DE9: Transitions

• Artist: Richie Hawtin
• Rating:
• Release Date: November 15, 2005
• Type: Mix-album
• Genre: Electronica

Review

Extending the concept behind 2001's DE9: Closer to the Edit, a project that utilized Final Scratch, DE9: Transitions takes advantage of the increased possibilities brought forth by the software Ableton Live. Richie Hawtin further distorts the notion of a standard selection, combining often-treated elements from several tracks at once, to such an extent that he gives the amalgams his own titles. The Detroit Grand Pubahs' "Dr. Bootygrabber," False's "River Camping," Galoppierende Zuversicht's "Linguini al Denta," Heartthrob's "Golum," Ricardo Villalobos' "A5," Sleep Archive's "Elephant Island," and three of Hawtin's own productions are swept into this brand-new vortex and come out as "Minimission," throwing off the common response to hearing a track on a mix and desiring to hunt it down on its original state. In other words, you won't be able to obtain any of the commercially available tracks within that track and hear them the same way, and playing them all simultaneously would be as pleasant on the ear as several sets of baby booties flopping around in a dryer. Another way to observe the extreme otherness is to scan the track credits and spot the repeat contributors, like Villalobos, who shows up over 20 times (thus potentially giving a mixtape traditionalist like Nick Hornby a heart attack) and probably wouldn't be able to identify all of his appearances; while the reverberant rhythm of Stewart Walker's "Lakewalking" and the ambient vocal wash of Pantytec's "Micromission" can be sniffed out without much difficulty, a lot of sources are used for a single note or blip. But the real testament to Hawtin's vision is that the mix is more linear than any other released in 2005, riding a steady gradient that could fool non-geeks into thinking that this is a standard-form techno mix with no obvious inclusions, even though dozens of up-to-date favorites and a few decades-old classics factor in. The stability of the sequencing is such that listening in one concentrated effort can make it more draining than the average dance mix. If you do find that your appetite for cushiony bass-drum thrums, knife-slit accents, wobbly-yet-constricted noise effects, and displaced vocal samples isn't completely satisfied, there's an MP3 on the accompanying DVD that presents the mix in its original 95-minute incarnation. The DVD also contains the mix in 5.1 Surround Sound, along with a couple videos, live material, and an interview. Stripped of all context and background information, Transitions remains a thoroughly thrilling, multi-functional disc that places early-2000s minimal techno in the best possible light. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Welcomm(in)	Mika Vainio, Stefan Goldmann	Richie Hawtin	(3:48)
TZ Entry Point	Mika Vainio, Matthew Dear, Stefan Goldmann	Richie Hawtin	(2:46)
Adding And	Mika Vainio, Ricardo Villalobos, Amar Derradj	Richie Hawtin	(1:07)
Subtracting	Mika Vainio, Ricardo Villalobos, Marc Houle	Richie Hawtin	(2:00)
Prebuild	Mika Vainio, Stewart Walker	Richie Hawtin	(1:45)
Seiltänzer	Baby Ford, Stewart Walker, Ricardo Villalobos, Robag Wruhme, Jay Haze	Richie Hawtin	(3:00)
Visioning	Mika Vainio, Ricardo Villalobos, Robag Wruhme, Marc Houle, Jay Haze, Matt John	Richie Hawtin	(6:51)
We(all)search	Carl Craig, Mika Vainio, Max Loderbauer, Akiko Kiyama	Richie Hawtin	(2:44)
Jupiter Lander	Carl Craig, Mika Vainio, Ricardo Villalobos, Akiko Kiyama	Richie Hawtin	(0:30)
Reduction And	Mika Vainio, Ricardo Villalobos, Marc Houle, Akiko Kiyama	Richie Hawtin	(3:00)
Seduction	Ricardo Villalobos, Danielle Bell, Akiko Kiyama	Richie Hawtin	(1:22)
Minimal Master	Fred Giannelli, Robert Hood, Ricardo Villalobos, Akiko Kiyama	Richie Hawtin	(4:00)
