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_______________ from http://www.crammed.be/ssr/ssr188p_.htm Planet E & SSR present: Carl Craig "More Songs About Food And Revolutionary Art" How do you begin to tell the story of Carl Craig? Do you talk about his groundbreaking releases for labels like Transmat, Fragile, Retroactive and, of course, Planet E? Or do you talk about the city of Detroit and the way that Carl Craig has created his own unique and compelling vision of Techno? Maybe we should also talk about his breathtaking remixes for artists as diverse as Tori Amos, Yello and Basic Channel. And in that case we also have to talk about Carl Craig's status as dance music's underground hero - a producer who declares innovation and individualism as prerequisites for taking electronic music forward into the 21st century... Sometimes all this can be confusing, since Carl Craig has adopted a series of multiple musical personalities beginning with Psyche (for 1989's "Crackdown" single on Transmat) and stretching through 69 (1991's pivotal "Four Jazz Funk Classics" predicated a whole new direction for techno) and Paperclip People (responsible for huge dancefloor successes with classic singles like "Throw", "The Climax" and "The Floor"). But all around the world, Carl Craig has made a difference in the way people perceive and listen to modern music. Take Innerzone Orchestra's percussive masterpiece "Bug In The Bassbin" for example. In 1995 as drum'n'bass hit the musical headlines, even Goldie was declaring that "Bug..." was a seminal influence on the music's development. In the same year, Carl Craig's debut album Landcruising was described as "completely ahead... futuristic, gorgeously new... a sonic travelogue built like a drag racer fuelled on abstract visions and compelling analogue/digital fusions - someday all albums will be made this way!" Despite the myriad changes, trends and critical shifts which have occured in electronic music since Carl Craig's first release he has consistently pushed forward, challenging musical boundaries and preconceptions. His exceptional new album "More Songs About Food & Revolutionary Art" delivers further proof that Carl Craig's chosen task is to remap the future... From the pristinely romantic electronic jazz of "At Les" to the edgily inventive "Goodbye World", this is music which offers a glimpse into tomorrow. Recorded in London and of course Detroit, "More Songs About Food & Revolutionary Art" features a rare collaboration with the legendary Derrick May (on "Frustration") together with Carl's unique creative abilities on innovative tracks such as "Televised Green Smoke", "Suspiria" and "Red Lights". "More Songs About Food & Revolutionary Art" takes the next step into Carl Craig's beautifully-crafted universe. Welcome to his world... :: Carl Craig :: More Songs About Food And Revolutionary Art :: SSR 188 (CD/2LP) :: Out March 24 1 ES 30 2 TELEVISED GREEN SMOKE 3 GOODBYE WORLD 4 ALIEN TALK 5 RED LIGHTS 6 DREAMLAND 7 BUTTERFLY 8 ACT II 9 DOMINAS 10 AT LES 11 SUSPIRIA 12 AS TIME GOES BY 13 ATTITUDE 14 FRUSTRATION 15 FOOD & ART .................... http://wwwedu.cs.utwente.nl/~wielen/forcefield/ ¤ forcefield ¤ ..............................................

quoted 7 lines _______________ from > > > _______________ from http://www.crammed.be/ssr/ssr188p_.htm > In the same year, Carl Craig's debut album Landcruising was described as > "completely ahead... futuristic, gorgeously new... a sonic travelogue built > like a drag racer fuelled on abstract visions and compelling > analogue/digital fusions - someday all albums will be made this way!"

Wow... purple prose taken to new heights. If anything, Landcruising was disappointingly retro and downright naive in many places. Lots of Carl's other stuff has been innovative but this really is pushing it. Ashok

On Wed, 5 Feb 1997, Miles Egan wrote:

quoted 6 lines I thought so too. Where's the best place to start with Carl? Actually, I

> I thought so too. Where's the best place to start with Carl? Actually, I > could use recommendations for any ace detroit stuff that doesn't use that > 4otf beat with off-beat 808 high hats. What's out there? > > Miles >

Actually it took me awhile to get into Landcruising but now I think it's awesome. The 'retro' sound referred to is what makes the album so good IMHO. The perfect place to start with Carl Craig is the recently released 'Psyche/BFC' comp of his classics on Planet E. You can't get any better than this in terms of soulful, playful funky late 80's Detroit. Analogous to RDJ's SAW 85-92 in terms of it having a beautifully niave/low tech bedroom feel to it. 'Secret Tapes of Dr. Eich' was also just released on PE, again CC classics with a more housed up appeal. I just picked up DJ Kicks: Carl Craig which is him actaully remixing other people-very interesting post production work. I know that post about his new album sounded over hyped, but I sincerely believe he is one of the most diverse and true to form technoheads on the scene right now. Looking for other non 4 otf Detroit stuff? Off the top of my head, Juan's Atkins last Model 500 LP Deep Space is perfect. Has some 4/4 beats, but it's also all over the place in terms of mood and tempo. It's all very laidback, very sublime is some senses. This too was hard at first to get into because unlike most Detroit stuff it doesn't necessarily have the underlying dancefloor groove. It's one of those albums where you chill to it, (maybe smoking some funny stuff:)) and then 20 mins later, next thing you know you're bobbin' your head to it-it sneaks up on you.... ok enough rambling- Peace Nate Nate Harrison DIGITAL MAGICIAN http://www.globalwise.com/DIGIMAGICIAN/ WWW Authors and Electronic Imaging Specialists

quoted 1 line Where's the best place to start with Carl?

> Where's the best place to start with Carl?

You're gonna get a couple of replies, but my faves would be: - Objets D'ART comp on ART (has other tracks by Balil, etc.) - Elements comp on Planet E - the 69 comp on R&S The first two are similar - less funky, more moody and lush. I think they actually share some tracks. The 69 comp is plain amazing - it's what I think of when I hear about techno with soul, very funky, with a good range of tempos and styles. And I believe the supposedly classic Four Jazz Funk Classics (or something like that) is being re-released very soon - which I have yet to hear, but have read great things about. Jam the box, James Jung-Hoon Seo // Oracle New Media (415) 506-3829 // jseo@us.oracle.com Chewbacca. // Harrison Ford, on the Tonight Show, when asked who among his numerous co-stars was the best kisser

On 5 Feb 1997, James wrote:

quoted 3 lines And I believe the supposedly classic Four Jazz Funk Classics (or

> And I believe the supposedly classic Four Jazz Funk Classics (or > something like that) is being re-released very soon - which I have yet > to hear, but have read great things about.

"4 Jazz Funk Classics" - 69 (Planet E, 1991) Easily the best 12" I own. Planet E is repressing it this year. The track "Ladies & Gentlemen" is a force of nature. -d.w.