Carl Craig
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Job de Wit
At Rush Hour in Amsterdam
DANTON EEPROM
“Confessions of an English Opium Eater” (InFiné)
I don't know if it's the greatest record for a dancefloor, but the rhythm is pounding, and it's got a lot of elements I really like about it. I can really appreciate it. It is a bit like what I do. It's kinda like “Throw.” Sorta. But…darker.
FOOG
“4040” (File)
It's nice to lead into the end of my set and give myself time to settle into the idea that I'm done for the night. It's like a nice meditation that puts me into a trance. When I hear it, I can imagine walking through a dark tunnel and finally arriving to the light at the end. That light is an oasis with fresh air and a waterfall. I would play an Âme track after this.
FRED HUSH & NOSEDA
“In the Dark” (Rush Hour)
I love the soundscape of “In the Dark.” It reminds me of some early electronic experiments from the '50s where strange sounds were used to display “the amazing potential of stereo.” It's a nice record to build up the momentum in the room before I would play my remix of Alter Ego.
NEWWORLDAQUARIUM
The Dead Bears (NWAQ/Delsin)
What attracts me to the music is the dream quality. It seems to be very inspired from what Kenny Dixon and Theo Parrish and those guys have been doing over the years, and it's something that's completely like in another world. I like music that doesn't necessarily fit in any restrictions or any boundaries that somebody would think of as house music, techno or whatever. It's very dramatic. It reminds me of the feeling I would get listening to Manuel Göttsching's E2-E4.
POPULATION ONE
“Rush Hour (Rolando Remix)”/“Rush Hour (Original Version)” (Rush Hour)
Rolando just decided to wipe the slate clean and do his own thing. It was a Rolando track, not a Rolando remix. This is…it's just the bass and a sound. If I were to remix something like this, I would probably just add like a hi-hat and a clap, and that would be the remix! There's not really anything you can get from it other than the sound. The sound is the track.
VARIOUS ARTISTS
Firecracker EP 03 (Firecracker)
I picked this one for Linkwood's “Hear the Sun” and Fudge Fingas & His Fidgety Friends' “Aksman” tracks. I like the creative sampling and the feel of the grooves. They're nice tracks to start an eight-hour set with, where the room is full of fans of the music who want to hear something a little different. I would play these with some Theo Parrish or Norma Jean Bell tracks.
VARIOUS ARTISTS
Waajeed Presents the War LP Part Two (Fat City)
I'm always interested in what Waajeed does. It's funny 'cause I'd always heard the name but I'd never met him for a very long time. In fact, I think it was here in Amsterdam that I met him! That one track with Jay Dee I think is fantastic. I like the whole CD, though.
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