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MONKEY 021EP
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"This" is the final single from the most successful Modeselektor album to date. The song, like "Shipwreck" co-written by Radiohead's Thom Yorke, was produced in Modeselektor's studio in Berlin in a 3-day recording session in summer 2011. Once again released as a traditional single in 7" format, the release is limited to 1,000 copies and comes in yellow vinyl this time. The B-side "All Buttons In" is an experimental rework of Thom Yorke's vocals.
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MONKEY 024EP
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Monkeytown presents a teaser for the upcoming Siriusmo album. Doctor Beak's Rantanplant is meant to shorten the waiting time with some pleasurable Siriusmo entertainment.
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MONKEY 025LP
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2LP version. Antaeus Roy (aka Lando Kal) and Bryant Rutledge (aka Low Limit) aka Lazer Sword teamed up with Modeselektor's Monkeytown imprint for their second full-length release. In 2012, the seasoned artists now find themselves living on separate continents, as Roy now calls Berlin home while Rutledge has settled in Los Angeles. Making music requires online collaboration and the accommodation of wildly different time zones, but they've soldiered on and teamed up with Monkeytown to put together Memory, an accomplished 11-track effort that is, without a doubt, the best thing Lazer Sword has ever done. Memory may not be a complete departure from Lazer Sword's earlier work, but those looking for the slapping hip-hop beats and crunked-up vibes that defined the group's past releases may be surprised to find that Roy and Rutledge have seriously trimmed the fat while simultaneously expanding their sonic palette. This is a sleeker, sexier version of Lazer Sword, one that takes cues from '80s electro, Detroit techno, and various brands of UK futurism. Yes, there is still plenty of low-end, but the duo's thick bass tones now serve as a jumping-off point rather than a tool to bash you over the head. Some tunes on Memory -- namely the woozily psychedelic "Sky Burial" and the hauntingly intense synth workout "Out The Door" -- don't have any beats at all. That said, the heart of Lazer Sword still resides in the club, and Memory is anything but short on tracks geared for the dancefloor. With its beefed-up take on classic electro and sultry vocal bits, "Missed A Spot" has all the makings of an anthem. "Sounds Sane" sounds just as good as it did when it was released as a single in late 2011. Taking cues from juke and footwork, "Toldyall" uniquely combines rolling toms and rapid-fire percussion with moody pads and unorthodox melodies, while "Pleasure Zone" offers an infectiously mutated brand of '80s freestyle. Memory also finds Lazer Sword involving a couple of their friends in the production process. Jimmy Edgar steps in with some of his infamous robotic sex vibes on "Let's Work," a song that gets down and dirty over a slow techno pulse. The remarkably prolific Machinedrum also makes an appearance, sharing some of his frenetic energy on "CHSEN," one of the album's more hyperactive jams. That said, it pales in comparison to the madness-inducing "Point Of Return," a track that channels Detroit while unleashing a dizzy array of swirling pads, twisted vocal snippets, and tweaky synth melodies. "Better From U" adds angular synths and stabbing percussion to a moody UK garage framework, while "People" is more upbeat, but no less complex, as Lazer Sword wraps Memory on a meditative note, marrying a metronome-like rhythm with a pensive array of vintage sounds and videogame-inspired melodies. In making this album, Roy and Rutledge remembered that something special happens whenever the two come together to make music; after hearing Memory, that fact is something the rest of us won't soon forget.
