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{{short description|German electronic music duo}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name             = Modeselektor
| image            = Press Pic 0125asw modeselektor 2018 photo birgit kaulfuss.jpg
| caption          = Modeselektor in 2018
| background       = group_or_band
| origin           = [[Berlin]], Germany
| genre            = {{flatlist|
* [[electronic music|Electronic]]
* [[intelligent dance music|IDM]]
}}
| years_active     = 1996–present
| label            = {{flatlist|
* Monkeytown
* [[BPitch Control]]
}}
| associated_acts  = {{flatlist|
* [[Moderat]]
* [[Thom Yorke]]
* [[Apparat (musician)|Apparat]]
* [[Tommy Cash (rapper)|Tommy Cash]]
* [[Flohio]]
}}
| website          = {{Official URL}}
| current_members  = * Gernot Bronsert
* Sebastian Szary
| past_members     = 
}}

'''Modeselektor''' is a German [[electronic music]] duo consisting of Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary.

== History ==
The group members met in 1992 in [[Berlin]] with group member Szary performing live [[acid house]] music at illegal underground parties, under the moniker Fundamental Knowledge.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kolada|first=Brian|date=22 June 2018|title=Modeselektor revive Seilscheibenpfeiler label after 24-year break|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/news/41996|access-date=2020-10-01|website=[[Resident Advisor]]}}</ref> The group says, "After [[Berlin Wall|the Wall]] came down, everywhere in Germany and especially East Germany there was a lot of chaos, anarchy."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=McKibbin|first=Adam|date=September 14, 2007|title=The Mad Genius of Modeselektor|url=https://www.artistdirect.com/modeselektor/news/the-mad-genius-of-modeselektor/105290|access-date=2020-10-01|website=ARTISTdirect}}</ref> Both soon joined forces and began creating music as Modeselektor, a name taken from a function on the [[Roland Space Echo]] [[analog signal|analog]] [[delay (audio effect)|delay]] [[effects unit]].<ref name="LLC2007">{{cite magazine|author=Niimi|first=J.|date=October 2007|title=Modeselektor: Knob-twiddlers get by with some help from their friends|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VyT02nDttPYC&pg=PA108|magazine=[[SPIN (magazine)|SPIN]]|page=108|issn=0886-3032|access-date=2020-10-01}}</ref>

In 1999 Modeselektor signed its first remix contract and began working with Pfadfinderei, a Berlin-based [[VJ (video performance artist)|VJ]] and design collective.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joguet|first=Pascal|title=Artists: Modeselektor|url=http://www.jazzmutant.com/artists-modeselektor/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Jazz Mutant}}</ref> In 2000 Modeselektor met [[Ellen Allien]], making [[BPitch Control]] their home label.<ref name=":0" /> Modeselektor has also been involved in collaborative efforts; [[Moderat]] - a musical collaboration between Modeselektor and [[Apparat (musician)|Apparat]], Pfadselektor - a music/visual collaboration between Modeselektor and Pfadfinderei, and with [[Basic Channel|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]].

[[File:Modeselektor Rough Trade Instore (4035735972).jpg|thumb|left|Modeselektor in 2009]]
Modeselektor is a favourite group of [[Thom Yorke]] (frontman of [[Radiohead]]),<ref name="exclaimmag">{{cite web |author=Nasrallah |first=Dimitri |date=2007-08-20 |title=Modeselektor Celebrate |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/modeselektor_celebrate |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212040234/http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=114&csid2=4&fid1=27340 |archive-date=2007-12-12 |access-date=2022-05-18 |work=Exclaim! Magazine}}</ref> 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]]. [[Moderat]] (the collaboration between Modeselektor and Apparat) has also supported Radiohead on the band's concerts in [[Poznań]], [[Poland]] and [[Prague]], [[Czech Republic]], in August 2009.

The follow-up to ''[[Hello Mom!]]'' was ''[[Happy Birthday!]]'', which was released in 2007 with [[Basic Channel|Paul St. Hilaire]], [[TTC (band)|TTC]], [[Puppetmastaz]],  [[Thom Yorke]] and [[Maxïmo Park]] as guest vocalists.<ref name=":0" /> Other collaborators included [[Otto von Schirach]], [[Siriusmo]], and [[Apparat (musician)|Apparat]]. In an interview that same year, the group said regarding their sound: "Happy metal, hard rap, country-ambient, Russian crunk. We don’t like it if people tag us as being a certain style or school or scene or whatever. We don’t really care about all that."<ref>{{cite web |title=Modeselektor Interview |url=http://www.northernights.co.uk/listings.php?id=662 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080429143548/http://northernights.co.uk/listings.php?id=662 |archive-date=2008-04-29 |access-date=2022-05-18 |website=Northernights}}</ref>

In March 2009, they released an album with [[Apparat (musician)|Apparat]] under the name [[Moderat]]. They have collaborated previously on an EP named ''{{lang|de|Auf Kosten der Gesundheit}}'' which was released as a limited 12" on [[BPitch Control]] in 2002.

