BASIC CHANNEL
Quadrant Dub I Edit
Rhythm & Sound w/ Savage
Smile
MAURIZIO
MØ6B (Edit)
Rhythm & Sound w/ Cornel Campbell
King In My Empire
BASIC CHANNEL
Lyot Rmx
RHYTHM AND SOUND WITH PAUL ST HILAIRE
Ruff Way
BASIC CHANNEL
The Climax (Basic Reshape)
BASIC CHANNEL
Octagon
Round Four
Found A Way
Rhythm & Sound w/ Paul St. Hilaire
Jah Rule
BASIC CHANNEL
Phylyps Trak II/II
MAURIZIO
M05A (Edit)
RHYTHM AND SOUND
Carrier
Round Five feat. Paul St. Hilaire
Na Fe Throw It
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This time on 14 tracks:
“14 tracks opening up Basic Channel”
With the Basic Channel catalogue playing such an important part in shaping our world over the last fifteen years, it's easy to forget that not everyone out there is as familiar with the the label as its reputation and stature might suggest. Compiling a selection of tracks from the handful of labels that form the Basic Channel axis is both the easiest and the hardest task imaginable. Easy because pretty much any 14 tracks selected at random from the BC archives would make up a formidable playlist worthy of all the praise and attention imaginable, hard because no matter how good the tracks picked, what about all the seminal material left out? So if you're one of those people who's heard the legend 'Basic Channel' dropped in conversation about Techno or Dub or dubstep or modern music generally, but hasn't really known what it is, or who it is, or why the music tagged under the BC umbrella is treated with such reverence, these 14 tracks should offer you a window into a world of some of the finest music you'll ever have the pleasure of hearing. And after these 14, start exploring in earnest...
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On 05 Nov 10:39 Alex said:
“About time!!!”
finally something to commemorate one of the most important producers of all time! nice
On 05 Nov 12:02 simon ridge said:
“Na Fe Throw It”
so right about that track. everyone i have ever played that track to has lost the plot.
On 05 Nov 13:20 Dennis said:
“New Day!”
Where is Round Two - New Day?! It might not be the dubbiest BC-produced track they've made, but it is certainly one of their best and most celebrated.
On 05 Nov 13:55 Peter Hollo said:
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“Thanks for this!”
Back in the day, I always found both the minimalism and the 4/4 beats too much to handle. I still can't warm to the 4/4 stuff (although I like the Gas albums these days!), but I don't mind the dubby ones.
Still, minimalism is just so... minimal. Oh well.
On 05 Nov 14:37 basic fan said:
“The beautiful hiss”
I'll never forget the first time I heard the contents of that white, funny-looking, cardboard-wrapped CD from Basic Channel. Completely life-altering in terms of musical significance, and proof that hiss, as an artefact, can be as beautilful as dust can be in the hands of a poet.
What a label.
On 05 Nov 22:39 blanks said:
“new music is still possible”
basic channel/r&s have created a new aesthetic in music. 'Carrier' and 'na fe throw it' are the deepest songs ever made. No other music reaches me like this.
On 06 Nov 06:16 Mike said:
http://enenome.com
“Follow-up?!!!”
Sounds cliché, Basic Channel changed my life. Absolutely incredible sound, don't stop here.
On 06 Nov 17:40 Gene Onegin said:
“Fantastic!”
You've outdone yourselves this time! Great selection of, and introduction to (for me), some of the best music I've heard in ages. Thanks!
On 06 Nov 18:50 jammers said:
“solid gold”
the hiss, the deepest darkest dub, the atmosphere, the acid licks...this is the shit. thanks a million.
On 07 Nov 07:07 Richard Morris said:
“Covers?”
Great idea. Embedded covers (or a separate file) would be nice.
On 12 Nov 04:28 AMMANUEL said:
“BASICALLY, THE BEST.”
BS/DEEPC/ECHO...THE BEST SOUND HAS BEEN FOR YEARS, AND WILL BE FOR ETERNITY...THANKS BERLIN AND DETROIT.
On 05 Nov 09:56 Jamie Townsend said:
“on the effing money”