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German music duo
Basic Channel
Also known as Rhythm & Sound Maurizio Cyrus Quadrant Round One to Round Five Origin
Berlin , Germany Genres Years active 1993–present Labels Basic Channel
Chain Reaction Burial Mix M-Series Rhythm & Sound Main Street Members
Website
www .basicchannel .com
Basic Channel is a German
music duo and
record label , composed of
Moritz von Oswald and Mark Ernestus, that originated in
Berlin in 1993.
[2] The duo have also worked under other names, including Rhythm & Sound and Maurizio , and have founded offshoot label imprints such as
Chain Reaction and Main Street. Their releases in the 1990s are regarded as pioneering examples of the
minimal and
dub techno subgenres.
[3]
History
Basic Channel was founded by
Moritz von Oswald and Mark Ernestus in 1993 in
Berlin , Germany.
[2] At the time, von Oswald was working as an in-house producer for the Berlin label
Tresor .
[4] The project grew around
Hard Wax , the
record store opened by Ernestus in 1989.
[5] In order to achieve preferred
mastering quality, the duo founded their own mastering house Dubplates & Mastering.
[5]
Between 1993 and 1994, the record label released the duo's nine 12-inch vinyl singles,
[4] which featured minimal information and cryptic lettering, leaving the nature of the project obscure.
[3] Their
minimalist sound and incorporation of
delay effects inspired by
dub reggae helped to define the nascent
dub techno scene.
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
The Quietus credited these releases with "spawning a legion of imitators and earning the duo legend status among those in the know."
[4] Basic Channel has since released two compilation CDs which collect edits of their 12-inch releases: BCD (1995) and BCD-2 (2008).
[3]
Moritz von Oswald and Mark Ernestus have founded numerous record labels such as
Chain Reaction , Main Street Records, and Rhythm & Sound.
[10] The duo's collaborative works have also been released under the monikers Maurizio
[1] and Rhythm & Sound.
[11] As Rhythm & Sound, the duo have recorded more faithful takes on Jamaican dub in collaboration with vocalists such as Paul St. Hilaire,
Cornell Campbell and the Love Joys.
[8]
Discography
BC-02, BC-07, and BC-08. Note the progressive distortion of the Basic Channel logo
Basic Channel
Albums
Basic Channel – BCD (1995, BCD, CD)
Basic Channel – BCD-2 (2008, BCD-2, CD)
[12]
Singles
Cyrus – "Enforcement" (1993, BC-01, 12")
Basic Channel – "Phylyps Trak" (1993, BC-02, 12")
Vainqueur – "Lyot RMX" (1993, BC-03, 12")
Quadrant – "Q1.1" (1993, BC-04, 12")
Cyrus – "Inversion" (1994, BC-05, 12")
Basic Channel – "Quadrant Dub" (1994, BC-06, 12")
Basic Channel – "Octagon" (1994, BC-07, 12")
Basic Channel – "Radiance" (1994, BC-08, 12")
Basic Channel – "Phylyps Trak II" (1994, BC-09, 12")
Basic Channel – "Remake (Basic Reshape)" (2004, BC-BR, 12")
Quadrant – "Infinition" (2004, BC-QD, 12")
Basic Channel – "Q-Loop" (2014, BC-CD, 12")
[12]
Burial Mix
Albums
Rhythm & Sound w/ Paul St. Hilaire – Showcase (1998, BMD-1, CD)
Rhythm & Sound w/ the Artists – Rhythm & Sound w/ the Artists (2003, BMD-2, CD)
Rhythm & Sound – The Versions (2003, BMD-3, CD)
Rhythm & Sound w/ the Artists – Rhythm & Sound w/ the Artists (2004, BMLP-2, LP)
Rhythm & Sound – The Versions (2004, BMLP-3, LP)
Rhythm & Sound – See Mi Ya (2005, BMD-4, CD)
Rhythm & Sound – See Mi Ya (2005, BMLP-4, LP)
Rhythm & Sound – See Mi Ya (2005, BM-14-20, 7" box set)
Rhythm & Sound – See Mi Ya Remixes (2006, BMXD-1, CD)
[13]
Singles
Rhythm & Sound w/ Paul St. Hilaire – "Never Tell You" (1996, BM-01, 10")
Rhythm & Sound w/ Paul St. Hilaire – "Spend Some Time" (1996, BM-02, 10")
Rhythm & Sound w/ Paul St. Hilaire – "Ruff Way" (1997, BM-03, 10")
Rhythm & Sound w/ Paul St. Hilaire – "What a Mistry" (1997, BM-04, 10")
Rhythm & Sound w/ Paul St. Hilaire – "Why" (1997, BM-05, 10")
Rhythm & Sound w/
Cornel Campbell – "King in My Empire" (2001, BM-06, 10")
Rhythm & Sound w/ Paul St. Hilaire – "Jah Rule" (2001, BM-07, 10")
Rhythm & Sound w/ Shalom – "We Been Troddin" (2001, BM-08, 10")
Rhythm & Sound w/ the Chosen Brothers – "Making History" (2002, BM-09, 10")
Rhythm & Sound w/ Love Joy – "Best Friend" (2002, BM-10, 10")
