The group members met in 1992 in Berlin with group member Szary performing live acid house music at illegal underground parties. Both soon joined forces and began creating music under the moniker Fundamental Knowledge. In 1996 the group renamed to Modeselektor, a name taken from a function on the Roland RE-201 Space Echo analog delay effects unit.
In 1999 Modeselektor signed its first remix contract and began working with Pfadfinderei, a Berlin based VJ and design collective. In 2000 Modeselektor met Ellen Allien, making BPitch Control their home label. Modeselektor has also been involved in collaborative efforts; Moderat - a musical collaboration between Modeselektor and Apparat, Pfadselektor - a music/visual collaboration between Modeselektor and Pfadfinderei, and with Rhythm & Sound's Paul St. Hillaire. They have produced sound installations at the Centre Pompidou in Paris and lectured at the Merz Akademie in Stuttgart.
Modeselektor is a favourite group of Thom Yorke (Radiohead frontman), who has recommended their albums in interviews and included the song Silikon (from their 2005 LP Hello Mom! and featuring vocalist Sasha Perera) in a publicly available iTunes playlist.
The follow-up to Hello Mom! was Happy Birthday! which saw Paul St. Hilaire, TTC, Puppetmastaz, Thom Yorke and Maxïmo Park as guest vocalists. Other collaborators included Otto von Schirach, Siriusmo, and Apparat.
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The Dark Side of the Sun
Modeselektor Lyrics
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El lunático está en la hierba.
Recordando juegos y cadenas de margaritas y se ríe.
Hay que mantener los locos en el camino.
El lunático está en la sala.
Los locos están en mi sala.
El documento tiene sus caras dobladas en el suelo
Y durante muchos años si la presa se rompe muy pronto
Y si no hay espacio en la colina
Y si tu cabeza explota con oscuros presagios demasiado
Te veré en el lado oscuro de la luna.
El lunático está en mi cabeza.
El lunático está en mi cabeza
Levantas la hoja, de realizar el cambio
Usted cierra la puerta
Y tirar la llave
Hay alguien en mi cabeza pero no soy yo.
Y si las explosiones de nubes, el trueno en el oído
Usted nota y nadie parece escuchar.
Y si eres de la banda comienza a tocar melodías en diferentes
Te veré en el lado oscuro de la luna.
"No puedo pensar en nada que decir excepto ...
Creo que es maravilloso! HaHaHa! "
The lyrics to Modeselektor's song "The Dark Side of the Sun" paint a vivid picture of a person who is struggling with their own mind. The opening lines introduce us to "the lunatic" who is lying in the grass, remembering games and chains of daisies and laughing. This imagery suggests a longing for a simpler time when the world was less complicated and the pressures of life had not yet taken hold. The line "Hay que mantener los locos en el camino" (We must keep the crazies on the road) implies that this person may be struggling with mental illness and needs support to stay grounded in reality.
The second verse introduces a sense of paranoia and confusion, with the "document" (perhaps a reference to official paperwork or medical records) having "faces bent to the floor". The singer is becoming increasingly overwhelmed by the constant influx of information, with "the boy" bringing more and more paper each day. The chorus refers to the possibility of a breakdown, with the singer stating that "if the dam breaks open many years too soon/and if there is no room upon the hill/and if your head explodes with dark forebodings too/I'll see you on the dark side of the moon". These lines suggest a fear of losing control and being consumed by one's own thoughts.
The final verse refers to the idea of dissociation or feeling like one is not in control of their own mind. The "lunatic" is now in the singer's head, and they are struggling to regain control of their thoughts and emotions. The line "There's someone in my head but it's not me" encapsulates this feeling of detachment. The chorus once again refers to the possibility of slipping into the "dark side of the moon" if one's grip on reality slips.
Overall, the lyrics to "The Dark Side of the Sun" paint a powerful and poignant picture of the struggle to maintain mental health and control one's own thoughts.
Line by Line Meaning
El lunático está en la hierba.
There is a crazy person lying in the grass.
El lunático está en la hierba.
