Browse by Artist: RHYTHM & SOUND

Artist:	RHYTHM & SOUND
Title:	See Mi Yah
Label:	BURIAL MIX (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	BMD 004CD

Originally released in 2005. "In the '90s, with projects and labels such as Basic Channel, Maurizio or Main Street Records, the Berlin- based producer team Mark Ernestus and Moritz von Oswald have decisively influenced the development of techno-house and electronic music worldwide. Furthermore Ernestus and von Oswald have released pioneering hybrids of reggae, dub and electronica under the name Rhythm & Sound since 1996. In the last few years an utterly original and independent definition of reggae music -- stripped down, rootsy, hi-tech -- has emerged from their activities. For their latest Rhythm & Sound album Ernestus and von Oswald collaborated with legendary reggae vocalists, like Cornel Campbell, Jennifer Lara, Love Joy or The Chosen Brothers (aka Lloyd 'Bullwackie' Barnes). This line is being pursued consequently with their new CD/LP release See Mi Yah. See Mi Yah is a classic one rhythm album, typical format and production approach reggae, featuring ten vocal versions and one instrumental of the See Mi Yah rhythm, that will have been pre-released as a series of seven 7-inch singles (additionally three alternative instrumental versions) strictly roots! After Paul St. Hilaire (formerly known as Tikiman) had lent his voice to quite a few Rhythm & Sound releases over the past years, the starting point for this project was to try and work also with his brother Ras Perez, their fellow Berlin-based Dominicans Koki and Ras Donovan (also known from his collaboration with Mapstation), the Berlin-based Jamaicans Freddy Mellow, Walda Gabriel, Bobbo Shanti, Lance Clarke as Rod Of Iron and Joseph Cotton aka Jah Walton as Jah Cotton as singers b/w DJs. With a toasting style heavily influenced by the legendary U-Roy, Cotton was a central figure in the Jamaican DJ scene of the '70s and '80s. Alongside Ranking Joe and U-Brown he performed with the Blood & Fire Sound System a few years ago. On visit in Berlin, the great Sugar Minott and Willi Williams (famous for Studio 1 classic Armagideon Time) did their versions in the Rhythm & Studio studio. For each tune the rhythm is arranged and mixed differently. On the album the tracks are lined up in a way that allows the listener to enjoy See Mi Yah as one continuous program running for about 46 minutes. It's never a bore and goes on in the listener's head, when voices, rhythm and sound will be long gone."

Artist:	RHYTHM & SOUND
Title:	W/ The Artists
Label:	BURIAL MIX (GERMANY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	BMLP 002LP

2004 release, available again. "Since the early '90s, with projects b/w on labels like Basic Channel, Maurizio (M Series) or Main Street Records, Berlin-based producer team Rhythm & Sound (Mark Ernestus and Moritz von Oswald) have originated a style between electronic club music and dub/reggae long before it became a genre of its own and have since inspired and influenced several generations of producers. Their current album Rhythm & Sound W/ The artists on the Burial Mix label showcases the series of heavily reggae-oriented tunes that were created throughout the past three years -- starting with the landmark 'King In My Empire' w/ Cornel Campbell -- and that so far has only been available on 10" vinyl format. After the previous Burial Mix album Showcase, exclusively with vocals by Paul St. Hilaire (at that time performing as Tikiman), the present release features eight tunes, voiced in Berlin, New York and Jamaica by seven artists, some of them living legends; Cornel Campbell, Paul St. Hilaire, Shalom, The Chosen Brothers, Love Joy, Jennifer Lara and Jah Batta."

Artist:	RHYTHM & SOUND
Title:	See Mi Yah Remixes
Label:	BURIAL MIX (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	BMX 001CD

