Oblique Strategies (2)

CARL CRAIG
PLANET E COMMUNICATIONS
BRICOLAGE 1
「ジャズ的なるもの」からクラブ・ミュージックへの回顧 1
デトロイト・テクノ 1

当時も現在も特に混同しがちなのは、87年から88年にかけて、イギリスのクラブシーンで突然変異のごとく表われた新種のサウンド、シカゴ・ハウスとデトロイト・テクノだ。
INNERZONE ORCHESTRA/PROGRAMMED(PLANET E i/o)
リアルタイムに、シカゴハウスとデトロイトテクノを体験した人間はこのニッポンでは皆無といっていいほどだったから、いまだにそれを一緒にして語るひとが多過ぎる。当時シカゴハウスを聴いていたパーティ・ピープルやDJは、どちらかと言えば80年代ディスコ・ミュージックの流れにあるひとたちで、彼らとデトロイトやブリープハウスを嗜好するクラウドの間には深い溝があったことも事実だ。ボクはシカゴハウスよりも、クラフトワークのテクノがそ
の音楽の源としてあるホアン・アトキンス、デリック・メイ、ケヴィン・サンダーソンらのデトロイト１世のデトロイトテクノにのめり込んでいったのも、70年代に、クラフトワークなどのドイツでのエクスペリメンタルや、シュトックハウゼンなどの現代音楽、ミニマルなどの洗礼をすでに受けていたからこそロックからクラブカルチャーへ自然な流れで移行できたのだろう。デトロイト・テクノのなかでもやはりデトロイト2世のカール・クレイグの存在
は、他のDJアーティストとは別格だった。彼のレーベルでもある"Planet E Communications"は、20世紀のクラフトワークを超える21世紀のテクノアイコン、エレクトロニック・ミュージックを発明したパイオニアといっても過言ではない。彼の90年代から現在までのセッションは"Paperclip People"、"69"、"Innerzone Orchestra"、"Tres Demented"などの名義で変遷していき、カール・クレイグは常にクラブシーンで新たな道を溶解させ切り拓
いてきた唯一のDJアーティストだといえるだろう。時を重ねると常にそれらはダンスフロアの古典になり、またそれらにリミックス手術を重ねながらプログレッスしていく。彼のエレクトロニック・ミュージックの最大の魅力は、なによりもリミックスを重ねるたびに生まれるグルーヴ、リズムの新しさにある。そこが同じデトロイトでも、デトロイト1世のホアン・アトキンスやケビン・サンダーソンとの違いなのだ。カール・クレイグのエレクトロニック・
ミュージックの視点は常に荒廃するデトロイトという一地方都会の密集地から反響されたかのような未来を見据たグルーヴで、"音楽は未来への希望を具体化することで、私たちはそのことによって前を見ることができる"と彼自身も語っている。モータウンとプリンス、ニューウェーブ(B52s、クラフトワーク、アート・オブ・ノイズ)そして西海岸ヒップホップに影響された彼が、なぜイギリスやヨーロッパで支持され続けるのか、それは先人達が築い
たエレクトロニクス・ミュージックの伝統がイギリスやヨーロッパに形成されているからだ。初期カール・クレイグがテクノへ初めて侵入したのは"Psyche"、"BFC" 、"69"名義で、そして'91年のRetroactiveレーベルからリリースされた “Oscillator” でクラブシーンにテクノ・ウィザードとして彼の名前を轟かせたのだが、この年にサイレンもけたたましく事故現場にパトカーが向かうかのような緊張感ある“Oscillator”はなんどリミックスを重
ね再生され続けたことだろう。Carl Craigにより'91年設立されたレーベル"Planet E Communications"は、Moodymann、Recloose、Alton Miller、Kevin Saundersonなど多くのデトロイト系アーティストの音楽を発掘すると同時に彼の実験的な作品が輩出されている最も重要なレーベルだ。カール・クレイグの90年代初頭の作品のなかで特筆すべきは、やはりインナーゾーン・オーケストラ名義でリリースした'92年の "Bug in the Bass Bin"に尽きるだろう。これこそが90年代中期をピークにクラブフロアを席巻したドラムン・ベースの始まりを意味するグルーヴだった。現在までに100曲以上ものリミックスを書いたカール・クレイグにとっての"リミックス"の意味とは「a chance to reinterpret a song from the ground up(ゼロから歌を解釈し直す機会)」だという。再構築/再解釈、ニュー・コンセプション、それこそが、過去の既成の作品を超えるほどのオリジナルなど生まれ得ない90年代から21世紀の現在までの、創造の世界全般を通しての最大の重要な記号であるブリコラージュの、音楽シーンではカール・クレイグやクラブカルチャーがリミックス、サンプリング、リコンストラクションによって展開した21世紀に対応する新たな創造なのだ。(未完)

