Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary played live acid house at Berlin underground parties from 1992 under the name Fundamental Knowledge. After four years they had seen it with this relatively superficial music and started looking for depth under the current name Modeselektor. The musical spectrum was expanded with IDM, electro and hip-hop and collaborations with kindred artists and musicians were
… entered under various pseudonyms. One of their biggest fans is Radiohead 's who never misses a chance to recommend them in the media. Yorke wanted just like the British indie band and the German hip-hop puppet show Puppetmastaz are happy to contribute to Happy Birthday. Modeselktor knows how to melt these influences into a fluid whole, in which experiment plays a major role without being totally alienating. With this they create a spectacular sound universe of unprecedented class. (AD)more
