From Bill VanLoo Sent Wed, Apr 14th 1999, 14:48
From Bill VanLoo Sent Wed, Apr 14th 1999, 14:48
> Although this can not be considered IDM or Ambient, but his music is > Hella--can anyone tell more about John Beltran & or Carl Craig. Yes, I > know that they are placed in the Detroit Techno-vein, and perhaps > rightfully so, but some of John's Trax are stellar(and can perhaps be > cross-meshed with the two). Any info is greatly appreciated! Carl Craig can certainly be considered "Intelligent Dance Music". I seem to end up posting this message every 3 months or so - maybe I should put together a stock "what IDMers should know about Carl Craig" message... Here's a first attempt at the "IDMers Guide To Carl Craig": Start with the Psyche/BFC compilation "Elements 1989-1990". It compiles Carl's work under the Psyche and BFC aliases, including the gems "Chicken Noodle Soup", "Neurotic Behavior", and a personal favorite, "How the West Was Won". Next, you have a couple of choices. If you buy vinyl, I'd get the Innerzone Orchestra 12" that was released on Mo Wax a couple years ago - there are a couple of different versions, the one I'd get has the original "Bug in the Bassbin" on one side, and the "jazz version" of "Bug in the Bassbin" on the flip. The jazz version features Rodney Whitaker on standup bass and Francisco Mora on percussion. If you like house music at all, get the Paperclip People compilation album "Secret Tapes of Dr. Eich". Great stuff. Should be relatively easy to find; it's on Planet E but it seems to have good distribution. The alternative to this, if you buy vinyl and/or DJ, is to get the 12"s from this album, several of which seem to be easily procured. Standouts from this album are "The Floor", "Oscillator", and "The Climax", but they're all great dance music. Finally...start saving your pennies for the new Innerzone Orchestra album "Programmed". Having only heard bits and pieces (the live set last year in Detroit, the wonderful "Manufactured Memories" on the Header2 compilation), I can only say that this has the potential to be Carl Craig's best work to date. That's saying a lot, if you know *anything* about what this guy's done. It should be out in May from what I've heard. Cheers, Bill -- Sigma6 Interactive Media / http://www.sigma6.com http://www.citydetroit.com