Decks Efx & 909

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Ex-Plastikman techno artist Richie Hawtin's latest release continues his predilection for stripped-down beats and less-is-more aesthetics, slamming down the needle on a record of merciless mixes and remixes. It's quite a workout, with relief coming only in the form of occasional, slightly quieter thumps. Hawtin works with slices of his own material, along with the ruthless concoctions of Jeff Mills and a selection of other DJs from Detroit's influential techno community. Other eclectic influences make their way onto his turntables, the most obvious being a flash of industrial rock courtesy of Nitzer Ebb. Most of it gets swallowed up in Hawtin's metronomelike devotion to rote bpms and hard, minimalist stylings. Still, when it's done with this level of driving force, the sheer momentum is enough to force your limbs into involuntarily movement. From the opening pulse of Ratio's "Early Blow," Hawtin extrapolates on a short beat structure with perfectly rhythmic precision, growing and building through a series of melodyless phases. The album peaks with the Nitzer Ebb break, leading into Hawtin's short, irresistible remix of his own "Orange/Minus 1" then abruptly stopping with one of the album's few respites--a quick clip of movie dialogue. It's a brief pause, and the omnipresent beat restarts only slightly less demanding and brutally danceable than before. Hawtin's record is a stellar example, at a time when twisted jungle beats rule the dance floors, of getting people to dance a lot more by using a lot less. --Matthew Cooke

Tracks:

Early Blow - Ratio
Dumped - G. Flame & Mr. G
User (02)-B2 - Richard Harvey
User (04)-A2 - Richard Harvey
User (02)-A2 - Richard Harvey
User (01)-B2 - Richard Harvey
001A-A2 - Richard Harvey
B2 - Grain 1
Road To Rio EP-B2 - Santos Rodriguez
B1 - Grain 2
Road To Rio EP-A2 - Santos Rodriguez
A1 - Grain 2
002A-B1 - Richard Harvey
Call Of The Wild - Jeff Mills
L8 - Jeff Mills
Scout - Jeff Mills
L8 - Jeff Mills
Orange/Minus 1 - Richie Hawtin
Orange/Minus 2 - Richie Hawtin
Minus/Orange 2 - Richie Hawtin
Let Your Body Learn - Nitzer Ebb
Minus/Orange 1 - Richie Hawtin
What The Hell Was That? - Intermission
Killabite (002)-A1 - Killabite
The Loops-A1 - Ben Sims
Alarms - Jeff Mills
Force & Form (Surgeon Remake 2) - Surgeon
Zen - Pacou
Five - Heiko Laux
Dead Eye - Baby Ford & Eon
Club Soda - Savvas Ysatis
It's Process Not Substance - Stewart S. Walker
5 - M
Neo - Vladislav Delay
Aliens Don't Boogie - Thor
Question (003)-B2 - Marco Carola
Kykeon - Quadrant
Never Tell You (Version) - Rhythm & Sound

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Ex-Plastikman techno artist Richie Hawtin's latest release continues his predilection for stripped-down beats and less-is-more aesthetics, slamming down the needle on a record of merciless mixes and remixes. It's quite a workout, with relief coming only in the form of occasional, slightly quieter thumps. Hawtin works with slices of his own material, along with the ruthless concoctions of Jeff Mills and a selection of other DJs from Detroit's influential techno community. Other eclectic influences make their way onto his turntables, the most obvious being a flash of industrial rock courtesy of Nitzer Ebb. Most of it gets swallowed up in Hawtin's metronomelike devotion to rote bpms and hard, minimalist stylings. Still, when it's done with this level of driving force, the sheer momentum is enough to force your limbs into involuntarily movement. From the opening pulse of Ratio's "Early Blow," Hawtin extrapolates on a short beat structure with perfectly rhythmic precision, growing and building through a series of melodyless phases. The album peaks with the Nitzer Ebb break, leading into Hawtin's short, irresistible remix of his own "Orange/Minus 1" then abruptly stopping with one of the album's few respites--a quick clip of movie dialogue. It's a brief pause, and the omnipresent beat restarts only slightly less demanding and brutally danceable than before. Hawtin's record is a stellar example, at a time when twisted jungle beats rule the dance floors, of getting people to dance a lot more by using a lot less. --Matthew Cooke

Customer Reviews:

Richie Hawtin's Seminal album........2006-02-15

A live mix through and through, this is an excellent primer to Richie Hawtin for a beginner. At least, it worked in my situation. The beat for this album is very driving, and features a strong mix of techno blends, including a Nitzer Ebb track from their "That Total Age" album.

It does NOT get any better than this........2005-02-04

"A Music Fan" is an idiot. Do not listen to him. DE9 is NOT repetitive... at all. In fact, this CD is a perfect example of speed and diversity... Hawtin is just so good at subtle layering and mixing that "A Music Fan" probably didn't notice it. Make no mistake. This is straight-up techno at it's absolute best. Hawtin is a madman behind the decks. He has an almost superhuman control of rhythm that goes beyond simple mixing from track to track. At times in this CD he layers four different elements on top of one another. He does so with almost superhuman speed... just as you start getting hooked on one pattern he starts up another hypnotic beat. The structure of this CD is perfect. He starts out with some slow thumping grooves and gradually turns it into a frantic slam fest before bringing it all back down again.

This entire CD is totaly danceable or perfect for chilling. I am quite fond of listening to it on long car trips. I put it on repeat and let it go.

This cd is thigt mates .......2004-10-27

Ok if anyone knows a more inteligente dj just like richie hawtin let me know 'cause this canadian boy is pure brain on the music. the greates thing os this mix is how Hawtin mix is excelent 'cuase he's started with techno and finished with minimal he's the owner of that kind of style man. mi favorite tunes are all road to rio's versions and call of the wild by the wizard mr you know what i'm talking about. beeing onest with you people all the tunes are dreadful are totally out of control what good session of good techno and of course musica de verdad man. DJ JNO colombia.

way too soulful and housey for my tastes.......2004-05-11

I was hoping for something brash and soulless, and not so groovy, and more pounding. And less repetitive. Yes, this is extremely repetitive. Richie Hawtin takes some song that were pretty good by themselves, removes most of the music, and leaves you with crap that's only good on dancefloors where druggies who have no musical tastes can come. I'll give Mr. Hawtin one more chance, maybe with his Plastikman album, Closer.Because this is crap. Don't buy it. Unless you like gay house. Definitely, this is not techno.

Strangely attractive.......2004-03-13

This is a rather unusual disc; it may wow some deep thinkers but put others right to sleep. Ritchie Hawtin's boldly original style breaks new ground without being especially exciting. He takes extremely short segments of house/dance music and strips them down into neo-ambient bass-and-beat time warps. Pounding pistons, rolling wheels, bouncing balls and relentless train rides all come to mind in this bizarre journey through Hawtin's psychadelic universe. An avid minimalist, the songs are so repetitive that they achieve a whole new type of sound...... a sound that best makes sense to the ear when heard on LSD. It's as if he geniously modeled it that way with actual scientific knowledge of how the auditory cortex interprets perpetual sounds while under the influence of intense hallucinogens. The highlight is the hypnotic head-spinner "Orange," probably the best track(s) on the album. The intro along with the first 5 or 6 tracks make a stylish and effective opening to the journey. Memorably weird....a hit or miss.

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