Basic Channel is a minimal techno production team and record label, compose… Read Full Bio ↴Basic Channel is a minimal techno production team and record label, composed of Moritz Von Oswald and Mark Ernestus, that originated in Berlin, Germany in 1993. The duo released a number of vinyl-only tracks under various aliases, each of which employed their signature brand of dissonant dub techno. The nine original releases were each primarily identified as Basic Channel productions by their catalogue numbers, as the Basic Channel logo on the label became more distorted and unreadable with each subsequent release.
The duo set up a studio in Berlin on Paul-Lincke-Ufer, in a building which was eventually to house Mark Ernestus’ distributing company and shop Hard Wax, and the label's mastering studio Dubplates & Mastering, set up to ensure a desired dynamic quality for the vinyl.
The Basic Channel imprint ceased business in 1995 (apart from two releases almost a decade later that were originally issued on Carl Craig's Planet E label), but were followed by a string of similar labels. Among the most important were Chain Reaction, which released non-Von Oswald/Ernestus productions and helped launch the careers of dub-influenced minimal techno producers such as Monolake and Porter Ricks; Basic Replay, which specialises in reggae and dancehall re-issues; Main Street, for house-related releases under the names Round One to Round Five; and Burial Mix and Rhythm & Sound, which saw the duo's sound move away from the Detroit blueprint and closer to vocal-lead dub and reggae. Their With The Artists album, released as Rhythm & Sound and featuring celebrated reggae and dancehall vocalists such as Sugar Minott, featured in the top 50 records of the year for 2003 in The Wire magazine.
Basic Channel also run a comprehensive programme of re-issues for the American reggae label Wackies.
http://www.basicchannel.com/
The duo set up a studio in Berlin on Paul-Lincke-Ufer, in a building which was eventually to house Mark Ernestus’ distributing company and shop Hard Wax, and the label's mastering studio Dubplates & Mastering, set up to ensure a desired dynamic quality for the vinyl.
The Basic Channel imprint ceased business in 1995 (apart from two releases almost a decade later that were originally issued on Carl Craig's Planet E label), but were followed by a string of similar labels. Among the most important were Chain Reaction, which released non-Von Oswald/Ernestus productions and helped launch the careers of dub-influenced minimal techno producers such as Monolake and Porter Ricks; Basic Replay, which specialises in reggae and dancehall re-issues; Main Street, for house-related releases under the names Round One to Round Five; and Burial Mix and Rhythm & Sound, which saw the duo's sound move away from the Detroit blueprint and closer to vocal-lead dub and reggae. Their With The Artists album, released as Rhythm & Sound and featuring celebrated reggae and dancehall vocalists such as Sugar Minott, featured in the top 50 records of the year for 2003 in The Wire magazine.
Basic Channel also run a comprehensive programme of re-issues for the American reggae label Wackies.
http://www.basicchannel.com/
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Kinshasa9200
"One chord is fine. Two chords is pushing it. Three chords and you're into jazz." Lou Reed couldn't be more accurate.
Marcus Schulz
YEEEEESSSSSSSSS
John Michael
Haha, love this quote.
Krzysiek Polański
This is a masterpiece and one of the greatest techno tracks of all time.
SilverKnobs
Dokładnie.
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Cammi
Have a vivid memory of playing this in a dim sweaty garage full of high schoolers in the middle of rural Michigan. There was a hot tub and bras hanging from the rafters. Confusing vibes.
Viborg Vee
Rod “Deepchord” Modell is from Michigan, Port Huron to be exact, I think.
shamus jubenal
@D3cyTH3r I think Michigan itself might be a little different compared to the rest of the US, at least before covid. I think since Detroit is the birthplace of techno there is more love of it there than other places. I was recently listening to a lot Detroit techno lately and there was interesting producers from all over Michigan.
So I agree with you overall about the States, that you’re not going to see techno parties with the disease that is EDM becoming so popular. But I hopeful to hear that there were was real techno parties somewhat recently in rural Michigan
D3cyTH3r
@shamus jubenal Techno was global back in the 90's, there's no comparison with today's music scene in the US (Ravestock in Texas springs to mind). Could be Cammi is talking about back then?