{{Infobox record label | name = Planet E Communications | image = | image_alt = | founded = 1991 | distributor = !K7 | founder = Carl Craig | genre = {{hlist|Electronic|techno|experimental}} | country = United States | location = Detroit, Michigan | website = {{URL|www.planet-e.net}} }} '''Planet E Communications''' is an independent electronic music recording label that started in 1991 in Detroit, Michigan. The label was founded by DJ/Producer Carl Craig, who was mentored under Derrick May leading up to the creation of Planet E.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Sicko |first=Dan |title=Techno Rebels: The Renegades of Electronic Funk |publisher=Wayne State University Press |year=2010 |isbn=9780814334386 |edition=2nd |pages=83-111}}</ref>
==History== Planet E's first release was titled "4 Jazz Funk Classics," which Craig recorded under the moniker 69. Initial releases on Planet E would mainly be Craig's projects under a multitude of monikers, but would later evolve into being home to a myriad of electronic music's most influential artists such as Kevin Saunderson, Moodymann, Kenny Larkin, and Recloose. In 2001, Planet E celebrated its 10-year anniversary with a celebration at the Detroit Electronic Music Festival.<ref>Corey Moss , "Carl Craig To Celebrate Planet E Label With Compilation, Party, Reissue," MTV.com [https://web.archive.org/web/20021021191510/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1444008/20010523/craig_carl.jhtml]</ref> Planet E is continually developing a roster, with producers such as Martin Buttrich, Jona, Ican, Glimpse and more.
In addition, Planet E has a subsidiary label, Community Projects. Craig developed this label to present music of other genres, everything from afro blues to space jazz to world music.
== Impact == Carl Craig wanted to create Planet E as his own independent project, as he wanted to create a sound that he uniquely liked.<ref name=":0" /> Similar to Community Projects, the work he created and collaborated on showcased a wide variety of music genres, taking inspiration from other notable names in Detriot, such as The Electrifying Mojo.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Dalphond |first=Denise |date=2018 |title=Detroit Players: Wax, Tracks, and Soul in Detroit Electronic Music |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv75d8jt.10 |journal=Black Lives Matter and Music: Protest, Intervention, Reflection |pages=86-110 |via=JSTOR}}</ref> Craig went on to explain his work behind Planet E as a "revolt" against a repetitive pattern he discovered within the Techo industry. As he developed as an artist under May, he craved to create a sound that nobody could judge but himself.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Dalphond |first=Denise M. M. |date=2014 |title=What is Techno? Isn't It Everything Electronic? |url=https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/detroit-players-wax-tracks-soul-electronic-music/docview/1608975074/se-2 |journal=Detroit players: Wax, tracks, and soul in Detroit electronic music |pages=52-53 |via=ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global}}</ref> In an interview conducted by the magazine ''Future Music,'' when Craig was asked about Planet E and adjusting to the evolution of the music industry, he said that he did not have a large budget for projects, but viewed his work as "guerrila warfare and doing remixes to stay in business."<ref>{{Cite journal |date=March 2024 |title=CARL CRAIG: Second generation techno pioneer Carl Craig chats to Danny Turner about the genre's cultural visibility and how he's keeping the flame alive |journal=Future Music |issue=407 |pages=36-41 |via=Gale General OneFile}}</ref>
