Decks Efx & 909

Richie Hawtin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 2, 1999)
• Original Release Date: November 2, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mute U.S.
• ASIN: B00002EPKB
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #199,416 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Early Blow

2. Dumped

3. User (02) - B2

4. User (04) - A2

5. User (01) - A2

6. User (01) - B2

7. 001a - A2

8. B2

9. Road to Rio EP - B2

10. B1

11. Road to Rio EP - A2

12. A1

13. 002A B1

14. Call of the Wild

15. L8

16. Orange/Minus 1

17. Orange/Minus 2

18. Minus/Orange 2

19. Let Your Body Learn

20. Minus/Orange 1

See all 35 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, if you can handle it..., December 31, 2000

By 

"littleoldme" (Fort Collins, CO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Decks Efx & 909 (Audio CD)

I recently picked this up with a little hesitation, having heard that the mix was basically just hard, banging, no-frills techno. That is true. Other mixes have obvious peaks and valleys, for instance, while "Decks, EFX, and 909" has... harder drumbeats for the peaks and more subtle bass for the valleys. While other mixes have lots of vocals and warm synth tones, here we have... drums and bass. (Occasionally some human voices, but don't count on it.) In other words, this is not a Top 40 dance mix - it's strictly for the brave.

But, if you are one of the brave, check this out now. It's very intense, but also very danceable, and the constantly shifting rhythms and programming keep you from getting bored. Oddly enough, if yo're into techno, the subtle changes in drum patterns and stabbing synth lines is more interesting than a lot of more mainstream stuff with many more elements to the tracks. This mix is a triumph of minimal techno. If you're looking for something hard, intense, and raw, add this to the shopping list.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It does NOT get any better than this., February 3, 2005

By 

S. Stroud "tech-head" (Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Decks Efx & 909 (Audio CD)

"A Music Fan" is an idiot. Do not listen to him. DE9 is NOT repetitive... at all. In fact, this CD is a perfect example of speed and diversity... Hawtin is just so good at subtle layering and mixing that "A Music Fan" probably didn't notice it. Make no mistake. This is straight-up techno at it's absolute best. Hawtin is a madman behind the decks. He has an almost superhuman control of rhythm that goes beyond simple mixing from track to track. At times in this CD he layers four different elements on top of one another. He does so with almost superhuman speed... just as you start getting hooked on one pattern he starts up another hypnotic beat. The structure of this CD is perfect. He starts out with some slow thumping grooves and gradually turns it into a frantic slam fest before bringing it all back down again.

This entire CD is totaly danceable or perfect for chilling. I am quite fond of listening to it on long car trips. I put it on repeat and let it go.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BEYOND AMAZING- THE TECHNO MASTER AT WORK, September 8, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Decks Efx & 909 (Audio CD)

This is my favorite techno cd. Period. I heard it for the first time last month, and fell in love with it. It builds a tremendous amount of energy and variety, and it is very much like Richie Hawtin's live sets(for those who haven't been lucky enough to experience them...)

Decks, Efx & 909 is a journey through minimal "bare bones" techno with moments where some extra complexity is thrown in for effect. This is NOT a boring album, but is rather a slick monster of an album which EVERY techno fan and partier should own, and listen to before putting on their fat pants and heading out.