Carl Craig
Carl Craig arrived in 1989 as the leading voice of Detroit techno's second wave, pushing the sound in a more maximal, textured direction through the early 1990s. Where the Belleville Three built with stripped-down machine parts, Craig layered in jazz harmony, funk groove, and denser electronic detail, expanding the genre's palette while keeping its mechanistic soul intact. His 1997 album "More Songs About Food and Revolutionary Art" stands as the fullest statement of that expansive approach.
At a glance
- Active
- 1989–present
- From
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Records in the issues
- 1 (1997)
- Original label
- Planet E
- Listening guide track
- “At Les”
Listen
In the Detroit Techno listening guide: “At Les”
In the issues
- Detroit TechnoSupporting cast · 1981-1995
Detroit Techno is a music scene from Detroit/Belleville, Michigan, USA, 1981–1995. Its principal artists include Juan Atkins, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson. This issue covers 10 essential albums and 14 dated events.
Records
More Songs About Food and Revolutionary Art
1997 · For the obsessed in Detroit TechnoOriginal release: Planet E · PE 65232 CD · CD · US 1997Craig's 1997 album folds jazz, funk, and dense electronic texture into Detroit techno's mechanistic core, the fullest statement of the more maximal approach he'd been developing since 1989. It builds directly on the Belleville Three's foundation while expanding what the genre's sonic palette could hold.
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