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1995-07-31 16:08Tom ChurchillBASIC CHANNEL - QUADRANT ? (BC06) Deep, minimal, subtle machine music from the ever-enigma

From:: Tom Churchill <tom@chrchfam.demon.co.uk>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Mon, 31 Jul 1995 16:08:38 GMT
Subject:: Reviews/BC info?

BASIC CHANNEL - QUADRANT ? (BC06) Deep, minimal, subtle machine music from the ever-enigmatic Basic Channel crew. Does anyone know what the full title of this release is, and is it a new one? All I can make out is 'Basic Channel' and 'Quadrant' followed by something else which I can't read properly (not Q1.1), followed by 'I' on one side and 'II' on the other. Anyway, version I is my favourite, building and dropping throughout with a typical kick and subliminal bass, adding claps and hats as it progresses, with snatches of vocal-type sounds and of course those trademark soft, evolving, delayed metallic loops. Version II is simpler, starting with white noise, building with the bass and kick, adding more complex loops and echoes on the metallic sounds, then dropping until the end. PHOTEK - NATURAL BORN KILLAS (Metalheadz 008) 3 cuts from the consistently excellent Metalheadz stable, with Photek at the controls for a deep journey into drum 'n' bass. The main track, 'Consciousness', is a pretty average ambient jungle tune, with 'intelligence, brought to the surface of consciousness' samples and pleasant background washes. 'The Rain' is similar, but 'Into the 90s' stands out for me - similar strucure but with the breaks running at hip-hop tempo instead of the usual frantic jungle rhythms. Excellent stuff in general, if not quite as good as Hidden Agenda's 'Is It Love?' (MET009)... ILLUMINATI OF HEDFUK - THE WORM TURNS DJ FOOD - REFRIED FOOD PT 2 (both Ninjatune) These have already been reviewed/discussed, so I'll briefly add my opinions. 'The Worm Turns' is a cool experimental tune - faster than a lot of trip-hop stuff and with a more electronic sound. 'Refried Food Pt 2' is also good - Autechre turn in a very good mix with interesting sounds and rhythms, and MLO create a mellow jazzy feel. Paul Frankland produces a deep and menacing atmosphere to finish off an interesting EP. -- Tom Churchill E-mail: tom@chrchfam.demon.co.uk Techno/electronic DJ and musician

1995-07-31 17:35VUIXOn Mon, 31 Jul 1995, Tom Churchill wrote: > BASIC CHANNEL - QUADRANT ? (BC06) > Deep, mini

From:: VUIX <djordan@LnxLand1.denver.colorado.EDU>
To:: Tom Churchill <tom@chrchfam.demon.co.uk>
Cc:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Mon, 31 Jul 1995 11:35:55 -0600
Subject:: Re: Reviews/BC info?
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On Mon, 31 Jul 1995, Tom Churchill wrote:

quoted 11 lines BASIC CHANNEL - QUADRANT ? (BC06)

> BASIC CHANNEL - QUADRANT ? (BC06) > Deep, minimal, subtle machine music from the ever-enigmatic Basic Channel > crew. Does anyone know what the full title of this release is, and is it a new > one? All I can make out is 'Basic Channel' and 'Quadrant' followed by something > else which I can't read properly (not Q1.1), followed by 'I' on one side and > 'II' on the other. Anyway, version I is my favourite, building and dropping > throughout with a typical kick and subliminal bass, adding claps and hats as it > progresses, with snatches of vocal-type sounds and of course those trademark > soft, evolving, delayed metallic loops. Version II is simpler, starting with > white noise, building with the bass and kick, adding more complex loops and > echoes on the metallic sounds, then dropping until the end.

Quadrant Dub 1 & 2. Not too new, but not too old, either. Basic Channel 12'' can't be dated. My personal favorite(s):Q 1.1(short)/Enforcement(Mills Mix)/phlyps trak(1) Derek Jordan

1995-08-01 11:36Tom Churchill> > Does anyone know what the full title of this release is, and is it a new > > one? All

From:: Tom Churchill <tom@chrchfam.demon.co.uk>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Tue, 1 Aug 1995 11:36:54 GMT
Subject:: Re: Reviews/BC info?

quoted 9 lines Does anyone know what the full title of this release is, and is it a new

> > Does anyone know what the full title of this release is, and is it a new > > one? All I can make out is 'Basic Channel' and 'Quadrant' followed by > > something > > else which I can't read properly (not Q1.1), followed by 'I' on one side and > > 'II' on the other. > Quadrant Dub 1 & 2. Not too new, but not too old, either. Basic Channel > 12'' can't be dated. My personal favorite(s):Q > 1.1(short)/Enforcement(Mills Mix)/phlyps trak(1) > Derek Jordan

Cheers Derek (Thanks to Dave Walker also). Did anyone get the two Maurizio 12" a couple of months ago (M4 and C4.5 or something). I didn't buy them because I was a bit skint at the time, but they sounded pretty cool, quite housey, but still pretty deep... See ya Tom Churchill E-mail: tom@chrchfam.demon.co.uk Techno/electronic DJ and musician

1995-08-01 14:54multiparaon mon, 31 jul 1995, Tom Churchill wrote: >> BASIC CHANNEL - QUADRANT ? (BC06) >> Deep, mi

From:: multipara <Peter.Gebert@uni-konstanz.de>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Tue, 1 Aug 1995 15:54:09 +0100
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on mon, 31 jul 1995, Tom Churchill wrote:

quoted 14 lines BASIC CHANNEL - QUADRANT ? (BC06)