INNERZONE ORCHESTRA/PROGRAMMED(planet e i/o)
1/5 A1:Manufactured Memories written by Craig
programmer:C2 voice & drums:Francisco Mora bass:Tassili Bono keyboards:Blakula dutch voices:Steve Rachmod
engineer:Michiel Van Den Berg
recorded live @ 10 days of Techno,Belgium-Manipulted Later
B1:Eruption written by Craig/Taborn/Mora
programmer:C2 drums:Francisco Mora keyboards:Craig Taborn theramin:Frank Rotundo tubea:Francisco Mora/Blakula
2/5 A1:Programmed written by Craig
programmer:C2 key manipulator:Craig Taborn extra programming:Prof,Dave Castanian
A2:Monster
written by Craig
programmer:C2 drums:Greg Tyler keystokes:Blakula
B1:The Beginning Of The End written by Craig/McMathis
programmer:C2 voices:Lacksi-Daisy-Cal(coutesy of Antidote Music)
3/5 A1:Basic Math written by Craig/Taborn/Mora
programmer:C2 drums:Francisco Mora keyboards:Craig Taborn violin:Michael Smith bass:Blakula
B1:Architecture written by Craig/Hawtin
programmer:C2 keyboards:Blakula modular programming:Richard Hawtin
4/5 A1:At Les written by Craig
ogrammer:C2 piano:Craig Taborn percussion:Francisco Mora
B1:Blakula written by Craig
programmer:C2 keyboards:Blakula/Craig Taborn vilin:Michael Smith bass:Paul Randolph(reinterpreted by Blakula) drumas:Francisco Mora added programming:Matt Chicoine(courtesy of Planet E Comm,)
sound manipulation:Prof,Dave Castanian
5/5 A1:People Make The World Go 'Round written by Bell/Creed
programmer:C2 voice & guitar:Paul Randolph keyboards:Craig Taborn flute:Alan Barnes strings:Susan Schreiber string arrangement:Chris Benjey
B1:Timing written by Craig/Taborn
programming:C2 keys:Craig Taborn percussion:Francisco Mora
B2:Galaxy written by Allen/Brown/Dickerson/Jordan/Miller/Oskar/Scott/Goldstein
programmer:C2 piano:Craig Taborn bass:Paul Randolph percussion:Francisco Mora
all tracks produced and mixed by Carl Craig for Planet E Comm,Inc
recording and mix engineered by Chris Andrews for Stages Recording
MERCURY/PLANET E COMM, RECORDS 1999

INNERZONE ORCHESTRA/BUG IN THE BASSBIN(NW049N)
A1:Bug In The Bassbin 31st Century Jazz Mix
written & produced by Carl Craig
published by Planet E Communications Inc
remixed by Claude Young
recorded @ Laptop Industries,Detroit
international A&R:James Lavelle
sl;eeve designed by Ben Drury & Will Bankhead
MOWAX RECORDINGS 1996

INNERZONE ORCHESTRA/BUG IN THE BASSBIN(MW049)
A.1:Bug In The Bassbin(original mix)
ⓟ1992 Planet E Communications Inc
A.2:Bug In The Bassbin(Peshay's bonus beats)
remixed by Peshay engineered by Flytronix
B.1:Bug In The Bassbin(jazz mix)
remixed by Carl Craig
engineered by Chris Andrews recorded & mixed at Stages Recording
drums by Fransisco Mora bass by Rodney Whittaker
written & produced by Carl Craig
sleeve designed by Ben Drury & Will Bankhead
MOWAX/PLANET E 1996

INNERZONE ORCHESTRA/BUG IN THE BASSBIN(MW049X)
A.1:Bug In The Bassbin(4 Hero mix)
remixed by 4 Hero for Reinforced Productions
A.2:Bug In The Bassbin(Peshay mix)
remixed by Peshay engineered by Flytronix
B.1:Bug In The Bassbin(street mix)
remixed by Carl Craig mix engineered by John Lyons mixed at Dos Shot Studios edit engineered by Richie Fermie
B.2:Bug In The Bassbin(future/past mix)
remixed by Kirk Degiorgio remixe recorded in The Mind
international A&R:James Lavelle
sleeve designed by Ben Drury & Will Bankhead
MOWAX RECORDINGS/A&M 1996

