| First Name |
Plastikman
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| Alternative Name |
Richie Hawtin, Plastikman, Concept 1, F.U.S.E., Forcept 1, Circuit Breaker, Robotman, Chrome, Spark, Xenon, R.H.X., Jack Master, Richard Michaels, UP!
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| Birthday |
4th June, 1970
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| Birthplace |
Oxfordshire, England
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| Build |
Slim
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| Hair Color |
Blonde
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| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
British
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| Occupation Text |
DJ, record producer, record executive
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| Occupation |
Electronic Musician
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Techno, Minimal, Detroit techno, Minimal Techno, Ambient, Electronica, House, microhouse, ambient house, acid techno, IDM
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| Music Genre |
Electronic, Clinical
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| Origin |
Windsor, Ontario
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| Year(s) Active |
1987–present
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| Music Style |
Techno, Club/Dance, Acid Techno, Detroit Techno, Electronica, Minimal Techno, Experimental Techno, Ambient Techno
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| Music Mood |
Nocturnal, Clinical, Detached, Restrained, Hypnotic, Complex, Stylish, Trippy, Intense, Searching, Druggy, Fierce, Eerie, Aggressive, Ethereal, Producer, Cerebral, Wintry, Ominous, Soothing, Somber
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| Instrument |
Compilation, Editing, Artwork
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| Record Label |
Plus 8, M-nus, NovaMute, Warp
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| Official Websites |
http://www.richiehawtin.com/, http://www.m-nus.com/, http://close.richiehawtin.com
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Richard "Richie" Hawtin (born June 4, 1970) is a British-Canadian electronic musician and DJ. He became involved with Detroit techno's second wave in the early 1990s, and has been a leading exponent of minimal techno since the mid-1990s. He became known for his recordings under the Plastikman and F.U.S.E. aliases. Under the latter, he released his debut album Dimension Intrusion (1993) as part of Warp's Artificial Intelligence series.
