You may have noticed a lack of specific music reviews on the blog so far. This is because they are generally completely superfluous and can infact malign the actual enjoyment of music. So please understand the following is a recommendation: Night Music – a Steve Reich-inspired, five-track album of “loops and hypnotism” performed by Etienne Jaumet and produced by none other than Carl Craig.
Cascading compositions
It may look like the ultimate safe bet, Carl Craig being one of the very few unshakable pillars in modern electronic music making, but Carl did a lot more than simply mix the album. He based his work on a common musical culture. Long talks with Etienne about Liaisons Dangereuses proved once again that Craig is the most European of all the Detroit producers. He ripped the heart of the record to bring it to its full Electronic and Psychedelic life. Without adding anything but magic, Carl Craig took what Night Music was already was and enhanced it. – Ivan Smagghe
One half of French horror-disco outfit Zombie Zombie has joined iconic techno producer Carl Craig for a collaboration that may at first seem unlikely. However, anyone who has witnessed any of Carl’s galacticly epic sets this summer at We Love… Space in Ibiza may not be so surprised. This collaboration between Etienne Jaumet and Carl Craig indulges in their jointly held passion for synthscapes in a pinnacle of elegant Paris meets Detroit electronica. The opening track “For Falling Asleep” takes 20 minutes to reach its goal – a climax of astral proportion. The joy Jaumet’s exploration in this journey takes, with wistful saxophone and gentle but insistent machine rhythms “directed and imagined” by Carl Craig. This deceptively minimal epic subtly informs the listener of what is to come over the next 4 songs – tightly wound but seemingly infinite in their scope. There is a patient process at work in the construction of each track. Jaumet’s writhing, eerie synths are warped and manipulated between what sounds like bagpipes and Middle Eastern strings and horns. The autobahn-ready metronomy of the pulsing dance groove provided by Carl Craig gives way to melodic noise and anthemic classical sections with ominous significance. There are also peaceful acoustic touches which are soon swallowed up by crashing waves of sound. On the whole, it is a dark but enchanting piece of work.
Tags: Carl Craig, Classical, Etienne Jaumet, Ivan Smagghe, Steve Reich, Techno
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