FLEXITONE/ROTORELIETS EP(PLANET E pe flex-1)
A:Pulse of Revolution / Intergalactic Pimps
E:Metacognition(original + acaplella)

FUSION/NEVER FORGET IT(PLANET E PE65228)
A:Never Forget It
produced by Russ Gabriel
B:Black Out The World / Dirty Kay
produced by Russ Gabriel
published by ferox/neo detroit is about to explode...
PLANET E COMMUNICATIONS 1996

VA/ELEMENTS OF AND EXPERIMENTS WITH SOUND(DIDX 026944)
Speciments
1.Mode Selector. "Raindrops"
2.Moodring. "Sopping the Biscuit"
3.Flexitone. "The Pulse of Evolution"
4.The Connection Machine. "Mind Design"
5.Enhanced. "Knaqua"
6.New Signal. "Steppenwolf"
7.Urban Tribe. "Repeating Decimal"
8.Hani. "N.Y.C. Me Hi"
9.Quadrant. (Quadrant) "Hyperprism" (produced by Quadrant)
10.Paperclio People. (C.Craig. M.Gottsching.) "Remake" (produced by Carl Craig)
excutive producer:Carl Craig
thanks to Kenny Larkin,Derrick May and Transmat, Kevin Saunderson and KMS Records,Juan Atkins,Mad Mike,Overdose at Square Distribution, Mike Himes and the crew at Record time, Basic Channel, Leslie, Plus 8, Deep Space Radio, Dj Dimitri in Amsterdam, The Greens, Marke D.Bieschke,Dat,Geoff Travis,Renaat,Sabine,the crew at R&S, Jim Masters, and all those who support the progression of electronic music.
*thanks to Meredith Ledger(Planet E) for creative direction Steven Reaume(Heliowerk) for graphic design Reggie Craig(Planet E)
PLANET E COMMUNICATIONS 1994

VA/ELEMENTS OF AND EXPERIMENTS WITH SOUND(PEVari3LP)
A:1.Mode Selector "Raindrops" (F.Flowers / produced by Mode Selector)
2.Moodring "Sopping The Biscuit" (K.Tertzag / produced by Moodring)
B:3.Flexitone "The Pulse of Evolution" (G.Donald B.Gillen / produced by Flexitone)
4.The Connection Machine "Mind Design" (N.Hagemeier J.Brandjes / produced by The Connection Machine) C:5.Enhanced "Knaqua" (T.Sines / produced by Enhanced)
6.New Signal "Steppenwolf" (J.Boys / produced by New Signal)
D:7.Urban Tribe "Repeating Decimal" (S.Ingram/ produced by Sharard Ingram)
8.Hani "N.Y.C. Me Hi" (Hani / produced by Hani)
all titles published by Planet E Communications,Inc ASCAP
except 8 by Veggie Grooves
PLANET E COMMUNICATIONS 1994

CARL CRAIG/LANDCRUISING(BLANCO Y NEGRO4509-99865-1)
A:1.Mind Of A Machine 2.Science Fiction
B:1.A Wonderful Life 2.Tehnology 3.They Were
C:1.Landcruising 2.Einbahn
D:1.One Day Soon 2.Home Entertainment
an original soundtrack composed and produced by Carl Craig
recorded by Chris Andrews
mastered by Tim Young
drum loops on Science Fiction by Kraig Tertzag
voice on Science Fiction by Karl Schmidt
published by Planet E Communications,Inc
art drection by Steve Reaume
Carl Craig photography by Steve Double
WARNER/BLANCO Y NEGRO/PLANET E 1995

CARL CRAIG/SCIENCE FICTION(NEG80T 4509-99910-0)
A:1.Paperclip Edit 2.A Break For You
B:1.Kenny Larkin Remix 2.In Touch With My Psyche
from the original soundtrack Landcruising
produced and composed by Carl Craig
published by Planet E Communications Inc for The World
recorded by Chris Andrews
drum loops by Kraig Tertzag
voices by Karl Schmidt
art direction by Steven Reaume
*remix and additional production by Kenny Larkin for Art Of Dance Records
WARNER/BLANCO Y NEGRO/PLANET E 1995

