Active since 1991, Carl Craig's Planet E label has been one of the most influential electronic music imprints of the past two decades, pioneering the exchange of ideas between techno music and genres like jazz and soul. Set up as an outlet for Craig's own productions as 69, like-minded producers such as Kirk Degiorgio or Terrace contributed to the label early on, and it was as early as 1992 that Craig recorded the seminal Jazz-fusion track 'Bug In The Bass Bin' with his Innerzone Orchestra. More artists associated with the label at one point or another include Recloose, Common Factor, and more recently Martin Buttrich and Vince Watson.
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The Compilation 20 Fucking Years of Planet E: We Ain't Dead Yet
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The Compilation 20 Fucking Years of Planet E: We Ain't Dead Yet
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The Compilation 20 Fucking Years of Planet E: We Ain't Dead Yet
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Instra:mental, Art Department, Panda Bear
The resurgence of classic electro was a surprising trend this month - check Instra:mental's stunning album below - but really fans of all styles and genres should have something to drool over, with Robag Wruhme, Kode9, Panda Bear, Art Department, Burial, more...
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The Editor, 1 year ago via zero-inch.com |
The Compilation 20 Fucking Years of Planet E: We Ain't Dead Yet
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The Editor, 1 year ago via zero-inch.com |
The Compilation 20 Fucking Years of Planet E: We Ain't Dead Yet
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The Compilation 20 Fucking Years of Planet E: We Ain't Dead Yet
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20 Years Of Planet E, Freude Am Tanzen 5zig, Echocord
Detroit's techno pioneers combined dancefloor appeal, emotionality and sophistication in their music - a fusion of elements that is still shaping some of the finest music out there.
Nowhere does this become more apparent than in the history of Carl Craig's more...
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The Compilation 20 Fucking Years of Planet E: We Ain't Dead Yet
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The Editor, 1 year ago via zero-inch.com |
The Compilation 20 Fucking Years of Planet E: We Ain't Dead Yet
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There's no doubting Planet E's role as one of the most consistently influential techno labels over two decades and well over one hundred releases, most of them regarded as electronic music classics.When it comes to assembling an anniversary compilation for such a label the question becomes as much about what you leave out as it is about what you actually select.
Given Carl Craig's impeccable track record as Planet E's A&R over all this time, he is certainly one to master such a daunting task.
An indeed '20 F@%&ing Years of Planet E' doesn't disappoint, offering a cross-section of recent hits, all time classics, as well as a number of less obvious choices, which are never short of excellent. Moodymann's brilliant 1997 classic 'Dem Young Sconies' starts out the selection, followed in short succession by epic Planet E style floor fillers like Lazy Fat People's 'Club Silencio' and Martin Buttrich's 'Full Clip'.
Basic Channel surface in their Quadrant guise with 1993's 'Hyperprism', while Urban Tribe's 'Covert Action' and Innerzone Orchestra's 'Bug In The Bassbin' represent Carl Craig's love for cut-up jazz drum breaks. More classics include Kirk Degiorgio's 'Clinically Inclined', Craig's own 'Dominas', and The Black Dog's 'Nort Route'.
So what's missing then? Planet E's most soulful phase feels a bit under-represented - 'People Make The World Go Round' might have made a nice addition. Also skipped are some of C2's biggest hits: 'Throw' and 'At Les' for instance, but this feels quite intentional, leaving more room to discover less often heard gems on this essential compilation.
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