Basic Channel

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Basic Channel is a German techno production duo and [url=https://www.discogs.com/label/255-Basic-Channel]record label[/url], composed of Moritz von Oswald and Mark Ernestus, that originated in Berlin in 1993. The duo became known in the mid-1990s for a series of vinyl-only releases under various aliases marked by minimalism in both production techniques and graphic esthetics. Basic Channel is widely regarded as a pioneering force of minimal and dub techno. The minimalist esthetics of the 12"s released by the duo / label can lead to ambiguities as to whether the names listed on releases are aliases / project names or just track / release titles, meaning that appearances of those tracks on compilations or DJ mixes were often inconsistently credited.