Basic Rhythm
London's Anthoney J Hart reconfigures his pirate radio influences into stripped-down yet rhythmically complex club tracks with his work under the aptly named Basic Rhythm moniker. Sharing the name with an obscure breakbeat hardcore act from the early '90s, his work nods to jungle, garage, and grime without sticking to a particular formula. In addition to his own Basic Rhythm releases, such as 2021's Electronic Labyrinth, he's also issued several DJ mixes that chronologically chart the history of early-'90s U.K. hardcore and jungle.
Hart was born in Hastings in 1979. While the rave scene played a major role in his musical upbringing, he eventually began making experimental music influenced by noise, musique concrète, and the darker side of drum'n'bass as Imaginary Forces, releasing material on labels such as Ohm Resistance, Fang Bomb, and Halcyon Veil throughout the 2010s. Revisiting his roots, he began making angular, ecstasy-spiked tracks as Basic Rhythm, debuting with the Raw Trax full-length on Type in early 2016. This was followed by the Slewage EP and 2017 album The Basics.
In early 2018, Hart's grime project East Man released their debut full-length, Red, White & Zero, on Planet Mu. Later in the year, Basic Rhythm's Dough Boy 12" appeared on Warp's resurrected Arcola sublabel. New Style EP followed on Sneaker Social Club in March 2019. Shortly after, Basic Rhythm's third full-length, On the Threshold, was issued by Planet Mu. The label released his EP 2 Da Core later in the year. Several more singles appeared on Sneaker Social Club and Raw Basics, then Basic Rhythm returned to Planet Mu in 2021 with the full-length Electronic Labyrinth. His final release for the label, the 2022 EP Cool Down the Dance, focused on tear-out jungle.
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FR019
Drum & Bass - Released by Future Retro London on 4 Aug 2023
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UHMN01
Drum & Bass - Released by Uncertain Hour - Musique Nocturne on 12 Jan 2024
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The Bounce
Drum & Bass - Released by The Trilogy Tapes on 15 Dec 2023
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Cool Down The Dance
Electronic - Released by Planet Mu Records Ltd. on 20 May 2022
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XT / Woozy Remixes
Drum & Bass - Released by Uncertain Hour - Musique Nocturne on 3 May 2024
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On The Threshold
Electronic - Released by Planet Mu Records Ltd. on 10 May 2019
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Drum & Bass - Released by Musique Nocturne on 8 Sep 2023
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Blood Rhythm EP
Drum & Bass - Released by Repertoire on 17 Nov 2023
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Revival
Basic Rhythm, Sully, Tim Reaper
Drum & Bass - Released by Raw Basics on 27 Jan 2023
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Electronic Labyrinth
Electronic - Released by Planet Mu Records Ltd. on 14 May 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Glass Mountain
Drum & Bass - Released by Musique Nocturne on 23 Feb 2024
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Drum & Bass - Released by Musique Nocturne on 11 Aug 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Zenith
Drum & Bass - Released by Musique Nocturne on 29 Sep 2023
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No End
Drum & Bass - Released by Musique Nocturne on 27 Oct 2023
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2 Da Core
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Planet Mu Records Ltd. on 13 Sep 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo