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  "name": "Carl Craig",
  "description": "Carl Craig appears 2 times in our Detroit Techno and The Waxonia Desk — Detroit Techno lists, placing as high as No. 7. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-28",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/carl-craig/",
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      "title": "At Les",
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      "label": "Planet E",
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      "whyItMatters": "Nine minutes of patient, unresolved chord movement. Craig treats techno as long-form composition and produces the genre's most convincing case for itself as art music.",
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      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/carl-craig--at-les/",
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