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plastikman - arkives reference - minus - cd

Genre: Techno / Electro

1. Spastik
2. Marbles
3. Plasticene
4. Circles
5. Slinky

17 years of Richie Hawtin's alter ego Plastikman in one super-limited, luxurious box comprising 11 CDs, 1 DVD, a 64-page book plus a download code for additional material!

Richie Hawtin's return to the stage as Plastikman in 2010 proved that his best-known alias is as innovative and as relevant as ever. Hawtin has taken Plastikman's most classic material, originally released between 1993 and 2003, and reworked it for a truly live performance accompanied by mind-bending, synchronized visuals-a sound and light show like no other, one that collapses the distance between present-day festivals and the uncompromisingly underground warehouse parties of the mid '90s.

For many attendees, this is their first taste of Plastikman. Since 2003, Hawtin has been far better known simply as Richie Hawtin, the celebrated DJ and mastermind behind the Minus label. Some fans today were still infants when Plastikman's acid ripple first began streaming from Hawtin's basement studio in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

For long-time devotees and new fans alike, Hawtin now presents Plastikman's Arkives, a comprehensive box set that pulls together all 17 years of the Plastikman story so far, including remastered versions of all six previously released Plastikman albums and a trove of rarities, unreleased sessions and new material.

Arkives, which is a strictly limited, made-to-order edition -only as many copies will be manufactured as have been pre-ordered.

Arkives Reference, the main personalized edition, features 11 CDs and 1 DVD. The deluxe packaging includes a slipcase with foldout sleeves for all 12 discs, plus a 64-page book that tells the Plastikman story in archival photos and a newly commissioned text. The set includes newly remastered versions of all six previously released Plastikman albums-Sheet One, Musik, Recycled Plastik, Consumed, Artifakts (B.C.), and Closer-and five further CDs of rare and unreleased material:

Rekonstruktions collects Plastikman's classic and hard-to-find remixes for other artists, including La Funk Mob, System 7, New Order, Depeche Mode, Hardfloor, and even an unreleased remix of his own Robotman project.
Replikants features all-new remixes specially commissioned for the project, in which Hawtin's influences and heroes rework Plastikman's back catalog. Reaching far beyond the world of techno, the disc features luminaries such as Vince Clarke, Cliff Martinez, François Kevorkian, Moby, Chris & Cosey, Severed Heads, Flood, and Mute's Daniel Miller & Gareth Jones.

Two further CDs contain previously unreleased material. One features the never-before heard, complete recording session from which "Spastik" emerged, along with an unreleased John Peel in-studio live session. Still more previously unreleased Plastikman material follows on the second of these CDs, including the soon-to-be-released single "Slinky."

Finally, Nostalgik collects rare, out-of-print, vinyl-only editions and bonus Plastikman tracks.

In addition to the CDs, Optik is a DVD of classic & rare Plastikman videos plus previously unreleased footage of Plastikman live at Glastonbury, 1995 and Plastikman live at Mutek, Montreal, 2003.

Arkives Reference also includes a digital download code redeemable at m-nus.com, which will unlock additional material not included on the CDs (or other Arkives editions), insuring that each collector receives the most complete Plastikman Arkives to date.
Just as Hawtin and his crew used to cap admission to their underground parties, Arkives' edition will be strictly limited to the pre-orders received. It's a once in a lifetime chance to experience the full sweep of Plastikman's journey so far.

Track listings:

CD1 - sheet one
Drp
Plasticity
Gak
Okx
Helikopter
Glob
Plasticene
Koma
Vokx
Smak
Ovokx

CD 2 - musik
Konception
Plastique
Kriket
Fuk
Outbak
Ethnik
Plasmatik
Marbles
Lasttrak
Plastique (Short Video Mix)
Plastique (Medium Mix)

CD 3 - recycled plastik
Krakpot
Oldskool
Spaz
Naturalistik
Elektrostatik
Elektrix
Gak (Remix)
Sickness
Panikattack
Kiropraktor
Spastik (Original Version)

CD 4 - artifakts(bc)
Korridor
Psyk
Pakard
Hypokondriak
Psykik
Rekall
Skizofrenik
Are Friends Electrik
Logikal Nonsense
Konstant

CD 5 - consumed
Contain
Consume
Passage (in)
Cor Ten
Convulse (sic)
Ekko
Converge
Locomotion
In Side
Consumed
Passage (out)

CD 6 - closer
Ask Yourself
Mind Encode
Lost
Disconnect
Slow Poke (Twilight Zone Mix)
Headcase
Ping Pong
Mind in Rewind
I Don't Know
Disconnect (Single Edit)
Digital Divide

CD 7 - nostalgik
PK
Krossover (Fuse vs. Plastikman)
Snark
Acquatik
Plinkplonk
Kink
Plonker
Afrika
Hump
Circles
PKamb
Risk Assessment

