Chain Reaction is one of the keystone labels in the development in deep / experimental techno music.

A Sub-label of the infamous; ‘Basic Channel’ from Berlin, it was an outlet for artists expanding on the deep, crackling, chord-driven blueprint set by it’s parent label.

Chain Reaction has become a benchmark for the sound some call ‘dub-techno’ but it is much more than this.

The epic chordscapes and swirling textures cover a range of moods, from contemplative ambiance to pulsing, sub-aquatic techno.

We have set one of our Selector’s to mixing a showcase which highlights some of the best music this epic label has to offer.

Many thanks to Chain Reaction / Basic Channel / Berlin ; for giving us us such ethereal and forward thinking music.

[blog link]

http://graphitenorth.blogspot.com/

[download link]

[track listing]

hallucinator // sethos // cr 008

ridis // triangle // cr 020

decay product // resilient 1_2 // crd 003

vainquer // elevation // cr 07

hallucinator // black angel // cr 028

porter ricks // biokinetics 2 // crd 001

decay product // melted // crd 003

shinchi atobe // rainstick // cr 034

porter ricks // nautical nuba // crd 001

fluxion // sub surface // reposal schallware

vainquer // solanus // cr 007

ridis // is #10 // cr 020

fluxion // fluxuations // echocord

decay product // no7 (balance) // crd 003

fluxion // equilibrium // crd 011

fluxion // bilateral motion // crd 011

decay product // no6 (credit) // crd 003

porter ricks // nautical dub // crd 001

continuous mode // direct drive // crd 006

decay product // erosion 3 // crd 003

scion // emerge // cr 001

fluxion // redundant // vibrant music

monolake // decay // ml

hallucinator // red angel // cr 025

hallucinator // moonshot // crd 008

[Links]

http://hardwax.com/

http://www.monolake.de/mli.html

http://www.vibrantmusic.com/

http://www.koener.de/

http://www.basicchannel.com/

http://www.scion.de/

http://www.djpete.de/

http://red-line.hoops.ne.jp/