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Headliner
Modeselektor Last time in Dublin: 7 years ago

Venue

The Button Factory

Curved Street, D024D26, Dublin, Ireland

ww2.buttonfactory.ie

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Doors open: 23:00

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Modeselektor biography

Modeselektor is an experimental techno/ electronic music duo consisting of Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary, and are originally from Berlin, Germany.

The two met in 1992 when Szary was working as an underground DJ, performing live acid house music. The two first joined forces under the name Fundamental Knowledge and in 1996 they changed their name to Modeselektor. Two years after the name change, they signed their first remix contract with Berlin based VJ and design collective, Pfadfinderei. They then teamed up with Ellen Allien and his label, BPitch Control. The duo released singles throughout over a period of three years, starting in 2002, culminating in the release of their first album “Hello Mom!” released in 2005.

Modeselektor followed up “Hello Mom!” with their second album, “Happy Birthday!” in 2007; an album which featured guest vocalists such as Tom Yorke, TTC, Paul St. Hilaire, and Maximo Park. The duo has also been associated with Moderat, an ongoing collaboration with Apparat, and together they released an EP entitled “Auf Kosten Der Gesundheit” in 2002 followed by “Moderat,” in March 2009. After the release of their first compilation album in 2010, Modeselektor released their third studio album entitled “Monkeytown” in 2011. “Monkeytown” again featured guest vocals and collaboration with Tom Yorke (a self-proclaimed big fan of Modeselektor). In 2013 they went back into the studio with Apparat to release their second collaboration album entitled “II” which was released in the same year.

Live reviews

Electronic duo from Berlin leave audience pumping with high-tech audio and visual set at MELT Festival. The pair work together with great energy and coherence to stimulate and mediate the audience into a dance trance. The atmosphere was electronic as they sent techno ripples through the crowd. The psychedelic visual effects added to the hypnotic effect of the music. Their mash-up of trance, 80’s electronic and glitch-hop creates such an epic sound with creative visuals and humorous play-acting.
The duo have recently been collaborating with like of Thom Yorke from world renowned rock band Radiohead. They performed "Shipwrecked," influenced by Yorke, as well as other tracks form ‘Monkeytown’ (2011). They also spun some old classics such as "Happy Birthday," "Kill Bill Vol. 4" and "Let Your Love Grow." The crowd were at the command of the two as the flashing lights and catchy beats united to create an unbelievable atmosphere. Sebastian Szary performed a humorous stunt with an ambush of pillows thrown into the audience, midway through his set to ruffle the crowd's feathers. Then he proceeds to perform with a coloured screen behind him, that was a cross between the asteroids game and the ‘off air’ screen from a tv channel.
Modeselektor captivate the crowd and create a real party vibe for their followers. Their audience interaction is both entertaining and endearing to watch. I hope everyone got to sleep ok after that array of stimulation.

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