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Basic Channel is an act on the Starverb influence map. They run in the same orbit as Rhythm & Sound, Porter Ricks, Substance, cv313 and STL, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Bug, Paul St. Hilaire, Cornell Campbell, Love Joys and Aril Brikha, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 21 connections around Basic Channel and forward to The Bug. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Basic Channel is a German music group and record label, composed of Moritz von Oswald and Mark Ernestus, that originated in Berlin in 1993. The duo have also worked under other names, including Rhythm & Sound and Maurizio, and have founded offshoot label imprints such as Chain Reaction and Main Street. Their releases in the 1990s are regarded as pioneering examples of the minimal and dub techno subgenres.
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Basic Channel connections
Basic Channel shares an orbit with Rhythm & Sound, Porter Ricks, Substance and cv313, went on to shape The Bug, Paul St. Hilaire, Cornell Campbell and Love Joys. 21 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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