CARL CRAIG / MORE SONGS ABOUT FOOD AND REVOLUTIONARY ART (SSR 188)
A: 1.Es.30 2.Telerised Green Smoke 3.Goodbye World
B: 4.Alien Talk 5.Red Light 6.Dreamland
C: 7.Buttergly 8.At Les
D: 9.Suspiria 10.Frustration 11.Food And Art(in the spirit of reralution)
produced by Carl Craig
except Frustration( Derrick May)
all songs written by Carl Craig except Frustration...(C.Craig/D.May)
published by Planet E Communications. inc.
PLANET E COMMUNICATIONS / SSR RECORDS

THE 4TH WAVE / TOUCHED (PESP-1)
A: 1.Touched
B: 1.Ethereal* 2.Electroluv
all tracks written and produced by Steve Paton
except* written by Steve Paton + Jon Litchfield
PLANET E COMMUNICATIONS 1995

GEMINI / A MOMENT OF INSANITY (PEGMI-1)
A: 1.A Dream 2.Crossing Mars
B: 1.Crossing Mars (remix) 2.A Moment of Insanity
all tracks written and produced by Spencer Kincy
remixed by Free
PLANET E COMMUNICATIONS 1995

MAURIZIO / DOMINA (M-3)
A: Domina (Maurizio Mix)
B: Domina (C. Craig's Mind Mix) remix - C. Craig
MAURIZIO 1993

ORB / OXBOW LAKES (12ISX 609)
1: Psychic Pals Family Wealth Plan Mix
narrated by one Carl Craig, cortesy of Planet E Communications
2: Evensong String Arrangement
performed by instrumental, arranged by Catberine Browning gor instrumental
mixed & produced by Darren Allison & instrumental
recorded at Airedel Studios
written by Weston, Fehlmann & Paterson
mixed by Carl Craig & instrumental
ISLAND RECORDS 1995

INNER CITY / AHNONGHAY (sixT 123)
A: 1.Ahnonghay Dave Clarke remix
B: 1.Ahnonghay Carl Craig remix
2.Ahnonghay original reese mix
produced, written and mixed by Kevin 'Master Reese' Saunderson
published by KMS Music / Chrysalis Music
A1.remade by Dave Clarke at Grey Ghost Studios
B1. remixed by Carl Craig for Planet E Communications, Dtroit
NETWORK RECORDS 1993 / 6×6 RECORDS 1995

PSYCHE,BFC/ELEMENTS 1989-1990(PLANET E PEPBFC96 LP)
PSYCHE disc one:A.Elements
B.From Beyond / Neurotic Behavior
BFC disc two:C:Chicken Noodle Soup
D:Galaxy / D.Funk
all tracks by Carl Craig
except elements & galaxy edited by Anthony Shakir
compiled and designed by Brendan M Gillen
cover illustration by Abdul Haaq
published by Planet E Communications,Inc ASCAP
PLANET E COMMUNICATIONS 1996

PAPERCLIP PEOPLE /OSCILLATOR(RETROACTIVE/BUZZ B22XL 106046)
side one:1.Oscillator(electronic flirtation device) 2.My Neighborhood Is Full Of Pretty Boys & Florists
side two:1.Paperclip Man 2.Gypsy Man(He's A Hobo)
The Paperclip People are:Fech(bassline) Mhee(samples) Suhn(trax) Schee(subliminal vocals)
written by The Paperclip People
produced by Carl Craig made in Detroit
recorded at home art:The Cox Man hype:Damon Booker transportation:Jeeves cover by MacDesign
RETROACTIVE/BUZZ 1991

THE CONNECTION MACHINE/BITFLOWER(PECM1)
A:1.Bitflower 2.Poly 800
B:1.Mind Design 2.Molly Is Autowarping
all tracks written by Joreon Brandjes & Natasja Hagemeier
PLANET E COMMUNICATIONS 1994

ここで紹介したカール・クレイグ周辺の資料は抜粋したほんの数枚で、すべて網羅するとこんなものじゃない。とりあえず、このページはキミたちからの反応をみるためのサンプル用に作ったもの。ちなみにボクがクラブミュージックに侵入したのは、シカゴハウスのフランキー・ナックルズに影響されたイギリスでのウェアハウスの、’88年にMARRSがリリースした"Pump Up The Volume"を契機に、リズムキング・レーベル傘下の'88年のベビーフォード"Oochy Koochy"'、Tレックス・カヴァー曲"Children Of The Revolution"や、Beatmasters、Bomb The Bass"Beat Dis"、S'Express"Theme from S'Express"などによってだった。これらはまだロックの文脈を引き摺りながら表出してきたものだが、デトロイトやブリープテクノ以前には、クラブカルチャーという新たな文脈に橋渡してくれるそうした重要な過渡の時代があったのだ。

