Consumed is the fourth studio album by Canadian electronic music producer Richie Hawtin, and his third studio album under the alias Plastikman.[3] It was released in 1998 by Minus and Novamute Records,[4] with the 11:40 minute title track widely considered both the album's peak and one of Hawtin's best works.
| Consumed | ||||
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| Released | May 18, 1998 | |||
| Studio | The Building (Ontario, Canada) | |||
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| Length | 73:31 | |||
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| Producer | Richie Hawtin | |||
| Plastikman chronology | ||||
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Recording edit
Consumed was recorded in The Building, Hawtin's studio since 1995. Most tracks were recorded live to 2-track DAT in a single take and edited down to album length. Equipment used included a Roland TR-909 (mainly as sequencer), Doepfer MAQ16/3 sequencer, Kawai XD-5 drum synthesizer, Akai S3000 sampler, Roland TB-303, and Serge modular. According to Hawtin, “Consumed is an album of feedback. Everything was cross‑modulating everything else.”[5]
Critical reception edit
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [4] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [6] |
| Muzik | 10/10[7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| Spin | 8/10[9] |
The New York Times wrote: "The thumps and the pinglike sound of searching radar create a mood in Consumed that is oceanic and hypnotic yet hardly New Age: the tension is too thick."[10]
In a retrospective article, The A.V. Club called the album "a career highlight that stripped techno to a glacial pulse and the barren sounds of a boundless alien wasteland."[11] In 2018, Pitchfork placed Consumed at number 34 on its list of the 50 best albums of 1998.[12]
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Richie Hawtin
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Contain" | 8:29 |
| 2. | "Consume" | 11:19 |
| 3. | "Passage (In)" | 0:53 |
| 4. | "Cor Ten" | 6:50 |
| 5. | "Convulse (Sic)" | 1:22 |
| 6. | "Ekko" | 3:55 |
| 7. | "Converge" | 4:24 |
| 8. | "Locomotion" | 8:49 |
| 9. | "In Side" | 12:37 |
| 10. | "Consumed" | 11:42 |
| 11. | "Passage (Out)" | 3:11 |
Personnel edit
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Richie Hawtin – music, artwork concept, design
- Nilz – mastering
- Matthew Hawtin – artwork concept, design
- Ja – artwork
- Seth – artwork concept, design
Charts edit
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[13] | 126 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[14] | 21 |
Consumed In Key edit
In April 2022, Hawtin and the pianist Chilly Gonzales released the album Consumed in Key, a reinterpretation of Consumed.[15][16]
References edit
- ^ Wolk, Douglas (January 1999). "Plastikman: Artifakts (BC)". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 65. p. 48. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- ^ a b Birchmeier, Jason. "Consumed – Plastikman". AllMusic. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ^ "Plastikman | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 188.
- ^ Doyle, Tom (March 2023). "Classic Tracks: Plastikman 'Consumed'". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 878.
- ^ Brewster, Bill (June 1998). "Plastikman: Consumed (NovaMute)". Muzik. No. 37. p. 84.
- ^ Hermes, Will (July 9, 1998). "Plastikman: Consumed". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 13, 2002. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Shapiro, Peter (August 1998). "Plastikman: Consumed / Concept 1: 96:CD". Spin. Vol. 14, no. 8. p. 137. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ^ "Plastikman: With Roots in Dance Music but Not for Dancing". archive.nytimes.com.
- ^ "1998 somehow brought us boy bands, nü-metal, and Neutral Milk Hotel". Music.
- ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 1998". Pitchfork. February 12, 2018. p. 2. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- ^ "Chart Log UK: Rodney P. – The Pussycat Dolls". Zobbel.de. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- ^ Raynor, Ben (1 April 2022). "'Consumed In Key' a compelling reinterpretation of Plastikman's 1998 album 'Consumed'". thestar.com. Toronto Star.
- ^ Honeycomb, Jay (4 April 2022). "Consumed in Key - Plastikman and Chilly Gonzales (Album Review)". notransmission.com. No Transmission.
External links edit
- Consumed, Richie Hawtin official YouTube channel