It’s April 1995, and Timothy McVeigh has just bombed a building full of federal employees in Oklahoma City, United States, killing 186 people. Besides causing widespread panic, this mass murder triggers a chain of events that will cause legal issues for one of this generation’s most exciting young techno producers. In the days following the bombing, Canadian electronic music artist, Richie Hawtin, attempts to enter the United States to dj at an event. This is something Hawtin has done hundreds of times before, given that he divides his time between his small hometown on the Canadian side of the border with the United States, and Detroit, where he is involved in the local techno scene. Amid a climate of tightened security in response to the bombing though, on this occasion the United States border authority blocks Hawtin coming into the country, and even serves him with an order prohibiting him from entering the United States indefinitely. This occurs at a moment when Hawtin has never been busier or more in demand, partly thanks to the success of his releases from the last two years, including the track, “Krakpot”.

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