Richie Hawtin - DE9 | Transitions

Well, what can I say about this other than it's a modern day masterpiece. Anyone who classes themselves as a fan of electronic music should consider this as an album to have in their collection.

I still remember the first time I put the DVD in, switched on the 5.1 surround sound, and heard the intro swirling round the room... it's like a spaceship is landing on top of your house!

Im not going to go into detail talking about every track thats on the album, because lets face it I'd be here for about a week, but the whole concept of this album proves yet again that Richie Hawtin is the true pioneer of electronic music.

Albums like this which push the boundaries of what is possible with technology and music should inspire artists and listeners alike, and thankfully it shows what quality there is out there as opposed to the mindless drivvel dominating the charts today.

Since buying this last week I have not listened to anything else. Inspite of this I still find it impossible to understand quite how some thing so minimal can be so complex, so engrossing, so full of restless energy. Richie has been producing fine music for at least 10 years but here he has finally arrived, creating something truely groundbreaking in its conception, production and execution. But unlike so many other Techno tracks or mixs that claim to be the next step in Techno this is not overtly experiemental or esoteric, rather it is a natural and perfect crystalisation of where Techno has been going and where it has come from over the last 10 years.