Desire: The Carl Craig Story (CD)

The official official soundtrack soundtrack to Jean-Cosme Jean-Cosme Delaloye’s De­laloye’s docu­mentary documentary about the life and career of Detroit Detroit techno pioneer pioneer Carl Craig, Desire: Desire: The Carl Craig Story is set for release release on digital digital platforms platforms on 20th June 2025, with 2×12” Vinyl and CD editions editions to follow on 18th July 2025. July 2025.

The collection, collection, coming via his prolific prolific and seminal seminal Planet E Communications, Communications, features music from across Craig’s Craig’s vast catalog, catalog, including including several several tracks that have never previously previously seen full digital digital release. release. Its selections selections span his many aliases aliases and projects, projects, offering offering a rare glimpse into the full scope of his groundbreaking career. rare glimpse into the full scope of his groundbreaking career.

Among the rare and remastered remastered tracks featured featured is No More Words – originally originally released eleased in 1991, newly reissued reissued on vinyl and available available digitally digitally for the first time. A foundational foundational track in the Detroit Detroit techno canon, No More Words captures captures the emotive emotive synths and tight grooves grooves of Craig’s Craig’s sou­nd that would soon resonate resonate across dance floors worldwide. worldwide. Its reissue reissue marks a moment of reflection reflection on the genre’s roots and evolution. genre’s roots and evolution.

Another Another remastered astered track from Craig’s Craig’s ex­tensive extensive archive archive is The Truth, a deep cut from Craig’s Craig’s dis­cography discography under his Designer Designer Music alias, now widely available available for the first time a quarter-century quarter-century after its original original release. release. The film’s end credits are scored by the contemplative contemplative Meditation 4, an ambient ambient production production previously previously only available available on Craig’s Craig’s 2013 Mas­terpiece Masterpiece compilation compilation CD for Ministry Ministry of Sound.

Iconic remixes remixes such as his Grammy-nominated Grammy-nominated rework of Junior Boys’ Like A Child is included alongside alongside lesser-known lesser-known but equally equally epic remixes remixes such as his sublime sublime 2012 mix of Slam’s Azure, which is employed employed for the film’s title credits credits and had previously previously only seen a limited limited release. release. Also featured featured across the soundtrack’s sou­ndtrack’s mul­tiple multiple formats are iconic Carl Craig productions productions under his 69, Psyche/BFC Psyche/BFC and Innerzone Innerzone Orchestra Orchestra aliases, aliases, and collaborations collaborations with Moritz von Oswald and Francesco Tristano. Oswald and Francesco Tristano.

The soundtrack soundtrack serves as a companion companion to the new documentary documentary directed directed by Jean-Cosme Jean-Cosme Delaloye Delaloye and produced produced by Sovereign Sovereign Films, which follows follows Carl’s journey journey from Detroit’s Detro­it’s middle-class middle-class roots to global stardom, set against against the city’s decline decline and recovery. recovery. The film explores explores his work at the intersection intersection of music, art, and culture, culture, from his collaborations collaborations with Bottega Bottega Veneta to his Party/After-Party Party/After-Party installation, installation, acquired acquired by the Detroit Detroit Institute Institute of Arts and exhibited exhibited at MOCA Los Angeles. MOCA Los Angeles.

Featuring Featuring interviews interviews with Gilles Peterson, Peterson, Roni Size, Laurent Laurent Garnier, Garnier, DJ Minx, Kenny Larkin, Moritz von Oswald, Oswald, and James Lavelle, Lavelle, Desire highlights highlights Carl’s championing championing of Detroit’s Detro­it’s Black creative creative excellence excellence and the often-overlooked often-overlooked African-American African-American roots of electronic electronic music.