Cyrus/Basic Channel-Inversion (1993 dub techno)

Not many producers in electronic music have been able to devise a formula as unique and critically respected as Basic Channel have. In an era where hip house music was in it's final moments of dominating the airwaves, this duo came from leftfield and developed a music formula that was unlike anything that proceeded it. Their stripped down sound seems simple on the surface but with every listen subtle nuances are revealed to the listener that honestly even paragraphs of gibberish wouldn't justify, you just have to hear it for yourself. Basic Channel only had 9 releases from 1993-95. None of them had flashy cover art or any other gimmicks, yet they continue to be repressed and outsell the vast majority of most current electronic music; they made the decision to remain faceless and just let the music do the talking. Thousands have attempted to duplicate Basic Channel's sound, and, not unlike Burial (who may be this decade's answer to BC), VERY few have been successful at it.

Cyrus is a production alias of Basic Channel, and Inversion was the 5th release of the series, from 1993. This is my personal favorite record from the BC catalog, with the stunningly brilliant "Presence" on the flip side. Both tracks are deep, hypnotic, drenched in reverb, are each around 20 minutes long, and just good stuff to relax to. Because youtube allows 10-minute videos to be posted max, I was only able to include the first half here. However if you like it I highly recommend you pick it up digitally on Beatport or Amazon, or on vinyl here: http://www.discogs.com/sell/list?master_id=1177&ev=mb

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Cyrus
• Basic Channel
• Inversion
• Presence
• Jeff Mills
• Techno
• Dub Techno
• Minimal
• Experimental
• Rhythm & Sound
• Chain Reaction
• Monolake
• Moritz Von Oswald
• Mark Ernestus

[beantownboogiedown]

Now that youtube has lifted the 10-minute limit, I might try to re-upload the full version at the normal speed. Stay tuned.

[Pseudomonaz]

funny to see the (bad) votes :)

if is it too fast, maybe you are too slow,

too old, too fat, too boring or whatever...

-gimme more- :D

[silverdale247]

Pitched way too fast!!

[EmilAlexandria]

BC had 9 releases but dont forget about the other labels - main street, rythm & sound etc. equally amazing

[wnet8]

geezus... Road Runner speed.

[P4n0r4mA]

klick on my name,

you'll get to a BRAND NEW channel with new uplifting colorful minimal techno and DnB!

TRUE STYLE, NEVER BE FAKE!

cheers

[M245475SH]

Thanks for posting. I love this!

[scottishtigana]

perfect

[Eyliusevil]

@silverdale247 ya, looks like the pitch on the deck is at about 5%. Regardless, dub techno sounds pretty cool sped up :). Would like to hear it at the original speed though.

[akintosh555]

analog. nuff said

[akintosh555]

when people claim a song takes you to another place or its deep... it never really does anything for me....

but... this song... i cant belive it... its deep, and i dont mean just claiming it is , this is one the few songs that actaully take me to another place

b

[RamzGT]

jazzy stuff for basic channel! great find thanks