II (Moderat album)

II
Studio album by
Moderat
Released6 August 2013 (2013-08-06)
Genre
Length53:21
LabelMonkeytown
Moderat chronology
Moderat
(2009) 		II
(2013) 		III
(2016)
Singles from II
  1. "Bad Kingdom"
    Released: 28 June 2013
  2. "Gita"
    Released: 9 October 2013
  3. "Last Time"
    Released: 17 January 2014
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.0/10[3]
Metacritic74/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Clash9/10[5]
Mixmag4/5[6]
Mojo[7]
NME7/10[8]
Pitchfork7.4/10[9]
Q[10]
Resident Advisor4.5/5[2]
Spin7/10[11]
XLR8R8/10[12]

II is the second studio album by electronic trio Moderat. It was released in August 2013 on Monkeytown Records.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Mark (Interlude)"1:36
2."Bad Kingdom"4:22
3."Versions"5:10
4."Let in the Light"4:15
5."Milk"10:04
6."Therapy"5:45
7."Gita"4:22
8."Clouded (Interlude)"1:33
9."Ilona"5:03
10."Damage Done"5:26
11."This Time"5:45
12."Last Time" (Deluxe edition bonus track[13])5:15

Chart performance

Chart (2013) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 73
Germany 10
Austria 23
Switzerland 11

Moderat's album "II", released by Berlin-based Monkeytown Records, sold more than 75,000 copies over Europe, and is distributed in North America by Mute Records.[15]

A minute of "The Mark (Interlude)", the first track from the album, was used in the 2018 science fiction horror film Annihilation.[16][17]

References

  1. ^ a b Jeffries, David. "II – Moderat". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  2. ^ a b Naylor, Tony (2 August 2013). "Moderat – II". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  3. ^ "II by Moderat reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Reviews for II by Moderat". Metacritic. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  5. ^ Martin, Felicity (22 July 2013). "Moderat – II". Clash. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  6. ^ Muggs, Joe (5 August 2013). "Moderat". Mixmag. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Moderat: II". Mojo (238): 95. September 2013.
  8. ^ Beaumont, Mark (9 August 2013). "Moderat – 'II'". NME. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  9. ^ Raymer, Miles (1 August 2013). "Moderat: II". Pitchfork. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  10. ^ "Moderat: II". Q (325): 106. September 2013.
  11. ^ "SPIN's Review Roundup: 117 Lengthy (or Tweet-Sized) Takes on July and August 2013's New LPs". Spin. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  12. ^ Jackson, Glenn (12 August 2013). "Moderat: II". XLR8R. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Moderat - II Deluxe Edition shop page". Monkeytown Records. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
  14. ^ "The Official Charts". OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  15. ^ "IMPALA Gold Award for Moderat at VUT Indie Days / Berlin Music Week | Impala". www.impalamusic.org. Archived from the original on 2017-08-11.
  16. ^ Beta, Andy (14 March 2018). "'Annihilation': Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury Talk Its Haunting Score". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  17. ^ "Annihilation: Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury Talk Its Haunting Score". Rolling Stone. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2019.