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Rhythm & Sound is Moritz Von Oswald and Mark Ernestus.
Rhythm & Sound released a series of 10' records on Burial Mix and 12' records
on Rhythm & Sound, both labels distributed by Hardwax. Von Oswald and
Ernestus' Rhythm & Sound recordings are much more dub-influenced and less
techno-orientated than the duo's previous, and more legendary, dub-techno
recordings as Basic Channel or even as Maurizio. Where those earlier recordings
synthesized a Detroit-influenced style of minimal techno with dub-reggae
basslines, the late-'90s Rhythm & Sound productions emphasized the dub-reggae
aesthetic rather than the more dancefloor-orientated techno sound of the
early 90s Basic Channel and Maurizio recordings. Thus, the Rhythm & Sound
records, which often featured reggae vocalist Paul St. Hilaire, weren't quite
as popular or well-known as the duo's Basic Channel recordings, which instead
retained their popularity over the years, becoming quite legendary and
oft-cited within the techno scene. Nonetheless, Von Oswald and Ernestus' Rhythm
& Sound work prevailed into the early 2000s, being compiled on two CDs,
Showcase (1998) and Rhythm & Sound (2001).
Aliases include : Basic Channel, Cyrus, Maurizio, Phylyps, Quadrant, Radiance,
Round Five, Round Four, Round One, Round Three, Round Two
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part one
part two
part three
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