Richie Hawtin

Saturday 2nd February 22.00 - 00:00 GMT Tune into NTS Radio for my interview with MUMDANCE! NTS Radio - www.nts.live

Here’s another great example of a video shot by you from CLOSE – taken at Mandarine Park in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2017. If you have attended a CLOSE show in Glasgow, London, New York, Paris, Tokyo, or any of the CLOSE shows around the world for that matter, I would love you to send us your original video footage– whether shot on a phone or a camera. We’re still editing a special multi-media CLOSE project and your footage could help us complete it. Please don’t worry about the quality – we’d love to see it all! Please upload your video files in native format, without editing, without processing, or without compressing to: http://close.richiehawtin.com/upload and include your name, email and social media tags… We will contact you if we use your footage. Thanks to 'martinnnnn' (via YouTube) for posting this one! #RichieHawtin #CLOSElive

For those who attended the CLOSE live shows in Glasgow, London, New York, Paris and Tokyo, or any of the CLOSE shows around the world for that matter, I would love you to send us your original video footage of my performance – whether shot on a phone or a camera. Your material could form part of a special multi-media CLOSE project we are working on. Please don’t worry about the quality – we’d love to see it all! Please upload your video files in native format, without editing, without processing, or without compressing to: http://close.richiehawtin.com/upload and include your name, email and social media tags… We can’t promise to use it, but we will contact you if we do. Here’s a great example of a video from CLOSE – taken at Mandarine Park in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2017. Thanks to Daro Alegre for posting. #RichieHawtin #CLOSElive

NYE started with a bang at HYTE at Funkhaus Berlin! Surrounded by a great gang of Techno freaks in the booth and on the dance floor creating the perfect frequency for the last dance of 2018! Beautiful set by Fabio Florido before me and happy to hand off to Chris Liebing before jetting off to Bulgaria for #intersolar2019 at YALTA CLUB and then WAN Festival in Madrid! A great series of gigs to wrap up 2018 perfectly and start 2019 with positive intensity! #RichieHawtin #20182019 #NYE #NYD #Techno #HappyNewYear

Closing out 2018 with a sincere THANK-YOU to everyone who came out to one of the many dance floors around the world! This was a year where you could feel the excitement of another new generation discovering our music for the first time, taking hold of it, twisting it, making it their own, once again making Techno sound refreshing and exciting. Thank you to all of you for joining this global adventure and dedicating your passion into the ongoing development of electronic music. High-fives to all the life long friends and supporters, hugs to my family and a big kiss to Laura! To celebrate another great year, here is my set from Contact Festival Munich, available on Mixcloud & SoundCloud: mixcloud.com/rhawtin/richie-hawtin-contact-munich-germany-01122018 #RichieHawtin #ContactFestivalMunich #HappyNewYear

HAPPY NEW YEAR! - A new year, “A New Day” F.U.S.E. (1993) PLUS8 #FUSE #DimensionIntrusion #Techno #Hawtin #FromOurMindsToYours #FastForwardToTheFuture #TestPressings #ComputerSpace

Pure warehouse Techno vibes last night at Kompass #BelgiumTechno #Techno #WarehouseRave #Hawtin #RichieHawtin #TechnoRave #Acid video: @philipp_altheimer

Lurking in the shadows in a cavernous warehouse called Kompass - Techno still resonates better in the darkness! #hawtin #plastikman #warehouserave photo: @philipp_altheimer @ Kompass

My current thoughts on a number of topics! #RichieHawtin The Talks

The last CLOSE Live show of 2018 captured in a moment of intensity. An incredible night at Avant Gardner reminding me of the atmospheres of legendary dark 1990s Brooklyn warehouse parties! Throbbing pulsating Techno in its purest form. Thank you to the Mirage/Avant-Gardner & Output & Paradigm Talent Agency teams for helping us realize this special one-off show for North America, to my team for their relentless support and to @amelie_lens & Nastia for their on-point energized sets!!! What a night!! Photos by Jeff Elstone & Yuliya Skya Avant Gardner #CLOSElive #WarehouseRave #Techno #BrooklynRaving

JAPAN🇯🇵Thank-you from @LK 11111 and I for another wonderful adventure, Tokyo, Kyoto, Yamanashi, Tochigi, Fukushima, Mie - #CLOSElive THANKS MIRAI TOKYO and Thomas Frebel & team INUA for hosting our delicious after concert hangout - Great hanging & celebrating with @aramasayamayu Norimasa Yamamoto THE HANGAR @furutani_noriyuki Yasunobu Tomita @namaesan Rebekah Wilson-Lye Yasuyuki Yoshida Shohei Yasuda Yuuki Itoh @shichiken_sake Shinpei Gensaka JAM +SAKE bar Katsuhiko Miyasaka Session Womb Takeshi Sekiya alva noto and all! #richiehawtin #japantour #music #sake #technology

