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Porter Ricks
Biokinetics

Biokinetics
BiokineticsBiokinetics

Catno

MP26

Formats

2x Vinyl LP Album Limited Edition Reissue

Country

Germany

Release date

Jun 11, 2021

Porter Ricks - Biokinetics 2LP originally on Basic Channel sub-label Chain Reaction in 1996. Dub Techno perfection.

Techno isn’t a genre that has birthed many consistent albums, and the dub techno subgenre even less so, but one indisputable classic is Porter Ricks’ debut ‘Biokinetics’. Originally issued on the legendary Basic Channel sub-label Chain Reaction in 1996 following a trio of 12”s, ‘Biokinetics’ was the first of the label’s album releases, and still stands as its crowning achievement. Porter Ricks are Thomas Köner and Andy Mellwig, and between them they re-framed the techno sound, imbuing the spacious ambience pioneered by label bosses Mark Ernestus and Moritz Von Oswald with a frosty, isolated experimental bent, and combining it with the sort of haunted minimalism of early Plastikman.

What separated ‘Biokinetics’ from other albums at the time was its unwavering narrative – the exact sound has been interpreted countless times since, but the immersive qualities of this singular record have rarely been touched. Maybe it is down to the silvery underwater concept that ties each track together – the bubbling pads, sub-aquatic basses and muffled kick drums. But as with any great album, it’s hard to exactly put your finger on what makes it a classic. Simply put ‘Biokinetics’ is one of the most important records in the genre and one of techno’s finest albums. It has been re-released ten years ago by Type Records, and now Mille Plateaux is celebrating Porter Ricks’ and Biokinetics’ 25th anniversary with this sumptuous double viny edition.

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MP26 - DE - 1996/2021RP

A1

Port Gentil

12:23

A2

Nautical Dub

5:46

B1

Biokinetics 1

5:18

B2

Biokinetics 2

8:27

C1

Port Of Call

9:09

C2

Port Of Nuba

8:02

D1

Nautical Nuba

8:54

D2

Nautical Zone

12:06

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