Carl Craig: Sessions from Techno to Jazz
Techno legend Carl Craig has published a Double-Disc, Triple-Vinyl anthology of some of his finest cuts, bringing together the output of almost two decades on a single release. „Sessions“ compiles tracks from his solo work under many different aliases, ranging from Paperclip People (responsible for the minimal bliss of „Throw“) and 69 to the iconic „Bug in the Bass Bin“ with its ruffled Jazz-drumming and pointed minimalist Bass-pluckings. The album contains 22 exclusive, new and previously unreleased tunes and alternative versions of Carl Craig-classics, mixing them into a long set of many contrasting moods. With its combination of some of the earliest pieces of the producer and some of his most recent compositions, „Sessions“ constitutes a personal „Best Of“ which tracks Craig's impact on the entire scene and offers tentaive indications of where he might turn to in the future.
The two hours of „Sessions“ also include Carl Craig remixes for other acts, like Xpress 2 and Theo Parrish. In a video feature realised by record company !K7, he elucidates the story to the tracks by going back in his own history and his first experiences with electronic music – listening to „Popcorn“ on the radio and seeing a copy of „Switched on Bach“. He also, almost casually, reveals some of the aspects of his art, including finding a middle way between futurism and commercial productions and changing the aesthetics of remixes from simply making „a potentially good club track into a better club track“ into creating a whole new original. Check out the entire interview here:
Carl Craig has also announced his most recent tour dates to support „Sessions“:
Feb 29Loft, Barcelona, Spain
Mar 1 Universal D.O.G., Lahr, Germany
Mar 7Zoo Club, Geneva, Switzerland
Mar 8Dekadance, Zurich, Switzerland
Mar 14Heaven Club, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria/Spain
Mar 15Prism Club, Lille, France
Mar 21Plastic Club, Belgrade, Serbia
Mar 22The End, London, UK
Mar 23Gashouder, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Mar 27Demon Days, Delano Hotel, Miami
(invite only event)
Mar 29Caprices Festival, Crans Montana, Switzerland
Apr 4Hefertiti, Gothenburg, Sweden
Apr 5Club Versus, Malmo, Sweden
Apr 6Rex Club, Paris, France
Apr 11Bodytonic @ Savoy, Cork , Ireland
Apr 12Paradise Factory, Manchester & The Space, Leeds, UK
Apr 18Elita Festival, Milan, Italy
Apr 19Pukkelpop Indoor, Hasselt, Belgium
May 10Dissonanze Festival, Rome, Italy
May 15Demon Days: An Official Planet E Selection @ Cielo, NY, USA
Homepage: !K7 Records
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