Musik (album)

Musik is the third studio album by Canadian electronic music producer Richie Hawtin, and his second studio album under the alias Plastikman. It was released on November 8, 1994 by Novamute Records and Plus 8. It peaked at number 58 on the UK Albums Chart.

Musik
Studio album by Plastikman
Released	November 8, 1994
Studio	UTK (Windsor, Ontario)
Genre	Minimal techno
Length	73:05
Label	Novamute Plus 8
Producer	Richie Hawtin
Plastikman chronology
Recycled Plastik (1994) Musik (1994) Consumed (1998)
Singles from Musik
"Plastique" Released: 17 October 1994

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Guardian	[2]
NME	8/10[3]
Q	[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]
Select	4/5[6]

In a contemporary review of Musik, Ben Turner of The Guardian stated that Hawtin is "somehow managing to salvage sounds which others feel but fail to express. Musik is music as you've never heard it before."[2] Turner concluded that "when people look back and hail Kraftwerk, Larry Heard, DJ Pierre and Derrick May as the most influential artists in this genre, they will soon include Plastikman in this roll-call."[2]

Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic later wrote that Musik "masterfully covers all aspects of the minimal techno spectrum, from acidic anthems to ultra-minimal explorations and back, in the process showcasing Hawtin's staggering command of the Roland 303 and 909 drum machines as well as his brilliant grasp of album-level continuity".[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Richie Hawtin.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Konception"	8:11
2.	"Plastique"	13:03
3.	"Kriket"	5:39
4.	"Fuk"	5:05
5.	"Outbak"	5:10
6.	"Ethnik"	9:05
7.	"Plasmatik"	5:23
8.	"Goo"	2:00
9.	"Marbles"	11:07
10.	"Lasttrak"	8:22

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Richie Hawtin – music

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[7]	70
UK Albums (OCC)[8]	58

References

1. Birchmeier, Jason. "Musik – Plastikman". AllMusic. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
2. Turner, Ben (November 11, 1994). "Plastikman: Musik (Novamute)". The Guardian. pp. A14–A15. ISSN 0261-3077.
3. "Plastikman: Musik". NME. November 12, 1994. p. 44.
4. "Plastikman: Musik". Q. No. 100. January 1995. p. 259.
5. Matos, Michaelangelo (2004). "Richie Hawtin". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 371. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
6. Perry, Andrew (December 1994). "Plastikman: Musik / Richie Hawtin & John Acquaviva: X-Mix-3: Enter Digital Reality". Select. No. 54. p. 95.
7. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
8. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 23, 2017.

External links

• Musik at Discogs (list of releases)