II (Moderat album)

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

II
Studio album by Moderat
Released	6 August 2013
Genre	Electronic Minimal techno[1][2] Microhouse IDM
Length	53:21
Label	Monkeytown
Moderat chronology
Moderat (2009) II (2013) III (2016)
Singles from II
"Bad Kingdom" Released: 28 June 2013 "Gita" Released: 9 October 2013 "Last Time" Released: 17 January 2014

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.0/10[3]
Metacritic	74/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Clash	9/10[5]
Mixmag	4/5[6]
Mojo	[7]
NME	7/10[8]
Pitchfork	7.4/10[9]
Q	[10]
Resident Advisor	4.5/5[2]
Spin	7/10[11]
XLR8R	8/10[12]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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]

The first track titled "The Mark (Interlude)" has been used in the 2018 science fiction horror film Annihilation.[16]

References

1. Jeffries, David. "II – Moderat". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
2. 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". Retrieved 31 August 2013.
15. http://www.impalamusic.org/content/impala-gold-award-moderat-vut-indie-days-berlin-music-week
16. "Annihilation: Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury Talk Its Haunting Score". Retrieved 6 February 2019.