In the opening interlude of II, Moderat fiddles around and takes a moment to settle in, then gently, but firmly, slips into the rumbling, buzzy bass line that begins the album proper on “Bad Kingdom.” ...

The German dance music duo Modeselektor makes music that can knock your head off its axis. Electronic producer Sascha Ring, better known as Apparat, has made the kind of stuff that buries your heart ...

Moderat seems like it shouldn’t work. The group is the combination — in name and personnel — of German electro acts Apparat and Modeselektor. The former is better known for its experimental pop and ...

Mood-setter ‘The Mark (Interlude)’ might sound like spending Halloween on nitrazepam, but to the dedicated aficionado of Berlin electronica, ‘II’ is the noise of all their Christmases turning up at ...