----- Original Message ----- From: "techno" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 1:00 AM Subject: (313) CARL CRAIG: DETROIT VETERAN DEFENDING TECHNO!
> http://www.burntblue.com/music/ > > Intertesting interview, the post-techno Carl Craig is a little too eclectic > for my taste but maybe his new mix CD is worth checking out. Am I the only one who is a little dissapointed by 'The Workout'? I was soooo impressed by his set @ DEMF '02 that I thought it signaled a new mixing style for him, but since then, he has seemed to slip back in to an almost stale role. I like most of the tracks on 'The Workout', and most of the tracks he played at 93 Feet East when he played here in London (I missed the 5-hour set @ Bridge & Tunnel the next night), but am I alone in feeling like something is missing from the energy he brought early this Summer, where he felt like a 'top10 DJ's in the world' kind of act in May, or am I the only one that's surprised he hasn't stepped it up a little higher? I am really surprised he hasn't incorporated more broken beat material post-2000 Black, but that may be a personal bias. I guess I'm just perceiving a conservative essence I've never seen before and it freaks me out. I miss what he had at DEMF '02. I can't help but judge him by the standard he set for himself that night, and I think that's perfectly fair. He elevated himself. I would like to see more of that. Then again, I've never been a father, so what do I know? Disclaimer: Carl Craig is my hero. No one else has influenced my musical development more than him. I mean absolutely no disrespect by these comments. On the contrary, I respect him *so much* I want to see him live up to the standards I hold for him, because he has never failed me before. Tristan ===== Text/Mixes: http://phonopsia.tripod.com Music: http://www.mp313.com Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] New Mix in mp3, 'Live in Iowa City' available for a short time from http://phonopsia.isoprax.com
