Mark Ernestus interview at The Wire 312, Feb 2010
As half of Basic Channel, Rhythm & Sound and Maurizio, Mark Ernestus is the genetic engineer behind the Techno sound that has become the European heartbeat. But his tweaking of electronic dance’s DNA began earlier, when he opened Berlin’s landmark vinyl store Hard Wax in the year the Wall fell.
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Rhythm & Sound interview, The Wire 236, October 2003
As the faceless Techno pioneers behind the groundbreaking Basic Channel releases in the early 90's, Mark Ernestus and Moritz Von Oswald have ruthlessly preserved their anonymity, rarely granting interviews and never allowing their words to go on the record. In an exclusive Berlin audience with the duo, Will Montgomery teases out the inspirations behind their dub-infused Rhythm & Sound project.
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