Modeselektor
The group members met in 1992 in Berlin with group member Szary performing live acid house music at illegal underground parties. Both soon joined forces and began creating music under the moniker Fundamental Knowledge. In 1996 the group renamed to Modeselektor, a name taken from a function on the Roland RE-201 Space Echo analog delay effects unit.
In 1999 Modeselektor signed its first remix contract and began working with Pfadfinderei, a Berlin based VJ and design collective. In 2000, Modeselektor met Ellen Allien, making BPitch Control their home label. Modeselektor has also been involved in collaborative efforts; Moderat – a musical collaboration between Modeselektor and Apparat, Pfadselektor – a music/visual collaboration between Modeselektor and Pfadfinderei, and with 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.
Modeselektor is a favourite group of Thom Yorke (Radiohead frontman), 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.
The follow-up to Hello Mom! was Happy Birthday! which saw Paul St. Hilaire, TTC, Puppetmastaz, Thom Yorke and Maxïmo Park as guest vocalists. Other collaborators included Otto von Schirach, Siriusmo, and Apparat
MDSLKTR’S BIOGRAPHY
1975
- “szary” born in rüdersdorf
1978
- “gernot” born in woltersdorf
1991
- “szary” started to spin
1992
- bought his “808” and “303” and first acid tries
1993
- “gernot” visiting szarys illegal techno parties
- “gernot” started to play as well1994
- first release as “fundamental knowledge” on their own label “seilscheibenpfeiler”
1995
- “gernot” and “szary” meet finally and decide to make music together
1996
- this leads to nothing else than “modeselektor”
1997
- two releases as “fundamental knowledge” on “mad benton records”
1998
- awesome dj-sets, hanging around, community service
1999
- first remix contract for “bolschewistische kurkapelle schwarz-rot”
- first parties called “labstyle” with “pfadfinderei” at “kurvenstar”- first “modeselektor” live sessions
2000
- release of several mixtapes as “shahfaustan”
- release with “eye-on” of their lp “1492” on “insekt angelika”
- with “pfadfinderei” at “sonar”
- livesets at several small open airs in berlin
- first liveacts with “timtim”
- meet ellen allien2001
- formation of their “modeselektor studio” in oranienburgerstrasse
- “modeselektor” live at “avantpop festival” in berlin
- lecture about audio and visual music with “pfadfinderei” at merzakademie in stuttgart
- release of two compilations on their own label (eh0001+0002)
- first release on bpitchcontrol
- videotrack “wlwh” on the “berlin 2001” compilation
- get to know and love “apparat”- “labstyle” to “labland” and moving to wmf
2002
- first dancefloor booking with ellen allien in genf
- release of their first ep on bpitchcontrol “in loving memory”
- videoproduction for their track “in loving memory”
- tesa project got released on maß.1
- tesa live gig at wmf- remix “nobody” for “smash-tv”
- bpitchcontrol showcase at sonar 2002: ellen allien, feadz and modeselektor live
- release of their second ep “the death medley” on bpitchcontrol – “gernot” working for “hardwax”
2003
- playing fabulous dj gigs at wmf club
- release of “acrylamit” and “emulgator” on maß.1
- first release of “moderat” (apparat and modeselektor) on bpitchcontrol
- first collaboration with “ttc”
- release of “emulgator” on “detroit underground records”
- “tom yorke” (radiohead) comes out as a big modeselektor fan on tv
- third release of their “ganes defrau vol.1” ep on bpitchcontrol
- endless remixes with timtim, no movement, mia and so on
- live gigs, live gigs, live gigs
2004
- “professional distortion” remix for “miss kittin”
- “de-bug” choose them to the second best live act of 2004
- one concert with “udo lindenberg”
- mix-cd for “boomkat”
- first collaboration with “team shadetek”, “sasha perera” and “paul st hillaire”
- first gig with “paul st hillaire” at palast der republik in berlin
- release of their 4th ep “turn deaf” on bpitchcontrol
- release of “labland” dvd
- “lablandtour” with “pfandfinderei” through france
- live act at transmediale 2004
- “gernot” quits working at “hardwax”
2005
- big “lablandshow” with “pfadfinderei” at “berliner volksbühne”
- “bpitchcontrol – camping tour”
- 10 years de-bug “boom bass tour”
- dolby 5.1 installation “earth” at “centre pomidou” (paris) for three months
- in collaboration with pfadfinderei
- several live acts in europe
- release of their album “hello mom” on bpitchcontrol (BPC115)
- worldwide tour
2006
- release of their “the hello mom remixes” with remixes by dabrye, sleeparchive, sirius mo and the mysterious xxxx (BPC121)
2007
-modeselektor go dj and mix “boogy bytes vol.3″ BPC151
-september sees the hour of birth of “happy birthday”, their second album
2008
- mdslktr – godspeed / the white flash feat. thom yorke BPC174
- 2008 beatport music awards – category best dubstep & grime artist.
- live in concert – support fpr radiohead
- playing j e t l a g t o u r 2008 with Ellen Allien
Modeselektor – Live at Flex Club Vienna 07-02-2006
Modeselektor – feat. Tikkiman Live at Elevate Festival Graz Austria 02-11-2007
Modeselektor – Live at Creamfields Andalucia Spain 11-08-2007
Modeselektor – Live at Urban Art Forms Festival 03-08-2007
Modeselektor – Live at 10days Off Belgium 15-07-2007
Modeselektor – Live at Sonar Festival Spain 15-06-2007
Modeselektor – Live at Mary Ann Hobbs on Radio One 31-08-2007
Modeselektor – Jetlag Mix on xlr8r Podcast 25-08-2008 | Tracklist
Modeselektor – Live at Lowlands Festival Holland 16-08-2008
Modeselektor – Live at Electronic Beats Prague 08-02-2008
Modeselektor – Live at 20 Jahre Groove, Übel & Gefährlich Hamburg 11-12-2009
Modeselektor – DJ Set at Bpitch Control Labelshow on Byte FM 28-11-2009
Modeselektor – Live at Marry Anne Hobbs Experimental Show Radio One 29-10-2009
Modeselektor – DJ Set at Residents Advistor Podcast #173 21-09-2009
Modeselektor – DJ Set at Global Dance Session on Sonic FM 09-08-2009
Modeselektor – Live at Igloofest Montreal Cananda 23-01-2009
Modeselektor – Live at DB Festival, Seattle 24-09-2010
Modeselektor – DJ Set at The Essential Mix 08-10-2011
Modeselektor – DJ Set at Raveline Mix Sessions 00-10-2011
Modeselektor – DJ Set at RinseFM London 30-04-2011
Modeselektor – DJ Set at CLR Podcast 17-12-2012
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Modeselektor – Live at Melt Festival 14-07-2012
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Modeselektor – Live at Boiler Room, Berlin 27-06-2012
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Modeselektor – Live at Sonar Festival Barcelona 00-06-2012
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Modeselektor – Live at Boiler Room, Berlin 16-01-2013
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