{"title":"Carl Craig","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"psyche-from-beyond","title":"Psyche 'From Beyond'","description":null,"brand":"Planet E Communications","offers":[{"title":"12\"","offer_id":55918442185084,"sku":"PLE65408-6","price":15.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0933\/7772\/4796\/files\/a1541664271_10_3dc9ea37-68e6-4135-9bd0-1a89de2c7ea3.jpg?v=1762269888"},{"product_id":"the-carl-craig-story","title":"Desire: The Carl Craig Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe official soundtrack to Jean-Cosme Delaloye's documentary about the life and career of Detroit techno pioneer Carl Craig, 'Desire: The Carl Craig Story' is set for digital release on June 20th 2025, with 2x12” Vinyl and CD editions to follow on July 18th 2025.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe collection, coming via his prolific and seminal Planet E Communications, features music from across Craig’s vast catalog, including several tracks that have never previously seen full digital release. Its selections span his many aliases and projects, offering a rare glimpse into the full scope of his groundbreaking career.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmong the rare and remastered tracks featured is No More Words - originally released in 1991, newly reissued on vinyl and available digitally for the first time. A foundational track in the Detroit techno canon, No More Words captures the emotive synths and tight grooves of Craig’s sound that would soon resonate across dance floors worldwide. Its reissue marks a moment of reflection on the genre’s roots and evolution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnother remastered track from Craig’s extensive archive is The Truth, a deep cut from Craig’s discography under his Designer Music alias, now widely available for the first time a quarter-century after its original release. The film’s end credits are scored by the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econtemplative Meditation 4, an ambient production previously only available on Craig's 2013 Masterpiece compilation CD for Ministry of Sound.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIconic remixes such as his Grammy-nominated rework of Junior Boys’ Like A Child is included alongside lesser-known but equally epic remixes such as his sublime 2012 mix of Slam’s Azure, which is employed for the film’s title credits and had previously only seen a limited release. Also featured across the soundtrack’s multiple formats are iconic Carl Craig productions under his 69, Psyche\/BFC and Innerzone Orchestra aliases, and collaborations with Moritz von Oswald and Francesco Tristano.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe soundtrack serves as a companion to the new documentary directed by Jean-Cosme Delaloye and produced by Sovereign Films, which follows Carl’s journey from Detroit’s middle-class roots to global stardom, set against the city’s decline and recovery. The film explores his work at the intersection of music, art, and culture, from his collaborations with Bottega Veneta to his Party\/After-Party installation, acquired by the Detroit Institute of Arts and exhibited at MOCA Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing interviews with Gilles Peterson, Roni Size, Laurent Garnier, DJ Minx, Kenny Larkin, Moritz von Oswald, and James Lavelle, Desire highlights Carl’s championing of Detroit’s Black creative excellence and the often-overlooked African-American roots of electronic music.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Planet E Communications","offers":[{"title":"2LP","offer_id":55918442742140,"sku":"PLE65413-6","price":30.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":55918442807676,"sku":"PLE65413-2","price":12.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0933\/7772\/4796\/files\/0039758003_10_f68948cc-23ea-40ab-8d33-0bbcdec1dfe3.jpg?v=1762266211"},{"product_id":"carl-craig-meditations","title":"Carl Craig - Meditations","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCarl Craig follows 2025's Desire soundtrack with the Meditations LP. Available in full on digital platforms for the first time, Mediations is comprised of six beatless compositions of modular synthesis that bridge his Detroit techno origins and the Synth Ensemble and Versus concert pieces Craig has explored in more recent years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeditations offers the opportunity to luxuriate in Craig’s many sonic identities. Eschewing traditional rhythm and structure, each of these six installations moves at a unique pace, transitioning from surrealist oscillations and near-choral ambient passages to subtle undercurrents of jazz and bristling, alien electronics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePatient, spacious and hypnotic in form, Meditations is a unique and essential trip through the practices of one of electronic music’s true innovators.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Planet E Communications","offers":[{"title":"Casette","offer_id":56668528640380,"sku":"PLE65416-3","price":14.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"WAV","offer_id":56668528673148,"sku":"PLE65416-5","price":9.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0933\/7772\/4796\/files\/a0143044693_10.jpg?v=1776937193"}],"url":"https:\/\/planetecommunications.myshopify.com\/collections\/carl-craig.oembed","provider":"Planet E Communications","version":"1.0","type":"link"}