Richie Hawtin is proving why DJs must embrace technology: “It’s about going beyond just putting two records together”

“It’s important to remember that we’re performers and people want to be entertained,” Richie Hawtin allows as we discuss the stagecraft of modern DJing. “But, I think there’s a trend these days to over-entertain and try to get as much attention as possible.”

At a time when all-you-can-eat spectacle has come to define mainstage DJ shows, there is something quietly rebellious about DEX EFX XOX, the new concert series Hawtin debuted at this years’ Movement Festival Detroit and Sónar Barcelona. Like a mad scientist measuring the pulse of his latest creation, Hawtin’s attention remained locked to the equipment spread out before him. No hyping up the crowd, no clapping and jumping up and down, just a focused sonic exploration that grabbed concertgoers by the eardrums and didn’t let go. This was shoegaze techno. Serious, seductive, intoxicating stuff...

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