>> BASIC CHANNEL - QUADRANT ? (BC06) >> Deep, minimal, subtle machine music from the ever-enigmatic Basic Channel >> crew. Does anyone know what the full title of this release is, and is it a >>new >> one? All I can make out is 'Basic Channel' and 'Quadrant' followed by >>something >> else which I can't read properly (not Q1.1), followed by 'I' on one side and >> 'II' on the other. Anyway, version I is my favourite, building and dropping >> throughout with a typical kick and subliminal bass, adding claps and hats as >>it >> progresses, with snatches of vocal-type sounds and of course those trademark >> soft, evolving, delayed metallic loops. Version II is simpler, starting with >> white noise, building with the bass and kick, adding more complex loops and >> echoes on the metallic sounds, then dropping until the end.

vuix replied:

quoted 3 lines Quadrant Dub 1 & 2. Not too new, but not too old, either. Basic Channel

>Quadrant Dub 1 & 2. Not too new, but not too old, either. Basic Channel >12'' can't be dated. My personal favorite(s):Q >1.1(short)/Enforcement(Mills Mix)/phlyps trak(1)

right. i can't tell you exactly when it came out, but i'd say spring 1994. the last one, bc09, came out last september. enigmatic? well, bc are moritz von oswald and marc ernestus... from berlin... as to vuix' suggestions, i'd second them... my favourites are q1.1 (bc04), enforcement (mills mix) on bc01, octagon/octaedre (bc07) and phylypstrak 2 (bc09) (their best imo, josh wink seems to like it a lot too)... hopefully i'll be back with my homepage later this summer... with its bc discog, among a number of others... see you there then... greets, p.

1995-08-01 18:41Matt MacQueenAt 11:36 AM 8/1/95 +0000, Tom Churchill wrote: >Did anyone get the two Maurizio >12" a cou

From:: Matt MacQueen <macqueen@student.msu.edu>
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Date:: Tue, 1 Aug 1995 13:41:07 -0500
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At 11:36 AM 8/1/95 +0000, Tom Churchill wrote:

quoted 4 lines Did anyone get the two Maurizio

>Did anyone get the two Maurizio >12" a couple of months ago (M4 and C4.5 or something). I didn't buy them >>because I was a bit skint at the time, but they sounded pretty cool, quite >>housey, but still pretty deep...

Oh christ, if you're a BC fan than YOU NEED M-04. M-4.5 is just a lengthening of the same track on one side, and a 20 second version of it on flip side. (So M-4.5 is a collectors novelty, but not essential). But I put M-04 as one of the best records I've bought this year, for sure. No cheesey hooks or gimmicks - just solid, straight up Basic Channel-style house. An incredible, incredible track. DJ's had been giving this record much play at Detroit underground parties, a floor-filler every time. If you get two of these and phase them... whewww, you will open a time-portal to Jupiter in front of the turntables. So make sure to tell people to stand back a little bit when you play them. :) "BC records don't get dated," I liked that. Don't forget about "Octagon" either. peace ________________________________________________________________________ | Matt MacQueen | | multimedia/WWW production | |===================================| |==================================| | macqueen@student.msu.edu | | human interface, CD-ROM | |________________________________________________________________________| -8 -6 -4 -2 0 +2 +4 +6 +8

1995-08-02 10:50Tom Churchill> Oh christ, if you're a BC fan than YOU NEED M-04. M-4.5 is just a > lengthening of the s

From:: Tom Churchill <tom@chrchfam.demon.co.uk>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Wed, 2 Aug 1995 10:50:07 GMT
Subject:: Re: Reviews/BC info?

quoted 6 lines Oh christ, if you're a BC fan than YOU NEED M-04. M-4.5 is just a

> Oh christ, if you're a BC fan than YOU NEED M-04. M-4.5 is just a > lengthening of the same track on one side, and a 20 second version of it on > flip side. (So M-4.5 is a collectors novelty, but not essential). > But I put M-04 as one of the best records I've bought this year, for sure. > No cheesey hooks or gimmicks - just solid, straight up Basic Channel-style > house. An incredible, incredible track...

Cheers Matt, I suppose I will hunt this down now. If only I had had the money when I first heard it... Tom Churchill E-mail: tom@chrchfam.demon.co.uk Techno/electronic DJ and musician

1995-08-02 23:59Joe Marougi - 3576253On Wed, 2 Aug 1995, Tom Churchill wrote: > > Oh christ, if you're a BC fan than YOU NEED M

From:: Joe Marougi - 3576253 <jmarougi@nunic.nu.edu>
To:: Tom Churchill <tom@chrchfam.demon.co.uk>
Cc:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Wed, 2 Aug 1995 16:59:54 -0700 (PDT)
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On Wed, 2 Aug 1995, Tom Churchill wrote:

quoted 15 lines Oh christ, if you're a BC fan than YOU NEED M-04. M-4.5 is just a

> > Oh christ, if you're a BC fan than YOU NEED M-04. M-4.5 is just a > > lengthening of the same track on one side, and a 20 second version of it on > > flip side. (So M-4.5 is a collectors novelty, but not essential). > > But I put M-04 as one of the best records I've bought this year, for sure. > > No cheesey hooks or gimmicks - just solid, straight up Basic Channel-style > > house. An incredible, incredible track... > > Cheers Matt, I suppose I will hunt this down now. If only I had had the money > when I first heard it... > > Tom Churchill E-mail: tom@chrchfam.demon.co.uk > Techno/electronic DJ and musician > > >

BASIC CHANNEL FUCKING RULES!! END OF STORY! (whew!) sorry about that...every now and then I like to get that out of system! Joe Babylon r.e.a.l.m. & Plug Research

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