After a long wait, CLOSE Live finally made its Japanese debut at MIRAI TOKYO arts festival! A spine tingling night of energy & frequencies with all my Japanese fans, international guests and tons of Sake brewer friends hypnotized by the experience. AMAZING FEELING WITH YOU ALL! #RichieHawtin #CLOSElive #tokyo #PLAYdifferently #concert #acid #techno @ 豊洲PIT

Memories of CLOSE Live in London at the Roundhouse - Looking forward to TOKYO CLOSE Live concert this Saturday October 27th, 16:00- 21:00 at MIRAI TOKYO - 未来東京 Audiovisual Media Art Show (TOYOSU PIT) - Supported by: Ishijima and alva noto playing ‘UNIEQAV’ Tickets & Info: 未来東京 MIRAI TOKYO -Audiovisual Media Art Show-　　 #RichieHawtin #CLOSElive #Tokyo #Japan #Techno #Acid #TB303

THANK YOU to everyone who came out to support and experience the CLOSE Live performances in Paris L'Olympia, Glasgow O2 Academy Glasgow and London Roundhouse. The venues were a little different than the clubs or festivals where I normally play but I believe it was an important change to present CLOSE in all of its focused intensity. The past three days gave me the opportunity to flex my sonic muscles and take everyone on adventures down dark twisting tunnels exploring my own interpretation of what Techno in 2018 can sound, feel and look like. Definitely looking forward to seeing where this journey takes us all in 2019. Sincere thanks to my team for helping yet another project come to life and making dreams come true, I couldn’t stand up there without knowing that you guys all have my back! 👍 Ali M. Demirel Itaru Yasuda Johannes Kraemer Matthias Lumpy @oblivien_video_production @benturnergraphite Lundie Kostas Bolle - Only 2 more shows for 2018 - October 27 Tokyo / December 8 NYC Avant Gardner! #richiehawtin #CLOSElive #playdifferently #plastikman #techno #tb303 #acid #lolympia #roundhouse #o2academyglasgow

Blistering frequencies, lights and visualizations bouncing around in circles turning everyone inside out at the Roundhouse London last night >>> CLOSE Live >>> EPIC! #richiehawtin #CLOSElive #playdifferently #tb303 #acid #techno #roundhouse #london #plastikman

Thank you Paris for an incredible evening last night and allowing me to take you on an adventurous trip into my imagination. A huge honour to perform CLOSE in such a legendary concert hall L'Olympia, and to such an open & enthusiastic audience! Big respect to The Peacock Society for their continuous support of my projects! #RichieHawtin #CLOSElive #PLAYdifferently #peacocksociety #acid #tb303 #paris #lolympia

Who doesn’t like their name in lights? Looking forward to tonight’s CLOSE live concert in Paris at the L'Olympia! #richiehawtin #CLOSElive #PLAYdifferently #de9 #acid #tb303 #paris #peacocksociety

TM404 / Tilliander / Mokira etc does one hell of an all hardware live show. He carts around so many toys and basically plugs them in, presses start and takes everyone on a deep trippy ride. I love the feel of his shows, the sound is always filled with weird melodic lines coming out of multiple Roland TB303 machines. Anyone who knows me a little bit knows that I LOVE the sound of the TB303 so it just felt right to invite him on the #CLOSElive tour, Paris, Glasgow and London. Also, I want people who come to the show to see two different shows that push the idea of what “live” electronic music can be. I see many live shows AND DJ shows these days which seem to be more pre-programmed or planned out. I love spontaneity, the surprise and anticipation of taking the crowd and myself on a new sonic adventure every set and I believe that is also the intention of TM404! Let’s see, I’m quite sure these nights will be full of surprises! 10/10 Richie Hawtin CLOSE - Spontaneity & Synchronicity à L'Olympia, Paris 11/10 CLOSE - Spontaneity & Synchronicity at O2 Academy, Glasgowity 12/10 CLOSE - Spontaneity & Synchronicity at Roundhouse, London #RichieHawtin #TM404 #PLAYdifferently #MODEL1

