Plastikman

Maestro Fresh Wes and Skinny Puppy Win 2023 Slaight Heritage Prize

PUBLISHED Oct 19, 2023

Maestro Fresh Wes's Symphony in Effect (1989) and Skinny Puppy's Bites (1985) have been selected to receive the 2023 Slaight Family Polaris...

Plastikman Gets Chilly Gonzales for Collaborative Album 'Consumed in Key'

PUBLISHED Mar 2, 2022

Canadian techno legend Plastikman and Montreal-born Grammy-winning pianist Chilly Gonzales — born Richie Hawtin and Jason Charles Beck, res...

Plastikman Drops 'EX Club Mixes' EP

PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2015

Fresh off his Juno nomination for Electronic Album of the Year, UK-born, Canadian-raised musician Plastikman (real name Richie Hawtin) has...

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'Brumes d'automne' (film soundtrack)

PUBLISHED Oct 8, 2014

Canadian techno god Richie Hawtin recently resurrected his Plastikman moniker for the EX LP. As all beloved techno artists inevitably do at...

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'EX' (album stream)

PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2014

Canuck techno leader Richie Hawtin announced EX, his new live album as Plastikman, just last week, but it's already out. The digital releas...

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EX

PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2014

When Richie Hawtin announced he was reviving the Plastikman name, many wondered if the growing popularity of EDM would infiltrate his monik...

Richie Hawtin Resurrects Plastikman for 'EX' Live Album

PUBLISHED Jun 4, 2014

Canadian techno legend Richie Hawtin has sparsely revisited his beloved Plastikman project over the years, most recently dropping the "Slin...

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Metropolis, Montreal QC June 3

PUBLISHED Jun 4, 2011

As the main hall of Montreal's Metropolis crowded in anticipation, two horizontal red lines appeared on a semi-circular black screen at the...