Think about it: Who has
done more than Carl Craig to advance
the notion that Detroit techno has been
the soul and inspiration behind 4/4 club
music around the world? Sure, his storied
elders’Atkins, May and Saunderson’
can make that claim, but this double-pack
CD makes a strong case that Craig’s is
the most impressive career overall. One
based on consistency, power and incredible
range.
Sessions, a fl owing mix that includes 21
originals, remixes and reconstructions,
reveals Craig at his versatile best: his angry
re-working of Rhythm & Sound’s sublime
‘Poor People Must Work’ is included
here, as is Craig’s pounding redo of Theo
Parrish’s ‘Falling Up.’ More highlights: a
10-minute future-jazzy take on Innerzone
Orchestra’s ‘Bug in the Bass Bin’ and an
unreleased version of ‘Throw,’ from another
of his 1990s projects, Paperclip People.
The beauty is that there’s more, much
more, in Craig’s vaults, like his 2004 new
wave remix of Throbbing Gristle’s ‘Hot
on the Heels of Love.’ Keep the dark hits
coming, C2.

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