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MONKEY 025CD
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Antaeus Roy (aka Lando Kal) and Bryant Rutledge (aka Low Limit) aka Lazer Sword teamed up with Modeselektor's Monkeytown imprint for their second full-length release. In 2012, the seasoned artists now find themselves living on separate continents, as Roy now calls Berlin home while Rutledge has settled in Los Angeles. Making music requires online collaboration and the accommodation of wildly different time zones, but they've soldiered on and teamed up with Monkeytown to put together Memory, an accomplished 11-track effort that is, without a doubt, the best thing Lazer Sword has ever done. Memory may not be a complete departure from Lazer Sword's earlier work, but those looking for the slapping hip-hop beats and crunked-up vibes that defined the group's past releases may be surprised to find that Roy and Rutledge have seriously trimmed the fat while simultaneously expanding their sonic palette. This is a sleeker, sexier version of Lazer Sword, one that takes cues from '80s electro, Detroit techno, and various brands of UK futurism. Yes, there is still plenty of low-end, but the duo's thick bass tones now serve as a jumping-off point rather than a tool to bash you over the head. Some tunes on Memory -- namely the woozily psychedelic "Sky Burial" and the hauntingly intense synth workout "Out The Door" -- don't have any beats at all. That said, the heart of Lazer Sword still resides in the club, and Memory is anything but short on tracks geared for the dancefloor. With its beefed-up take on classic electro and sultry vocal bits, "Missed A Spot" has all the makings of an anthem. "Sounds Sane" sounds just as good as it did when it was released as a single in late 2011. Taking cues from juke and footwork, "Toldyall" uniquely combines rolling toms and rapid-fire percussion with moody pads and unorthodox melodies, while "Pleasure Zone" offers an infectiously mutated brand of '80s freestyle. Memory also finds Lazer Sword involving a couple of their friends in the production process. Jimmy Edgar steps in with some of his infamous robotic sex vibes on "Let's Work," a song that gets down and dirty over a slow techno pulse. The remarkably prolific Machinedrum also makes an appearance, sharing some of his frenetic energy on "CHSEN," one of the album's more hyperactive jams. That said, it pales in comparison to the madness-inducing "Point Of Return," a track that channels Detroit while unleashing a dizzy array of swirling pads, twisted vocal snippets, and tweaky synth melodies. "Better From U" adds angular synths and stabbing percussion to a moody UK garage framework, while "People" is more upbeat, but no less complex, as Lazer Sword wraps Memory on a meditative note, marrying a metronome-like rhythm with a pensive array of vintage sounds and videogame-inspired melodies. In making this album, Roy and Rutledge remembered that something special happens whenever the two come together to make music; after hearing Memory, that fact is something the rest of us won't soon forget.
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MONKEY RSD2012
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Modeselektor's Monkeytown label presents an unreleased exclusive track from Mouse On Mars and an unreleased upfront exclusive Prefuse 73 track taken from the forthcoming Modeselektion Vol. 02 collection.
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MONKEY 023CD
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While the first edition of Modeselektor's third studio album Monkeytown was already far from standard, this new and updated deluxe package offers an even more extensive collector's item. Released in the middle of the second leg of the album tour, this Deluxe Tour Edition of the album features an entire second CD filled with all instrumentals from the album and an additional bonus track co-written by Thom Yorke (Radiohead). The DVD comes with all three official videos for the songs "Shipwreck" with Thom Yorke, "Evil Twin" and "Berlin" (feat. Miss Platnum) as well as extensive live footage. Filmed at the Warehouse Project in Manchester, you will find seven songs from the live show as well as a 20-minute interview added as additional video bonus material. Altogether, about three hours of Modeselektor entertainment. Monkeytown is Modeselektor's best-sold album so far. It has been named "Album Of The Year" at UK magazine Clash and has won several Top 10 places in reader's polls and editorial picks for Best Album 2011 around the globe. The album has been nominated for the WDR1 Live award, is on the shortlist for an Echo nomination as well as the Impala Award and several others. It has also entered the official sales charts in several European countries. Just recently, Modeselektor have been voted by the readers of the German De:Bug magazine as "Live Act Of The Year" 2011 and have been listed in the Top 10 as "Best Live Act" as well at Resident Advisor, Groove Magazine and several others. The Monkeytown Deluxe Tour Edition is limited to only 3,000 copies worldwide. The DVD is European PAL format only, region free. Housed in super-fancy packaging, o-Card, partial gloss, triple disc digipak.
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MONKEY 022LP
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Gatefold double LP version. Over the course of ten albums -- not to mention an avalanche of side projects, remixes and collaborations -- Jan St. Werner and Andi Toma of Mouse On Mars established themselves as two of the most inventive and unpredictable artists in electronic music. But since they delivered the bracing, angular salvo that was Varcharz back in 2006 and their Von Südenfed collaboration with Mark E. Smith (The Fall) in 2007, there has been an uncharacteristic period of silence. In 2012, that silence is broken. Mouse On Mars' triumphant return comes in the shape of Parastrophics, a life-affirming and constantly surprising album which is crammed with ideas, exuberance and sheer kinetic energy. It's like listening to the entire history of pop music -- distilled, refined and crystallized into a string of compulsive new shapes, full of glitter, intrigue and addictive detail. Atomized fragments from two lifetimes of listening flare and fade, tiny scraps of memory shrapnel hover, tantalizing and insubstantial, before being whisked away by the next impatient idea. But despite all that restless curiosity, Parastrophics also demonstrates a peerless command of pace. Whereas some previous Mouse On Mars releases have bordered on the frenetic, their latest displays a subtle but persuasive sense of control. Even when tempos climb, 303s squirm and kick/snare patterns snap to brisk attention, there's an elegance to the way that each element slips in and out of the mix which speaks of maturity. Parastrophics is as a playful as ever, but it's never throwaway. The closing track "Seaqz" is a gorgeous slice of space-age mood music, measured in tone despite all its microscopic activity, and it brings into focus the beguiling sense of confidence that suffuses the whole record. All of which is a roundabout way of saying that, after six years away, Mouse On Mars have come back with their best record yet.
