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Oct 14, 2011While nobody expects cohesiveness from these guys, Monkeytown is at least commendably concise--their leanest and tightest offering yet.
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Oct 7, 2011Monkeytown is the sound of two men working in harmony, perfectly in control of their machines. And it may just be one of the albums of the year.
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Oct 4, 2011Modeselektor's willingness to collaborate and explore sounds while still sticking to their identifiable, fat, bass-heavy crunk techno style is worth applauding, and there's no reason to think that they won't continue to remain relevant.
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MojoDec 22, 2011It's the slo-electro instrumental Grillwalker that steals the day. [Nov 2011, p.103]
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Oct 7, 2011Monkeytown is definitely an intriguing and thoughtful project, and improves with each listen.
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Feb 13, 2012Monkeytown is a must for fans of techno, electro, and/or pop.
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Oct 3, 2011The album may be scattershot, but perhaps that doesn't matter so much when it's delivered out the barrel of a 12-gauge.
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Oct 11, 2011When the band sticks to this wheelhouse, they're as successful as they've ever been. When they divert from it, the results are wishy-washy.
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Q MagazineNov 8, 2011Monkeytown presents mutated dance music, ranging from satirical mutoid rap, warehouse ragga and even jump-up ambient. [Nov. 2011, p. 136]
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Oct 5, 2011Bronsert and Szary rarely break the mould here but it's instead one of the most accessible and effortlessly enjoyable dance music albums of the year.
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Oct 25, 2011Keeping grooves minimal but sonic detailing maximal, Modeselektor smear snarky flows by avant-rapper Busdriver and, on two tracks, colorize fragments of fan Thom Yorke's voice, whose falsetto conjures Billie Holiday as a disco diva on "Shipwreck."
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Sep 30, 2011Modeselektor sprinkle the Flying Lotus–style funk sparingly, melting their Teutonic cool just enough to reveal a previously missing musical link: soulfulness.
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Sep 30, 2011Of the variable decisions on Monkeytown, though, the worst is the employment of Radiohead's Thom Yorke on two tracks--something of a recent trend in dance music--his voice serving as the ultimate buzzkill to deaden any enjoyment of the party.
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Oct 3, 2011This duo's assured, accessible third album builds upon their reputation as omnivorous digital stylists
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UncutOct 18, 2011Yorke aside, the attractions are few in Monkeytown. [Nov 2011, p.93]
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Under The RadarNov 3, 2011The duo dares you not to have a good time, then double-dog-dares you to try and shuffle them into a convenient genre compartment. [Oct 2011, p.112]