Modeselektor
MONKEYTOWN
Monkeytown•Records
tech•no \tek-nõ\ n + Dub•step \ dub-step \ n + in•die \in-dê\adj
Originally published in Time Out Chicago magazine | 09.21.11
Originally published in Time Out Chicago magazine | 09.21.11
It’s not stated explicitly, but the
monkey is Modeselektor’s spirit animal. Its mischievousness pervades just about
everything the duo does. Self-described maximalists, Berliners Gernot Bronsert
and Sebastian Szary are keen to play around with sound. Monkeytown, their third LP, switches gears
like a high-performance racer blazing down the Autobahn.
This is nothing new. Modeselektor’s
appetite for music since the fall of the Wall has been both feverish and
free-wheeling, absorbing as much rock and hip-hop as electronic. The group is
much applauded for upending the conventions of the German techno scene, working
endless variety into its albums instead stripping it away.
Monkeytown sees galloping IDM beats
accompanied by Thom Yorke’s stuttering falsetto on “Shipwreck,” gnarly techno
on “Evil Twin” and even electro-infused hip-hop on the hilarious “Pretentious
Friends,” which features Busdriver rapping about Saudi skirmishes and Sideshow
Bob. “German Clap” treads closest to straight-ahead tech, the name suggesting
it’s on purpose. This range offers diverse listening and definite high points,
but it also makes me long for the organized moodiness of Modeselektor’s Moderat
project with Apparat.
Even
though Apparat only guests on the meditative set closer “War Cry,” the
influence can be heard on the lush post-dubstep of “Green Light Go” and vaguely
drum ’n’ bass vibe of “This.” While all the monkeying around is inventive and
entertaining, this pair of pranksters is best when showing off its serious side.
—Joshua P. Ferguson
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