Artifakts (bc)

The correct title of this article is Artifakts [bc]. The substitution of any brackets is due to technical restrictions.

Artifakts [bc] is the fifth studio album by Canadian electronic music producer Richie Hawtin, and his fourth studio album under the alias Plastikman. It was released on November 2, 1998 by Minus and Novamute Records. The album was devised as a way to bridge the periods between the Plastikman albums Musik and Consumed. The tracks on Artifakts [bc] were originally produced by Hawtin for an unreleased album entitled Klinik that was intended to form a trilogy with his prior albums Sheet One and Musik.^[4] Hawtin ultimately scrapped Klinik and instead began work on Consumed.^[1] "bc" in the title is an acronym for "Before Consumed".^[1]

Artifakts [bc]
Studio album by Plastikman
Released	November 2, 1998 (1998-11-02)
Studio	The Building (Ontario, Canada)
Genre	Acid techno[1] ambient techno[1]
Length	73:18
Label	Minus Novamute
Producer	Richie Hawtin
Plastikman chronology
Consumed (1998) Artifakts [bc] (1998) Closer (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Muzik	[2]
The Village Voice	B−[3]

Artifakts [bc] peaked at number 31 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Richie Hawtin.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Korridor"	5:49
2.	"Psyk"	8:30
3.	"Pakard"	12:13
4.	"Hypokondriak"	10:34
5.	"Rekall"	10:46
6.	"Skizofrenik"	4:59
7.	"Are Friends Electrik? / Lodgikal Nonsense"	20:26

Vinyl edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Pakard"	12:13
2.	"Skizofrenik"	4:59
3.	"Psyk"	8:30
4.	"Are Friends Electrik?"	12:59
5.	"Rekall"	10:46
6.	"Lodgikal Nonsense"	2:20

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Richie Hawtin – music, design, layout
• Seth – design, layout
• Slim – design, layout

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[5]	31