Two decades ago, dance music visionary Carl Craig helped marshal in the second wave of Detroit techno by launching the leftfield-leaning label Planet E. To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the imprint, Craig is set to release on 22 February a Planet E “best of” digital compilation entitled 20 F@#&ING Years – We Ain’t Dead. The 25-track project will include electronic music classics like Moodymann’s “Dem Young Sconies” and Innerzone Orchestra’s “Bug in the Bassbin”, along with next-generation mindbenders like Recloose’s “Can’t Take It [ft. Dwele]” and a previously unreleased remix by Craig of Kenny Larkin’s “You Are”.
And in conjunction with the digital release, Craig will be hosting on his website craigcarl.net a competition for fans to vote on tracks that should be pressed onto a limited edition Planet E vinyl box set.
Finally, starting in March Planet E will also began releasing singles from its back catalogue, which will chosen and remixed by, among others, Ricardo Villalobos, Richie Hawtin, Kevin Saunderson and Mad Mike Banks. First up will be a Luciano remix of Recloose’s “Can’t Take It”.
The tracklisting for the compilation and the dates for Craig’s Planet E tour are listed below.
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20 F@#&ING Years – We Ain’t Dead Yet – Digital compilation tracklisting
01. Moodymann – “Dem Young Sconies”
02. Attias – “Analysis”
03. Martin Buttrich – “Full Clip”
04. Lazy Fat People – “Club Silencio”
05. Recloose – “Can’t Take It [ft. Dwele]”
06. Quadrant – “Hyperprism”
07. Jona – “Altiplano”
08. Gemini – “A Moment of Insanity”
09. Paperclip People – “Clear & Present”
10. Urban Tribe – “Covert Action”
11. Balil – “Nort Route”
12. 69 – “Jam the Box”
13. 4th Wave – “Electroluv”
14. Innerzone Orchestra – “Bug in the Bassbin”
15. Urban Tribe – “Repeating Decimal”
16. Future/Past – “Clinically Inclined”
17. Flexitone – “Pulse of Revolution”
18. Carl Craig – “Dominas”
19. Niko Marks – “Chune”
20. Naomi Daniel – “Stars (DJ Dos Mix 2)”
21. Tres Demented – “Demented or Just Crazy”
22. Ican – “Pa Mi Gente”
23. Tres Demented – “Shez Satan”
24. Kenny Larkin – “You Are (C2 remix)”
25. Tribe – “Living in a New Day (C2 remix)”
Carl Craig/Planet E Tour Dates
02-19 Detroit, MI – The Works
02-25 Seattle, WA – Baltic Room
02/26 Vancouver, Canada – Lotus Sound Lounge
03-04 Berlin, Germany – Berghain
03-05 London, England – Ewer St Warehouse
03-10 Hamburg, Germany – Laeiszhalle
03-12 Vienna, Austria – Club Passage
03-16 Dublin, Ireland – Tripod
03-18 Paris, France – Showcase
03-19 Liverpool, England – Chibuku
03-23 Miami, FL – Delano Hotel Planet E 20 vs. Desolat Party
03-24 Miami, FL – Shelbourne Pool Cadenza Party
04-02 Manheim, Germany – Timewarp Festival
04-04 Mayrhofen, Austria – Snowboming Festival
04-08 Crans-Montana, Switzerland – Caprices Festival
04-13-14 Paris, France
04-15 Milan, Italy – Elita Festival
04-16 Madrid, Spain – Klubbers Day Festival
04-23 Manchester, England
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