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Modeselektor announce compilation series

By | Published on Friday 27 August 2010

German techno duo Modeselektor have announced a new compilation series, which they are cunningly calling ‘Modeselektion’, pulling together exclusive tracks from a range of electronic artists. ‘Modeselektion Vol 1’ will be released by Monkeytown on 5 Nov.

Speaking about the album, the duo said in unison: “In no way was it supposed to be yet another various artists type compilation. That’s why we insisted completely on exclusive and unreleased tracks from all parties included. There’s equal representation between young artists and old farts. It’s a CD filled with little jewels, call it an über-social time capsule”.

I wish you could have heard them deliver this statement, they harmonised so beautifully as they did it. Anyway, they continued: “We are proud to have done it. To combine tracks with artists from the most diverse musical camps and thus realize the idea of Monkeytown: making a platform where creative people (sometimes chimps) come together without having to end up in some genre-bin. Of course during the compilation of the CD we managed to get another 1000 ideas but, as we all know, there are only about 75 minutes worth of time. So Modeselektion was destined to be a series and that’s why it starts with ‘Vol 1’… to be continued”.

Modeselektor will also be playing three UK live dates in London, Bristol and Manchester in September, October and November.

Here’s the tracklist:

Siriusmo – Das Geheimnis
SBTRKT – The Unspoken
Feadz – The Assistant Manager
Tadd Mulinix & Daniel Meteo – The Good Star
Robag Wruhme – Bierholer
2562 – The Wind Up
eLan – Pussy Posse
Cosmin TRG – Space Station Love Affair
Shed – With Bag And Baggage
Apparat – King Of Clubs
Marcel Dettmann – Lyrate
Ikonika & Optimum – Hum
Modeselektor – VW Jetta
Ramadanman – Pitter
Digital Mystikz-Mala – Explorer
Bok Bok – Say Stupid Things
Housemeister – Kristall
Cylob – Pepper Spray (Capsicum Edit)

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