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Pitchfork 7.4/10 Berlin's Apparat (aka Sascha Ring) and Modeselektor (the duo of Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary) return for a second album. The major differences between II and their self-titled debut is that their sonic sensibilities have grown more refined and compelling, and that the world of electronic music has just about caught up to them.

The Line of Best Fit 9/10 The second album from the Berlin techno supergroup-of-sorts is a huge leap forward from what was itself a fine debut.

DIY 4/5 UK-based music magazine bringing you music news, reviews, features, interviews and more

The Skinny 4/5 There were seven years between Moderat’s first EP and album, with the Modeselektor duo and Apparat’s Sascha Ring putting the gap down to “artistic differences”. It’s taken another four years for them to record a follow-up and as with its predecessor, it’s the creative dissonance that acts as the adhesive holding the record together and which ultimately makes it such a thrill.

Under The Radar 8.5/10 Moderat, aka Apparat's Sascha Ring and Modeselektor's Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary, apparently spent six months in an underground studio in their native Berlin recording this follow up to 2009's eponymous first collaboration.

Clash 9/10 Clash slaps a fat 9/10 on the "masterpiece" that is 'Moderat II', the second collaborative LP by Modeselektor and Apparat.