Sound of the Third Season

Richie Hawtin (Artist), Sven Vath (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 26, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mute U.S.
• ASIN: B0000793V3
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #301,007 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. T-Bone Steak: Voices and Conversations from Various Cocoon Dinners ...

2. Supertiel

3. Baile Conmigo

4. Dirty [E-Dancer Remix]

5. Pontapé

6. Play Back, Pt. 3 [Session 1]

7. Step Back [Smith and Selway RMX]

8. I'm Ready: Voices and Atmosphere from Outside of Amnesia During ...

9. Acid Storm

10. Steel [Marco Carola RMX]

11. 99.9 [John Selway RMX]

12. Amnesia Surprise: Sounds and Atmosphere from the Middle of the ...

13. Shari Vári [the Hacker and Vitalic Remix]

14. Blood Angels

15. Disco Rout

16. Let's Continue Our Mission: Voices, Sounds and General Chaos from ...

17. Make Up Your Mind (Slight Return)

18. Donauwellen

19. What You Say Is More Than I Can Say

20. Recht Erst Jetzt

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

From URB Magazine

When asked why his Decks, EFX and 909 album wasn’t recorded live (as many had hoped), Richie Hawtin responded that a CD could never do justice to the experience of a party; the lights, the heat, the smell, the volume. With this release, Hawtin and Sven Väth evidentially believe they have figured out a method to do just that. Determined to recreate one of Väth’s Cocoon parties, the pair set out to record every audio nuance of their Ibiza nights. From dinner before, to later backstage and in the car on the way to the after-party, these voyeuristic interludes are the hook meant to bait the listeners. But rather than taking you further into the experience, the breaks in continuity let the mind wander to more mundane things. Do Hawtin and Väth really think their fans want to hear them clink glassware and talk about their jet-set lifestyle? Perhaps some do, but the duo run an equal chance of alienating listeners with a gimmick that feels more important than the music. Acid-laced cuts by Reinhard Voight, electo-funk by Legowelt and blip-tech from Swayzak make for a diverse selection of amazing tracks culled from a year blessed with a diverse selection of amazing tracks. What a shame Hawtin and Väth couldn’t just let the music do the talking.

Joshua Glazer

Product Description

First recorded collaboration between two prolific producers, inspired by Vath's weekly Cocoon summer parties in Ibiza. This mix CD features 21 tracks. Novamute. 2002.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Album, July 4, 2008

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William Ingersoll (Houston, TX, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sound of the Third Season (Audio CD)

Definitely worth your purchase. Not a whole lot of live mixing, but the tracks are mixed one into the other. It's a good snapshot of semi-mainstream Techno at that time. I bought half the tracks on wax since they're so dope, and there are quite a few of them. It's a lot of music for one CD, but it's not de9 or anything. Richie's my boy.

4.0 out of 5 stars If you are looking for a kick as$ techno cd this is it., December 21, 2004

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Jose Garcia "<_/053" (Toronto) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sound of the Third Season (Audio CD)

Yes they do talk about their travels and their "hectic" rock and roll start-like schedules. Yes it is annoying and you do tend to skip over it and hit the forward button. Yes, no one wants to hear german conversations about steak and what to do at an afterparty etc etc. However, when these two are on they are so on!
The energy that both bring to the turntables is second to none. I am a big Richie Hawtin fan and I have most of his cd's. I have seen him many times and I truly believe that besides his decks fx and 909 cd (which is a great cd) this is one of the best cd's that you would find out him out there. Which is truly representative of what he sounds like at peak time hours at a party.
If you have never been or will never be in a techno club get this cd. The idea of recording everything that happens at a party, although well meant, it doesn't really come across well. But damn can these two throw down at a party, I have seen them both play together here in Toronto. Just this past summer actually and this is really a good representation of what they sound like. Very energetic, pumping techno. Lots of electro influenced sounds, some distorted vocals, but overalll the cd is just a very good collection of pumping energetic peak time party techno. You wont find any obscure IDM or brooding type of music, this is all out forward assault to get you dancing-- to tekno musik.

fav. tracks are
the swayzak track is just beutiful
and most of the ending tracks are great, the german talking samples are awesome and just add authenticity to what true techno sounds like.

basically from track 8 to the end of the cd the full on assault doesn't stop.

this was one of my favourite cd's. Not becuse of the annoying vocal samples of afterparty cracked out thoughts of these two dj's but the music is just so overwhelmingly infectious. That is if you like techno ofcourse.

5.0 out of 5 stars an inteligente CD deserve more than five stars, October 26, 2004

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Stella Becerra "JNO" (Bogota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sound of the Third Season (Audio CD)

all i got to say on this review is richie hawtin is the man, they aren't cd's like this is pure mind ideas. is so good that's the way to mix minimal techno richie way to go man keep using your brain just like that. that is a nice way to use it jaja i hope you read this. and i'll be waiting for another one mix of you so hit us hit your crowd. later bro
DJ JNO huge fan. BOGOTA,COLOMBIA