II (Moderat album)

II
Studio album by
Moderat
Released6 August 2013 (2013-08-06)
Genres
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

II is the second studio album by electronic trio Moderat. It was released in August 2013 on Monkeytown Records in Europe while it was distributed by Mute Records in North America. The album sold more than 75,000 copies over Europe.

A minute of the opening track The Mark (Interlude) was used in the 2018 science fiction horror film Annihilation.

Critical Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.0/10
Metacritic74/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
Clash9/10
Mixmag4/5
MojoStarStarStar
NME7/10
Pitchfork7.4/10
QStarStarStar
Resident Advisor4.5/5
Spin7/10
XLR8R8/10

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)5:15

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)23
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)27
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)50
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)34
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)34
French Albums (SNEP)112
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)11
UK (OfficialCharts.com) 73

References

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  2. 1 2 Naylor, Tony (2 August 2013). "Moderat – II". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
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  4. ↑ Beta, Andy (14 March 2018). "'Annihilation': Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury Talk Its Haunting Score". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  5. ↑ "Annihilation: Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury Talk Its Haunting Score". Rolling Stone. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
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  8. ↑ Martin, Felicity (22 July 2013). "Moderat – II". Clash. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  9. ↑ Muggs, Joe (5 August 2013). "Moderat". Mixmag. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  10. ↑ "Moderat: II". Mojo (238): 95. September 2013.
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  12. ↑ Raymer, Miles (1 August 2013). "Moderat: II". Pitchfork. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  13. ↑ "Moderat: II". Q (325): 106. September 2013.
  14. ↑ "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.
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  25. ↑ "UK Official Charts - Moderat - II". OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved April 8, 2016.