Through projects and labels like Basic Channel, Maurizio or Main Street Records, the Berlin-based producer team of Mark Ernestus and Moritz von Oswald have exerted a decisive influence on the worldwide development of techno-house and electronic music during the '90s. Under the name Rhythm & Sound, Ernestus and von Oswald pioneered their own hybrid of reggae, dub and electronics. In recent years, they have come up with their own and totally unique definition of reggae. See Mi Yah (released in March 2005) is a classic "one-riddim-album" comprised of ten vocal versions plus the original instrumental track of the "See Mi Yah"-riddim by Rhythm & Sound. On See Mi Yah one can hear the voices of Paul St.Hilaire, Ras Perez, Koki, Ras Donovan, Freddy Mellow, Walda Gabriel, Sugar Minott, Willi Williams, Bobbo Shanti, Lance Clarke as Rod Of Iron and Joseph Cotton aka Jah Walton as Jah Cotton. The remix-version of the album (initially released as a series of 12" singles throughout the spring of 2006) transplants the "strictly roots" approach of the originals into the club. The result is a diversified collection of excellent club tracks. And while each of these retains its autonomy and its individuality, the whole album sounds as if carved from one piece. From dry digi-dub, UK steppers, minimal electronic and disco house to deep atmospheric tracks, all kinds of current club sounds are represented here. This project brings together several generations of DJs and producers: from collaborators of long standing such as DJ legend Carl Craig to promising newcomers, a great array of artists helped to create this album. Remixers include: Soundstream, Ricardo Villalobos, Carl Craig, Tiki, Sweet Substance, François K., Vladislav Delay, Vainqueur, Sleeparchive and Hallucinator.

Artist:	RHYTHM & SOUND
Title:	Poor People Must Work (Carl Craig Remix)
Label:	BURIAL MIX (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	BMX 004EP

SMY remixes #4. What can be said here? Again we see Craig, a Goliath of modern techno, going mano y mano with that other colossus, Basic Channel. The Burial Mix series matches the new icons of reggae soul with dub techno in an implosive synthesis. So, while the beat pounds and pounds again (louder, bigger, badder) the track forces itself through your heart with Bobbo Shanti's emotive, gut-wrenching lyrics. The flipside is a wholly devastating cool-down remix from Basic Channel themselves. The last time there was a match-up like this it became the landmark Craig slab "The Climax." DJs: for your safety, wear goggles -- cause this is a combustible club classic.

Artist:	RHYTHM & SOUND
Title:	Trace
Label:	RHYTHM & SOUND (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	RS 006EP

2001 release, available again. "Berlin's Basic Channel Crew has been most influential in the field of minimal techno soundscapes. With the sub-labels Maurizio, Main Street Records, Burial Mix and Rhythm & Sound, Mark Ernestus and Moritz Von Oswald created platforms for different aspects of their own productions, and with Chain Reaction for productions from their musical environment. The present 12" is a teaser for the Rhythm & Sound compilation CD which contains most of the material released on the 12" singles on the Rhythm & Sound label so far."

Artist:	RHYTHM & SOUND
Title:	Aground
Label:	RHYTHM & SOUND (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	RS 007EP

2002 release, available again. "The seventh 12" single on the Rhythm & Sound label. Within the output range of Rhythm & Sound's production, this label is the platform for more free or abstract material, with the Burial Mix label focusing on vocal tunes and the respective versions/dubs. With the heavyweight 'Aground' and the densely atmospheric 'Aerial' (with Tikiman's superb distant background vocals) this is an excellent start for a new series."

Artist:	RHYTHM & SOUND
Title:	Rhythm & Sound
Label:	RHYTHM & SOUND (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	RSD 001CD

2001 release, available again. "Berlin's Basic Channel Crew has been most influential in the field of minimal Techno-Soundscapes. With the sub-labels Maurizio, Main Street Records, Burial Mix and Rhythm & Sound Mark Ernestus und Moritz Von Oswald created platforms for different aspects of their own productions, and with Chain Reaction for productions from their musical environment. The present CD contains most of the material released on the Rhythm & Sound label -- only on vinyl 12"/10" so far -- since it's launch in 1998. The material is remastered and partially edited for CD format, to create a continuous flow through the wide spectrum ranging from minimal, abstract electronics to driving uptempo grooves with a stronger influence of classic Jamaican dub elements in the best Basic Channel tradition, including highlights like 'Smile', the only vocal track (featuring Savage), 'Mango Drive' a re-shape of the Chosen Brothers' 1979 unreleased Reggae tune 'Mango Walk', or 'No Partial', inspired by the essential, though never generally released 'Higher Fieldmarshall Dub' by the Wailers Band. Packaged in a stunning 'nature' digipack again."

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