Although Richie Hawtin's Lp "Musik" will finally reach the general
public this August, few know the prodigal artist first conceived and
released the masterpiece over ten years ago.. Original titled "Why I hate
girls", it marked the prepubesant Hawtin's third release (the first two have
never been uncovered), created as an attempt to lighten the confrontation
between him and his parents regarding his insatiable habit of "borrowing"
their credit cards (hence the name Plastikman).. His friends Kenneth,
Edward, and little Richard were the driving force behind its conception,
warning Richie that he'd get a good beating if he didn't come up with
something fast.. As for it's original format, it consisted of 14, one-sided
10", plus two bonused remix Cds, one the work of Ed and Kenneth, then known
affectionately as "Pink Puppy", and the other the work of the then nine
year old Richard, and his sickly twin brother (who died shortly after), under
the moniker "The Essex Twins".. Only 14 were pressed and at this time, only
one copy is rumored to have survived.. It is believed that it's locked in a
safe behind the nudie pictures in Richard's basement bathroom.. When asked
what he thought of the record, Mr. Hawtin (sr.) was quoted as saying, "Damn
kid must've been playing my Tangerine Dream records again!", while Mrs.
Hawtin simply asked, "Would you like some tea?"...