Moderat are Modeselektor and Apparat.

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Moderat's formation began back in 2002 in Berlin, Germany when Sascha Ring (aka Apparat) and Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary (aka Modeselektor) recorded an EP for the record label BPitch Control ("Auf Kosten der Gesundheit"). When it came time to begin working on an album, Moderat suddenly broke up.

Meanwhile Modeselektor set a milestone in German music history with their sophomore album, Happy Birthday!, including musicians such as Puppetmastaz, Maximo Park and Thom Yorke. Amongst a slew of remixes for the likes of Thom Yorke and Björk, Modeselektor also went on to tour with Radiohead across Japan in 2008.

Apparat, on the other hand, moved forward with his album Walls in 2007 (after his collaboration with Ellen Allien on "Orchestra of Bubbles"), taking a musical path that was more band-oriented and kept him on tour for several years running.

2008 saw the reunion of this project and the three members of Moderat went back to the studio to continue working together and finally released their 1st full album "Moderat" in April 2009. This is a monumental 'audio-visual declaration' album, which includes ten videos by Berlin's highly regarded visualists Pfadfinderei.

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Intruder
Moderat Lyrics

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When I lay at night
They come passing by
One after the other
On the left side of my heart

When I lay at night
They come take my hand
They don′t make a sound

When they lie with me

When I sleep at night
They're passing by
One after the other
On the left of my heart

When I sleep at night
At night
At night
At night

When I sleep at night
When I sleep at night

Overall Meaning

The lyrics in Moderat's song "Intruder" describe a haunting experience of the singer when they lay or sleep, where mysterious entities visit them at night. The singer describes how these entities come passing by, one after the other, on the left side of their heart, and come to take their hand. The entities do not make any sound, but the singer describes how they lie with them. The repetition of these haunting experiences suggests that the singer is unable to escape or avoid them.

The imagery in this song is striking as the lyrics create a sense of fear and unease in the listener. The repetition of the line "when I lay at night" or "when I sleep at night" adds to the feeling of repetition and helplessness that the singer feels. The "left side of my heart" in the lyrics may suggest that the entities are affecting the singer emotionally or psychologically. Alternatively, it could be a reference to the idea that the heart is the seat of the soul or spirit, suggesting that the entities are spiritual or metaphysical in nature.

Overall, the lyrics of "Intruder" create a dark and unsettling atmosphere that is further reinforced by the haunting electronic beats and production of the music itself.

Line by Line Meaning

When I lay at night
During my moments of rest at night

They come passing by
Thoughts and feelings that I try to avoid start to appear

One after the other
These thoughts and feelings gradually come, one after the other

On the left side of my heart
Emotions are felt deeply within me

When I lay at night
The same recurring pattern happens frequently

They come take my hand
These emotions and feelings take over me and control my actions

They don?t make a sound
These feelings are silent, not voiced out or heard by anyone else

When they lie with me
These feelings accompany me even when I am sleeping

When I sleep at night
The same recurring pattern happens frequently

They're passing by
The thoughts and feelings keep occurring, not stopping

One after the other
These emotions and feelings keep coming in a sequence