Re: (idm) Can, etc.

From Steve
Sent Wed, Feb 11th 1998, 23:44

> > > although Carl is definately the man...actually ...no.... Carl USED
> to be
> > > the man..
> > > id personally reccomned getting the original version of the Future
> Days
> > > album...
> > > or tago mago... or ege bam yasi.... or unlimited edition....
>
> Can't argue with the advice to find original Can albums, I've gotta
> put a
> word in for Carl Craig here...Carl _is_ still the man. Wait until the
> new
> album comes out; from what I've heard he's working with Francisco Mora
> &
> Rodney Whitaker as Innerzone Orchestra. This trio re-worked Carl's
> classic
> "Bug in the Bassbin" about 2 years ago to great effect, and it's a
> great
> team-up.

i agree.... the jazz reworking was excellent... but it was still just a
remix ofan old classic... i found landcruising very uninspiring and
cold..... very similar
to Kenny Larkins recent output... it just doesnt touch the older
stuff...

> Simply put, the Innerzone Orchestra live show this past Christmas was
> the
> best live PA I've ever seen, bar none. It blended the improvisation
> and
> sound of jazz with the spirit of Carl's techno studio work, and they
> pulled it off beautifully.
>
> Carl's still the man...

well i really do hope you prove me wrong!... ill expect the album
along with the rhythim is rhythim LP on R&S..... ;-)

Steve

p.s. i listened to every piece of carl craig i own today... and all the
transmat titles in order... theres still nothing that beats it!