RA.100 Richie Hawtin - 2008.04.28 ¦ Minimal Techno « NJ/DJ DEEP-GOA’s DSNight™ Sessions & Conversations

Richie Hawtin provides RA’s historic 100th podcast

Perhaps the most celebrated techno DJ in the world, Hawtin has been at the cutting edge of dance music for more than a decade-and-a-half. Whether it’s his future-forward productions and mixes, his work in developing Final Scratch, or in defining minimal techno via his M_nus label, Richie Hawtin has become one of electronic music’s most recognisable figures.

What makes Hawtin so fascinating, is his continued interest in the newest technology and sounds available. At the beginning of the year, Hawtin and the rest of the M_nus imprint underwent “10 Weeks of Silence”, a break that saw Hawtin officially jettison vinyl altogether. Now on a completely digital setup, he’s once again pushing himself into uncharted territory.

With RA.100, Hawtin weaves together 60 minutes of snippets from deep house to techno, but don’t expect to hear any scratchy old vinyl – the big news is that after M_nus’ self-imposed 10 weeks of silence at the beginning of the year, Hawtin has now officially given up vinyl altogether. [more..]