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Compiling each Carl Craig remix would be a several-disc box set undertaking. The pool from which to draw is wide and deep, from Nexus 21's 1989 track "(Still) Life Keeps Moving" through Junior Boys' Grammy-nominated "Like a Child." Hopefully just the first way of addressing this large stockpile of varied tracks, Sessions is a two-disc set mixed by Craig that focuses primarily on his remixes (of tracks by others as well as himself) while interspersing a few original mixes of his productions. Though the set reaches back to 1992 for Chez Damier's synthetic-handclap-happy "Help Myself," there's a clear emphasis on Craig's more recent activities, with well over half of the tracks dating from 2004 or later. While he hadn't quite pulled a disappearing act during the late '90s and very early 2000s -- 2002's The Workout being one of the most improperly slept-on house/techno mixes of the last several years -- he underwent something of a rebirth around 2003, releasing a string of unpredictable and high-quality productions while developing into one of the hottest remixers on the planet. Most of the big reworkings are here in original or "exclusive," meaning slightly different, form: the low-key hiss-and-ping of Junior Boys' "Like a Child," Faze Action's searing/surging "In the Trees," Delia Gonzalez & Gavin Russom's spiraling "Relevee." In most cases -- Theo Parrish's "Falling Up" being the one major exception -- Craig's versions outstrip the originals not just by making them more palatable to moving bodies but also by teasing out elements and supplementing them with new wrinkles to make headphone listening as stimulating as dancefloor play. Remaining vital in any field for 20 years is an achievement, but doing so while forecasting and riding the rapid developments in dance music is something else entirely. This release goes some distance -- about as far as possible in two and a half hours -- to acknowledge that notion.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Directions, Main Artist - C. Thompson, Composer - B. Perosin, Lyricist - Copyright Control
2008 !K7 Records 2004 Groovepusher Music
Junior Boys, Main Artist, Composer, Lyricist - Domino Publishing Co. Ltd.
2008 !K7 Records 2007 Domino Recording Co. Ltd.
Rhythm & Sound, Main Artist - Rhythm & Sound w/ Bobbo Shanti, Composer, Lyricist - BCPUMG
2008 !K7 Records 2006 Burial Mix
Chez Damier, Main Artist, Composer, Lyricist - E Vator Music
2008 !K7 Records 1992 KMS Records
Paperclip People, Main Artist - Carl Craig, Composer, Lyricist - Planet E Communications ASCAP
2008 !K7 Records 1996 Planet E Communications, Inc
Beanfield feat. Bajka, Main Artist - Jan Krause, Michael Mettke, Bajka, Composer, Lyricist - Klangwart MusikverlagAMV Talpa
2008 !K7 Records 2004 Compost Records
Paperclip People, Main Artist - Carl Craig, Composer, Lyricist - Planet E Communications ASCAP
2008 !K7 Records 2007 Planet E Communications, Inc
Theo Parrish, Main Artist, Composer, Lyricist - Whobody Music Publishing (BMI)
2008 !K7 Records 2005 Third Ear Recordings
Paperclip People, Main Artist - Carl Craig, Composer, Lyricist - Planet E Communications, ASCAP
2008 !K7 Records 1996 Planet E Communications, Inc
Psyche, Main Artist - Carl Craig, Composer, Lyricist - Planet E Communications ASCAP
2008 !K7 Records 1993 Planet E Communications, Inc
, Main Artist - Francesco Schlime, Rami Khalife, Composer, Lyricist - D.R
2008 !K7 Records 2006 Infiné
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Carl Craig, Main Artist, Composer, Lyricist - Planet E Communications, ASCAP
2008 !K7 Records 2006 PLanet E Communications, Inc
69, Main Artist - Carl Craig, Composer, Lyricist - Planet E Communications, ASCAP
2008 !K7 Records 1993 Planet E Communications, Inc
Faze Action, Main Artist - Robin Lee and Simon Lee, Composer, Lyricist - Edel Publishing ltd.Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
2008 !K7 Records 2007 Juno Records
X-Press 2, Main Artist - X-press2 and Rob Harvey, Composer, Lyricist - ChrysalisBMG Music PublishingEMI Music Publishing
2008 !K7 Records 2006 Skint Records
Tres Demented, Main Artist - Carl Craig, Composer, Lyricist - Planet E Communications ASCAP
2008 !K7 Records 2007 Planet E Communications, Inc
Tres Demented, Main Artist - Carl Craig, Composer, Lyricist - Planet E Communications, ASCAP
2008 !K7 Records 2003 Planet E Communications, Inc
69, Main Artist - Carl Craig, Composer, Lyricist - Planet E Communications, ASCAP
2008 !K7 Records 2007 Planet E Communications, Inc
Carl Craig, Main Artist, Composer, Lyricist - Planet E Communications ASCAP
2008 !K7 Records 2007 Planet E Communications, Inc
Carl Craig, Main Artist, Composer, Lyricist - Planet E Communications ASCAP
2008 !K7 Records 2004 PLanet E Communications, Inc
Carl Craig, Main Artist, Composer, Lyricist - Planet E Communications ASCAP
2008 !K7 Records 2007 Planet E Communications, Inc
Innerzone Orchestra, Main Artist - Carl Craig, Composer, Lyricist - Planet E Communications ASCAP
2008 !K7 Records 2007 Planet E Communications, Inc
Album review
Compiling each Carl Craig remix would be a several-disc box set undertaking. The pool from which to draw is wide and deep, from Nexus 21's 1989 track "(Still) Life Keeps Moving" through Junior Boys' Grammy-nominated "Like a Child." Hopefully just the first way of addressing this large stockpile of varied tracks, Sessions is a two-disc set mixed by Craig that focuses primarily on his remixes (of tracks by others as well as himself) while interspersing a few original mixes of his productions. Though the set reaches back to 1992 for Chez Damier's synthetic-handclap-happy "Help Myself," there's a clear emphasis on Craig's more recent activities, with well over half of the tracks dating from 2004 or later. While he hadn't quite pulled a disappearing act during the late '90s and very early 2000s -- 2002's The Workout being one of the most improperly slept-on house/techno mixes of the last several years -- he underwent something of a rebirth around 2003, releasing a string of unpredictable and high-quality productions while developing into one of the hottest remixers on the planet. Most of the big reworkings are here in original or "exclusive," meaning slightly different, form: the low-key hiss-and-ping of Junior Boys' "Like a Child," Faze Action's searing/surging "In the Trees," Delia Gonzalez & Gavin Russom's spiraling "Relevee." In most cases -- Theo Parrish's "Falling Up" being the one major exception -- Craig's versions outstrip the originals not just by making them more palatable to moving bodies but also by teasing out elements and supplementing them with new wrinkles to make headphone listening as stimulating as dancefloor play. Remaining vital in any field for 20 years is an achievement, but doing so while forecasting and riding the rapid developments in dance music is something else entirely. This release goes some distance -- about as far as possible in two and a half hours -- to acknowledge that notion.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 03:09:04
- Main artists: Carl Craig
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: !K7 Records
- Genre: Electronic Techno
2008 !K7 Records 2004 Groovepusher Music
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