Train-Tracs by F.U.S.E.

Alongside the success of ‘Dimension Intrusion’ Hawtin released a remix EP with varying permutations of ‘Train-Trac’. This release, only on Warp Records, contained reinterpretations of the original track, which combined his love of stripped down Chicago Acid House and percussion driven Detroit Techno. The throbbing industrial sound and urgency of the original track are replaced with metallic percussion, giving the remixes new momentum and sophistication.

The idea of a racing train, its technology driven force and vocation of pushing forward was a representation of what still motivates Hawtin. Through a relentless pursuit of progress and innovation he drove his music production forward and became an integral part in Detroit’s developing underground party scene.

Accompanying this journey was the artwork ‘Different Planes of Atmosphere’ (1992) by his brother Matthew, an expressive painting that depicts a kaleidoscopic composition of hard-edged geometrical forms and shapes across a large format canvas surface. The wedges, bolts and circles are at once flat due to their monochrome coloration and at the same time burst out into every direction, out from the picture plane and into three-dimensional space. Representing explosive energy and impulse for innovation, the painting became an illustration of the creative force within the artists.

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