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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.