Carl Craig
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Biography
A popular figure on the influential Detroit techno scene in the 1980s and '90s, Carl Craig's boundary-pushing approach to dance music always looked to the future, while absorbing sounds from all genres and walks of life.
Starting out as a funk guitarist, Craig was introduced to electronic grooves by his cousin, a lighting technician for some of Detroit's seminal nightclubs, and Craig began experimenting with synthesizers and four-track cassette decks. He went on to work as an assistant to the pioneering producer Derrick May and spent time DJ-ing in London, where he heard industrial and hardcore sounds, before setting up his own label Planet E Communications in 1991 and releasing his early recordings under the alias 69.
His wide range of influences came together on the landmark EP '4 Jazz Funk Greats' (named as a nod to post-punk noise merchants Throbbing Gristle) and his albums 'The Sound of Music' and 'Landcruising' made a big impact with the early drum & bass producers.
In 1992 he released his best-known track 'Bug in the Bassbin'. Always futuristic and industrial in his outlook, Craig's label became a home for Detroit's experimental techno artists and, as a remixer, he produced a masterful club hit with a re-working of Tori Amos's track 'God'. Under the name Innerzone Orchestra he toured with a jazz trio and he recorded more glitchy, ambient work as Paperclip People, but continued to be a leading part of the Detroit techno scene with mix albums 'The Workout' in 2002 and 'Sessions' in 2008.
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- Darkness
- Technoloambient by Special Request
- Sparkle
- The Melody
- The Theme
- Landscaping
- Mad Cow by Auto Repeat
- Angel
- Looking For Water
- Coding Sequence by Francesco Tristano
- Darkness by Francesco Tristano
- Home Entertainment
- Desire by Francesco Tristano
- You're Our Best and Only Friend by Francesco Tristano
- One Day Soon
- Einbahn
- At Les by Francesco Tristano
- Barceloneta Trist by Francesco Tristano
- Domina by Francesco Tristano
- C-Beams Glitter featuring Francesco Tristano
- At Les by Carl Craig
- Error in Replication by Francesco Tristano
- Sandstorms by Francesco Tristano
- Coding Cycle by Francesco Tristano
