Next Wednesday, August 28th, catch Moderat at the Neptune Theatre (8 p.m., $26.50 in advance, all ages).

I needed help from my music-head friend to describe Moderat. Here’s how our text conversation went:

And that, my friends, is just about dead on. Moderat are Apparat (Sascha Ring) and Modeselektor (Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary), a trio hailing from Berlin. Three German producers coming together sounds like a recipe for a hot mess, but the fusion between these three on their latest album II is seamless.

When I initially think of electronic music, I think of Pretty Lights, Skrillex (barf), and other “musicians” that should stay in 2011 — where they belong. I may be in the minority, but I’m still skeptical.

What I like about Moderat is that it’s not all BASS BASS BASS. Their first single “Bad Kingdom” has thick bass lines, but it doesn’t overpower the uplifting, synth based pulse of the track. The following “Versions” is nearly polar opposite — vocal-free and dark. It plays with your emotions, while Bad Kingdom just makes you want to fucking dance. The closing track “This Time” is stylistically interesting, which is often an oxymoron in EDM.

In the 10-minute-long, ecstasy-inducing, stand-out track “Milk,” the beats and spacey rhythms aren’t overworked. It rises just as well as it falls. All I left wanting more of from Moderat was vocals, which you get another taste of on “Damage Done.” Not nearly enough, however.

It’s easy to get lost in the echoes and breakbeats of II — whether that’s on your headphones or on the dance floor. So rather than let your friends play another terrible mash up — or god, “Get Lucky” again — try Moderat out for change.