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SUMMARY: Embrace presents Modeselektor
LOCATION:Mod Club Theater (722 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario)
URL:http://www.blogto.com/events/15459
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Modeselektor is an electronic music band formed in Berlin=2C =
featuring Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary=2E The group =
draws heavily from IDM=2C glitch=2C electro and hip hop=2E =
Modeselektor produces all its material with self=2Ddeveloped =
software in Max=2FMSP and MIDI controllers=2E=0D=0A=0D=0AThe =
group members met in 1992 in Berlin with group member Szary =
performing live acid house music at illegal underground =
parties=2E Both soon joined forces and began creating music =
under the moniker Fundamental Knowledge=2E In 1996 the group =
renamed to Modeselektor=2C a name taken from a function on =
the Roland RE=2D201 Space Echo analog delay effects =
unit=2E=0D=0A=0D=0AIn 1999 Modeselektor signed its first =
remix contract and began working with Pfadfinderei=2C a =
Berlin based VJ and design collective=2E In 2000 =
Modeselektor met Ellen Allien=2C making Bpitch Control their =
home label=2E Modeselektor has also been involved in =
collaborative efforts=3B Moderat =2D a musical collaboration =
between Modeselektor and Apparat=2C Pfadselektor =2D a =
music=2Fvisual collaboration between Modeselektor and =
Pfadfinderei=2C and with Rhythm =26 Sound=E2=80=99s Paul =
St=2E Hillaire=2E They have produced sound installations at =
the Centre Pompidou in Paris and lectured at the Merz =
Akademie in Stuttgart=2E=0D=0A=0D=0AModeselektor is a =
favourite group of Thom Yorke =28Radiohead frontman=29=2C =
who has recommended their albums in interviews and included =
the song Silikon =28from their 2005 LP Hello Mom=21 and =
featuring vocalist Sasha Perera=29 in a publicly available =
iTunes playlist=2E=0D=0A=0D=0AThe follow=2Dup to Hello =
Mom=21 was Happy Birthday=21 which saw Paul St=2E Hilaire=2C =
TTC=2C Puppetmastaz=2C Thom Yorke and Max=C3=AFmo Park as =
guest vocalists=2E Other collaborators included Otto Von =
Schirach=2C Siriusmo=2C and Apparat=2E
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