Porter Ricks

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Porter Ricks is a German dub techno project by the musicians Thomas Köner and Andy Mellwig .

history

Porter Ricks is named after a character portrayed by Brian Kelly in the 1960s television series Flipper .

The first publications appeared in 1996 on the Chain Reaction label operated by Moritz von Oswald and Mark Ernestus . In the same year the debut album Biokinetics was released, also on Chain Reaction. The album summarized some of the tracks previously released as a 12 "single as well as new compositions as a long player.

Already with the first releases, the project made obvious references to maritime themes both in terms of sound (extremely deep, "subsonic" tones, noise ) and in the naming of the pieces ( Port of Nuba , Nautical Nuba , Nautical Dub ) . However, it was less about pictorial images of the sea than about the musical meaning of the noise and the waves.

“The references to nautical science, however, are deceptive and ambiguous. Ultimately, it is not about imitating natural noises, awakening visual images or creating associations between the two. It's about the real connection between semantics and music. What do noise and waves mean musically, down to the depths of the creation process. "

- The time

End of the year appeared with Zebu a 10 "single with two pieces on the Dutch label Barooni on which Köner since 1990 some solo albums had published.

The second album, Porter Ricks , released in 1997 on Mille Plateaux , surprised critics and fans with some rather funky techno pieces. The singles Spoil / Spoiled and Explore / Exposed , later published on Force Inc. Music Works , also showed references to disco sounds.

A collaboration album with the British group Techno Animal and two highly acclaimed remixes for Nine Inch Nails ( The Day the World Went Away ) and Low ( Down ) followed by 1999 . Then Köner and Mellwig turned to their respective solo projects. Only in 2016 did a comeback begin with an appearance at the Atonal in Berlin's Kraftwerk , followed by the EP Shadow Boat as the first new release in 17 years. Another long player followed a year later with Anguilla Electrica on Tresor .

Discography

Albums

Singles and EPs

  • 1996: Porter Ricks - Port of Nuba / Nautical Nuba (Chain Reaction)
  • 1996: Porter Ricks - Port of Transition / Port of Call (Chain Reaction)
  • 1996: Porter Ricks - Nautical Dub (Tidal Mix) / Port Gentil (Chain Reaction)
  • 1996: Porter Ricks - Zebu (Barooni)
  • 1997: Porter Ricks - Vol. 1 (Force Inc. Music Works)
  • 1997: Porter Ricks - Explore / Exposed (Force Inc. Music Works)
  • 1997: Porter Ricks - Vol. 2 (Force Inc. Music Works)
  • 1997: Porter Ricks - Spoil / Spoiled (Force Inc. Music Works)
  • 1998: Porter Ricks - Trident EP (Force Inc. Music Works)
  • 2016: Porter Ricks - Shadow Boat EP (Tresor Records)

Remixes

  • 1996: Nonplace Urban Field - Whimp (Porter vs. Whimp Remix)
  • 1997: Urban Voodoo - The Chartist's Soul (RMX UV)
  • 1997: Love Inc. - RESPECT (Porter Ricks Remix)
  • 1998: Techno Animal - Demonoid (Version - Porter Ricks)
  • 1998: Low - Down (Porter Ricks Remix)
  • 1999: Nine Inch Nails - The Day the World Went Away (Porter Ricks Mix)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Porter Ricks in DIE ZEIT, 22/1997
  2. ↑ Porter Ricks - Porter Ricks at de-bug.de, accessed on October 22, 2011
  3. ↑ Porter Ricks - Spoil / Spoiled at de-bug.de, accessed on October 22, 2011
  4. ↑ Berlin Atonal 2016 ( Memento of the original from August 22, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Lineup, accessed August 22, 2017 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / berlin-atonal.com