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> From: Kent williams [mailto:kent@avalon.net]
> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2000 2:21 PM
> To: steve
> Cc: idm
> Subject: Re: [idm] laptop
>
> On Thu, 14 Sep 2000, steve wrote:
> > not a laptop or totally live performance but Did anyone catch Richie
> > Hawtin's Decks/FX and a 909 tour? I heard him at Simon's in
> Gainesville, FL
> > and was blown away. His djing is one thing but he had beats
> flying all over
> > the room. all sorts of panning shuffling delays that would
> just chase each
> > other into the corner then bounce back out...quoted 5 lines Richie played here (Iowa City) on that tour, and yeah, it was massive.> Richie played here (Iowa City) on that tour, and yeah, it was massive.
> I know my way around a 909 and the way he was caning it was great.
> In a group discussion before the show, Richie said that he wasn't really
> interested in recording those shows, because it seemed more special if
> you had to be there. Well, you had to be there ;-)
Just wanted to take a second and reaffirm this little thread about Richie's
live performances. Though his recorded output, particularly the Plastikman
albums, are wonderful, I think it's unfortunate most people base their
schemas about this man on just his recordings.
I've seen him a few times and think that his live performances far eclipse
anything he's ever released. I've grown out of the hard minimal sound he
champions in his sets, but I still go see him any chance I get just to
witness the way he handles his sounds. The records themselves aren't even
that important relative to the way he totally reshapes them with his mixing
and effects. And the point Kent raised about his sound equipment being
massive is a very important point. The traditional home stereo just
wouldn't do Richie credit. There've been moments at his parties here in
Detroit where I've been completely mesmerized by the way the sounds pan from
one stack to the next as if I'm in some aural vortex. Amazing feeling...
The point I'm getting at is that so many people judge artists by their canon
of recorded work, but I think it's important to keep in mind that event he
most sacred slab of vinyl cannot compare to what DJs such as Richie Hawtin
create. It's as close to being tangible as music will ever get. Sitting
alone in my bedroom listening to Eno's "On Land" or "Selected Ambient Works
II" are magical moments (for me) but aren't quite as consuming as
experiencing one of Richie's parties.
So even if yr not into hard minimal techno, you should still go check this
guy out on the current tour he's on. His track selection is of secondary
importance to what he does with the records.
...Jason Birchmeier
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