Richie Hawtin - DE9: Closer to the Edit

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. Read More