Modeselektor's Happy Birthday!

<p>Modeselektor the Berlin electronic duo consisting of Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary released <i>Happy Birthday!</i> in 2007 an album that mixed emotion humor and party excess. Through this album this book presents a unique window into the histories of Berlin techno European rave culture and electronic music. By emphasizing <i>Happy Birthday!</i> as a network of collabs genres and insider winks it highlights key features in Modeselektor's career: above all the beginnings of Moderat the famous project between Modeselektor and Apparat as well as the connections to groups and artists as diverse as Thom Yorke Ellen Allien Paul St. Hilaire Otto von Schirach Scooter and Jones & Stephenson. <p/><b>33 1/3 Global</b> a series related to but independent from <b>33 1/3</b> takes the format of the original series of short music-based books and brings the focus to music throughout the world. With initial volumes focusing on Japanese and Brazilian music the series will also include volumes on the popular music of Australia/Oceania Europe Africa the Middle East and more.</p>