Rhythm & Sound w/ Jennifer Lara – "Queen in My Empire" (2003, BM-11, 10")
Rhythm & Sound w/ the Chosen Brothers – "Mash Down Babylon" (2003, BM-12, 10")
Rhythm & Sound w/ Jah Batta – "Music Hit You" (2003, BM-13, 10")
[13]
Rhythm & Sound
Albums
Rhythm & Sound – Rhythm & Sound (2001, RSD-1, CD)
[14]
Singles
Rhythm & Sound w/ Tikiman – "Music A Fe Rule" (1997, RS-01, 12")
Chosen Brothers / Rhythm & Sound – "Mango Walk" / "Mango Drive" (1998, RS-02, 12")
Rhythm & Sound – "Roll Off" (1998, RS-03, 12")
Rhythm & Sound w/ Savage – "Smile" (1999, RS-04, 12")
Rhythm & Sound – "Carrier" (1999, RS-05, 12")
Rhythm & Sound – "Trace" / "Imprint" (2001, RS-06, 12")
Rhythm & Sound – "Aground" / "Aerial" (2002, RS-07, 12")
[14]
M-Series
Albums
Maurizio – M-Series (1997, MCD, CD)
[15]
Singles
Maurizio – "Ploy" (1992, M-1, 12")
Vainquer – "Lyot" (1992, M-2, 12")
Maurizio – "Domina" (1993, M-3, 12")
Maurizio – "M-4" (1995, M-4, 12")
Maurizio – "M-4.5" (1995, M-4.5, 12")
Maurizio – "M-5" (1995, M-5, 12")
Maurizio – "M-6" (1996, M-6, 12")
Maurizio – "M-7" (1997, M-7, 12")
[15]
Main Street
Albums
Round One to Round Five – 1993-99 (1999, MSD-01, CD)
[16]
Singles
Round One – "I'm Your Brother" (1994, MSR-02, 12")
Round Two – "New Day (1995, MSR-04, 12")
Round Three w/ Paul St. Hilaire – "Acting Crazy" (1995, MSR-06, 12")
Round Four w/ Paul St. Hilaire – "Find a Way" (1998, MSR-08, 12")
Round Five w/ Paul St. Hilaire – "Na Fe Throw It" (1999, MSR-10, 12")
[16]
Related releases
Albums
Scion – Arrange and Process Basic Channel Tracks (2002, Tresor, Tresor 200, CD)
[17]
References
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Vice .
Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020 .
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"Label of the month: Basic Channel" .
Resident Advisor .
Archived from the original on 10 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2020 .
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c Sherburne, Philip (13 August 2008).
"Basic Channel: BCD-2" .
Pitchfork .
Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2020 .
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c Gibb, Rory (14 May 2018).
"Lock The Studio, Turn Out The Lights: Basic Channel 25 Years On" .
The Quietus . Retrieved 9 January 2020 .
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b Johnson, Dunn (21 July 2014).
"Record Store Week: Hard Wax" .
XLR8R .
Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2020 .
^ De Young, Nate (2 June 2005).
"On First Listen: Basic Channel" .
Stylus Magazine .
Archived from the original on 21 March 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2020 .
^ Cox, Joe (12 October 2018).
"25 of the best tracks for testing bass" .
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Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2020 .
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Spin .
Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020 .
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"Techno pioneer Moritz von Oswald's latest mixes Afrobeat and 'emptiness' " .
The Guardian .
Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2020 .
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"Basic Channel" . Basic Channel . Archived from
the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2020 .
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"Burial Mix" . Basic Channel .
Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2020 .
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"Rhythm & Sound" . Basic Channel .
Archived from the original on 18 May 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2020 .
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"M-Series" . Basic Channel .
Archived from the original on 2 March 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2020 .
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"Main Street" . Basic Channel .
Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2020 .
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"Dub be good to me: the strange and challenging art of the remix album (page 3 of 5)" .
Fact . 16 August 2012.
Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2020 .
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