Body Language, Volume Eight

VINYL FORMAT. Modeselektor should require very little introduction. The Berlin-based duo of Gernot Bronserta nd Sebastian Szary have destroyed so many danefloors around the world that their reputation precedes them. Their reputation also precedes them as producers. They've released two critically acclaimed albums and collaborated with the likes of Thom Yorke and Paul St. Hilaire.

Somehow or other Modeselektor still find time to be among the best, most reliably party-smashing DJs on the the planet. Their contribution to Get Physical's Body Language mix series is a riotous, bass-heavy affair, one which takes in all kinds of interesting developments in cutting edge contemporary dance music. Modeselektor draw a natural line from the fizzing aqua-crunk of Rustie's "Zig-Zag" to the R&B bump of Missy Elliott's Timbaland-producer "Lick Shots," from the skippy 90s techno of G-Man's "Quo Vadis" to the tough Berghain minimalism of Norman Nodge. Dubstep- a big influence on the Moderat project - plays a pivotal role in the mix: moody, synth-led masterpieces by Peverlist and Benga recall classic Detroit techno, while Untold's devastating "Anaconda" is sheer dance-floor energy. Scuba's "Klinik" isn't so much dubstep as broken, reductionist house music.