Richie is like the Madonna of techno! :-) On Sep 8, 2008, at 4:55 PM, kent williams wrote:
Man, Richie Hawtin is 313's third rail. I don't have anything to add, really, except to say that the best DJ sets I've seen were done with two turntables and a mixer without effects. If you play the right records, in the right order, and mix them right, magic happens. No reason not to experiment with new stuff, or to redefine what a DJ does, but the results are what matters. And there is an undefinable something to a DJ who can grab ahold of a dancefloor and make it a top night, and while technique and gadgets can help, they won't make a boring DJ exciting. And I've seen Richie be exciting, and I've seen him be boring. I have to think that part of what makings his sets these days pretty lackluster is that he really knows his audience, and he's giving them what they want. I know people who are among the faithful, and they'll argue that everything he does is brilliant. I know people with Plastikman TATOOS for Jebus' sake! Given that he's got a global audience who think he's awesome no matter what he does, and has surrounded himself with a group of DJs and producers who do nothing to challenge him, it's no wonder he bothers the picky bastards on 313.
