pole

clone.a.k. · Post by **clone.a.k.** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 6:50 pm

this is really inspiring stuff. if you have never heard it, check it out . the first 3 albums at least. heavy bass, simple meditations. good listening for dubsteppers.

boa · Post by **boa** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:23 pm

agreed. and a huge part of the sound is sampled vinyl grooves. crackles and pops and hiss mixed with dub bass and almost invisible beats. awesome stuff.

when I would play garage and dubstep for 3 or 4 hours, I would always end up with either pole or rhythm and sound by the end of the night.

alex bk-bk · Post by **alex bk-bk** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 8:28 pm

ye its nice.

worldy d · Post by **worldy d** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 8:52 pm

bOa wrote:a huge part of the sound is sampled vinyl grooves. crackles and pops and hiss mixed with dub bass and almost invisible beats.

I thought it was all from a broken filter (A Pole-Waldorf, hence the name). But yeah Pole is awesome. Revolutionary avant garde 'nu dub'. Anyone know of music like this as good as Pole?

clone.a.k. · Post by **clone.a.k.** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 8:53 pm

yes. it's called dubstep.kidding.

dq · Post by dq » Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:53 pm

Pole was the engineer for the German techno label Basic Channel, so anybody who's into his style should bone up on classic Basic Channel. Basic Channel is also now reissuing / remastering / re-dubbing classic dub reggae as Rhythm & Sound as part of a series called 'Burial Mix.' Heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy.

dq · Post by dq » Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:54 pm

boomkat has all of the above

dentoe · Post by **dentoe** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:57 pm

Worldy D wrote:Anyone know of music like this as good as Pole?

i'd suggest deadbeat on ~scape. the first album is just too good to b true ... also see here for more suggestions: http://www.subvertcentral.com/forum/vie ... hp?t=27226

juliun_c90 · Post by **juliun_c90** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 10:24 pm

I thought it was all from a broken filter

that's true.

i put him on live in sheffield a few years ago and he told us the story of how it had been presented to him as a birthday gift by some friends and he'd dropped it. when he tried plugging it in and salvaging it the random malfunctioning noises became the basis for his whole sound.

those crazy germans eh?

worldy d · Post by **worldy d** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 10:30 pm

Thats an awesome story. Oops I broke my gift but oops I just invented some of the dopest music ever.

What about stuff better than Pole? Cuz I always thought he was the best but I haven't heard too much of such music (the german dub revival) and always suspected he wasn't really the pinnacle of the scene.

casino addict · Post by **casino addict** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 10:44 pm

Pole's a don.

People here might also wanna check Bernd Friedmann's stuff (often as Burnt Friedman), and all the back catalogue on his label Nonplace.

casino addict · Post by **casino addict** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 10:48 pm

The Staedtizism comps on ~scape are rather excellent too.

clone.a.k. · Post by **clone.a.k.** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:22 am

no one is better than pole at what he makes. that is exactly why i had to start this thread. he and christoph de babalon are two people i feel, stand alone in what they do. two rare gems in modern music making.

distort · Post by **distort** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:23 am

if ya dunno basic channel ya better axe somebody...
nuff said

night deposit · Post by **night deposit** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:33 am

maurizio is one to check as well, more 4/4 but nice atmosphere, similar to R&S, Basic Channel...

i saw pole about 6 years ago or so at the cooler in nyc.
it was incredible. he was so physical in his mixing, completely ecstatic as he would use him whole being to twist a knob... it was nice to see that at the time, i saw way too many 'checking my email' laptop shows around then.
there was also Âµ-ziq, Scanner, Pole @ the anchorage in 2000. unbelievable. the best part was he was hidden somewhere, there was 'nothing' to focus on except the sound, ill never forget that. dont think i have those records anymore... dont know why.

also check 'nah fi throw it away' by tikiman on main street.
deep, deep tune...

blackdown · Post by **blackdown** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:04 am

From Basic Channel 1 to Burial Mix, they're all dutty!

http://www.circonium.de/music/bc_overview.html

night deposit · Post by **night deposit** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:27 am

hadnt looked at this link in a while, blackdown. now ive gone and drooled all over my keyboard...
too few of these in my posession...

dogdaze · Post by **dogdaze** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:12 am

BC 05-09 + Basic Reshape

M6, M7

...if you're fairly new to BC and looking into checking the most dubby stuff on those 2 labels.

although my personal favorites are M4/4.5/5

aahh just check them all really

dogdaze · Post by **dogdaze** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:25 am

btw this guy called Dak posted two dubtechno mixes on Subvert Central; lots of BC/Chain Reaction related stuff in there:

http://www.subvertcentral.com/forum/vie ... ak&t=19667

http://www.subvertcentral.com/forum/vie ... ak&t=26581

well worth checking!

alan · Post by **alan** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:54 am

yea pole are great, the four tet split is ok aswell.

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