Modeselektor

Modeselektor is a German electronic music duo consisting of Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary. The group members met in 1992 in Berlin with group member Szary performing live acid house music at illegal underground parties, under the moniker Fundamental Knowledge. The group says, "After the Wall came down, everywhere in Germany and especially East Germany there was a lot of chaos, anarchy." Both soon joined forces and began creating music as Modeselektor, a name taken from a function on the Roland 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 (frontman of Radiohead), who has recommended their albums in interviews and included the song "Silikon" (from their 2005 LP Hello Mom! and featuring vocalist Sasha Perera of Jahcoozi) in a publicly available iTunes playlist. Moderat (the collaboration between Modeselektor and Apparat) have also supported Radiohead on the band's concerts in Poznań, Poland and Prague, Czech Republic, in August 2009.
==Links to Peel==
Peel played tracks of Modeselektor between 2002 and 2004, along with Apparat, who has worked with the group Moderat, the name being an amalgam of Modeselektor and Apparat, who also got airplay by JP on his shows.
==Shows Played==
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;2002
*10 April 2002: In Loving Memory (EP - In Loving Memory) BPitch Control
;2003
*25 June 2003: Die Tekkno Prostitutionsmaschine (EP - Ganes De Frau) BPitch Control (JP: "Well, I think after that we all want to have full penetrative sex with Modeselektor. On a show of hands.")
*16 July 2003: Trash Scapes (EP- Ganes De Frau) BPitch Control 
*29 July 2003: Die Tekkno Prostitutionsmaschine (EP - Ganes De Frau) BPitch Control
;2004
*19 August 2004: Black Barbie (EP - Presents The Girls) (Shadetek)
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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