Porter Ricks

Named to get a character for the ’60s Television show Flipper, Porter Ricks focus on subaquatic dub techno, offering the closest touchstone towards the static hum and fuzzy beatwork of their quasi labelmates Fundamental Channel. A cooperation between ambient maestro Thomas Köner and beatmeister Andy Mellwig, the duo debuted with three 12″ produces on the essential Channel sublabel String Response during 1995-1996. Filtering out the harder results from Detroit techno and Plastikman materials using what sounded as an affinity for undersea sonar frequencies and wind-tunnel atmosphere, the singles became very popular using the developing experimental techno picture of the middle-’90s (as well as influenced Plastikman in exchange). By enough time from the 1996 Compact disc collection BioKinetics on String Response, Porter Ricks got shifted to Push Inc. using the double-pack Redundance EP, in addition to the singles “Ruin” and “Subjected.” The duo also documented an individual for Barooni before collecting their Push Inc. materials onto a self-titled 1997 Compact disc. Two years later on, the Techno Pet collaboration Symbiotics made an appearance. Following a album’s launch, Mellwig released a full-length as Constant Setting, and Köner continuing liberating innovative ambient recordings on brands like Mille Plateaux, Contact, and Die Stadt. In 2016, Porter Ricks reunited to get a performance in the Berlin Atonal event. This was accompanied by the discharge of the Darkness Sail boat EP (on Tresor), the duo’s initial materials in 17 years. The full-length Anguilla Electrica found its way to 2017.