This fourth album from the German electronic music supergroup is the follow-up to 2016's
III and is the first since their return from a hiatus that began in 2017. The record -- whose title is an anagram of "Moderat 4" -- deals with the trio's feelings of isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Its melodic modular synth textures have a woozy, hazy, creepy sound topped with Sascha Ring's muffled croon, as heard on the pre-release tracks "Fast Land" and "Easy Prey." ~ John D. Buchanan