Richie Hawtin – DE9 | Closer To The Edit

So....vinyl format l have is quite rare?..l don't see it in versions

Love this mix! Has to be one of the greatest mixes. Still sounds as fresh and groundbreaking as when I first heard it. Actually it sounds better now. Love all the Perlon tracks that pop up throughout. There are so many good artists on this mix and so much good, stomping techno! 5/5

meh love this...

One of the best mixes I've ever heard. Every time I go back to listen it never disappoints. Every listen is like a new journey. Cannot recommend more highly.

meh.

Best mix ever, richie always sober !

Consider DE9: Closer to the Edit Richie Hawtin's turntablist record. Freed from the (only relative) constraints of his Decks, EFX & 909 setup, Hawtin applied Final Scratch technology, a system which pipelines any digital sound elements -- from CD, MiniDisc, an effects box, practically anything -- directly into the needle of a special turntable. (Needless to say, no digging through the crates on this one.) Hawtin spins through 30-odd tracks of moody minimal techno, including tracks -- or, to be more precise, elements -- from Basic Channel, Thomas Brinkmann, Stewart Walker, Carl Craig, Theorem, and Sutekh, plus his own F.U.S.E. and Plastikman guises. Most of these tracks are present in such wildly different versions, however, that listeners may not even recognize a usually familiar track; when all that's taken is a bassline and an effect here or a scratchy percussion line there, and each track includes elements of three or four different originals, the results are much closer to either remixes or a wildly eclectic turntablist album than a techno mix album -- thus the title. Instead of a hip-hop DJ's wild spinbacks, Hawtin uses only momentary pauses and beat disruptions to mark time and open new chapters in the mix. The result is a clean, precisely constructed mix, and one that ironically isn't especially evocative of the immense work involved in constructing it. All the better for the headphone and chill-out listening this record was made for, much more so than Decks, EFX & 909.

This piece of music is very inspiring.

When I first heard this I didn't know anything about making electronic (techno) music or how this piece of music was made. Since 2003 I've played around with various software on my computer trying to make some kind of techno music. I'm still trying. I'm also trying to perform it live. With this experience I appreciate and enjoy this CD even more then the first time I heard it. It's very cleverly constructed. Hawtin clearly show great dedication in his work.

I bought this on the strength of reviews etc and the fact that i liked his from within series with pete namlook.I just dont get this, maybe it is because i am not a dj that i cant appreciate how difficult this was to produce but the cd never stays on for more than about 20 minutes before i give up and go for something a bit more tuneful like black dog or autechre. i may give this a go again in another six months or so and see.

One of my favorite things about dance music is the lovely bouncing feeling of moving forward, progressing, metamorphosing when a DJ (who can be trusted to do things well) is in the middle of a really really good mix. The dynamics of the different frequencies interacting -- a new kind of bass coming in, a different kind of high percussion, etc. -- is absolutely incredible when the beatmatch is good.

So (other than the excellence of the music itself) the reason why this album kicks so much ass is that it feels like that the whole way through. Something new from some new record gets introduced seemingly every two measures and it's great to hear the slightly sonic different qualities of each loop grinding on and adding to each other.

Big up to Hawtin for this one. It's something for the head and the feet ... but also just for the ears. Lovely.