Blog: Dancing Astronaut

Richie Hawtin is one of underground dance music's most seminal figures; a third-culture kid who would go on to change the face of clubbing forever. Born in Britain, raised in Canada and then reincarnated in Detroit, the enigmatic Hawtin's influence on the minimal scene has been considerable. He's a techno god. Consistently committed to reinvention, Richie first made a name for himself by cultivating the Plastikman legend in Detroit, then became a star all over again as Richie Hawtin in Berlin, conquering techno's twin capitals in the process. In Loco Dice's words: he's a techno "messiah." In this [...]