All 4 Du	Fred Giannelli, Akiko Kiyama	Richie Hawtin	(3:00)
Tonarzt	Mono Junk, Jay Haze	Richie Hawtin	(5:01)
The Tunnel	Mika Vainio	Richie Hawtin	(8:26)
Minimission	Ricardo Villalobos, Matthew Dear, Jesse Siminski	Richie Hawtin	(5:14)
Noch Nah(r)	Max Loderbauer, Stewart Walker, Peter F. Spiess, Thierry Quénum, Amar Derradj	Richie Hawtin	(4:11)
Weiter Noch	Mika Vainio, Max Loderbauer, Robert Babicz, Matthew Dear, Alex Under	Richie Hawtin	(5:44)
Where Is Mayday?	Mika Vainio, Matthew Dear, Alex Under, Matt John	Richie Hawtin	(4:00)
The Hole	Mika Vainio, Marc Houle, Radovan Scasascia	Richie Hawtin	(2:11)
(D)ecaying Beauty	Carl Craig, Max Loderbauer, Ricardo Villalobos, Mono Junk, Marc Houle	Richie Hawtin	(4:41)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Welcomm(in) [5.1 Surround]	Mika Vainio, Stefan Goldmann	Richie Hawtin
TZ Entry Point [5.1 Surround]	Mika Vainio, Matthew Dear, Stefan Goldmann	Richie Hawtin
Adding And [5.1 Surround]	Mika Vainio, Ricardo Villalobos, Amar Derradj	Richie Hawtin
Subtracting [5.1 Surround]	Mika Vainio, Ricardo Villalobos, Marc Houle	Richie Hawtin
Prebuild [5.1 Surround]	Mika Vainio, Stewart Walker	Richie Hawtin
Seiltänzer [5.1 Surround]	Baby Ford, Stewart Walker, Ricardo Villalobos, Robag Wruhme, Jay Haze	Richie Hawtin
Visioning [5.1 Surround]	Mika Vainio, Ricardo Villalobos, Robag Wruhme, Marc Houle, Jay Haze, Matt John	Richie Hawtin
We(all)search [5.1 Surround]	Carl Craig, Mika Vainio, Max Loderbauer, Akiko Kiyama	Richie Hawtin
Jupiter Lander [5.1 Surround]	Carl Craig, Mika Vainio, Ricardo Villalobos, Akiko Kiyama	Richie Hawtin
Reduction And [5.1 Surround]	Mika Vainio, Ricardo Villalobos, Marc Houle, Akiko Kiyama	Richie Hawtin
Seduction [5.1 Surround]	Ricardo Villalobos, Danielle Bell, Akiko Kiyama	Richie Hawtin
Minimal Master [5.1 Surround]	Fred Giannelli, Robert Hood, Ricardo Villalobos, Akiko Kiyama	Richie Hawtin
All 4 Du [5.1 Surround]	Fred Giannelli, Akiko Kiyama	Richie Hawtin
Tonarzt [5.1 Surround]	Mono Junk, Jay Haze	Richie Hawtin
The Tunnel [5.1 Surround]	Mika Vainio	Richie Hawtin
Minimission [5.1 Surround]	Ricardo Villalobos, Matthew Dear, Jesse Siminski	Richie Hawtin
Noch Nah(r) [5.1 Surround]	Max Loderbauer, Stewart Walker, Peter F. Spiess, Thierry Quénum, Amar Derradj	Richie Hawtin
Weiter Noch [5.1 Surround]	Mika Vainio, Max Loderbauer, Robert Babicz, Matthew Dear, Alex Under	Richie Hawtin
Where Is Mayday? [5.1 Surround]	Mika Vainio, Matthew Dear, Alex Under, Matt John	Richie Hawtin
The Hole [5.1 Surround]	Mika Vainio, Marc Houle, Radovan Scasascia	Richie Hawtin
(D)ecaying Beauty [5.1 Surround]	Carl Craig, Max Loderbauer, Ricardo Villalobos, Mono Junk, Marc Houle	Richie Hawtin
Noch ein Mal [5.1 Surround]	Mika Vainio, Ricardo Villalobos, Mono Junk	Richie Hawtin
Do You Know Dimbi [5.1 Surround]	Stuart McMillan, Orde Meikle, Stewart Walker, DJ Minx, Gregory Shiff	Richie Hawtin
Power Nine/Six [5.1 Surround]	Max Loderbauer, DJ Minx, Thomas Franzmann, Troy Geary	Richie Hawtin
R2 [5.1 Surround]	Stuart McMillan, Max Loderbauer, Ricardo Villalobos, Danielle Bell, Troy Geary	Richie Hawtin
Regaining Control [5.1 Surround]	Mika Vainio, Basic Channel, Max Loderbauer, Jochem Paap, Ricardo Villalobos, Danielle Bell	Richie Hawtin
Ich Weiss Nicht [5.1 Surround]	Basic Channel, Ricardo Villalobos	Richie Hawtin
Transitions [5.1 Surround]	Underground Resistance	Richie Hawtin
Painters Day [DVD][Live]	Ryan Crosson	Ryan Crosson
Do Bionics Crystallize [DVD][Live]	Thomas Barnett	Thomas Barnett
4 Bit Logic [DVD][Live]		Plan A
Transition [Acapella][Live][Multimedia Track]		Underground Resistance
001 [DVD][Live]	Guss Carver	Zwosh
Model 8 [DVD][Live]		Lemon 8
Bassism [DVD][Live]		Guido Schneider
Removed [DVD][Live]		Guido Schneider
Atomit [DVD][Live]	Mika Vainio
Losing Control [DVD][Live]	Danielle Bell	DBX
Pinch & Pillage [DVD][Live]	Matthew Dear	Matthew Dear
Bonus Material [DVD][*]		Richie Hawtin

