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Artist:	HAWTIN, RICHIE
Title:	The Tunnel/Twin Cities
Label:	MINUS (CANADA)
Format:	12"
Price:	$7.00
Catalog #:	MINUS 033EP

"If 2001's DE9 | Closer to the Edit challenged the state of modern DJ mix albums then listen and look to the future with the cross-format, multi-angled sonic exploration on Richie Hawtin's new DE9 | Transitions. Moving forward beyond stereo and into 5.1 surround, high-definition audio quality and exclusive video content, the CD and DVD combination package offers even more extras like two new videos and a 30 minute live film from Time Warp in Germany. 'The Tunnel' lifts off as the album's single, boasting two very DJ-friendly excerpts from the concept mix album, with each track made up of the talents of multiple artist's work such as FUSE, DBX, Sleeparchive, K. Alexi Shelby, Slam, Roman Flügel, The Detroit Grand Pubahs, DJ Minx and more."

Artist:	HAWTIN, RICHIE
Title:	Concept 1: 96:CD/VR
Label:	MINUS (CANADA)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	CONCEPT 96CD

Remastered and freshly compiled collection of all the Concept 1 tracks -- previously available as two separate CDs: the now-deleted Concept I 96:CD and Concept 1 96:VR: Variations -- now reissued on a new M_nus double CD. Over 10 years down the line, it's safe to say that Richie Hawtin's 1996 Concept 1 series stands out as a body of work that perfectly represents the spirit of the time. Marking a year-long correlation between musical development and the progression of time, the original series consisted of 24 tracks spread over twelve monthly 12" singles and was strictly limited to 2000 copies per release. However, before the release of the Concept 1 96:CD in February 1998, Thomas Brinkmann made the trip from Germany to Windsor to play Hawtin some of his "Variations" of the series. The results were mind blowing -- even by Hawtin's standards -- opening up a space where emptiness and substance neatly overlapped to conjure up sounds that no one had ever heard before. It started back in Cologne where Brinkmann had employed the Concept 1 series as part of an experiment together with his own custom-built turntable system (including a 30 kilo plate and 2 SME 309 tone arms utilizing both Ortofon and Van Den Hul moving-coil pick-ups). By playing Hawtin's original compositions on his two-arm turntable -- slowing down the speed of the records and separating the left and right channels -- Brinkmann identified previously-unheard dynamics within the recordings and a melodic displacement between the channels. Even the imperfections of the vinyl pressing process added new character to his variations. Essentially, the "Variations" contain the same information as the original "Concepts." Like the idea of cloning twins, Brinkmann has taken Richie's DNA and nurtured subtle mutations to create a strangely familiar but altogether different set of grooves, allowing us to hear what he hears by enhancing something that was there but unheard until now in a triumph of sensibility over creativity. In the true spirit of M_nus, he has used an unorthodox technique based on theories of alternative listening and experimentation to produce a startlingly different perspective. A scientific yet natural way of revealing the complexity of what was originally deemed minimal. 2007 would appear to be an optimal year in which to re-visit and to re-listen to these groundbreaking pieces, collected here together in a very limited CD double pack and especially remastered by Stefan Betke (aka Pole).

Artist:	HAWTIN, RICHIE
Title:	Pioneers of Electronic Music - Vol. 1
Label:	SENSE MUSIC & MEDIA (GERMANY)
Format:	DVD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	EBSP 001DVD

The launch of a new DVD special series of documentaries, Pioneers of Electronic Music celebrates in detail the life and work of prominent artists or "pioneers" in the global electronic music scene. The first edition is a documentary film based on electronic producer, performer and industry icon, Richie Hawtin. The film draws from the important stages and events in Richie Hawtin's personal and artistic life, revealing the journey of an introverted and transplanted computer-minded teen that develops by way of Detroit's radio and records fueled by pure driven passion into a successful techno-entrepreneur and global DJ entertainer. Slices examines a career that has now spanned almost twenty years, exploring his role in the Detroit techno scene, co-founding and establishing the legendary Plus 8 label with John Acquaviva and the international cult that sprang up around his distinct alter ego, Plastikman. Friends, family, colleagues and Richie Hawtin himself tell their stories relating early DJ experiences, his first encounters with role models like Derrick May and Jeff Mills, his move to New York City and then later to Berlin, and much more. Assembling an extensive archive of both new and unreleased photos, video and exclusive interviews, the film provides an extraordinary insight into the life and career of one of the most successful activists in techno history: Richie Hawtin. With Statements from: Richie Hawtin, Mr. and Mrs. Hawtin, Matthew Hawtin, John Acquaviva, Karl Kowalski, Derrick May, Sven Väth, Jason Huvaere, Mad Mike Banks, Clark Warner, Amir Daiza, Daniel Miller, Scott Gordon and Mike Himes. Directed by Maren Sextro and Holger Wick. 70 minutes. In English, with Spanish/German/Japanese subtitles. NTSC format, region free.

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