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PSYCHE / CRACKDOWN (KOOLT 603)
A: 1. Crackdown 2. From Beyond
B: 1.Neurotic Behavior 2. Andromeda
written, produced and mixed by Carl Craig
except B1. mixed by Mayday and B2. mixed by Carl Craig and Mayday
recorded in Belgium
A Transmat Recording
KOOL KAT 1990

PSYCHE/CRACK DOWN(MS 12)
A:1.Crack Down
*Crackdown from the soundtrack to the novel 'The Underground Nation' by Neil Ollivierra
2.From Beyound
produced ,written & mixed by Carl Craig
recorded in Belgium
art by The TRI
B:1.Neurotic Behavior MayDay reproduction mix
2.Andromeda mixed by Carl Craig & MayDay
TRANSMAT RECORDING 1990

BFC/EVOLUTION(frg 2)
BFC A:1.Evolution 2.Galaxy
made in Detroit
produced and mixed by Carl Craig
FRAGILE B:1.Static Friendly 2.It's A Shame
TRANSMAT RECORDING 1990

RHYTHIM IS RHYTHIM/THE BEGINNING(KOOLT600)
A:The Beginning
B:1.Salsa Life 2. Drama
written produced 6 mixed by MayDay except B2. co written by Carl Craig
recorded in Detroit MI USA, A Transmat Recording
painting by Sarah Gregory
made in England
KOOL KAT/TRANSMAT 1990

CARL CRAIG/NO MORE WORDS(DANG-1EP)
A:1.No More Words(neo new age tribal mix) 2.Suspiria(susie banion mix)
B:1.Wrap Me In It's Arms(new age pimp mix)
photo Sarah Gregory
RETROACTIVE 1991

VA/EQNINOX CHAPETR ONE(RETROACTIVE CAD 004)
A:1.UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE "The Theory" 2.URBAN TRIBE "Covert Action" 3.B.F.C. "Please Stand By"
B:1.CARL CRAIG "Wrap Me In It's Arms" 2.SARAH GREGORY "As Time Goes By"(Sitting Under A Tree)
made in Detroit
all art and lttering:Alan Oldham
RETROACTIVE 1991

EQUINOX/THE BEGINNING/NITE & DA(RETROACTIVE/BUZZ BZZLP 106102)
-A RETROACTIVE COMPILATION-
A:1.URBAN TRIBE "Covert Action" mixed by Sherard Ingram & Carl Craig
2.CARL CRAIG "Wrap Me In His Arms" produced and mixed by Carl Craig
3.CARL CRAIG-with SARAH GREGORY "As Time Goes By(Sitting Under A Tree) produced and mixed by Carl Craig
4.NEVER ON SUNDAY "The Journey" produced and mixed by Octive One
B:5.CARL CRAIG "No More Words" produced and mixed by Carl Craig
6.CARL CRAIG "Suspiria" produced and mixed by Carl Craig
7.OPEN HOUSE "Aquatic" featuring Placid Angles produced by Mark Wilson mixed by Open House
compiled by Damon Booker
cover & videocapture by MacDesign Eric Fimmers
made in Detroit/made in Belgium
RETROACTIVE / BUZZ 1991

69/4 JAZZ FUNK CLASSICS(PE69-1)
A1:Ladies & Gentleman A2:If Mojo Was A.M.
B1:My Machines(pt.1) extraterrestrial raggabeats(pt.2) My Machines(reprise)
B2:Frequency Final
techno for masses. tested at selected space labs. approved by 66 for interplanetary disco dancing & accenting passionate quadraphonic sex sounds,
PLANET E 1991

69/LITE MUSIC "JAM THE BOX"(PE 69339/R&S 94045)
A:Jam The Box / Desire
B:My Machines / Microlovr
warning:psychological updates must be changed to version 3 prior to start. unauthorized duplication prohibited. Elevated music from theunderground.

69/JAM THE BOX(RS 94045X)
Black Side:Jam The Box(heavyweight)
Silver Side:1.Jam The Box(medium) 2.Jam The Box(lite)
written and produced by Six Nine
A Planet E Communications Production
made in Belgium
In Order To Dance
R & S RECORDS

RHYTHIM IS RHYTHIM/ICON(MS21)
A:Icon Derrick May
produced by Derrick May
mixed by Mayday
B:Kao-Tic Harmony Carl Craig and Derrick May
produced by Derrick May
mixed by Mayday
recorded in DEtroit @ Transmat 1991
made in Detroit
ZOMBA 1996

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