Browse by Label: BURIAL MIX (GERMANY)

Artist:	RHYTHM & SOUND W/ PAUL ST. HILAIRE
Title:	Never Tell You
Label:	BURIAL MIX (GERMANY)
Format:	10"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	BM 001EP

Available again after a long hiatus. This first 10" (in a series of 13) was originally released in 1996. Burial Mix is the crucial Berlin mystery label, coming out of the Basic Channel axis. The production team of Rhythm & Sound is Mark Ernestus and Moritz von Oswald (Maurizio). Their first releases were these 10"s. The style is deep dub, more JA/traditional sounding perhaps than the Basic Channel or Maurizio label releases, but still laden with the trademark lo-fi clips, hiss and gloriously repetitive grime that is so beautifully appealing about every release unearthed from this scene. The first 5 singles feature the vocal toastings provided via the man previously known as Tikiman (now = Paul St. Hilaire), with an instrumental version on the flip. All are essential.

Artist:	RHYTHM & SOUND W/ PAUL ST. HILAIRE
Title:	Spend Some Time
Label:	BURIAL MIX (GERMANY)
Format:	10"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	BM 002EP

Released in 1996. "Second installment of arguably the oddest project involving Basic Channel. By taking techno deep into the mine shafts of dub, they've created an eerie, full-circle variant of the latter. A cauterized, dreadnaught bassline and steady hi-hats propel Tikiman's fragmented vocals on 'Spend Some Time.' What's odd about this number is how you're drawn into the music and effects, but unlike a lot of dub plates, there aren't any friendly reminders of melody. You're left with only the purposeful, unchanging rhythm." --DS/Reverb

Artist:	RHYTHM & SOUND W/ CORNEL CAMPBELL
Title:	King In My Empire
Label:	BURIAL MIX (GERMANY)
Format:	10"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	BM 006EP

2001 release. "Rhythm & Sound returns after almost two years with the sixth 10 inch release for the label imprint Burial Mix. 'King In My Empire' is a fine combination of dub and roots reggae with the Jamaican singer legend Cornel Campbell, who started his career in the very early '60s at Studio One. Other releases of Cornel Campbell include the classic I Shall Not Remove 1975-80 retrospective, released in 2000 for Blood & Fire Records."

Artist:	RHYTHM & SOUND W/ JAH BATTA
Title:	Music Hit You
Label:	BURIAL MIX (GERMANY)
Format:	10"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	BM 013EP

13th release in the series, with Jah Batta on vocals, released in 2003. "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."

Artist:	RHYTHM & SOUND W/ PAUL ST. HILAIRE
Title:	Showcase
Label:	BURIAL MIX (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	BMD 001CD

1999 release, available again. Thee new crucial release in the Basic Channel/Chain Reaction/Maurizio string of CD compilations. Comes packed in a nicely printed cardboard pseudo-digipak (made from hemp) with photos of the R&S toaster, Paul St. Hilaire (formerly: Tikiman). Ultra-deep filtered tech-dub, with seriously pinging studio effects to bring you down forever -- completely essential. "Until 18 months ago, Berlin's Basic Channel crew were the omnipotent masters of techno minimalism, no question. They forged fertile links between Detroit and Berlin undergrounds by co-opting the likes of Jeff Mills and Carl Craig , made oceanic house music that could have been transmitted direct from the bottom of the sea and inspired everyone from Photek to Dave Clark. Than, after building a cult following practically unrivaled in techno history, label bosses Moritz Von Oswald and Mark Ernestus, aka flagship act Maurizio, closed down Basic Channel. And, rejecting the stringent restrictions of four-to-the-floor dancefloor fodder, as Rhythm & Sound they redirected their sound through the dub lines of Jamaica. An exceedingly sussed move. This CD features the initial 5 10"'s on Burial Mix, for the first time on CD. Featured are all in all 5 bottomless walls of heavy bass reverberation laced with Tikiman's floating vocals -- recalling reggae veteran and Massive Attack cohort Horace Andy and a version of each track."

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, Fran�ois 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.

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Artist:	RHYTHM & SOUND W/ SHALOM
Title:	We Been Troddin
Label:	BURIAL MIX (GERMANY)
Format:	10"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	BM 008EP

Artist:	RHYTHM & SOUND W/ THE CHOSEN BROTHERS
Title:	Making History
Label:	BURIAL MIX (GERMANY)
Format:	10"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	BM 009EP

Artist:	RHYTHM & SOUND W/ LOVE JOY
Title:	Best Friend
Label:	BURIAL MIX (GERMANY)
Format:	10"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	BM 010EP

Artist:	RHYTHM & SOUND W/ JENNIFER LARA
Title:	Queen In My Empire
Label:	BURIAL MIX (GERMANY)
Format:	10"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	BM 011EP