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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox musical artist Basic Channel is a German music duo and record label, composed of Moritz von Oswald and Mark Ernestus, that originated in Berlin in 1993.<ref name="residentadvisor3365"/> 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.<ref name="bcd2"/>

HistoryEdit

Basic Channel was founded by Moritz von Oswald and Mark Ernestus in 1993 in Berlin, Germany.<ref name="residentadvisor3365">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> At the time, von Oswald was working as an in-house producer for the Berlin label Tresor.<ref name="thequietus"/> The project grew around Hard Wax, the record store opened by Ernestus in 1989.<ref name="xlr8r">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In order to achieve preferred mastering quality, the duo founded their own mastering house Dubplates & Mastering.<ref name="xlr8r"/>

Between 1993 and 1994, the record label released the duo's nine 12-inch vinyl singles,<ref name="thequietus">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> which featured minimal information and cryptic lettering, leaving the nature of the project obscure.<ref name="bcd2"/> Their minimalist sound and incorporation of delay effects inspired by dub reggae helped to define the nascent dub techno scene.<ref name="stylusmagazine">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="whathifi">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name = "THUMP">Baines, Josh (October 15, 2015). "A Bullshitter's Guide to Dub Techno". THUMP. Vice Media. Retrieved 21 October 2016.</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Quietus credited these releases with "spawning a legion of imitators and earning the duo legend status among those in the know."<ref name="thequietus"/> Basic Channel has since released two compilation CDs which collect edits of their 12-inch releases: BCD (1995) and BCD-2 (2008).<ref name="bcd2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Moritz von Oswald and Mark Ernestus have founded numerous record labels such as Chain Reaction, Main Street Records, and Rhythm & Sound.<ref name="spin">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The duo's collaborative works have also been released under the monikers Maurizio<ref name="vice">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Rhythm & Sound.<ref name="theguardian">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name = "THUMP"/>

DiscographyEdit

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BC-02, BC-07, and BC-08. Note the progressive distortion of the Basic Channel logo

Basic ChannelEdit

Albums

  • Basic Channel – BCD (1995, BCD, CD)
  • Basic Channel – BCD-2 (2008, BCD-2, CD)<ref name="basicchannel">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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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")<ref name="basicchannel"/>

Burial MixEdit

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)<ref name="burialmix">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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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")<ref name="burialmix"/>

Rhythm & SoundEdit

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  • Rhythm & Sound – Rhythm & Sound (2001, RSD-1, CD)<ref name="rhythmsound">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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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")<ref name="rhythmsound"/>

M-SeriesEdit

Albums

  • Maurizio – M-Series (1997, MCD, CD)<ref name="mseries">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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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")<ref name="mseries"/>

Main StreetEdit

Albums

  • Round One to Round Five – 1993-99 (1999, MSD-01, CD)<ref name="mainstreet">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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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")<ref name="mainstreet"/>

Related releasesEdit

Albums

  • Scion – Arrange and Process Basic Channel Tracks (2002, Tresor, Tresor 200, CD)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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ReferencesEdit

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