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BC CD
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2016 repress. Basic Channel have pressed a new 12" vinyl with three tracks taken from the original Basic Channel BCD compact disc that so far hadn't been available on vinyl. "Q-Loop" was the hypnotizing opening track on the first BC CD and is now presented in its complete 14 minute extended glory (nearly 3 times longer) -- unbelievable!
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BCD 002CD
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2017 restock; the first CD compilation of Basic Channel releases from 1995 became one of the quintessential electronic music compilations of all time. Now, in a total surprise move, a companion CD, Basic Channel 2, has been released -- featuring full-length versions of six of the label's landmark club tracks released on vinyl between 1993 and 1995. From today's perspective, you can see and hear much of the later Rhythm & Sound style, with its echo-heavy atmospheric density, already laid out to perfection here. Basic Channel is the minimal techno production team and record label, composed of Moritz Von Oswald and Mark Ernestus, that originated in Berlin, Germany in 1993. They released a classic series of 9 iconic 12" records in the mid-'90s, and this CD compilation of material is taken from those 12"s. Featured here, on CD for the first time, are some of the most legendary electronic music tracks of all time: "Enforcement," "Phylyps Trak," "Inversion," "Octagon," "Octaedre," and "Phylyps Trak II/II." Stylistically, Basic Channel creates their own sub-genre of Detroit techno; slowly developing pulsations and abstractions with a heavy emphasis on post-dub processed crackles, blips and hiss -- the word "seminal" was invented for moments just like this.
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BC 003EP
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2013 repress. "Deep shaped reworks of Phylyps Trak & Lyot. The BC treatment of 'Lyot' turns the timeless, peak hour club anthem into a beautiful, warm sounding ambientish sound texture with a subtle pulsating groove. The remix of Phylyps' 'Trak 1' optimizes the features of the original tune and enforces additionally the mesmerizing potential of the track."
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BC 002EP
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2014 repress. "Diggin' in the chords -- legendary blueprint techno. The main tune uses the kind of chords we all do love since Inner City's 'Big Fun' has been released. In addition the track has a sonic density which is considered as a trademark of the label. Backed by a powerful 909-groove this is one of the ultimate club anthems a DJ can't fail with. The two versions on the B-side providing the space every sound contained needs to breathe."
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BC 001EP
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Basic Channel vinyl catalog, true classics forever. This is the first release from 1993. Basic Channel is one of the true "life-changing" labels of all time, any genre. Primarily made up of the duo of Moritz von Oswald and Mark Ernestus -- the artist names on each release don't really matter -- but the trademark dub-void sounds represents a generation of sound development. Although inactive as a label for the past decade, the releases remain in in print. "The initial release of the label features a multi-layered distorted acid track. Ever ongoing modulations, extreme filtering and the combination with a reduced stompin groove creates a tune of extraordinary hypnotic power. The B-side features an energy maximizing mix by Jeff Mills with unbelievable dynamic depths. The third track on the EP is the pure, original acid bassline. Monotone crispy monster acid tracks, b/w outstanding Mills rework."
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BC 005EP
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2013 repress. "The most impressive characteristic of this 12" is the further development in sound processing (filtering and modulation), which seems to have no relation to anything else within the genre. 'Inversion' is a rhythm backed journey into the world of coloured noise, while the other side delivers a repetitive, gloomy and metallic sounding ambient piece."
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BC 007EP
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2013 repress. "The importance of this release can't be over estimated. A new concept of what a club track can be was born through the transfer of the groove away from the backing rhythm towards the sound sphere. Allied with an unique sound design this makes room for an ongoing renewal of the techno concept. Ambitious record collections are incomplete without this 12". Most futuristic & soundwise advanced release on the label."
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BC 009EP
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2013 repress. "2nd in legendary trackwork series, a blueprint! Nominally related to 'Phylyps Trak 1' (Basic Channel 002) these tracks can't deny what happened meanwhile on the label. Again a unique sound design for this 12" has been done. Additionally, the mix on the untitled side releases explicitly the force out of the combination of dub with techno for the first time. This track is one of the roots for what is now known as the dub house genre."
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BC 006EP
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2013 repress. "This 12" is the companion release to Round One's 'I'm Your Brother' (Main Street 02). The constantly modulated, organic sonical sphere of the two versions included on this 12" is a perfect match to the world of sound of BC. Although driven by subtle, deep grooves both sides are a laidback listening pleasure with a less obvious deep house characteristic."
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BC 004EP
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2013 repress. "This EP gives tribute to the blue, optimistic mood of the classic Detroit techno of the first and second generation. Driven by functional grooves which are surrendered by BC branded chords, these four tunes are a late night highlight on every floor."
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BC 008EP
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2015 repress. "'Radiance' is the companion release to the revolutionary 'Octagon/ Octaedre' 12" (Basic Channel 007). This explores the less club compatible side of the BC works. Multi-layered, ambientish, drifting sound textures and the extensive use of accidental sounds found within the mixdown process making this EP a unique listening experience."
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BC BR
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2015 repress. "Basic Reshape features Basic Channel's very free takes of two of Carl Craig's projects that were originally released separately from each other on his own Planet E label. The Basic Reshape of 'The Climax' (which itself was originally released in 1991 on Retroactive) first appeared on the 2001 reissue of this milestone in Carl's work, is one of the most hypnotic and driving club tracks that Mark Ernestus and Moritz von Oswald have produced in their 'post Basic Channel' period. 'Remake' Basic Reshape from 1994 relates to 'Remake Uno/Duo', Carl's sample-based re-interpretation of Manuel Göttschings epochal 'E2-E4'. Basic Channel take a radical, abstract, sample-free approach with a breathtaking slow motion groove under a multilayered sound sphere. This track also appeared on the Basic Channel CD."
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BC QD
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2013 repress. "The Quadrant EP, originally released in 1993 on Carl Craig's Planet E label, was a one-off project by producer duo Mark Ernestus and Moritz von Oswald, also known from their work as Basic Channel, Maurizio/M-Series, Rhythm & Sound and others. Out of print for nearly half a decade, this reissue features the two main titles that reverberate an early 90s Detroit techno vibe and combine it with an early imprint of Basic Channel's timeless trademark sound aesthetic."
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