Rhythm & Sound: w/ the artists
BMD-2
BMD-2

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 (BMD-2) on the Burial Mix label showcases the series of heavily Reggae-orientated tunes that was 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 (BMD-1, released 1998), 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. Released simultaneously, The Versions (BMD-3) contains the corresponding instrumental versions b/w Dubs that integrate minimal structures with Rhythm & Sound's breathtaking athmospheric density. An essential twin-release.
BMD-2 (CD) 2003