About

Seminal Basic Channel side project.

The Quadrant EP, originally released in 1993 on Carl Craig's Planet E label, was a one-off project by producer duo Moritz von Oswald and  Mark Ernestus, also known from their work as Basic Channel, Maurizio/M-Series, Rhythm & Sound and others. Out of print for nearly half a decade, this reissue features the two main titles that reverberate an early 90s Detroit techno vibe and combine it with an early imprint of Basic Channel's timeless trademark sound aesthetic. — (via Label)

The demand for Basic Channel records has been hyped of late due to the 10th anniversary re-press of the original 9 releases, this further 12″ completes the early evolution of their sound, and the bare 909 drums and classic washy synth’s show the early leaning’s toward the Phylyps Trak style cuts, and their first foray in to the annals of techno history.  — (via Disco Esencia)

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)

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Label: Basic Channel 
Format: Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
Repressed: 2025 / Originally released: 1994
Genre: Electronic
Style: Techno, Minimal Techno
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