==Discography== *'''69''' - '''4 Jazz Funk Classics''' *Various - A.R.T. Compilation *'''Piece - Free Your Mind''' *Florence / Wladimir M - Eevolute *Various - Intergalactic Beats *'''Shop / Innerzone Orchestra - Untitled''' *'''69 - Sound On Sound''' *Quadrant - Infinition *Connection Machine - Bitflower *'''Paperclip People - Throw / Remake (Basic Reshape)''' *'''Various - Elements Of And Experiments With Sound''' *Flexitone - Nausicaä *'''69 - Lite Music''' *Clark - Lofthouse *Flexitone - Rotoreliefs EP *Gemini - A Moment Of Insanity *4th Wave - Touched *'''Designer Music - Remix Vol. 1''' *Fusion - Never Forget It *'''Paperclip People - The Secret Tapes Of Dr. Eich''' *'''Psyche / BFC - Elements 1989-1990''' *'''Innerzone Orchestra - Bug In The Bass Bin''' *'''Piece - Free Your Mind [Past] / Free Your Soul [Future]''' *'''Paperclip People - Floor''' *'''Paperclip People - Steam''' *'''Carl Craig - More Songs About Food And Revolutionary Art''' *Moodymann - Dem Young Sconies / Bosconi *Moodymann - Silentintroduction *Kevin Saunderson - Faces & Phases - The Saunderson Collection *Chaz Vincent - Dream Zenith *Recloose - So This Is The Dining Room *Common Factor - Common Factor EP *Moodymann - Sunday Morning *'''Paperclip People - 4 My Peepz''' *E-Dancer - Heavenly *Common Factor - Expanded EP *Alton Miller - EP *Common Factor - Dreams Of Elsewhere *Jason Hogans - Peter And The Rooster EP *'''Various - Intergalactic Beats''' *'''Paperclip People - 4 My Peepz''' *Jason Hogans - Peter And The Rooster EP *Common Factor - Pisces Groove *'''Innerzone Orchestra - Programmed''' *Recloose - Spelunking EP *'''Paperclip People - Throw / Remake (Basic Reshape)''' *'''Various Geology - A Subjective History Of Planet E - Volume One''' *'''Innerzone Orchestra Featuring Paul Randolph - People Make The World Go Round''' *Recloose - Can't Take It *Common Factor + John Redmond - Fascination / World Is Mine *'''Innerzone Orchestra - People Make The World Go Round 2''' *Agent-X - In The Morning EP *'''Designer Music - Problemz / The Truth''' *'''Carl Craig - Designer Music V1''' *Ibex - Oasis *Recloose - Can't Take It (Remixes) *'''Various - Geology - A Subjective Study Of Planet E - Volume Two''' *Ibex - Macamba *Various - 2000 Black: The Good Good *'''Carl Craig - The Climax''' *'''Various - All Access To Detroit's Music Festivals''' *'''Paperclip People - Clear And Present / Tweakityourself''' *Newworldaquarium - Tresspassers / NY *Recloose - Ain't Changin' *Recloose - Cardiology *Todd Sines + Natacha Labelle - Overlap *Todd Sines + Natacha Labelle - Overlap: C² Mixes *'''Carl Craig - A Wonderful Life / As Time Goes By''' *Urban Tribe - Covert Action / Low Berth *Recloose - Cardiology *'''Detroit Experiment - The Detroit Experiment''' *Niko Marks - Chune / Truly Something *'''Tres Demented - Demented''' *'''Designer Music - Good Girls''' *'''Carl Craig - Just Another Day''' *'''69 - Sound On Sound''' *'''Paperclip People - Throw / The Climax''' *'''Psyche - Elements / Neurotic Behavior''' *'''69 - 4 Jazz Funk Classics''' *Naomi Daniel - Feel The Fire / Stars *'''Paperclip People 4 My Peeps''' *'''Carl Craig - Sparkle / Home Entertainment''' *'''Carl Craig - Darkness (Radioslave Re-edit)''' *'''Carl Craig - The Album Formerly Known As...''' *'''Carl Craig - Darkness / Angel''' *'''69 - Pungtang''' *'''Tres Demented - Shez Satan''' *Ican - A Quien *Martin Buttrich - Full Clip / Programmer *Vince Watson - Renaissance / Rendezvous *'''Carl Craig - From The Vault: Planet E Classics Collection Vol. 1''' *'''Carl Craig - Just Another Day''' *Lazy Fat People - Pixelgirl EP *'''Carl Craig - Paris Live''' *Kevin Saunderson - History Elevate 1 *Attias - Analysis *Tribe - Livin' In A New Day *Kevin Saunderson - History Elevate 2 *Sebastien San - Rising Sun *Tribes - Vibes From The Tribe *Martin Buttrich - Stoned Autopilot *Jona - Altiplano *Kenny Larkin - You Are... *Ican - Pa' Mi Gente / Chiclet's Theme *Kenny Larkin - Keys, Strings, Tambourines *Waajeed - Mother EP *Waajeed - Detroit Love
'''Note''': Items in bold are Carl Craig productions or releases containing music by Carl Craig.
==References== ;Footnotes <references />
;Further reading * [http://www.xlr8r.com/news/2007/01/mtvs-urge-inks-deal-planet-e-and Planet E inks deal with MTV Urge].
==External links== * [http://www.discogs.com/label/Planet+E Planet E Communications] discography at Discogs.
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Category:American record labels Category:Companies based in Detroit Category:Techno record labels