CD 8 - sessions (excl. to Reference)
Spastik Sessions (part 1)
Spastik Sessions (part 2)
Spastik Sessions (clap break)
Spastik Sessions (snares & clap)
Spastik Sessions (snare out-takes)
Spastik Sessions (rides)
Spastik Sessions (rides & snares)
Spastik Sessions (ending effects)
Spastik Sessions (original version)
Spastik Sessions (dubfire rework)
Peel Sessions (pp001)
Peel Sessions (dubfunk)
Peel Sessions (helikopter)
Peel Sessions (manik)
Live at Spastik (slak & kriket)
Live at Transcendance (Spastik)

CD 9 - arkives (excl. to Reference)
Fokus (NYC Sessions)
Korruption (Musik Sessions)
Baktrak (Artifakts Sessions)
First, Last & Always (Closer Sessions)
Pakard (Discontinued Model Version)
Sekluded (Closer Sessions)
Snarkish (1996)
Slinky (1995)
RakJakTak (Sheet One Sessions)
Tom Tom (1995)
Close (Consumed Sessions)
Akoustik (2008 Experiment)
Monkee (1995)
Disconnect (First Version)
Inside U feat. Nancy Drew (Closer Sessions)
Ekko (Full Unedited Version Consumed)
Reso Bridge (Closer Sessions)
Collapse (Consumed Sessions)
Compress (Consumed Sessions)

optik dvd (excl. to Reference)
Ask Yourself (Video)
Closer Album Trilogy Short Film (Incl. Mind Encode/Lost/Disconnect)
Converge (Video)
Skizofrenik (Video)
Plastique (Video)
Glastonbury 1995 Displaced Short Film
Epok TV Commercial

CD 10 - rekonstruktions
Motorbass Get Funked Up | Elektrophonk Remix | La Funk Mob
Hypnofreek | Plastikman Remix | Robotman
Do Da Doo | Plastikman's Acid House Remix | Robotman
Painkiller | Plastikman Remix | Depeche Mode
Blueprint | Slakked Plastik Remix | Attica Blues
One to One Religion | Space Funk Remix | Bomb the Bass
Alpha Wave | Plastikman's Acid House Remix Edit | System 7
Blue Monday | Plastikman Remix | New Order
Alpha Wave | Plastikman's Acid House Remix | System 7
Into the Nature | Plastikman Remix | Hardfloor
Don't Laugh | Richie Hawtin Remix | Winx
Rock 2 House | Plastikman's Acid House Remix | X-Press 2
Baby Kate | Plastikman Remix | Heartthrob
Vikram the Vampire | South of Detroit Mix | Talvin Singh

CD 11 - replikants
Pakard | Flood's See You on the Other Side Remix
Ask Yourself | Cliff Martinez Remix
Are Friends Electrik? | Daniel Miller & Gareth Jones Convertible Remix
Sheet One | Sheets 'N' Blankets Crazy Sheet Sould Center Variation
Disconnect | Alva Noto Remodel
I Don't Know | Carter Tutti Remix
Are Friends Electrik? | Kazuya Nagaya Remix
Elektrostatik | Vince Clarke Remix Edit
Mind Encode | Severed Heads Remix
Mind Rewind | Carl Craig Minus Meditation Movement Mix (Hawtin Edit)
Prototype | Peter Namlook Reinterpretation
Lodgikal Nonsense | Matthew Dear's False Remix
Gak | Gaiser's Oozing Through Windsor Tunnel Remix
I Don't Know | Psyche's Haunted Whisper Remix
Akoustik | Francois K Electro Akoustik Remix
Glob | Hobo's Acid Mix
Mind In Rewind | Steve Bicknell Lost Remix
Plasticity | Dubfire Remix
Krakpot | Moby Remix
Ping Pong | Ambivalent's Consumed by Pongs Remix
Oedipus Komplex | Heartthrob Rework
Disconnect | Gaiser's Out of Touch Remix
Plastique | Mathew Jonson's Togarashi Remix
Ask Yourself vs. Headcase | Fabrizio Maurizi's Reply Yourself Remix
Consume | Ambivalent's Midnight Call Remix
Disconnect | Alexi Delano & Alejandro Sab Plot Remix
Elektrostatik | Vince Clarke Remix
Headcase | Marc Houle Remix
Kriket | Derek Plaslaiko Remix
Mind Rewind | Carl Craig Minus Meditation Movement Mix
Oldskool | Magda's Around Your Head Remix
Ping Pong | Skoozbot Remix
Ping Pong | Ambivalent's Consumed by Pongs Remix
Mind Rewind | Ryan Crosson Remix
Elektrostatik | Skoozbot's PLUS8100 Remix
Ethnik | Paco Osuna's PLUS8100 Remix
Goo | Paco Osuna's PLUS8100 Remix
Kriket | Danilo Vigorito's PLUS8100 Remix
Helikopter | Green Velvet Remix