Album Formerly Known As

Carl Craig | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 6, 2007)
• Label: Rush Hour
• ASIN: B000BY3PCK
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,434,232 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Technology [Version]

2. They Were [Version]

3. Mind of a Machine [Version]

4. Science Fiction [Version]

5. One Day Soon [Version]

6. Landcruising [Version]

7. Einbahn [Version]

8. Home Entertainment [Version]

9. Sparkle

10. A Wonderful Life [Version]

11. Technoloambient [Max Dub]

12. Home Enterambient [Caya Dub]

Editorial Reviews

The man who is synonymous with Detroit techno, CARL CRAIG, has retooled his classic LANDCRUISING (orig. released 10 years ago). Featuring totally new versions of his timeless compositions, this is a must have for anyone who loves the Detroit sound, i.e. JUAN ATKINS, KEVIN SAUNDERSON & DERRICK MAY.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars landcruising redux, July 13, 2007

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Michael Shumay "mfs95" (metro Detroit) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Album Formerly Known As (Audio CD)

Detroit's Carl Craig (and we do consider him one of us, in so very many ways) has outdone himself, literally, by re-working his Detroit Techno classic album, 'Landcruising', in this brilliantly ethereal release. Some of the renewed tracks--e.g. the sparsely hypnotic "A Wonderful Life"--remain virtually un-touched; others, such as the driving trilogy of "Landcruising", "One Day Soon", and the Detroit classic, "Home Entertainment", are exquisitely crafted into something at once familiar and yet utterly fresh. The album maintains the core brilliance of 'Landcruising' (the album which this one is was formerly known as), yet Craig masterfully reconfigures the narrative, allowing formerly obscure scenery to shine in the radiant light of a new day. "Sparkle", which was not on the original, embodies this bold new vision herein. A true masterpiece, per usual, considering the source. Keep up the good work and buy this album!!! Truly a must-have for the Detroit Techno aficionado.

4.0 out of 5 stars Carl Craig - The Album Formerly Known As..., April 27, 2011

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scoundrel - See all my reviews

This review is from: Album Formerly Known As... (Audio CD)

Carl Craig's name has almost become synonymous with Detroit techno -- that unique blend of futurism and soul. With _The Album Formerly Known As..._, he once again sets his footprint firmly in the musical foundation. From the smooth strains of "Technology" to the more frenetic electronic strings of "They Were," Craig never seems at a lack of musical ideas or emotions. "Mind of a Machine," for example, throbs and hisses as it skates along, while "One Day Soon" and "Landcruising" both manage to bring out the soul of the machine. The bright arpeggios of "Sparkle" lend truth the track's title, and Craig ends the album on three beatless tracks that shows he can do as much without percussion as he can with.