Search - Richie Hawtin :: De9: Closer to the Edit

Really cool cd

Elise | Hamilton | 05/03/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This album is subdued. It has a dance chill factor that is hard to describe. It is constant and does not let down. It is impossible to get board because of the changes involved. It doesn't exactly portray anything magically descriptive as with the darkness associated with the works of Dada Pogrom but what it does do is make you want to dance. It is perfect for the mix too. Richie Hawtin is in the groove and so shall you. It only makes sense if you like techno."

Similar to Decks, FX, and a 909

Gary Powell | Bloomington, IN | 02/14/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"A catchy, more up-beat album, Hawtin's Closer To The Edit is more akin to his seminal Decks, FX, and a 909 album. Cutting up pieces of his favorite tracks into minimal chunks, the album keeps a constant, smooth beat."

Minimal, sophisticated, technical, brilliant!

Globalaza | Washington, DC | 08/19/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The majority of reviewers will agree that this cd is perhaps one of the BEST examples of wickedly detailed and technically rich minimal house out there. If that is a mouth-full, it should be. Richie Hawtin has defined the amazingly intricate form of "dance" that weaves clever beats into unusual and unexpected sounds to create a masterpiece of rhythmic movement and audio ecstacy. It's just that good!



From the beginning, as usual, he starts off slow and almost inaudible, and slowly builds with multiple climaxes and movements. He pulls together elevations of sounds that on the surface appear to be beats from your typical computer-driven tracks, but upon further examination, you will note that the sounds are multiple layers of simple "pops and squeaks" that have been so intricately woven, that they start and stop in a beautiful fabric of listening pleasure.



It is hard to distinguish when one track begins and another ends. You will be forced to just listen for when a particticular arrangement ends and evolves into the next. He pulls out all the stops in the last few tracks that force you to pay attention, remembering all the detail and hard-work thrown used to create the earlier tracks. Then, at the end, he lets you down easy so you can go about your life.



It is minimal house, even a bit of two-step, that is perfect for detailed listening -- far too amazing to merely have in the background. You have to focus, savor, and enjoy it."