Carl Craig: "People said techno was always supposed to be about the 808, the 909 and the 303. When I use a live drummer, they say it’s not techno because there’s no 808"

Carl Craig.

One of the leading visionaries behind Detroit techno’s second generation throughout the late ’80s and early ’90s, Carl Craig picked up the torch from the genre’s forefathers, The Belleville Three, releasing classic tracks under his own name and aliases such as Innerzone Orchestra. 

Widely considered one of the go-to authorities on the genre, Craig is still pushing the boundaries with his innovative live sets and futuristic ethos behind his long-running techno label, Planet E Communications.