Richie Hawtin

Richie Hawtin produces short film inspired by '90s Detroit techno scene

Kids Like Us centres on one of a series of illegal raves Hawtin hosted at the city's abandoned Packard Plant, an event that saw the debut of the producer's legendary Plastikman alias

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“It sounds like I’m making this up… but something happened”: How a sudden weather event help shape the sound of Richie Hawtin’s ‘90s Warp Records classic

“I probably made some of the hardest tracks I ever did”: The literal lightning strike behind Dimension Intrusion

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“At that point all my equipment kind of glowed, and then shut down. It sounds like I’m making this up… but something happened”: How a sudden weather event help shape the sound of Richie Hawtin’s ‘90s Warp Records classic

“I probably made some of the hardest tracks I ever did”: The literal lightning strike behind Dimension Intrusion

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"Making electronic music technology more accessible": Erica Synths and Richie Hawtin's Bullfrog Drums is an educational drum machine inspired by the Roland TR-909

This seven-voice sample-based drum machine is designed to be paired with the other instruments in Erica Synth's educational "ecosystem", Bullfrog and Bullfrog XL

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Superbooth 24: “Didn’t know they came in that size!”: Erica Synths supersizes its Bullfrog edu-synth for the classroom

Modular 101 class is in session as giant Bullfrog XL breaks cover

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Speedy J on the 30th anniversary of ambient techno classic Ginger: "My approach was to take more time for tracks to develop - be less focused on the impact of the drums, and give everything a bit more space"

Recently celebrating its 30th birthday, Speedy J tells us about the making of his 1993 Warp Records debut

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How a lightning storm fried Richie Hawtin's gear and created the sound of F.U.S.E.'s Dimension Intrusion: "My equipment glowed and then shut down. After that, there was something wrong with my Wavestation; it was even more distorted"

Hawtin talks us through the electrifying story behind the making of his 1993 ambient techno classic

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Issue 405 of Future Music is out now

Master Your Synths. Plus: Richie Hawtin, Matmos, Karl Bartos, Airhead, Polyend Play+, Teenage Engineering KO II & much more!

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Music makers: from pocket synths to standalone beat machines, we’ll help you make some noise

Ten of the best-designed audio devices and experimental instruments for music makers

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The iconic Roland TR-808 tracks that made a legend

Key cuts from seminal artists, including Kraftwerk, Marvin Gaye, Aphex Twin, New Order, Afrika Bambaataa and more

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