There is a crazy person lying in the grass.
Recordando juegos y cadenas de margaritas y se ríe.
He/she is remembering playing games and making chains of daisies and laughing.
Hay que mantener los locos en el camino.
We have to keep the insane people on track.
El lunático está en la sala.
There is a lunatic in the room.
Los locos están en mi sala.
The insane people are in my room.
El documento tiene sus caras dobladas en el suelo
The paper has its faces folded on the ground.
Y cada día, el muchacho trae más de papel.
And every day, the boy brings more paper.
Y durante muchos años si la presa se rompe muy pronto
And for many years if the dam breaks too soon.
Y si no hay espacio en la colina
And if there is no space on the hill.
Y si tu cabeza explota con oscuros presagios demasiado
And if your head explodes with too many dark omens.
Te veré en el lado oscuro de la luna.
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon.
El lunático está en mi cabeza.
The lunatic is in my head.
El lunático está en mi cabeza
The lunatic is in my head.
Levantas la hoja, de realizar el cambio
You raise the blade to make the change.
Usted cierra la puerta
You close the door.
Y tirar la llave
And throw away the key.
Hay alguien en mi cabeza pero no soy yo.
There's someone in my head but it's not me.
Y si las explosiones de nubes, el trueno en el oído
And if cloud explosions, thunder in your ear.
Usted nota y nadie parece escuchar.
You notice and no one seems to hear.
Y si eres de la banda comienza a tocar melodías en diferentes
And if you're the band starts playing different tunes.
Te veré en el lado oscuro de la luna.
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon.
"No puedo pensar en nada que decir excepto ...
"I can't think of anything to say except...
Creo que es maravilloso! HaHaHa! "
"I think it's marvelous! HaHaHa!"
Contributed by Sydney K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@thelastuberman1048
I'll try to do the lyrics. Reply if you hear anything different.
(Rap)
Yeah
Puppetmaster modelektorness... shit
Yeah
Ah I like that
Oh yeah oh (like boom)... aouuh yeah,
When I step on the set
Bitch motherfukers don't stop to get wet
Yeah just like sluts poppin'
Slappen' that hot head beats up out the (boom)
x rayed up like I see all up... through the gothic posters
This is marvelous watch this he so dont'
get as fucking nasty as nasty as this
Just in the oven be slippin
In the elevator la trippin
Gan' the room m' be fliipin
So then we (ahh ahh ahh) then I'll fuck you
Off of the slide
Fuck on asses begin I'll though
That's the way we gotcha hold at you.
That's the way we gotcha hold at you. (x2)
That's the way (x2)
That's the way we gotcha hold at you.
(Chores)
I love you
I love you not
You better respect
Or we will split on the spot
I'll carry you
I'll care for you
Bitch motherfucker
Won't he stand for you?
I love you.
(Rap)
Modselektor... what?
Then the rate of the master control we we we what?
Jump the rate and we can be be oh!
(I don't know this part...)
Give up and get your ass in the assume position
The rest of me can lock it in there right in the lead mission
Get (x9)
Go
Wanna bet that we can get these hoes.
(unknown)
You'll reach out
We we back down
We all smell that aroma on ass.
See see see no melody here.
I love you (no melody, bitch slide, you) (x4)
(chores) (x2)
I love you
I love you not
You better respect
Or we will split on the spot
I'll carry you
I'll care for you
Bitch motherfucker
Won't he stand for you?
I love you.
Happy birthday mah figga.
@masterninja9716
This is why Modeselektor are badass. Perfect timing with all the noises coming at you with precise control.
@shaneoconnell5650
Woah. A comment that isn't referencing any sort of video or TV show. Incredible, seriously
@madis4183
Looda editing....
@JokrProject
The beat in this song is killer.
@WeapoKingNZ
The Fellas brought me here. NAFO will win!
@spectre7223
goes hard
@misterz3673
Long live NAFO!
@Flesjemetwater
You pronounced this nonsense, not me
@f.maximo7760
😎🤘🏾
@abigaileileen3161
🇺🇦🐶🤘