Modeselektor also appeared as the main characters in Amy Grill's 2009 electronic music documentary, ''[[Speaking in Code]]''.<ref name="XLR8R Magazine">{{cite web |author=McAllister |first=Lulu |date=2009-06-03 |title=Q & A: Speaking in Code |url=https://xlr8r.com/features/q-a-speaking-in-code/ |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607211519/http://www.xlr8r.com/features/2009/06/q-speaking-code |archive-date=2009-06-07 |access-date=2022-05-18 |work=XLR8R Magazine}}</ref>

Modeselektor are said to be good friends with [[Siriusmo]], and regularly remix and promote his material.

In September 2011 Modeselektor released their third LP, [[Monkeytown (album)|Monkeytown]], in which various artists including [[Thom Yorke]] collaborated on.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Modeselektor – Monkeytown |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/3130350-Modeselektor-Monkeytown |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001202050/http://www.discogs.com/Modeselektor-Monkeytown/release/3130350 |archive-date=2011-10-01 |access-date=2022-05-18 |website=Discogs}}</ref> 

In August 2013, Modeselektor released their second album in collaboration with [[Apparat (musician)|Apparat]] under the name '''[[Moderat]]''', entitled ''[[II (Moderat Album)|II]].''<ref>{{cite web |author=Raymer |first=Miles |date=2013-08-01 |title=Moderat: II Album Review |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18315-moderat-ii/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130804085957/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18315-moderat-ii/ |archive-date=2013-08-04 |access-date=2022-05-18 |website=Pitchfork}}</ref> 

In 2013, Modeselektor's label Monkeytown Records and [[Electronic Beats|Telekom Electronic Beats]] produced the documentary "We Are Modeselektor".<ref>{{cite web |title=We Are Modeselektor Documentary |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufcN7Xas2c0 |website=youtube.com |publisher=[[Electronic Beats]] |language=de |format=video |date=November 28, 2017}}</ref>

In March 2016, Modeselektor released their third album in collaboration with [[Apparat (musician)|Apparat]] under the name [[Moderat]], entitled [[III (Moderat album)|III]]. 

In April 2021, Modeselektor released their fourth LP, Extended. 

In February 2022, a book on Modeselektor's album ''Happy Birthday!'' was published by Sean Nye for the ''33 1/3 Europe series.''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-01 |title=Sean Nye publishes new book |url=https://music.usc.edu/sean-nye-modeselektor/ |access-date=2022-05-18 |website=USC Thornton School of Music |language=en-US |quote=The book explores the histories of Berlin techno, European rave culture and electronic music through the lens of Modeselektor’s 2007 album Happy Birthday!}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Nye |first=Sean |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1288217534 |title=Modeselektor's Happy Birthday! |date=2022 |publisher=Bloomsbury Academic & Professional |isbn=978-1-5013-4627-9 |location=New York |oclc=1288217534}}</ref>

In May 2022, Modeselektor released their fourth album in collaboration with [[Apparat (musician)|Apparat]] under the name [[Moderat]], entitled ''[[More D4ta]]''.

==Monkeytown Records==
'''Monkeytown Records''' is a [[Berlin]]-based [[electronic music]] [[record label]], owned by Sebastian Szary and Gernot Bronsert of Modeselektor. The label has released music by [[Moderat]], Modeselektor, [[Shed (musician) | WK7]], [[Mouse on Mars]], [[Otto von Schirach]], [[Siriusmo]], and [[Funkstörung]], among others.

== Discography ==
=== Studio albums ===
* ''[[Hello Mom!]]'' ([[BPitch Control]], 2005)
* ''[[Happy Birthday!]]'' (BPitch Control, 2007)
* ''[[Monkeytown (album)|Monkeytown]]'' ([[Monkeytown Records]], 2011)
* ''Who Else'' (Monkeytown Records, 2019)
* ''Extended'' (Monkeytown Records, 2021)
* ''Mean Friend'' (Monkeytown Records, 2021)
* EXTLP (Monkeytown Records, 2021)
* Missed Opportunities (Monkeytown Records, 2021)
* Extended Chords (Monkeytown Records, 2021)

