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<p>Basic Channel is a German <a href="/facts/Music_group/qgdjWFtC">music duo</a> and <a href="/facts/Record_label/rcrpGvM4">record label</a>, composed of <a href="/facts/Moritz_von_Oswald/PWB0aIo9">Moritz von Oswald</a> and Mark Ernestus, that originated in <a href="/facts/Berlin/pMTIRNXK">Berlin</a> in 1993. The duo have also worked under other names, including Rhythm & Sound and Maurizio, and have founded offshoot label imprints such as <a href="/facts/Chain_Reaction_(record_label)/lIV3qkAG">Chain Reaction</a> and Main Street. Their releases in the 1990s are regarded as pioneering examples of the <a href="/facts/Minimal_techno/efdWJ0cw">minimal</a> and <a href="/facts/Dub_techno/bM7xSBvx">dub techno</a> subgenres. </p>