Richard 'Richie' Hawtin (born June 4, 1970) is a British-Canadian electronic musician and DJ. In 2008 the Mnus presents Contakt tour criss-crossed the globe, presenting Hawtin, Magda. The collection includes CDs, vinyl, digital downloads and a DVD. Not logged in; Talk Contributions Create account Log in. Richie Hawtin is a genuine original. His critical acclaim spans the creative realm of the fine art community to the technological vanguard. Meanwhile, as a performing artist, he is constantly pushing conceptual frontiers, moving things forward, welcoming as many as he can to ideas and experiences that would have seemed pure science fiction when he began his career.
I had the chance to listen to this album 3 times via BandCamp, i have to say i got a bit disappointed, plastikman retro style tracks are not impressive, but that´s because i´ve never been great fan of Plastikman old school, for me the best production of Plastikman is 'Closer' which sounds more complete, melodic, rich and complex, 'Artifakts BC', 'Consumed' and 'Ex' are also good Albums. Cd1 here is better than the second in my opinion, i like the tracks 'No way back', 'Stretching', 'Creepr', 'Excusion' (my favorite track), 'Them' and also 'gymnastiks'.The cd2 sounds too acid for my taste, too much rhythm and almost no melody, not much content here, the track that i like here is 'Extensions', i knew 'Expanded' already from the last Plastikman album 'Ex', so i think there was no need to include in this release again that track, just because its a Fuse mixture. Ritchie Hawtin's brings his past, to the now! This is classic back-to-basics minimal & rooted acid-techno that brings back the post rave/early morning 90's techno sound back to the limelight. A moody yet dance engaging & deeply hypnotic listen through old school minimalistic structured music that still manages to feel fresh and addictive as ever.
The raw minimal approach built around tight controlled acid-techno loops, 4/4 kick drum patterns, phasing in/out & tweaking ambient like atmospheres - whicht can be quiet hypnotic, and the techno bass hums all play with a sense of rawness that can be felt in its analogue sound as Hawtin's skill & composition, that he does so well, brings an effective, simple in approach, but memorizing pattern to his music that hooks you to the very end. This is music that unknowingly sinks into your mind and then captivates you without you knowing!!! 'Well this has completely caught us off guard! Richie Hawtin going back in time into another dimension (intrusion) and knocking out an entire LP's worth of classic Plastik rooted acid techno.
Aptly named in reference to the seminal Plus 8 comp from 91' From Our Minds To Yours Vol. 1 which along with Warp's AI series (for which Hawtin was a part of under the F.U.S.E.
Alias that is revisited here) was a crucial component in the post-rave culture of getting in and sticking on some deeply hypnotic, ambient rooted techno to unwind your mind after a heavy night caning a week's supply of serotonin. Having teased this release with a few untitled/unknown artist 12's that appeared and disappeared in a flash in Berlin over the past two months we are hugely excited to unveil all the tracks are now available in this comp. This is the sound of the original Plastikman, 303 laced tracks that Hawtin wove into his most seminal releases by using the simple elements of a kick drum, a snare with some echo and bassline he has managed to craft out some of the most unique techno you are ever likely to hear. And while it may have its roots in the avant garde, it's still floor focused and will do the damage wherever it is deployed; be it a dank basement club, a high gloss Ibiza nightclub or your iPod on the way to work. A proper back to basics work out and perhaps a means of going back in the hope of finding a better way forward or perhaps just a timely reminder that even after 20 years in the game he can still smash out bangers like the best of them, an absolute no brainer this one - about as essential as they come.'