Category Archives: basic_sounds

Bite : Diffuse [bsc_026]

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“Spanish producer and videographer José Barrera releases his magnificent EP Diffuse on basic_sounds. Known for being an industrial engineer by trade, Barrera’s passion lies in creating dark ambient drones with deep immersive basslines. He originally started composing in 2004 after purchasing his first synthesizer and later became invested with the Monome community, contributing to several compilations organized by other Monome users. He also has appeared on Mischieveous Musique, Drift Deeper and supplied audio accompaniment to a contemporary dance performance. His self-released albums are available for download from his bandcamp page.


Diffuse opens with ‘Fire Oscillator’, a densely thick immersive work with contemplative floating strings, crackling gurgles and deep organic bass similar to an internal rhythmic heart pulse. ‘Double Exposure’, is a lush, drifting dub techno gem that gains more depth through its pulsing signals and airy layered chords. ‘Mirror Reflections’ is a dark eerie pulsing track with shuffling sweeps, alluding to feelings of uncertainty. ‘Oblivion’ closes the EP with a twelve-minute long format composition that delicately transforms and glides the listener through a meditative foreign space. Absolutely beautiful and ideal for lovers of Wolfgang Voights’ Gas moniker and all things deep.”

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Format: 4 x File, EP, MP3, 320 kbps; WAVE
Released: 30 Sep 2012
Style: Dub Techno, Drone, Ambient

Chord : Year As A Ghost [bsc_025]

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“Primarily known for his dub techno productions as one half of Overcast Sound, Michael Pettit’s solo alias, Chord combines his deep dub sensibilities with sophisticated explorations into minimal house and techno.

On his exceptional release Year as a Ghost, Chord delivers perfected spatially fractured piano-driven tech-house tracks. The first composition, ‘Now I Know and I Wish I Never Did’ slowly builds into a brooding experimental house track incorporating organic rhythmic percussion sounds, sultry male vocals, piano melodies and flowing strings. ‘High Catherine’ is a gorgeous dubby slow-groove driven by layered drums and gliding atmospheric drifts that gradually evolve under creatively timed vocal snippets. ‘Lost in the Market’ acts as an acoustic interlude by submerging the listener into a virtual space of wonder driven by contemplative atmospheric waves. ‘The Unsettled’ is a beautifully executed track with patiently layered rhythmic percussion beats and warm optimistic rising strings, highlighted with strong piano chords.

Chord cleverly allows the organic beauty of each component to breathe while uniquely constructing them into an infectious, minimal groove that’s sheer genius. basic_sounds netlabel is delighted to celebrate our third anniversary with such a polished and stunning personal offering.”

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Format: 7 x File, Album, MP3, 320 kbps; WAV
Released: 3 Sep 2012
Style: Tech House, Deep House

Erich Schall : Direction [bsc_024]

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“German producer Erich Schall delivers Direction, a follow up to his exceptional 2011 debut album Tröte on Cologne based netlabel, Der Kleine Grüne Würfel. Direction opens with ‘Outside’, a floating dub groove mixed deep with echoes and light shuffling percussion while subtle hints of a ‘big band’ orchestra haunt the piece throughout. The second composition, ‘Inside’, appropriates Schall’s dub forms into driving techno relying again on echoing tonal melodies and organic percussive clicks to move the work. The closing number, ‘Above’, is a wet and dubby journey incorporating eerie spatial sounds and distorted field recordings.

Schall, who also creates music under the pseudonym Alberto Buitony, began his first efforts in electronic music on a keyboard he purchased in a thrift shop. Teaching himself to use the machine – without the benefit of an instruction manual – has shaped the ways in which Schall continues to explore and experiment in making his own music.”

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Format: 3 x File, EP, MP3, 320 kbps; WAV
Released: 31 Jul 2012
Style: Dub Techno, Minimal

Textural Being : Paix [bsc_022]

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“Portland based producer Textural Being (aka Sage Taylor) has been composing for well over a decade and has appeared on numerous netlabels specializing in deep and chill electronica. Influenced by the Pacific Northwest, Textural Being’s stylistic approaches vary from deep ambient soundscapes to more immersive dubby techno. His main source of inspiration comes from nature and the rich beauty of his natural environment.

