Richie Hawtin: Transitions - Page 6

Tiger · #51 10-18-2005, 09:12 AM

saw ritchie last month with madga and despite the crowd creating a great atmosphere i wasn't overally impressed with his set. still had a good time due to the people in the club getting into it, but while he was technically excellent i was just left wanting more as while years ago he used to really bang it out, last month he was just playing far too much minimal stuff which just didn't go anywhere for my liking

Winston · #52 10-18-2005, 02:00 PM

i go with you T, he used to bang more in the past, now it's like he does that only for LARGE crowds, I love techno, time warp, nature one
but if you prefer the nineties style, i think he doesn't want to play that kinda style anymore.

to bad, coz he used to rock sometimes, shit
check out his set from Orbit, in 1992

Tiger · #53 10-19-2005, 12:57 AM

even early noughties he used to bang it out, i remember hearing him around Easter time in 2000, which was then broadcast as an e-mix, and still brings back many happy memories of an excellent night

edit: actually it was easter 01, and was broadcast 22/4/01; and i used to have such a good memory too

sunflowereye · #54 10-20-2005, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by rtzig

I saw him give a talk about the new DE9 record at the AES Convention (Audio Engineering Society) in NY on Friday. I didn't make it out to see him spin though. He said that his set that night was going to have nothing to do with the DE9 stuff and was going to be more like the stuff he was doing recently in Europe. He played a little bit of the 5.1 mix and I thought it was pretty amazing. The whole mix is 94 minutes long. I don't know how I'm going to feel about listening to a mix for that long outside of a club setting. A guy I know managed to snag a promo copy of it so I'll be hearing it very shortly. From what I've heard so far, it's a very interesting mix but I don't think it would translate well to a dancefloor. He said that he wants to start producing tracks in 5.1 and start a label that puts out only 5.1 stuff. I think that's what's going to be really interesting.

Whoah. Sounds great. "DE9: Closer to the Edit" is my official airport listening album along with "Music for Airports" by the one and only Eno. Can't wait for this. 94 minutes?! Hell yeah.

I haven't heard Hawtin live since 2000 with Aquaviva in Atlanta. It has been waaaay too long for me. He loathes the SE US, as very few people appreciate techno of that nature here. :/ The Atlanta show, while an exceptional show, only had a few hundred people turn out and the promoters lost their ass. Best Hawtin experience for me was Trans-Atlantic party back in 1996 in the desert south of Las Vegas with Plastikman vs. Speedy J. live & dj sets by Richie, John Aquaviva, Laurent Garnier & Josh Wink. Drove 2 days straight from SC to attend that bad boy! God, that party was sick! Definitely brained my damage at that one.

TheRev · #55 10-21-2005, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by adam

From Wayne and Wax:

"there seem to be few techno DJs who approach a live set with the same degree of craft, and with attention to the most miniscule details, as dr.hawtin. employing [color=#448888]final scratch[/color], he nips and tucks at a vast array of loops and tracks and frequently reveals some beguiling rhythms lurking beneath the ever-present (and usually pounding) 4/4. ."

...usually pounding? I wonder what this guy would think of Chris Liebing. Not only does he use just as much technology as Richie, he bangs the hell out, and isn't an arrogant full of himself schmuck either.

Oh and Richie uses Serato scratch now if anyone was curious.

Eikman · #56 10-21-2005, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by TheRev

...usually pounding? I wonder what this guy would think of Chris Liebing. Not only does he use just as much technology as Richie, he bangs the hell out, and isn't an arrogant full of himself schmuck either.
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i know Liebing. it's impossible not to know Liebing when you're from frankfurt. he invented Schranz godammit!

mkb · #57 10-21-2005, 10:08 AM

Chris Liebing needs Speedy J to not suck. Speedy J with a lot more tech than just Final Scratch

I wonder why Hawtin moved to Serato Scratch. Maybe his promotional contract expired.

Winston · #58 10-21-2005, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by TheRev

Oh and Richie uses Serato scratch now if anyone was curious.

only until the new traktor is out

mkb · #59 10-25-2005, 03:29 PM

well, here's the flyer the rev was complaining about.

the best part about surgeon's set earlier this month was watching his posse of well-dressed japanese women look at the flyer and say "oh, for fuck's sake"

TheRev · #60 10-31-2005, 08:00 AM

As whack as the flyer was I have to say Richie completely redeemed himself of the mishap that was his set at Spirit.

All the funk that was missing in that set was there in full force for this one. Lots of quality innovative mixing and no continual overuse of volume / filter sweeps.

Richie's still got it.