Credits

Baby Ford (Producer), Fred Giannelli (Producer), Eon (Producer), Gene Glover (Photo Assistance), Jason Patterson (Design), Jason Patterson (Layout Design), Ronald Prent (Mastering), Carl Craig (Producer), Robert Hood (Producer), Mika Vainio (Producer), Richie Hawtin (Artwork), Richie Hawtin (Reconstruction), Richie Hawtin (Construction), Roman Flügel (Producer), Stuart McMillan (Producer), Orde Meikle (Producer), Thomas Barnett (Producer), Max Loderbauer (Producer), Jochem Paap (Producer), Ilpo Väisänen (Producer), Dale Lawrence (Producer), Guido Schneider (Producer), Styro 2000 (Producer), Stewart Walker (Producer), Robert Babicz (Producer), David Gluck (Producer), Stefan Betke (Mastering), Ricardo Villalobos (Producer), Zip (Producer), Sammy Dee (Producer), Jeff Samuel (Producer), Matthew Dear (Producer), Peter F. Spiess (Producer), Sean O'Neal (Producer), Robag Wruhme (Producer), Danielle Bell (Producer), Pink Elln (Producer), Stefan Goldmann (Producer), Marc Houle (Producer), Jay Haze (Producer), Plan A (Performer), Gregory Shiff (Producer), Bang Goes (Producer), Jean Guillaume Cabanne (Producer), Ryan Crosson (Producer), Ali Demirel (Artwork), Amar Derradj (Producer), DJ Trike (Producer), Thomas Franzmann (Producer), Jambi Ganbar (Loop Assistant), Troy Geary (Producer), Alexander Gnädinger (Photography), Monika Holzner (Photo Assistance), Kate Iwanowicz (Producer), Akiko Kiyama (Producer), Nicki Lang (Set Design), Angela Mewes (Assistant), Radovan Scasascia (Producer), Jesse Siminski (Producer), Sleeparchive (Producer), Gabrielle Theurer (Hair Stylist), Alex Under (Producer), Silvia Vater (Stylist), Vegetable Orchestra (Producer), Zwosh (Producer)

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