As a teaser for our upcoming Autumn #CLOSElive dates, here is a glimpse of what to expect, or not! We start the tour this week in Paris at the iconic L'Olympia on Wednesday, and then over to O2 Academy Glasgow. On Friday, we take over the legendary Roundhouse in London. In December, the final CLOSE shows of 2018 are at MIRAI TOKYO and Avant Gardner, New York, for a US exclusive. Enjoy this video excerpt and the extended audio-only version on Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/rhawtin/richie-hawtin-close-live-mad-cool-festival-madrid/ Final tickets / full event information: 10/10 Richie Hawtin CLOSE - Spontaneity & Synchronicity à L'Olympia, Paris 11/10 CLOSE - Spontaneity & Synchronicity at O2 Academy, Glasgow 12/10 CLOSE - Spontaneity & Synchronicity at Roundhouse, London at Roundhouse, London 27/10 未来東京　リッチー・ホウティン × アルヴァ・ノト 豪華ツーマンライブ！！　 08/12 Richie Hawtin | CLOSE Live *Exclusive 2018 North American Show* at Avant Gardner, Brooklyn Live excerpt from Mad Cool Festival 2018, Madrid #RichieHawtin PLAYdifferently #PLAYdifferently #MODEL1

Richie Hawtin CLOSE 2018: New date added - Tokyo, Japan! 27/10 CLOSE - Spontaneity & Synchronicity at MIRAI TOKYO - Audiovisual Media Art Show Tickets: http://eplus.jp/miraitokyo All upcoming shows: 10/10 Richie Hawtin - CLOSE - Spontaneity & Synchronicity à L'Olympia, Paris 11/10 CLOSE - Spontaneity & Synchronicity at O2 Academy, Glasgow 12/10 SOLD OUT: CLOSE - Spontaneity & Synchronicity at Roundhouse London* *Extra release of tickets available for Roundhouse, London on Friday September 28. Join the waitlist here: http://bit.ly/2OHhKyg 08/12 Richie Hawtin | CLOSE Live *Exclusive 2018 North American Show* @ Avant Gardner, Brooklyn, NY #CLOSElive #RichieHawtin

Last month we returned to Ibiza for a special Summer Sake Sessions at Destino Ibiza to celebrate Music. Food. & Sake, as well as a collaborative celebration between ENTER.Sake and our friends in this mission HEAVENSAKE! #ENTERSake #craftSAKE #premiumSAKE #enjoySAKE #HEAVENSAKE #ABETTERHIGH #DestinoIbiza #WhereIbizaShines #Ibiza

A nice serious look from the early 1990's with my PLUS8 Records partner John Acquavivaviva!! THIS WEEKEND on Saturday we’ll be playing again together, celebrating the 20th anniversary of a very special gang of friends in Detroit - Paxahau!! Looking forward to seeing all the old faces mixed together with the next generation of Detroit and midwestern Techno supporters for another crazy night in the Motor City! For all you music/studio/equipment fans zoom into the photo to see some of the important equipment I was using circa 1994 - ALLEN & HEATH GS2 mixer - Ensoniq DP4 effects - Serge Modular TKB sequencer in the U.T.K studios (which was Under The Kitchen at my Parents house in Lasalle, Windsor). 08/09 Paxahau 20-Year Anniversary with Richie Hawtin and friends #Pax20 #RichieHawtin #JohnAcquaviva #PLUS8records #Windsor #Detroit #Paxahau #Plastikman #PLAYdifferently

Incredible PLAYdifferently Ibiza event with Resistance at PRIVILEGE IBIZA last month!! Felt like a return to the ENTER.experience times of pure intense energy and positivity! Thanks to all the artists who played and supported MODEL 1!!! Paco Osuna Nicole Moudaber Dubfire Nastia Matador Fabio Florido Hito ANNA Francesca Lombardo Lauren Lo Sung Ellen Allien #PLAYdifferently #MODEL1 #ResistanceIbiza #Ibiza

Over the past 15 years Ali M. Demirel and I have collaborated on everything from Plastikman Live, to the MINUS CONTAKT tour, and of course our current #CLOSElive performance. I was drawn to Ali by his early visual work and videos and he’s now just released his first catalog of his work. Check it out and order while it’s still in print! https://www.rob389.com/ada--isle-ali-mahmut-demirelb/dp/en/11/9786059606134

Next week we return to the island of Ibiza - where the ENTER.Sake journey began - for a special event at Destino Ibiza, celebrating Music. Food. & Sake. A perfect blend of vibes from Hito, Dubfire and I, and a collaborative celebration between ENTER.Sake and our friends in this mission HEAVENSAKE! Expect a combination of pure frequencies and the hypnotic feeling that Sake adds to the mix! Thursday 16th August 5pm - 12am ENTER.Sake & Heavensake | Summer Sake Sessions at Destino, Ibiza Join us for a special dinner with suggested food & sake pairings. Music by: Richie Hawtin | @Dubfire | Hito Info & Vip Table: [email protected] Dinner RSVP: [email protected] | (+34) 971 31 74 11 #DestinoIbiza #WhereIbizaShines #ENTERSake #craftSAKE #premiumSAKE #enjoySAKE #HEAVENSAKE #ABETTERHIGH