Decks, EFX & 909

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Decks, EFX & 909
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Compilation album by
ReleasedNovember 2, 1999 (1999-11-02) [1]
StudioThe Building
Genre Detroit techno
Length61:28
Label Novamute Records, Minus
Richie Hawtin chronology
Decks, EFX & 909
(1999)
DE9 | Closer to the Edit
(2001)

Decks, EFX & 909 is a 1999 compilation album by Canadian electronic music artist Richie Hawtin. It was created utilizing two turntables, an effects box, and a Roland TR-909 drum machine. [2] Subsequently, followed by DE9: Closer to the Edit (2001) and DE9: Transitions (2005), it is the first entry in his DE9 series. [3]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [1]
The A.V. Club favorable [4]
CMJ New Music Monthly favorable [5]
Cleveland Scene favorable [6]
Hot Press favorable [7]
Muzik Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
NME 8/10 [9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Spin 7/10 [11]

John Bush of AllMusic gave the album 5 stars out of 5, saying, "The result of Hawtin's obvious labor of love is a mix album that manages to be simultaneously intense and moody, pummeling yet restrained." [1] Joshua Klein of The A.V. Club said, "even though his Detroit-indebted mix stays pretty subdued, it never gets boring." [4] Amanda Nowinski of Billboard called it "a pure testament to the artist's passionate and innovative DJ style." [2]

Track listing

No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Early Blow"Ratio2:02
2."Dumped"G. Flame & Mr. G1:03
3."User (02) - B2"Richard Harvey1:11
4."User (04) - A2"Richard Harvey1:04
5."User (02) - A2"Richard Harvey1:24
6."User (01) - B2"Richard Harvey1:16
7."001A - A2"Richard Harvey1:23
8."B2"Grain 11:09
9."Road to Rio EP - B2"Santos Rodriguez0:36
10."B1"Grain 21:37
11."Road to Rio EP - A2"Santos Rodriguez1:28
12."A1"Grain 20:47
13."002A - B1"Richard Harvey4:20
14."Call of the Wild" Jeff Mills 1:49
15."L8"Jeff Mills0:39
16."Scout"Jeff Mills0:27
17."L8"Jeff Mills0:13
18."Orange/Minus 1" Richie Hawtin 2:11
19."Orange/Minus 2"Richie Hawtin1:16
20."Minus/Orange 2"Richie Hawtin0:55
21."Let Your Body Learn" Nitzer Ebb 2:11
22."Minus/Orange 1"Richie Hawtin1:16
23."What the Hell Was That?"Intermission0:55
24."Killabite (002) - A1"Killabite0:09
25."The Loops - A1"Ben Sims2:11
26."Alarms"Jeff Mills2:56
27."Force & Form (Surgeon Remake 2)" Surgeon 1:16
28."Zen"Pacou1:58
29."Five"Heiko Laux2:07
30."Dead Eye" Baby Ford & Eon1:37
31."Club Soda"Savvas Ysatis2:23
32."It's Process Not Substance"Stewart S. Walker1:20
33."5"M0:31
34."Neo" Vladislav Delay 1:20
35."Aliens Don't Boogie"Thor2:37
36."Question (003) - B2" Marco Carola 2:51
37."Kykeon"Quadrant2:59
38."Never Tell You (Version)" Rhythm & Sound 2:41

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