=== Compilations ===
* ''Modeselektion Vol. 01'' (2010)
* ''Modeselektion Vol. 02'' (2012)
* ''Modeselektion Vol. 03'' (2014)
* ''Modeselektion Vol. 04'' (2018)

=== DJ mixes ===
* ''Boogybytes Vol. 3 - Mixed by Modeselektor'' (BPitch Control, 2007)
* ''Body Language Vol. 8'' ([[Get Physical]], 2009)

=== Multimedia ===
* ''Labland'' (Dalbin, 2005) with Pfadfinderei, DVD
* ''Mdslktr'' ([[BPitch Control]], 2005), DVD + CD Box Set

=== Extended plays ===
* ''Death Medley'' (BPitch Control, 2002)
* ''In Loving Memory'' (BPitch Control, 2002)
* ''Ganes De Frau Vol. 1'' (BPitch Control, 2003)
* ''Turn Deaf!'' (BPitch Control, 2004)
* ''Hello Mom!'' The Remixes (BPitch Control, 2006)
* ''Happy Birthday!'' Remixes #1 (BPitch Control, 2008)
* ''Happy Birthday!'' Remixes #2 (BPitch Control, 2008)
* ''Happy Birthday!'' Remixes #3 (BPitch Control, 2009)

=== Singles ===
* "Weed wid da Macka" (Shockout, 2006)
* "The Dark Side of the Sun" (BPitch Control, 2007) with Puppetmastaz
* "Evil Twin" featuring Otto von Schirach (Monkeytown Records, 2012)
* "Silikon" featuring Sasha Perrera (FIFA 08 soundtrack)
* "Kalif Storch" (2018)
* "Wealth" featuring [[Flohio]] (Monkeytown Records, 2018)
* "I Am Your God" / "Bronko" (Monkeytown Records, 2019)
* "Who" featuring [[Tommy Cash (rapper)|Tommy Cash]] (Monkeytown Records, 2019)

=== Remixes ===
* [[Miss Kittin]] - "[[Professional Distortion]] (Modeselektor's Big Muff Mix)"
* [[Thom Yorke]] - Skip Divided (Modeselektor Remix)
* [[Björk]] - Dull Flame Of Desire (Modeselektor's Rmx for Girls)
* [[Björk]] - Dull Flame Of Desire (Modeselektor's Rmx for Boys)
* [[Boys Noize]] - Jeffer (Modeselektor Remix)
* [[Bonaparte (band)|Bonaparte]] - Computer in Love (Modeselektor Remix) 
* [[Roots Manuva]] - Witness (Modeselektor's Troublemaker Remix)
* Headhunter - Prototype (Modeselektor Remix) [TEMP046]
* [[Radiohead]] - Good Evening Mrs Magpie Rmx
* [[Trentemøller]] - Tide (Modeselektor's Last Remix Ever)

=== Production ===
* [[TTC (band)|TTC]] - Une bande de mecs sympas (''3615 TTC'', 2007)
* [[Fettes Brot]] - Bettina, zieh dir bitte etwas an! (''Strom und Drang'', 2008)
* [[Bonaparte (band)|Bonaparte]] - Orangutang (''[[My Horse Likes You]]'', 2010)

=== With [[Moderat]] ===
* ''Auf Kosten der Gesundheit'' (EP, BPitch Control, 2003)
* ''[[Moderat (album)|Moderat]]'' (BPitch Control, 2009)
* ''[[II (Moderat album)|II]]'' (Monkeytown Records, 2013)
* ''[[III (Moderat album)|III]]'' (Monkeytown Records, 2016)
* ''[[More D4ta]]'' (Monkeytown Records. 2022)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website}}
* {{Discogs artist}}
* [http://pfadfinderei.com/ Pfadfinderei Vj Collaborators]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040211053008/http://www.thefake.ch/data/2004/january/interview_modselektor.php The Fake Interview (French)]
* [http://www.inthemix.com.au/features/26547/ In the Mix Review/Interview]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLCfWnpu4Uo Modeselektor Portrait on Tracks/arte (French-German TV)]
* Book: 33 1/3 Europe [https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/modeselektors-happy-birthday-9781501346248/ ''Modeselektor's Happy Birthday!,'' by Sean Nye (London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2022).]
* [http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature-read.aspx?id=746 Feature interview]
* [http://www.stuartbuchanan.com/?p=60 stuartbuchanan.com interview]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090220164922/http://electronicbeats.net/Music/Features/Modeselektor-Birthday-boys-Interview Electronic Beats interview]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304210453/http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/lectures/modeselektor-20000010 Modeselektor RBMA video lecture session]



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