Second-generation Detroit-adjacent techno star
Richie Hawtin is wrapping up work on his next
mix-album, DE9: Transitions, which is due out in
September, according to his publicist.
The CD promises to push the concept of the
mix-CD, with his label claiming that it will be
the first "fully encompassing"
5.1-channel, surround-sound mix. It will also
come packaged with a music-and-video DVD version,
with visuals to go to the music. Hawtin has
apparently been exploring the latest software
technology from his new base in Berlin, and the
mixes will apparently come not on the
song-to-song level, but perhaps deeper, on a
track-by-track (as in studio tracks -- voice,
drum, synth, etc.) level, a la Sasha's work with
Ableton Live. (Hawtin has had a custom Allen
& Heath Xone:92 mixer made to control Ableton
Live via MIDI).
The CD is the follow up to 2001's DE9: Closer to
the Edit, and 1999's Decks, EFX & 909, a
well-received series that has pushed the
boundaries of the DJ mix by adding effects and
the Roland 909 drum machine to the equation.
The electronic music world is incredibly
difficult to stay ahead of. What is branded cool
one week, might be slated as dirty the next.
Endless techniques are used by artists and their
management to try to keep themselves beyond
mainstream musical comprehension, and therefore
slipping from the razor’s edge where
legends can be crafted.
Richie Hawtin is far beyond the forefront of
electronic music. His uncrackable image matches
his flawless sound and genre pioneering styles.
After 4 years, he is back with his latest
transformation, evolving alongside technology to
ensure he doesn't get lost in a world of dated
sounds, average compilations and half-assed
singles.
His studio in Berlin has been in full production
for the third release in the DE9 series.
Following on from Decks, EFX & 909 in 1999
and then Closer to the Edit in 2001 DE9:
Transitions is the long awaited latest mix from
Hawtin. Utilising the latest recording
technologies and automation techniques, he is
said to explore not only the traditional musical
transition over time and amplitude (X and Y) but
the depth (Z) in terms of space and perception -
bringing you much closer to the edit so to speak.
Released in September of 2005 on CD & DVD,
DE9: Transitions will be recorded within a fully
immersive 5.1 Surround Sound environment,
complete with high resolution audio versions and
accompanying visuals.
Richie Hawtin will preview DE9: Transitions in
5.1 surround sound for the first time at Sonar,
Barcelona (June 16 -18, 2005).
Richie Hawtin has a couple of tour dates across
the USA confirmed for the next fortnight.
Including the huge Detroit techno based Fuse-In
Festival.
Richie Hawtin US Tour Dates
May 30 Mon - Detroit - Fuse-In Festival,
Underground Stage
June 02 Thu - Denver - The Church
June 03 Fri - New York - Avalon
June 04 Sat - Los Angeles - Avalon
lookin forward to this....love mi DE9s me.
