Name: Biokinetics
Brand: Porter Ricks

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2021-07-02

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80412582

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Porter Ricks

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Mille Plateaux

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Electronic

Porter Ricks, named after a character on the '60s TV show Flipper, is an influential duo specializing in subaquatic dub techno. Consisting of ambient maestro Thomas Köner and beatmeister Andy Mellwig, they gained popularity in the mid-'90s experimental techno scene with their unique sound that combined undersea sonar frequencies and wind-tunnel ambience. Their singles on the Basic Channel sublabel Chain Reaction became touchstones for the genre and even influenced artists like Plastikman. With releases on Force Inc., Barooni, and collaborations with Techno Animal, Porter Ricks left a lasting impact on electronic music.

In 2016, *Porter Ricks* reunited for a performance at the Berlin Atonal festival after a 17-year hiatus. This marked their return to the music scene, followed by the release of their first material in years - the Shadow Boat EP (on Tresor). The duo's full-length album Anguilla Electrica was released in 2017.

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Mille Plateaux is a label for experimental electronic music and electronic arts. It has had a significant influence on genres such as Clickhop, Glitch, Clicks & Cuts, and Minimal. The name "Mille Plateaux" comes from a concept and principal work co-authored by Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, French psychoanalyst and philosopher respectively. Founded in 1993 by Achim Szepanski, the label was initially a sublabel of Force Inc. Music Works until 2004. After being temporarily revived as MillePlateauxMedia in 2004 by Achim Szepanski, it was later run by Disco Inc. Ltd in 2006 and Marcus Gabler in 2008. In 2018, the label Mille Plateaux was launched again by Achim Szepanski.

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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 vinyl edition.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.

Biokinetics

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