''Closer'' is the sixth

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by Canadian

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producer

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 becam ...

, and his fifth studio album under the alias Plastikman. It was released on October 21, 2003 by

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and Novamute Records. It peaked at number 41 on the

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Critical reception

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'' ranked ''Closer'' at number 56 on its list of the top 100 albums of the 2000s.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. * Richie Hawtin – music, production, artwork concept * Rashad – mastering * Constructure – design * Vern Harvey – photography

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2003 albums Richie Hawtin albums Novamute Records albums Paper Bag Records albums