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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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The Fool
Moderat Lyrics
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A common sense of lavander,
Filthy hair,
Boat cut hair,
Colon meow,
Making me Dan.
Farm your narrative shed,
Filthy hair,
A faded steak in hand,
Banjo fool,
Stranger in the lunch line.
Interpreting the lyrics of Moderat's song The Fool can be challenging given the abstract nature of the phrases used which may not communicate their purpose immediately. However, the repetition of certain phrases and the overall mood of the song can help to extrapolate possible meanings.
A recurring mention in the song is that of farming a narrative shed. This could be interpreted as the cultivation of thoughts, emotions, and ideas that form a person's personal narrative or belief system. The mention of "common sense of lavender" could allude to the commonly accepted perception of emotions that the singer is trying to break free from. The references to "filthy hair" could represent the singer's deviance from societal norms, a quality that they both embrace and reject.
The chorus of the song includes phrases such as "colon meow," "making me Dan," and "banjo fool." These lines could represent the confusion and sense of being lost in one's identity that the singer is experiencing. The phrase "Stranger in the lunch line" could indicate a feeling of alienation or detachment from others. The song's overall theme seems to speak to the struggle for individuality and the acceptance of one's uniqueness while navigating through the expectations of society.
Line by Line Meaning
Farm your narrative shed
Cultivate your own story space
A common sense of lavander
A shared feeling of calm and relaxation
Filthy hair
Untidy and unclean hair
Boat cut hair
Hair cut in a short, blunt style
Colon meow
An odd and nonsensical phrase
Making me Dan
Causing me to feel confused or disoriented
A faded steak in hand
Holding onto something that has lost its value
Banjo fool
Someone who is foolish and out of place
Stranger in the lunch line
Feeling like an outsider in a familiar place
Writer(s): Gernot Bronsert, Sascha Ring, Simon Brambel
Contributed by William L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.