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Carl Craig is a Detroit-based producer of techno music, and is considered to be one of the most important names in the Detroit second generation of techno producers and DJs. Carl Craig has approached techno using inspiration from a wide range of musical genres, including jazz and soul.

Carl Craig has released many successful albums under a large number of aliases, such as BFC, Psyche, Paperclip People, 69, Designer Music and Innerzone Orchestra. Using one alias, Innerzone Orchestra, he released perhaps his best-known track “Bug In The Bassbin” in 1992, a track that many regard as being a key influence in the then evolving sound of drum and bass.

Carl Craig has also created his own record label called “Planet E”, which apart from his own work, has released records by well known techno and house artists like Kevin Saunderson, Alton Miller and Moodymann.

Craig served as artistic director for the widely successful Detroit Electronic Music Festival in 2000 and 2001. His subsequent dismissal by festival organizers caused substantial controversy within the Detroit techno community, igniting a high-profile campaign in his favor.[2] In 2001, Craig filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against festival producer Pop Culture Media.[3]

Part of what makes Craig’s style so unique and separates him from much of the normal “Detroit Techno” sound, including current works, are his remixes of world beat and jazz songs. This has helped spark a new movement of electronic music.

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esther1384 wrote:
last month

I recommend "Recomposed" by Carl Craig & Moritz von Oswald! It's great!!

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primalstatik wrote:
last month

About as good as it gets in Techno. Responsible for so many diverse sounds and aliases.

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cazac wrote:
October 2008

More Versus soon !

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altosonido wrote:
October 2008

wowww

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adamwgriffin wrote:
September 2008

It's kind of like smooth jazz produced on a really nice Casio keyboard. Hot.

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Alkernad wrote:
September 2008

Why don't you try more here http://all-of-lyrics.com/search.php

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Grindfucked wrote:
August 2008

true king of techno... love everything I've heard so far.

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pgjesper wrote:
August 2008

i shall bow in front of u again. A true musical hero.

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tomboya wrote:
June 2008

love the Bowie cover on the new !K7 Life Beyond Mars compilation CC does a stunning version of Looking For Water - anyone else heard it?

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lightningdb wrote:
June 2008

another vote for sessions being a fantastic addition to a superb body of work!

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rintse wrote:
June 2008

like Carl's music? Join the C2 group and get another decent radio station: http://beta.last.fm/group/Carl+Craig

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clicK3 wrote:
June 2008

Yeah, but still... I guess I just expected more. But then again, it's not that surprising.

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rintse wrote:
June 2008

add plays by paperclip people, BFC, 69, Psyche, Innerzone Orchestra, etc, etc. :-)

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clicK3 wrote:
June 2008

237,300 plays? Not much for a legend.

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omar_francis wrote:
May 2008

Anyone out there have the No More Words EP on Retroactive? thats the shit...

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Jahnzilla wrote:
May 2008

anyone agree that the workout is one of the finest mixes ever made?? I do, and if you disagree you are wrong! wrong i tells ya!! Peace from Detroit

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CaemlynOfAndor wrote:
May 2008

More Songs About Food and Revolutionary Art FTW!

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Hamed888 wrote:
April 2008

I'm loving Sessions!

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eyeonyou wrote:
March 2008

Ses dernières Sessions sont magnifiques.

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PulpAffliction wrote:
March 2008

This positive Pitchfork review means Carl is primed to explode amongst the indie-kid population....

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