''Sheet One'' is the second studio album by Canadian
electronic music
Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroac ...
producer
Richie Hawtin, and his debut studio album under the alias Plastikman. It was released in 1993 by
Novamute Records
Novamute Records is the electronic dance music subsidiary of Mute Records, which was started in 1992.Larkin, Colin (1999) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music'', Virgin Books, , p. 243 The label's staff included Mick Paterson (promotions), ...
.
Artwork
The front inlay of ''Sheet One'' was perforated, giving it the look of a wall of
LSD tabs. The cover was so realistic that a man in Texas was arrested when a police officer saw the CD on his car seat after pulling him over on a traffic violation in 1994.
Critical reception
In 2006, ''Sheet One'' was ranked at number 74 on ''
XLR8R''s "Top 100 Albums" list. In 2015, ''
Thump'' placed it at number 15 on its list of the "99 Greatest Dance Albums of All Time". In 2017, ''
Mixmag'' listed it as one of the 10 best 1990s
techno
Techno is a genre of electronic dance music (EDM) which is generally produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempo often varying between 120 and 150 beats per minute (bpm). The central rhythm is typically in common time (4/4) and often ch ...
albums.
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
* Richie Hawtin – music, layout
* Dominic Ayre – logo design
References
External links
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1993 albums
Richie Hawtin albums
Novamute Records albums