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Musik

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This is probably one of his best works, with a good mix of dark beats and light videogame-ish sounds. Each track builds up the sound scape, and it's a challenge to keep track of everything that's coming and going at the same time. This one is probably the best example of his techno work, not nearly as dark and sinister (and monotonous) as 'CONSUMED", but more diverse and experimental.

No one should have anything bad to say about this album. Considering it concentrates on a few instruments (Roland 303s, 808s and 909s) it's a masterpiece. It's simple and repetitive, but within the repetitiveness there is something that hooks you on to those sounds. I dare anyone to go and make a 303 sound like he does...It makes me think that his parents opted for synthesizers rather than toys for him to play with!!!! If you enjoy this recording, get Artifakts {BC} and Consumed RIGHT AWAY!!

For all of us who enjoy the sound of acid, this guy is our Mozart.

This album was my first knowing with Plastikman music. And after first listening I found that it was the best thing of this kind of music that I had ever heard before. Richie Hawtin - the one of that man who started a new wave of he techno music near Detroit and developed a new side of TB-303 moved his talent as musician, DJ and producer on this album. Of cause the outcome was predicted - the perfect sound the perfect conception and makes this CD one of the best. The first thing that moved me to such opinion was a very elaborate conception of CD, unlike many other techno musicians, who makes their albums as simple sequence of unrelated tracks which listening to fine in mix but not separately, Richie choose another way. The moving from track to track is congruously with drifting. Without scratching and other DJs methods he reaches the maximal track's convergence, and mind moves with music without any interrupts and pauses. And the second thing is the highest conception completeness of tracks especially for "Plastique", "Ethinik", "Marbles" and "Lasttrak". It's necessary to notice - this music scarcely will suit for dancing, I suppose that that music was substantially made for thinking and meditation. Therefore don't try to understand and make conclusion after the first time, I'm, myself was listening to "MUSIK" many times, and ever new time I was founding and founding now something special. The last - I've never heard such using of TB-303 - instead of standard and simple clacking you can hear very pleasant and beautiful deep sounds, which penetrate in to the depth of you body and soul. Well, if you really like not mainstreaming original electronic intelligence music, I very recommend you to buy this luxurious CD.

This album is probably one of the most awe inspiring minimal techno works I've heard by the likes of Richie Hawtin or anyone. It has slow droning progressions that allow you to completely envelope your mind in the tracks. The sound of the synths themselves are masterpieces, but their sequencing is even more bewildering. To some people this music would seem repetitive, but its subtle builds and peaks will take you to another cerebral dimension. I recommend this album to everyone, but particularly people who are into any form of electronic music.

This album helps me concentrate. I have all of Plastikman's full-length albums which I love. I love how complex and soothing it is. I wish I knew how to describe what kind of music he produces. I guess it is in its own category.

On this album, "Musik", I love every song except "goo". It has a "hollow" drum that I do not like.

This is what techno is all about. totally fresh beats. futuristic cinematic sound scapes. funky as hell. happy funny warm jazzy mysterious awesome.

Really, listening to this CD is like going to school. Why a 909? Because in the right hands it has a random accent and texture that sounds accoustic. This CD has nice goofy electric feel that makes you feel like you're rolling on e or peaking on acid. truly magickal.

You can't even imagine a drum machine sounding this funky. I swear it sounds like african drumming.

THis has some of the best electro beats ever made. I wish timberland and all those southern hip hop and booty djs listened to this.

lots of folk have used the same formulas. Somehow hawtins music is a million times better. You can't even imagion how good this music is. The beats and textures are magic, every once in a while there is a catchy goofy melody thrown in thats really cool.

While this is an improvement over the previous 'recorded in a blimp hangar' sound of "Sheet One", the tracks here still tend toward the nothing much going on mode, whereas there's so much better out there in terms of acid and techno in general. Things often go on much too long, or don't have enough there to sustain interest. Granted, yes, this would all work much better if it was in the hands of a DJ, perhaps...but that being said, it would also be better to have about half of this release on a couple of 12"s and toss some of the more self-indulgent parts of this into the edit-room bin. At least Richie turned the reverb down...although later, it does come back up on subsequent (and, I feel, less competent) offerings.

Although this is considerably more experimental than I imagine most house music sounds, it has the funky, highly electronic feel that makes other categorization inconvenient. The aforementioned funk is indeed "simple" and often difficult to listen to (a nice way of putting "caustic noise" to most everyone). When a skeptical friend asked for the least accessible electronica I had, this narrowly edged out early Hardfloor and Aphex Twin in that department. While some stand out more than others, one must appreciate every knob-twiddling inclusion, that is, if you already know the niche. I'd recommend it for anyone genuinely interested in rounding out their electronica collection.