Basic Channel

Basic Channel was founded by Moritz von Oswald and Mark Ernestus in 1993 in Berlin, Germany. At the time, von Oswald was working as an in-house producer for the Berlin label Tresor. In order to achieve preferred mastering quality, the duo founded their own mastering house Dubplates & Mastering. The releases featured minimal information and cryptic lettering, leaving the origin of the projects obscure. The Quietus credited these releases with "spawning a legion of imitators and earning the duo legend status among those in the know." Moritz von Oswald and Mark Ernestus have founded subsequent record labels such as Chain Reaction, Main Street Records, and Rhythm & Sound. The duo's collaborative works have also been released under the monikers Maurizio and Rhythm & Sound. 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. ==Discography==

Basic Channel Albums • Basic Channel – BCD (1995, BCD, CD) • Basic Channel – BCD-2 (2008, BCD-2, CD) 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") 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") 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") 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") 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") ==References==