Modeselektor is set to release their third album, Monkeytown, on October 4 on their label, Monkeytown Records. Monkeytown will include a lineup of big-name collaborations including Thom Yorke, Busdriver, PVT, Antipop Consortium, and Miss Platinum.

This Berlin duo is known for drawing on the styles of intelligent dance music, electro, and hip hop, and the forthcoming album is being touted as Modselektor’s return to club music. According to Modeselektor’s website, Monkeytown is a product of complete collaboration between artists Gernot Bonsert and Sebastian Szary over ten weeks of studio time.

Modeselector’s track listing for Monkeytown is the following:

Blue Clouds – Modeselektor
Pretentious Friends – Modeselektor feat. Busdriver (emergency call by Pillow Talk)
Shipwreck – Modeselektor & Thom Yorke
Evil Twin – Modeselektor (vocals by Otto von Schirach)
German Clap – Modeselektor
Berlin – Modeselektor feat. Miss Platnum
Grillwalker – Modeselektor
Greenlight Go – Modeselektor & PVT (drums by Gordon Boerger, additional synth by Siriusmo)
Humanized (Instrumental) – Modeselektor feat. Anti Pop Consortium
This – Modeselektor & Thom Yorke
War Cry – Modeselektor (guitar by Sascha Ring)

In addition to the approaching album release, Modeselektor is scheduled to play a series of live shows around the country, including Lollapalooza on August 8. For more about the band’s touring plans, please have a look at mxdwn’s June 30 coverage.

Modeselektor’s tour dates are as follows:

08/08 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
08/11 – Noblesville, IN – Verizon Wireless Music Center
08/12 – Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
08/13 – Burgettstown, PA – First Niagara Pavilion
08/14 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
08/16 – Charlotte, NC – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
08/18 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
08/19 – Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center
08/20 – Mansfield, MA – Comcast Center for the Performing Arts
08/21 – Wantagh, NY – Nikon at Jones Beach Theater