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Basic Channel
Moritz von Oswald (left) and Mark Ernestus (right) performing at MUTEK in 2007
Background information
Also known as
OriginBerlin, Germany
Genres
Years active1993–present
Labels
Members
Websitewww.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.[4] 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 work in the 1990s is regarded as pioneering the minimal and dub techno subgenres.[3]

History

Basic Channel was founded by Moritz von Oswald and Mark Ernestus in 1993 in Berlin, Germany.[4] At the time, von Oswald was working as an in-house producer for the Berlin label Tresor.[5] The project grew around Hard Wax, the record store opened by Ernestus in 1989.[6] In order to achieve preferred mastering quality, the duo founded their own mastering house Dubplates & Mastering.[6]

Between 1993 and 1994, the record label released the duo's nine 12-inch vinyl singles,[7] which featured minimal information and cryptic lettering, leaving the nature of the project obscure.[3] The Quietus credited these releases with "spawning a legion of imitators and earning the duo legend status among those in the know."[8] Basic Channel has since released two compilation CDs which collect edits of their 12-inch releases: BCD (1995) and BCD-2 (2008).[9]

Moritz von Oswald and Mark Ernestus have also 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[11] and Rhythm & Sound.[12]

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)

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")

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)

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")

M-Series

Albums

  • Maurizio – M-Series (1997, MCD, CD)

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")

Albums

  • Round One to Round Five – 1993-99 (1999, Main Street Records, MSD-01, CD)
  • Rhythm & Sound – Rhythm & Sound (2001, Rhythm & Sound, RSD-1, CD)
  • Scion – Arrange and Process Basic Channel Tracks (2002, Tresor, Tresor 200, CD)

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Cox, Joe (12 October 2018). "25 of the best tracks for testing bass". What Hi-Fi?. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Sherburne, Philip. "Review: BCD-2 - Basic Channel". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b McDermott, Matt (31 December 2018). "Label of the month: Basic Channel". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  5. ^ Finlayson, Angus. "The Strange World of... Basic Channel". The Quietus. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  6. ^ a b Johnson, Dun. "Record Store Week: Hard Wax". XLR8R. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  7. ^ Gibb, Rory (14 May 2018). "Lock The Studio, Turn Out The Lights: Basic Channel 25 Years On". The Quietus. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  8. ^ Finlayson, Angus. "The Strange World of... Basic Channel". The Quietus. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  9. ^ Sherburne, Philip (13 August 2008). "Basic Channel: BCD-2". Pitchfork. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  10. ^ Sherburne, Philip (6 September 2012). "Basic Channel". Spin. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  11. ^ Baines, Josh (15 October 2015). "A Bullshitter's Guide to Dub Techno". Vice. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  12. ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (23 June 2015). "Techno pioneer Moritz von Oswald's latest mixes Afrobeat and 'emptiness'". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 January 2020.

Further reading

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Rhythm & Sound
Founded1997
FounderMoritz von Oswald
Mark Ernestus
GenreDub, Dub techno
Country of originGermany
LocationBerlin
Official websiteBasic Channel

Rhythm & Sound is a dub techno label founded by Moritz von Oswald and Mark Ernestus, formed as a side project of Basic Channel. The pair released seven 12-inch singles and one CD compilation album on the label between 1997 and 2002.[1]

Releases

RS-01 (12")  Rhythm & Sound w/ Tikiman - "Music A Fe Rule" (1997)

  1. "Music A Fe Rule (Part 1)" - 14:05
  2. "Music A Fe Rule (Part 2)" - 14:21
Due to the legal problems with the name Tikiman, later represses substitutes his real name, Paul St. Hilaire.

RS-02 (12")  Chosen Brothers / Rhythm & Sound - "Mango Walk / Mango Drive" (1998)

  1. Chosen Brothers / Bullwackie's All Stars "Mango Walk (Dubwise Version)" - 8:17
  2. Rhythm & Sound "Mango Drive" - 7:12
Side 1 released under the Wackies label.

RS-03 (12")  Rhythm & Sound - "Roll Off" (1998)

  1. "Roll Off /S" - 12:30
  2. "Roll Off /B" - 13:30

RS-04 (12")  Rhythm & Sound - "Smile" (1999)

  1. Rhythm & Sound "Distance" - 5:23
  2. Rhythm & Sound "Range" - 4:39
  3. Rhythm & Sound w/ Savage "Smile" - 8:43

RS-05 (12")  Rhythm & Sound - "Carrier" (1999)

  1. "Carrier" - 9:40
  2. "Density" - 3:38
  3. "Outward" - 5:44

RS-06 (12")  Rhythm & Sound - "Trace / Imprint" (2001)

  1. "Trace" - 9:00
  2. "Imprint" - 16:24

RS-07 (12")  Rhythm & Sound - "Aground / Aerial" (2002)

  1. "Aground" - 9:20
  2. "Aerial" - 9:27

RSD-1 (CD)  Rhythm & Sound - Rhythm & Sound (2001)

  1. "No Partial" - 6:15
  2. "Trace" - 7:24
  3. "Mango Drive" - 7:12
  4. "Distance" - 4:42
  5. "Smile" (w/ Savage) - 9:12
  6. "Outward" - 5:46
  7. "Roll Off" - 9:34
  8. "Carrier" - 6:27
  9. "Range" - 6:29
  10. "Imprint" - 16:51
Collects tracks from RS-2 to RS-6 plus new track "No Partial". Tracks 2, 4, 7, 8, 9 are shortened versions.

References

  1. ^ Rhythm & Sound
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