Musik (album)

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Musik
Plastikman - Musik.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 8, 1994 (1994-11-08)
StudioUTK (Windsor, Ontario)
Genre Minimal techno
Length73:05
Label
Producer Richie Hawtin
Plastikman chronology
Recycled Plastik
(1994)
Musik
(1994)
Consumed
(1998)
Singles from Musik
  1. "Plastique"
    Released: 17 October 1994

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 and peaked at number 58 on the UK Albums Chart. On December 6, 2024 Musik(30th Anniversary), was published as remastered for limited bio-vinyl edition and digital. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [2]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [3]
NME 8/10 [4]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Select 4/5 [7]

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." [3] 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." [3]

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". [2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Richie Hawtin

No.TitleLength
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.

Charts

Chart (1994)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [8] 70
UK Albums (OCC) [9] 58

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