This was the first in our series of Shangaan homages.
A metronomic, clicking beat to drive you crazy; a kind of Motorik lash — dubwise, midrange; moody strings.
Wry, driving, one-of-a-kind genius.

Honest Jon’s presents Mark Ernestus from Rhythm And Sound spinning 45s alongside DJ Pete from Substance and Scion Versions, with a live set from Sleeparchive.

‘Pure machine soul for late-night heads.’

A re-rub of classic Digital Mystikz to celebrate Ancient Monarchy’s fifth release already, laced with oblique, Autechre-style melodiousness, and bass-bin armageddon. Next up, Sweet Sixteen is psychedelic techno-not-techno for early-morning dancefloors, complete with a sleazy EBM/New Beat dub by DJ October.

Classic, rampers, dread, Berlin techno; Basic Channel style.
Judge No Sympathy in session.
All four Mohems so far… scorchers.

Swingeing dubwise techno. Recess is sixteen minutes long.
Terrific; hotly recommended.

The Chain Reaction classic.

With the all-time, game-changing Hi-Tech Jazz. Crucial.

Beau Wanzer and Shawn O’Sullivan.

Geo Rip is John Jones (Dope Body, Nerftoss) with Aaron Leitko and Mike Petillo (Protect-U), making its vinyl debut. Broken samples and electronics improvised live to tape.
An auspicious, thrilling, varied first outing — daredevil, visceral, and fresh — in customarily gorgeous TTT livery, with top-notch sound.

Now available on vinyl at long last, a crucial retrieval from the revered Chain Reaction imprint, run by Basic Channel.
Originally out in 1999, on CD only, dedicated to the memory of Stephen Lawrence, this is an utterly assured, engrossing, deep blend of dubwise techno and Detroit-schooled ambient.
Beautifully presented, Basic Channel style, in a debossed sleeve constructed from recycled grey board, printed black on both sides. With a card for digital download. Remastered by Rashad Becker.
Warmly recommended.

Deadly 1990 outings by the This Heat drummer — grooving, stripped, moody assassinators — with Versions by Maxmillion Dunbar and JD Twitch, evoking Photek, Premier, Giallo, Belgian acid…

Ljudverket celebrates its tenth release with this characteristically skilled, open-air blend of field recordings and organic, dubwise techno in the tradition of Basic Channel, filled with keen senses of its own particular natural terrains and atmospheres.
‘The thunder and rain of Bas Emfas passes to blue skies above shimmering water, in Luminös Klang. The cerebral jam Konflux Sekvens gives way to the deep emotions of Sonisk Morgonsyn, to close the journey.’
Hyvää syntymäpäivää.