kwitel
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IMO, no one touches him.
If you dont own anything by him, go out and get it now-even if techno is not your thing.
For those of you who dont know him, Richie Hawtin aka "Plastikman" is a minimal techno DJ/Producer from Canada whose been Djing for nearly twenty years.
Ive seen him spin live; four turntables, drum machines, synthesizers and two laptops - its like watching an artist paint. The fluidity with which he navigates all that vinyl and machinery is mind-boggling.
Im writing this because I recently acquired "Artifakts" (plastikman) the final piece in my Hawtin collection, and its scary how tight this album is...and its 13 years old!!
Well, if you want to give him a try, which I strongly encourage you do-im going to list SOME of his best works by techno/genre:
(keep in mind he uses his name when he DJ's and his stage name for production)
Richie Hawtin:
Dj Mixes: (housy techno, house and straight techno)
1)MixMag Live! (Live at the Windsor)-IMO, his best-intelligent, progressive techno.
2)X-Mix Vol. 3 (here he plays with John Acqauviva-his good friend and a housier -tech DJ-another master). Two full sets on this album
3)Decks Efx and 909-minimal housy techno...try and figure out where he changes records on this one.
4)DE9: Transitions-was just released today-already hearing amazing things...
Plastikman:
Earlier Acid/Techno: (individual produced tracks/albums)
1)"Musik"
2)"Artifakts"
3)"Sheet One"
More Recent Works: (pure techno minimalism)
1)"Consumed"-my all time favorite
2)"Closer"
I find that people who like electronic (regardless of sub-genre: Aphex Twin, Board of Canada, Autechre) and modern classical (Glass, Reich, Adams,Nyman) tend to really appreciate Hawtin's sound and skill.
Share your thoughts!
Enjoy.
If you dont own anything by him, go out and get it now-even if techno is not your thing.
For those of you who dont know him, Richie Hawtin aka "Plastikman" is a minimal techno DJ/Producer from Canada whose been Djing for nearly twenty years.
Ive seen him spin live; four turntables, drum machines, synthesizers and two laptops - its like watching an artist paint. The fluidity with which he navigates all that vinyl and machinery is mind-boggling.
Im writing this because I recently acquired "Artifakts" (plastikman) the final piece in my Hawtin collection, and its scary how tight this album is...and its 13 years old!!
Well, if you want to give him a try, which I strongly encourage you do-im going to list SOME of his best works by techno/genre:
(keep in mind he uses his name when he DJ's and his stage name for production)
Richie Hawtin:
Dj Mixes: (housy techno, house and straight techno)
1)MixMag Live! (Live at the Windsor)-IMO, his best-intelligent, progressive techno.
2)X-Mix Vol. 3 (here he plays with John Acqauviva-his good friend and a housier -tech DJ-another master). Two full sets on this album
3)Decks Efx and 909-minimal housy techno...try and figure out where he changes records on this one.
4)DE9: Transitions-was just released today-already hearing amazing things...
Plastikman:
Earlier Acid/Techno: (individual produced tracks/albums)
1)"Musik"
2)"Artifakts"
3)"Sheet One"
More Recent Works: (pure techno minimalism)
1)"Consumed"-my all time favorite
2)"Closer"
I find that people who like electronic (regardless of sub-genre: Aphex Twin, Board of Canada, Autechre) and modern classical (Glass, Reich, Adams,Nyman) tend to really appreciate Hawtin's sound and skill.
Share your thoughts!
Enjoy.
