It is a record freed from outside pressure, only driven by a personal ambition to once more put out a great album. We’re happy they made it and looking forward to see them back on stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Jesus what a horrible blurb. Have kind of a love/hate relationship with Modeselektor. A lot of their stuff hasn't dated that well and most of the time their sound tires my ears too quickly and I feel all old and useless. They've got a bunch of bangers and a great track here and there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
species8472 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 that “press release” is fucked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-a-m-o Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Yeah hello mom was nice but it was 14 years ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blir Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Is that a serious press release? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Yup. But they've also gone from this... ...to this... Very serious. In other news, the first previews are fairly terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soloman Tump Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 They should stick with Moderat work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-a-m-o Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 lol don’t get me started on moderat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
species8472 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 lol don’t get me started on moderat... apparat is the lamest vocalist ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 moderat sucks and modeselektor is mad overrated. *flies away* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YangYing Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 is sad, i really liked apparats early stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexagon hun Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 happy birthday and monkeytown are fun listens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KovalainenFanBoy Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 no Scooter covers on this one i'm guessing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisbot Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Jesus what a horrible blurb. Have kind of a love/hate relationship with Modeselektor. A lot of their stuff hasn't dated that well and most of the time their sound tires my ears too quickly and I feel all old and useless. They've got a bunch of bangers and a great track here and there. can you give an example? I hope you're not talking about Monkeytown at least, haha. It's their 'Discovery' imho. It's the one I'll be able to put on any time and enjoy no matter what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extralife Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 is sad, i really liked apparats early stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisbot Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Modeselektor circa 5-7 years ago is the best. The Thom Yorke colabs, Monkeytown, this: good shit all around.The new track with Flohio is pretty bad. I'd probably like it without vocals though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexagon hun Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 I totally lost happy birthday and can't find a copy, if anyone can upload I'd be grateful.. the new single is ok, I don't mind it, not mind blowing but deff not bad.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisbot Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 I'm just not into those kinds of vocals. It feels like they just did a track based on a recent trend. The background instrumentals sound interesting but I can't make it out since the vocals are so up in the mix.It's probably not indicative of their album as a whole... just the single... I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goiter Sanchez Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 I don't really get bragging about making an LP in a super short time (a month in this case)... I know some people have a streamlined studio approach that allows them to churn material though. Still, an LP like 'Human After All's press release pretty much made a focal aspect out of how rushed the writing/production was (made in 2 weeks as I recall) and that really doesn't help my reception of it. Dunno. I really like some tracks on Happy Birthday so I'll give this a listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soloman Tump Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 moderat sucks and modeselektor is mad overrated. *flies away* yeah, you better run boyo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 https://www.monkeytownrecords.com/releases/who-else/?utm_source=Monkeytown+Subscriber&utm_campaign=1b0bc163cb-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_02_28_11_20&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_01c98911cc-1b0bc163cb-1204021101 Oh boy... those previews. I don't... know what to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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