"Spastik" is an instrumental track by

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and DJ

Richie Hawtin Richard "Richie" Hawtin (born June 4, 1970) is a British-Canadian electronic musician and DJ. He became involved with Detroit techno's second wave in the early 1990s, and has been a leading exponent of minimal techno since the mid-1990s. He beca ...

, under his alias Plastikman. It was released on 4 october 1993 in

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. It is his most well-known production and considered a classic in

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. It is the first single from his '' Recycled Plastik'' EP.

Background

"Spastik" is based on a nine-minute whirlwind of Roland TR-808 percussion. Hawtin often made it a centerpiece of his live performances.

Critical reception

Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic wrote that "Spastik" "is downright staggering, especially when Hawtin unleashes the monstrous bass drum kicks after several minutes of slow buildup."

Impact and legacy

It was voted by

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readers as the seventh "Greatest Dance Record of All Time" in 2013.

Track listing

;12-inch single / CD maxi single, Canada / UK (1993) # "Spastik" - 9:22 # "Helicopter" - 6:36 # "Gak" (Remix) - 6:51 ;12-inch single re-issue, Canada (2002) # "Spastik" - 9:19 # "Slak" / "Kriket" (Live at Spastik 1994) - 7:22 # "Gak" (Remix) - 6:25

Charts

References

External links

* {{Richie Hawtin 1993 singles Techno songs