We recently came across this old Modeselektor track from a hard to find ’05 DVD titled ‘Labland’, which they produced with the design collective Pfadfinderei. There’s also a music video with dancing tractors, lawnmowers, and random graphics. Once again, the Berlin boys bring us crunchy beats alongside haunting minor chords, a combination which can only inspire introspective dance.
Finally figured out how to ape Kilo’s publishing techniques, if not his inimitable style. This is the first track on the new Moderat (Modeselektor and Apparat) album. The slow, modular progression and melancholy tone served me well in my final days driving around B’more. Not to cheesily project, but to me there’s something in this song suggestive of both closures and, as the title suggests, beginnings.
