Moderat-A New Error

The German production supergroup Moderat is two parts Modeselektor (Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary) and one part Apparat (Sascha Ring). A New Error is the opener of their self-titled 2009 release on Ellen Allien's BPitch Control label. The digital jazz hands are courtesy of Melissa Hostetler. A haunting portamento keyboard at the beginning evokes a nostalgia for '98 which is quickly electrified by a pulsing Knight Rider bassline. Sequenced arpeggios swinging over the tripled feel add electrokraut to the mix while soft synth floats wispily like smoke in your heart. Beautiful.