Carl Craig - Onsumothasheeat

Invited to construct a mix album from the rather thin back catalog of Shadow Records, Carl Craig almost proves up to the task, finally drafting several imports from his own Planet E label to finish the job. Though Shadow exists mainly to release the domestic versions of full-lengths by a few European producers, Craig sifts through the scattershot discography and deftly outlines his continuing meld of academic techno and earthier jazz. He opens with a great track by Jimpster, one of his closest fellow fusionaires, then looks to the Detroit-connected John Arnold for the drum-heavy "Universal Mind" (originally released on Transmat). Read More