I agree, I like Richie Hawtin sets that are a bit less-extravagent with the gear (ie the mid-1990's). For me, it's almost like he is concentrating on the technology more than the crowd connection. His sets were a bit more human, with a lot more fire back in the day.
Also, I don't think he claimed to be the first guy to incorporate a 909 (or any other technology) into his sets, and I believe in an old metroTimes article he stated that it was Jeff Mills, who was already using a 909 in his sets, that encouraged him to try it out, too. I remember him stating that he was initially hesitant because he didn't want to be known as a Jeff Mills "biter." ----- Original Message ---- From: robin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: 313 Org <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 12:55:57 AM Subject: Re: (313) Richie Interview > Almost funnier then how hard this write jocks Ritchie Hawtin. Just > because Mr Hawtin picks up a piece of technology some one else > creates, doesn't mean he is Vasco de Gama "discovering" new parts > of the world. Every time I see references to that Dex Effex non > sense, like he thought that up first, makes me laugh. He is an > adaptor to the elements in his spread out enviroment, but that > doesn't really make him an innovator. I don't think anyone in years > has walked away from a Hawtin set, that has been altered by his new > "discoveries" in technology and thought it was a mind blowing > event. In fact the best sets I have seen from him is when he was > stripped down to the basic DJing equipment. Well, regardless of what you think of Mr. Hawtin (he was better around 1995 for my personal tastes), to be fair it's very rarely the same person that invents a technology and popularises it. So, no-one want one of these (http://www.pacemaker.net/) after Richie's glowing endorsement? :) robin...