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MONKEY 022CD
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Over the course of ten albums -- not to mention an avalanche of side projects, remixes and collaborations -- Jan St. Werner and Andi Toma of Mouse On Mars established themselves as two of the most inventive and unpredictable artists in electronic music. But since they delivered the bracing, angular salvo that was Varcharz back in 2006 and their Von Südenfed collaboration with Mark E. Smith (The Fall) in 2007, there has been an uncharacteristic period of silence. In 2012, that silence is broken. Mouse On Mars' triumphant return comes in the shape of Parastrophics, a life-affirming and constantly surprising album which is crammed with ideas, exuberance and sheer kinetic energy. It's like listening to the entire history of pop music -- distilled, refined and crystallized into a string of compulsive new shapes, full of glitter, intrigue and addictive detail. Atomized fragments from two lifetimes of listening flare and fade, tiny scraps of memory shrapnel hover, tantalizing and insubstantial, before being whisked away by the next impatient idea. But despite all that restless curiosity, Parastrophics also demonstrates a peerless command of pace. Whereas some previous Mouse On Mars releases have bordered on the frenetic, their latest displays a subtle but persuasive sense of control. Even when tempos climb, 303s squirm and kick/snare patterns snap to brisk attention, there's an elegance to the way that each element slips in and out of the mix which speaks of maturity. Parastrophics is as a playful as ever, but it's never throwaway. The closing track "Seaqz" is a gorgeous slice of space-age mood music, measured in tone despite all its microscopic activity, and it brings into focus the beguiling sense of confidence that suffuses the whole record. All of which is a roundabout way of saying that, after six years away, Mouse On Mars have come back with their best record yet.
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MONKEY 020EP
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Modeselektor release the second single from their album Monkeytown (MONKEY 015CD/LP). This strictly-limited 12" picture disc is dedicated to the sweatiest peaks of the night and the adrenalin rush of an energetic crowd. You'll find a simple dub mix of "Evil Twin" done by Modeselektor (featuring Otto Von Schirach), pretty much in the tradition of the old school extended mix, paired with the UK funky-inspired "German Clap." The cover art is taken from the fantastic "Evil Twin" video.
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MONKEY 015CD
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Standard jewel case version, which replaces the now sold-out collectors/digipak version which was initially released. Berlin duo Modeselektor returns full-force with a new album whose immense energy and club-boiling beats will inject the global dance community with inspiration that reverberates across the entire musical spectrum. Flowing freely between styles and tempos, Monkeytown experiments with the edges and extremes, exploring fresh sonic territory from a solid base of beats located deep within the groove. With massive drums, minced vocals and a mastery of mounting tension, Modeselektor creates a new animal out of dance music, a mutating chimera with body parts of left-field hip-hop, soulful R&B, punk, rap and playful surprises. Contributing to the album is an exciting palette of guest vocalists and musicians, including Thom Yorke (Radiohead), Busdriver, PVT, Anti-Pop Consortium, Miss Platnum, Sascha Ring (aka Apparat), Pillow Talk, Gordon Boerger, Siriusmo and Otto von Schirach. Monkeytown immediately sets the stage on a higher level with intro track "Blue Clouds," which loosens limbs from the start with a deep and sparkling hook. "Pretentious Friends" is a full-throttle experience whose beats bump like elephants between Busdriver's scratched-up, screwed-down vocals. Thom Yorke collaborates on two tracks, contributing his production finesse and haunting falsetto to the dark tension of "Shipwreck" and to the psychedelic caverns of "This," where pixelated vocals echo from the shadows with ominous overtones. Trashy dancefloor rocker "Evil Twin" is drenched in metal and concrete, and Modeselektor pulls out hidden drawers of bass in the funky "German Clap," a steaming monster that grabs with gasping urgency. Miss Platnum rides low and slow into "Berlin," smoothly spreading vocals over the chunk-ridden rhythm, a luscious R&B offering to lap up like cream. The album breaks open entirely and monkeys run wild on "Grillwalker," a slamming club behemoth fashioned from mutilated 8-bits and a delirious bassline. PVT shines on "Green Light Go," a poignant, off-kilter track that shuffles forward between loose drums before lifting off into the ether. Beneath Monkeytown's exquisite orchestration and eclectic sound, pure energy is at the core of the release, vibrating with an emotional vivacity that dares to escape its sonic cage and fling itself upon the world. Joining the heavy ranks of Hello Mom! (BPC 115CD/LP) and Happy Birthday! (BPC 159CD/LP), Monkeytown will light up the club and the cerebrum with Modeselektor's incredible abilities to move the body, melt the mind and gather disparate genres and their listeners together in one monkey-filled, musical metropolis.
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