MODERAT ANNOUNCE REMIX ALBUM EVEN MORE D4TAΒ SET FOR RELEASE MARCH 17
MONKEYTOWN RECORDS
Moderat, the trio of Sascha Ring (of Apparat) and Gernot Bronsert & Sebastian Szary (of Modeselektor), have announced EVEN MORE D4TA, a collection of remixes of material from their accomplished 2022 album MORE D4TA, is set for release on March 17, 2023 from Monkeytown Records. The bandβs fourth album captured them in top form, returning from an extended hiatus with a revitalized collection of emotive pop and fluttering electronic soundscapes that emit a warm, almost bioluminescent glow.
Moderat spent the bulk of 2022 touring the globe, but while they were on the road, they turned over MORE D4TA over to an eclectic set of remixers, all of whom were encouraged to deconstruct the songs and actively expand upon the albumβs original soundworld. EVEN MORE D4TA is the rollicking end result, and while itβs undeniably oriented toward the club, itβs not hopelessly tethered to the dancefloorβor even the original source material.
The album is bookended by UK soundsystem warrior The Bug, who opens the LP with a gut-rumbling rework of βFAST LAND,β and later closes out the proceedings with a second remix of the track, diving deeper into the abyss under the guise of his ambient-leaning Kevin Richard Martin alias. Heβs far from the only low-end manipulator on board; South African gqom king DJ Lag delivers a high-stepping, siren-filled take on βDRUM GLOW,β London hero Sherelle turns up the tempo while transforming βNEON RATSβ into a galloping drum & bass cut and Bristol alchemist Batu strips βDOOM HYPEβ down to the studs, reconstructing it atop a shuffling techno pulse
EVEN MORE D4TA is full of surprises, and perhaps the biggest one comes from Montreal electro-punk Marie Davidson, who puts the mic down and instead offers up a sleek, trance-infused version βFAST LANDβ that hums like a luxury sports car. In the hands of Berlin-based Australians Big Ever and Logic1000, βCOPY COPYβ becomes a chunky house shuffler, while Singaporean talents yeule and Kin Leonn mold βEASY PREYβ into a glittering, post-R&B stunner, complete with their own dream-like vocals. Elsewhere, Monkeytownβs own Sylvere injects slithering, dancehall-flavored drums into βMORE LOVE,β and Egyptian polymath ZULI chops βUNDO REDOβ into oblivion, creating whatβs arguably the albumβs most maniacal banger.
Thereβs a lot to digest, but thatβs kind of the point. EVEN MORE D4TA is an expansion of the Moderat universe, and it boldly marches their distinctive sound into places itβs never been before
Moderat
EVEN MORE D4TA
(Monkeytown Records)
Release Date: March 17, 2023
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