I love Landcruising but feel More Songs About Food and Revolutionary Art, goes deeper than his first album, More songs does not really come across as a 'kind of compilation of tracks' it sounds like an album to me. I love Carls sound on these releases, and not long ago got Psyche/BFC Elements which for me combines this feel with 'Reese' like basslines on tracks like Elements,Crackdown and Chicken Noodle Soup, brilliant. And proves how far ahead he was back then.
Peace. Ben. Ps anyone know what Sarah Gregory is saying on Crackdown? ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 11:11 PM Subject: Re: [313] Re: landcruising > > In a message dated 8/14/00 1:11:23 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << Definitely a 'complete' album from start to finish (as opposed to the > _More > Songs..._ kind of compilation of tracks). > > One of my favourite Carl Craig releases. >> > > The best Carl Craig release by a long shot, > and the only true album to ever come out from > one of Detroit's true "Trinity" of top producers > (May, Craig, Banks). Seems to me Carl is coming > up with an aural picture of a night drive's mental > state. I used to listen to this album often cruising > around at night, and he totally got it right. It's > definitely the only CD Carl released that is strong > start to finish that is not interspersed with various > experiments or less emphatic tracks, in my opinion, and it > also shows Carl taking a step beyond the dance floor: > the 69 and Paperclip People aliases have lots of great tracks, > but they don't often break out of dance/DJ mode. This > release does, and constantly. It also shows Carl taking > a step beyond Derrick May....I don't think it is quite as good > as "Innovator", but I think that unlike "More Songs About > Food and Revolutionary Art" this album goes into territory > Derrick May has yet to explore. It's one of a very small > handful of techno albums out there that sounds > like a full, coherent album, rather than a collection of likeminded > tracks. Often times the track collections are better than > albums, but it is nice to change it up from time to time. > Anyway....this is one of the top five Detroit CD's, essential. > > Matt > np: Yabby You - Jesus Dread > (There are lots of King Tubby fans on this list....check this....) > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
