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An outstanding masterpiece of sound dub/minimal techno originally released in 1993 by Moritz Von Oswald and Mark Ernestus under their Basic Channel alias. All four versions of Q1 in this 2025 repress. 

Unique techno/house EP in BC sound signature. — (via Hardwax)

Stone cold essential techno classic. As ever; mastered and cut at Dubplates & Mastering, pressed at Pallas. — (via Boomkat)

About Basic Channel : Basic Channel has become synonymous with a brand of stripped-down, ultra-minimal techno almost devoid of musical substance or intent. Both artist and label, Basic Channel was established by Berlin-based producers Moritz Von Oswald (aka Maurizio) and Mark Ernestus in 1993, and the pair have unhurriedly developed a slim but adored catalog of releases under such names as Cyrus, Phylyps, q1.1, Quadrant, Octagon, and Radiance - working a single-minded concept of nearly featureless machine music ("nearly," of course, being the key to the music's success). Like many German techno artists and labels (Tresor, Studio 1, Mike Ink), Basic Channel harbors a reverence for early Chicago acid and house and first-wave Detroit techno, the latter of which in particular is manifested in Mark and Moritz's ultraconservatism with respect to rhythm and composition.  — (via Sean Cooper, Rovi)

Label: Basic Channel 
Format: Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
Repressed: 2025 / Originally released: 1993
Genre: Electronic
Style: Techno, Dub Techno, Minimal Techno
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