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Carl Craig
Detroit‐based techno producer
Since 1969
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Carl Craig (born May 22, 1969) is an American electronic music producer, DJ, and founder of the record label Planet E Communications. He is known as a leading figure and pioneer in the second wave of Detroit techno artists during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He has recorded under his given name in addition to a variety of aliases, including Psyche, BFC, and Innerzone Orchestra.
Craig's early releases were collected on the 1996 compilation Elements 1989–1990. He has released several studio albums, beginning with Landcruising (1995). Craig has also remixed a variety of artists including Manuel Göttsching, Maurizio, Theo Parrish, Tori Amos, and Depeche Mode. He was nominated for the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording for his remix of the Junior Boys track "Like a Child." He has released collaborative recordings with Moritz von Oswald (2008's Recomposed) and Green Velvet (2015's Unity).
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Carl Craig (né le 22 mai 1969) est un musicien, DJ et producteur américain de musique électronique et jazz. Il est considéré comme l'une des figures majeures de la seconde vague de la techno de Détroit. Il fonde son label discographique Planet E en 1996.
Son pseudonyme Paperclip People est probablement inspiré de l'opération Paperclip. C'est sous ce pseudonyme que Carl Craig a collaboré avec le duo allemand Basic Channel. Il est membre ou ancien membre des groupes The Detroit Experiment, Incogdo (avec Derrick May), Innerzone Orchestra et Urban Tribe (en).
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Discography
Albums
- 1995 Landcruising
- 1997 More Songs About Food and Revolutionary Art
- 2005 The Album Formerly Known As...
- 2008 ReComposed
- 2015 Unity
- 2017 Versus
- 2026 Meditations
EPs
- 1991 No More Words EP
- 1995 The Climax / Clear & Present
- 2002 A Wonderful Life / As Time Goes By
- 2004 Just Another Day
- 2005 Sparkle
- 2008 Sorry Carl But We Needed The Beats
- 2008 ReComposed: New Mixes by Ricardo Villalobos & Carl Craig
- 2017 Sandstorms
- 2019 Versus Beatless
- 2024 Art-O-Fact – Detroit Mixes
- 2025 Ancestral Rhythm (C2 edit)
- Undisputable / Melodica
Singles
- 1995 Science Fiction
- 2001 The Climax
- 2005 Darkness / Angel
- 2020 Attenuator
- 2025 The Truth (edit)