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Details Lead Performance: Carl Craig; Genre: Reissues

Carl Craig — professor emeritus of Detroit techno, Tito Puente of the digital snare — has been exploring electro-jazz fusions that sound best on paper. But the dance-floor anthology Designer Music: The Remixes, Volume One perfectly resolves brain and booty. From the classic martial swing of Ron Trent's ''Altered States'' to the visionary pan-Latin foreplay of Johnny Blas' ''Picadillo,'' Craig's remixes embrace Kraftwerk and Herbie Hancock, DJ tradition and auteurist ambition. The result is music as thrilling as it comes. A

Originally posted Sep 15, 2000 Published in issue #559 Sep 15, 2000 Order article reprints

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