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Richie Hawtin Raids Plastikman's 'Arkives,' Recalls Detroit Warehouse Days

Richie HawtinGraham Runciman

Richie Hawtin has long been the face of a faceless genre, a Plastikman wandering a concrete world. Over the past two decades, the legendary DJ and producer has ascended to the top of techno's writhing heap. He's gone from crossing the Windsor border to throw parties in dystopian Detroit -- elevating his Plastikman persona into minimal techno's psychedelic standard-bearer -- to his current status as one of Berlin's premiere bohemians, dance music's most ambitious mind and a big enough star to headline sprawling festivals and sweaty clubs around the globe.

Though Hawtin has always been a futurist, this year the 40-year-old decided to take a look backwards and fill his new fans in on what came before. First, he unearthed Plastikman as an unprecedented live multimedia spectacle, and now he's digging up the 'Arkives' for a comprehensive and special-ordered Plastikman boxset.

Before his current North American DJ tour, the Canadian dance icon stopped by Toronto's Bell Lightbox Theatre to speak to Spinner about dirty Detroit warehouses, hallucinogenic inspirations and bringing the '90s underground experience to a new generation.


The 11-disc 'Arkives' will be made-to-order and purchases will be accepted via Hawtin's label website, www.M-nus.com, only until Dec. 31.

Richie Hawtin North American Tour Dates:
Nov 17 - Windsor
Nov 18 - Toronto
Nov 19 - Montreal
Nov 20 - Brooklyn, New York
Nov 22 - Washington DC
Nov 24 - Detroit, MI
Nov 25 - Chicago, IL
Nov 26 - Milwaukee, WI
Nov 27 - Miami

Videography by Graham Runciman. Special thanks to the Bell Lightbox Theatre

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vladan

I need one earrings m-nus

November 24 2010 at 7:07 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply