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] with the 11:40 minute title track widely considered both the album's peak and one of Hawtin's best works.

Consumed
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 18, 1998 (1998-05-18)
StudioThe Building (Ontario, Canada)
Genre
Length73:31
Label
ProducerRichie Hawtin
Plastikman chronology
Musik
(1994)
Consumed
(1998)
Artifakts [bc]
(1998)

Recording

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Consumed was recorded in The Building, Hawtin's studio since 1995. Most tracks were recorded live to 2-track DAT in a single take and edited down to album length. Equipment used included a Roland TR-909 (mainly as sequencer), Doepfer MAQ16/3 sequencer, Kawai XD-5 drum synthesizer, Akai S3000 sampler, Roland TB-303, and Serge modular. According to Hawtin, “Consumed is an album of feedback. Everything was cross‑modulating everything else.”[5]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music     [4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide     [6]
Muzik10/10[7]
Rolling Stone     [8]
Spin8/10[9]

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."[10]

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."[11] In 2018, Pitchfork placed Consumed at number 34 on its list of the 50 best albums of 1998.[12]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Richie Hawtin

No.TitleLength
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

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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

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Chart (1998) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 126
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[14] 21

Consumed In Key

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In April 2022, Hawtin and the pianist Chilly Gonzales released the album Consumed in Key, a reinterpretation of Consumed.[15][16]

References

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  1. ^ Wolk, Douglas (January 1999). "Plastikman: Artifakts (BC)". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 65. p. 48. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Birchmeier, Jason. "Consumed – Plastikman". AllMusic. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  3. ^ "Plastikman | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 188.
  5. ^ Doyle, Tom (March 2023). "Classic Tracks: Plastikman 'Consumed'". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  6. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 878.
  7. ^ Brewster, Bill (June 1998). "Plastikman: Consumed (NovaMute)". Muzik. No. 37. p. 84.
  8. ^ Hermes, Will (July 9, 1998). "Plastikman: Consumed". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 13, 2002. Retrieved February 5, 2018.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ Shapiro, Peter (August 1998). "Plastikman: Consumed / Concept 1: 96:CD". Spin. Vol. 14, no. 8. p. 137. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  10. ^ "Plastikman: With Roots in Dance Music but Not for Dancing". archive.nytimes.com.
  11. ^ "1998 somehow brought us boy bands, nü-metal, and Neutral Milk Hotel". Music.
  12. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 1998". Pitchfork. February 12, 2018. p. 2. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  13. ^ "Chart Log UK: Rodney P. – The Pussycat Dolls". Zobbel.de. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  14. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  15. ^ Raynor, Ben (1 April 2022). "'Consumed In Key' a compelling reinterpretation of Plastikman's 1998 album 'Consumed'". thestar.com. Toronto Star.
  16. ^ Honeycomb, Jay (4 April 2022). "Consumed in Key - Plastikman and Chilly Gonzales (Album Review)". notransmission.com. No Transmission.
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  • Consumed, Richie Hawtin official YouTube channel