| II | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 6 August 2013 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 53:21 | |||
| Label | Monkeytown | |||
| Moderat chronology | ||||
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| Singles from II | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.0/10 [3] |
| Metacritic | 74/100 [4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Clash | 9/10 [5] |
| Mixmag | 4/5 [6] |
| Mojo | [7] |
| NME | 7/10 [8] |
| Pitchfork | 7.4/10 [9] |
| Q | [10] |
| Resident Advisor | 4.5/5 [2] |
| Spin | 7/10 [11] |
| XLR8R | 8/10 [12] |
II is the second studio album by electronic trio Moderat. It was released in August 2013 on Monkeytown Records.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Mark (Interlude)" | 1:36 |
| 2. | "Bad Kingdom" | 4:22 |
| 3. | "Versions" | 5:10 |
| 4. | "Let in the Light" | 4:15 |
| 5. | "Milk" | 10:04 |
| 6. | "Therapy" | 5:45 |
| 7. | "Gita" | 4:22 |
| 8. | "Clouded (Interlude)" | 1:33 |
| 9. | "Ilona" | 5:03 |
| 10. | "Damage Done" | 5:26 |
| 11. | "This Time" | 5:45 |
| 12. | "Last Time" (Deluxe edition bonus track [13] ) | 5:15 |
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| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart | 73 |
| Germany | 10 |
| Austria | 23 |
| Switzerland | 11 |
Moderat's album "II", released by Berlin-based Monkeytown Records, sold more than 75,000 copies over Europe, and is distributed in North America by Mute Records. [15]
A minute of "The Mark (Interlude)", the first track from the album, was used in the 2018 science fiction horror film Annihilation. [16] [17]
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