III (Moderat album)

III
Studio album by
Released1 April 2016 (2016-04-01)
Genres
Length42:30
LabelMonkeytown
Moderat chronology
II
(2013)
III
(2016)
More D4ta
(2022)
Singles from III
  1. "Reminder"
    Released: 19 February 2016
  2. "Running"
    Released: 18 May 2016
  3. "Eating Hooks"
    Released: 7 October 2016
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash9/10[2]
Pitchfork7.1/10[3]
Resident AdvisorStarStarStarHalf star[4]
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[5]
Exclaim!8/10[6]
PopMattersStarStarStarStarStarStarStar[7]
The SkinnyStarStarStarStar[8]

III is the third studio album by electronic trio Moderat.[9] It was released on April 1, 2016. III is the third installment to Moderat's album trilogy that includes Moderat and II.

This was Moderat's final studio album before their initial hiatus at the end of their Berlin Tour in September 2017, before they decided to perform together again in 2021.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Eating Hooks"4:32
2."Running"3:51
3."Finder"5:20
4."Ghostmother"5:57
5."Reminder"3:54
6."The Fool"4:12
7."Intruder"4:38
8."Animal Trails"4:38
9."Ethereal"5:28
Total length:42:30

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10]5
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11]11
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12]19
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13]8
French Albums (SNEP)[14]56
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15]5
Irish Albums (IRMA)[16]63
Italian Albums (FIMI)[17] 30
Italian Vinyl Records (FIMI)[18] 9
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[19]24
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20]5
UK Albums (Official Charts)[21]53

Year-end charts

Chart (2016) Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[22] 147

References

  1. ↑ "Reviews for III by Moderat". Metacritic. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Green, Alex (29 March 2016). "Moderat - III". Clash. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Howe, Brian (29 March 2016). "Moderat III (Moderat)". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Tantum, Bruce (5 April 2016). "Moderat - III". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Jeffries, David (1 April 2016). "Moderat - III". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  6. ↑ Hampson, Ashley (30 March 2016). "Moderat - III". Exclaim!. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  7. ↑ Elone, Emmanuel (31 March 2016). "Moderat: III". PopMatters. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  8. ↑ Hawthorne, Katie (24 March 2016). "Moderat: III (Monkeytown Records) - Album review". The Skinny. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Moderat (Modeselektor and Apparat) Announce New Album, World Tour". Pitchfork.
  10. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Moderat – III" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Moderat – III" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Moderat – III" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Moderat – III" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Moderat – III". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Moderat – III" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  16. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 14, 2016". GfK Chart-Track. IRMA. Archived from the original. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Album - Classifica settimanale WK 14 (dal 2016-04-01 al 2016-04-07)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  18. ↑ "Vinili - Classifica settimanale WK 14 (dal 2016-04-01 al 2016-04-07)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  19. ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Moderat – III". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 14/4/2016 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 2016 Albums". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 December 2016.