Les Lucioles (which translates to ‘the Fireflies’) is an infectious and grooving dub-techno track that seamlessly incorporates floating textures with deep chugging beats. Nightshade is a shimmering and immersive soundscape propelled forward by soft glowing chords, distant floating terrains and pulses. Paix closes the release with a hypnotically circulating minimal techno arrangement underpinned with padded bass and lush dub-infected chords.”

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Format: 3 x File, EP, MP3, 320 kbps; 3 x File, EP, WAVE
Released: 31 May 2012
Style: Deep House, Dub Techno

Alessandro Crimi : A Night In The Forest [bsc_017]

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“Born in Austria and raised in Switzerland, Alessandro Crimi has always been consumed by music. He began learning the piano at the age of eight and later moved on to discover software-synthesizers. Crimi continues to explore various approaches to creating music, producing ambient, dub, house and minimal techno, but regardless of the genre he always keeps it deep and sultry. Crimi’s work has appeared on such labels as Italic, Broque, Geilomat, Sthlmaudio Recordings and many others.
On A Night In The Forest, Alessandro Crimi delivers seamless quality dub techno inspired grooves. Nachtwald opens with echoing chords and panning effects combined with a steady 4/4 rhythm, propelling the listener forward. Nebelwald is a gradual building atmospheric dub techno soundscape, immersing you deep within its floating textures. Waldlichtung closes the EP with a beautiful soft dub techno composition with light floating ambiance and textural crackling.”

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Format: 3 x File, EP, MP3, 320 kbps; 3 x File, EP, WAV
Released: 1 Jan 2012
Style: Dub Techno

Bartek Kawula : Glass [bsc_013]

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“With a greater focus on live sampling, Bartek Kawula arranges subtly complex minimal house numbers with infectious melodies ideal for both club consumption and headphone listening. The opening title track is a grooving house stomper combining organic percussion sounds, floating synths, electric melody and suspenseful vocal chops. ‘Changes’ is a deep Chicago inspired house track with gradually building percussion layers, light synth melodies and husky male vocal samples. ‘Open Out’ closes the release with some dark and raw banging techno that playfully evolves into a drifting house track incorporating sultry heavy breath sounds and hypnotic keyboard rhythms. Glass showcases Kawula’s unique take on classic minimal house structures.”

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Format: 3 x File, EP, MP3, 320 kbps; 3 x File, EP, WAV
Released: 31 Aug 2011
Style: Deep House, Minimal House

Co-Op : For Real Good [bsc_012]

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“Toronto based Co-Op are the talented duo of Oreste Camarra and Karim Sultan. Together they produce innovative improvised takes on deep dubby house and techno. Collectively they find inspiration from their live jams and performances to create polished high-caliber studio recordings. Appearing on Noah Pred’s Thoughtless label last year for their Peace By Piece EP, these two continue to thrive and rise within the Toronto scene and it’s only a matter of time before they are appreciated globally.

Their stellar basic_sounds release, For Real Good, certainly lives up to its name delivering two compositions, which showcase the group’s diverse range of influences. The EP starts off with ‘A Conversation’, a deep brooding dub techno track with subtle evolving echo percussion builds. Hints of muffled voices combined with soft cymbals slip in and out for an overall hypnotic metallic minimal warmth. The title track is an irresistible slow building melodic house number incorporating piano, organic percussion, claps and uplifting vocals for the ultimate infectious groove. Ideal for the dancefloor or home-listening.”

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Format: 2 x File, EP, MP3, 320 kbps; 2 x File, EP, WAV
Released: 1 Aug 2011
Style: Dub Techno, Deep House

OVERCAST SOUND // Holding Pattern Remixes [bsc_008]

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“A follow-up to Overcast Sound’s first ep on basic_sounds, Holding Pattern Remixes takes the title track from the original ep and offers it up for remixing by three artists who have influenced the Canadian duo.

Chicago’s Area (aka m50) extends upon the dreamy deepness of the original, pulling sounds and patterns into the foreground to create a remarkably new groove. Hailing from France, Fingers in the Noise moves things into a grittier domain with a slightly overdriven low end and filtered swells that will surely please the dance floor. The most dramatic reworking comes from Vancouver’s The Automatic Message who strip the track of the more obvious dub techno references in favour of an ever-mutating techno excursion.”

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Format: 3 x File, EP, MP3, 320 kbps; 3 x File, EP, WAV
Released: 31 Mar 2011
Style: Dub Techno, Tech House, Minimal