The traditional sense of the word “techno”
I just finished listening to Sessions, the new Carl Craig anthology/mix CD. I found it refreshing more than anything else. I don’t mean it was a welcome change of pace from whatever; I mean the synths are crispy, the beats are tight, the arrangements are clean, and it feels like drinking a lager on a warm spring evening. If you like Detroit it’s worth a listen. But if you like Detroit, you probably don’t need me to tell you that.
It’s only nine bucks from Amazon digital downloads, which works out to less than three cents per minute. If you just want to sample one song, I would recommend the Grammy-failing-to-win remix of “Like a Child” or the techier “Oscillator.”