Consumed (Plastikman album)

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]

Consumed
Studio album by Plastikman
Released	May 18, 1998
Studio	The Building (Ontario, Canada)
Genre	Minimal techno[1] ambient techno[2]
Length	73:31
Label	Minus Novamute
Producer	Richie Hawtin
Plastikman chronology
Musik (1994) Consumed (1998) Artifakts [bc] (1998)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[5]
Muzik	10/10[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
Spin	8/10[8]

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."[9]

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."[10] In 2018, Pitchfork placed Consumed at number 34 on its list of the 50 best albums of 1998.[11]

Track listing

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

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

Chart (1998)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)[12]	126
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[13]	21

References

1. Wolk, Douglas (January 1999). "Plastikman: Artifakts (BC)". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 65. p. 48. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
2. Birchmeier, Jason. "Consumed – Plastikman". AllMusic. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
3. "Plastikman | Biography & History". AllMusic.
4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 4: MUZE. p. 188.CS1 maint: location (link)
5. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 878.
6. Brewster, Bill (June 1998). "Plastikman: Consumed (NovaMute)". Muzik. No. 37. p. 84.
7. Hermes, Will (July 9, 1998). "Plastikman: Consumed". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 13, 2002. Retrieved February 5, 2018.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
8. Shapiro, Peter (August 1998). "Plastikman: Consumed / Concept 1: 96:CD". Spin. Vol. 14 no. 8. p. 137. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
9. "Plastikman: With Roots in Dance Music but Not for Dancing". archive.nytimes.com.
10. "1998 somehow brought us boy bands, nü-metal, and Neutral Milk Hotel". Music.
11. "The 50 Best Albums of 1998". Pitchfork. February 12, 2018. p. 2. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
12. "Chart Log UK: Rodney P. – The Pussycat Dolls". Zobbel.de. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
13. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 3, 2018.

External links

• Consumed at Discogs (list of releases)