RICHIE HAWTIN :: 9/1 :: Seattle
Thursday, September 1st @ the Showbox in Seattle
Decibel and Wake Up productions proudly present:
RICHIE HAWTIN (a.k.a. Plastikman - M-nus, Plus 8 Records)
w/ special guests:
Bruno Pronsato (Orac, Musique Risque, Telegraph, Philpot)
Jerry Abstract (Shitkatapult, Semisexual, Decibel, Fixelplix)
*Live visuals by: Tracer Visuals
$18 PRESALE TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE at
http://ticketswest.wchc.com/Artist.aspx?evt=41479
21+
Doors open at 8pm
Showbox
1426 1st Ave
Seattle
quoted 1 line HAWTIN ARTICLE IN THIS COMING WEEK'S STRANGER
>>>>>HAWTIN ARTICLE IN THIS COMING WEEK'S STRANGER
?REDUCED TO MOVE?
Richie Hawtin Maximizes Minimalism by Dave Segal
Richie Hawtin
w/ Bruno Pronsato and Jerry Abstract
Thurs Sept 1, Showbox, 8 pm, $18 adv, 21+
Everyone wants a piece of Richie Hawtin (AKA Plastikman). The Berlin-based
Canadian techno superstar instantly lends credibility and luster to any
event he graces, be it a frothy Ibiza bacchanal, a geeky Final Scratch
demonstration in New York City, a massive outdoor festival in Australia, or
a Decibel-benefit club gig in Seattle. Want to book Hawtin? He might be free
in September? 2006.
How did Hawtin ascend to such a revered brand-name DJ/producer? How did his
life become this blur of countless magazine cover stories, product
endorsements, and frequent-flier miles? How has he earned the profound
respect of several thousand serious electronic-music heads, producers, and
DJs 16 years into his career, when most of his contemporaries have faded
into obscurity? And, most importantly, where does he find the time to spend
those crucial, focused hours in the lab, refining his tonal explorations and
beat-making schematics? Further, how does he maintain the excellent quality
control of his minimal-techno labels Plus 8 and M-nus? All factors point to
Hawtin being an organizational genius.
His music certainly suggests so. The best minimalist techno producers can
speak volumes using half the alphabet. Hawtin has been doing this since the
early ?90s with rugged techno unit F.U.S.E. Starting his solo Plastikman
project in 1993, Hawtin has, over five albums, translated myriad strains of
Detroit and Berlin techno into a uniquely spacious sonic universe that
evokes both the icy coolness of zipping down the Motor City?s grim highways
and the vertiginous horror-thrill of cruising through deep space?s infinite
void. Hear 1993?s Sheet One and 1994?s Musik for evidence of Hawtin?s rarely
rivaled ability to create illusory vast depths and relentlessly hypnotic
rhythms.
As inspirational as Plastikman?s productions have been, Hawtin?s garnered
even more accolades for the DJ sets and warehouse parties he threw in
the?90s around Detroit and Windsor. Two Detroit-via-Seattle musicians?Jerry
Abstract and Sean Horton?who experienced many of those events attest to
their life-changing powers.
?I've been to all of Hawtin's shows that were in Detroit, Windsor, and
Toronto from 1993-1999,? Abstract recalls, ?and all of them are incredible,
especially the Plus 8-managed events like Heaven & Hell, Sickness &
Recovery, and the Jak events. [Hawtin's parties] always had the best venues,
the best environments, the best sound system, and the best acts, [and] he'd
always be experimenting with some kind of sensory fuckery at his events.?
Horton?who booked Hawtin for this Decibel fest benefit?cites as pivotal a
legendary party called Spastik, where Hawtin played his live debut as
Plastikman. ?It was my first full-on warehouse party experience, so my head
was just spinning. That party completely changed my life.?
Hawtin?s music has changed many others? lives; he?s one of the few
underground producers to nudge avant-garde techno beyond the confines of the
cognoscenti. ?Hawtin was the main reason why hordes of suburban kids flocked
to Detroit during the ?90s,? says Horton. ?Sheet One is considered to be one
of the most influential dance albums of all time, and with good reason.
[Hawtin] takes every aspect of his art seriously (DJing, production, art,
performance) and his label M-nus illustrates this passion and attention to
detail beautifully.?
?He has a very technological philosophy to techno music,? Abstract says.
?He's constantly experimenting, inventing, and pushing the limits of techno
music and the human experience. Hawtin takes risks with the majority of his
projects and succeeds in gaining his audiences? full attention, thus
creating an unforgettable experience.?
Ever the innovator, Hawtin is touring in anticipation of his new mix disc,
DE9: Transitions (due Nov. 1 on NovaMute). The concept (there?s always a
concept with Hawtin) here is a focus on those crucial links in DJ sets where
one track segues into another. With music unavailable at presstime, we must
rely on a website description, which alludes to a ?musical ?transition? in
time and amplitude, depth of space and perception, opening up the DJ mix for
the first time into a fully encompassing, surround sound (5.1) environment.?
All of which wouldn?t mean much if Hawtin didn?t have an acute ear for
minimal techno?s most creative players. He reportedly is threading bits from
close to 100 tracks for this molecular musaic. The result?like Decks, EFX &
909 and DE9: Closer to the Edit?is sure to be an astounding feat of editing
and a monomaniacal trawl through Hawtin?s stellar wax collection and
evocation of master-builder sensibilities. Prepare to be awed.
quoted 1 line NEXT DECIBEL EVENT
>>>NEXT DECIBEL EVENT
Saturday September 10th @ Chop Suey
2005 Decibel Benefit Show featuring:
MONOLAKE Live PA - Berlin (Ableton Live engineer, Chain Reaction, ml/i
Records)
w/ special guests:
NORDIC SOUL DJ Set - Seattlle (Synth Club, Dreaming in Stereo, Decibel)
PAUL EDWARDS Live PA - Seattle (PG Series, Oscillate, Decibel)
Live visuals by:
RANDY JONES Seattle (Cycling 74, Orac)
$10 presale available at Wall of Sound, Chop Suey, Sonic Boom and online at
http://www.ticketweb.com/user/?region=xxx&query=search&interface=ticketweb&newhps=1&search=monolake
21+
Doors open at 9pm
*All proceeds will being going towards the 2005 Decibel Festival happening
September 22nd - 25th
Chop Suey
1325 E. Madison
Seattle
quoted 1 line DECIBEL FESTIVAL: SEPT 22-25: SEATTLE (www.dbfestival.com)
>>>DECIBEL FESTIVAL: SEPT 22-25: SEATTLE (www.dbfestival.com)
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