Basic Channel – BCD
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Electronic |
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Dub Techno |
Tracklist
| 1 | Q Loop | 5:28 | |
| 2 | Remake (Basic Reshape) | 6:08 | |
| 3 | Mutism | 5:57 | |
| 4 | Quadrant Dub I (Edit) | 6:57 | |
| 5 | Radiance III (Edit) | 9:21 | |
| 6 | Lyot Remix (Edit) | 6:28 | |
| 7 | Presence (Edit) | 8:17 | |
| 8 | Q1.1 | 1:03 | |
| 9 | Q1.2 | 4:58 | |
| 10 | Radiance I (Edit) | 7:57 | |
| 11 | Radiance II | 3:48 |
Companies, etc.
- Published By – B (2)
- Published By – BMG Ufa
- Manufactured By – BOD Berlin Optical Disc
- Manufactured For – EFA
- Distributed By – EFA – 11110-2
Notes
Published by B / BMG-UFA
Initial edition in a self-sealed cardboard sleeve.
This version features mirrored track titles on the front and a 'buy vinyl!' sticker on the reverse.
The cover sticker contains several errors:
Track 2 is listed as "e2e4 Basic Reshape".
Track 5 is listed as "Radiance II (Edit)", but is an edit of Radiance III.
Track 8 is listed as "Q1.1 (Edit)" but is the entire fourth of Q 1.1.
Track 10 is listed as "Radiance I", but is an edit.
Track 11 is listed as "Radiance III (Edit)" but is actually Radiance II unedited.
Track 1, 3 and 9 were previously unreleased.
Track 2 originally appeared on Manuel Göttsching - E2-E4. (hence the "e2e4" reference).
Track 4 originally appeared on Round One - I'm Your Brother.
Tracks 5, 10 and 11 originally appeared on Basic Channel - Radiance.
Track 6 originally appeared on Vainqueur - Lyot.
Track 7 originally appeared on Cyrus.
Track 8 originally appeared on Basic Channel - Q 1.1.
Initial edition in a self-sealed cardboard sleeve.
This version features mirrored track titles on the front and a 'buy vinyl!' sticker on the reverse.
The cover sticker contains several errors:
Track 2 is listed as "e2e4 Basic Reshape".
Track 5 is listed as "Radiance II (Edit)", but is an edit of Radiance III.
Track 8 is listed as "Q1.1 (Edit)" but is the entire fourth of Q 1.1.
Track 10 is listed as "Radiance I", but is an edit.
Track 11 is listed as "Radiance III (Edit)" but is actually Radiance II unedited.
Track 1, 3 and 9 were previously unreleased.
Track 2 originally appeared on Manuel Göttsching - E2-E4. (hence the "e2e4" reference).
Track 4 originally appeared on Round One - I'm Your Brother.
Tracks 5, 10 and 11 originally appeared on Basic Channel - Radiance.
Track 6 originally appeared on Vainqueur - Lyot.
Track 7 originally appeared on Cyrus.
Track 8 originally appeared on Basic Channel - Q 1.1.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 0 718751 111028
- Barcode (String): 0718751111028
- Matrix / Runout: BOD EFA 11110
- Mould SID Code: IFPI 5201
Other Versions (5 of 7)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Recently Edited
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BCD (CD, Compilation, Red Print Cardboard Cover) | Basic Channel | BCD | 1995 | |||
| BCD (CD, Compilation, Cardboard Sleeve) | Basic Channel | BCD | 1995 | ||||
| BCD (CD, Compilation, Reissue, Metal Case) | Basic Channel | BCD | 1996 | ||||
| BCD (CD, Compilation, Repress, Metal Box) | Basic Channel | BCD | 1997 | ||||
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Recently Edited
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BCD (CD, Compilation, Reissue, Metal Box) | Basic Channel | BCD | 1999 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Edited 2 years agoif there a holy spirit of techno somewhere it must dwell on this piece of wax. . a timeless classic, makes it to the desert island actually polar ice-land bin
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I'll keep it simple. This is the only way for the hardcore and headstrong to chill out. The Basic Channel.
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As a CD collector, I was happy to find this compilation of Basic Channel artists. Yeah, I have a turntable and I like vinyl, but I rarely sit down to listen to music that way, so I end up having to rip to CD before I can do stuff like listen in the car or at the gym. It's just inconvenient. Luckily, we can now get some of Basic Channel's awesome dub-techno on CD directly.
The atmosphere is minimal and austere. There aren't a whole lot of gee-whiz sounds on here, but the few sounds these artists use are important and interesting. Anytime I listen to such sparse music, I must focus on the minor details in a way that's nearly impossible with the ADD music of, say Kid606. I like both styles, but they achieve drastically different effects.
There's not much in the way of melody here - just pure groove drenched in reverb and echo. Most tracks start off with a basic idea, develop a bit, grow in intensity, and then fade back out to where they started. It's a simple formula and it risks becoming inundated with a lot of hack non-artists, but fortunately these are all winners.
Fans of minimal techno will dig this. I'm not sure if I could recommend it to any but the most adventurous IDM fans - you wouldn't be turned off, but it may not hold much interest. The slowly evolving, atmospheric nature of these tracks make certain demands on the listener. You need to either concentrate fully, or they'll become background noise, easily ignored.
While the appeal may be limited due to the nature of dub-techno as a style, this is probably as good as it gets. I recommend listening to some samples online. If you like what you hear, you can expect about four to six more minutes of it per track. I think it's worth spending a little time to find the buried secrets of this album.
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