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Posted by butterfly on Jun-04-2003 14:12:

Laurent Garnier?

Anybody know anything about him or have some opinions to share? I am debating if i should go see him on Friday.


Posted by mindshooter on Jun-04-2003 14:36:

isnt that some sort of makeup or schampoo?

cause im worth it


Posted by butterfly on Jun-04-2003 14:47:

i think he is a french dj, actually...


Posted by verminator on Jun-04-2003 15:31:

fucking nuts

go see him!!

got his set from the fuse last saturday (31-05-2003), wickED

if you don't , you will regret

trust me


he's a sMURF


Posted by Dublin Guy on Jun-04-2003 15:32:

Laurent Garnier is absoutly fucking genius,check out the"Man With The Red Face" ,seen Laurent about 3 weeks ago over here he played 5 hour set,amazing,the man is a leg-end


hope this helps


Posted by torontotrance on Jun-04-2003 15:34:

Laurent Garnier got into music because he was working for a catering business that catered to France's top nightclubs and that is how he got into music. Been a dj for ages, he plays a wide variety of stuff, so go see him.


Posted by chesco on Jun-04-2003 15:34:

possibly one of the most gifted djs that ever lived.

a true legend.

so i hear anyway. he plays techno.

go to www.laurentgarnier.com

he also had such classic releases as the man with the red face and crispy bacon. My brothers seen him playing in glasgow once and said he had the place absolutely jumping.

my advice is download a liveset of his and then see what you think.


Posted by RWC0412 on Jun-04-2003 15:34:

Laurent Garnier is a feckin great french techno dj!
He has alot of respect from all of the big detroit dj's
(i.e- Derrick May , Kevin Saunderson, Stacey Pullen etc.)
Go check him out!


Posted by torontotrance on Jun-04-2003 15:36:

quote:
e- Derrick May , Kevin Saunderson, Stacey Pullen etc.)


let's keep it correctly

juan atkins, derrick may, kevin saunderson
stacy pullen, carl craig, kenny larkin

all have respect for laurent

btw..that's 1st generation and 2nd generation


Posted by verminator on Jun-04-2003 15:42:

the man with the red face - funny to give the song the title because he ate out a girl that had her period ergo, laurent got the red face looooooooo


Posted by chesco on Jun-04-2003 15:42:

bio from his website

Since his debut at Manchester�s Hacienda in 1987, the beginning of the Acid House explosion, Laurent Garnier has played a key role in the development of the electronic music scene. Over the last ten years he has built up his international reputation by playing at all the major clubs and festivals worldwide. During this time he has been voted best international DJ by the music press and has built up a very special relationship with his public. Laurent Garnier is very different from your average DJ. You only have to witness the queues of enthousiasts in front of the Rex Club in Paris or L�Anfer in Dijon where he held long-term residencies.

Laurent Garnier is respected by both the godfathers of techno in Detroit, with whom he has built close links, as well as by the younger generation of producers and DJs to whom he has given a taste for electronic music through his DJ sets and radio shows...

Aside from his successful DJ career, Laurent Garnier has always produced his own music. In 1991, he released a series of Eps on the Fnac Dance Division label. This work continued with the creation of his own record label F Communications in 1994, with Eric Morand. The release of tracks such as �Acid Eiffel� and �Wake Up� on FNAC Dance Division served as a springboard for a new French electronic scene. Rarely before had French music been so easy to export.

In effect, Laurent Garnier became the first ambassador for French house and techno abroad. In October 1994, he released his first album �Shot in the Dark� and subsequently became one of the first French artists to be invited to perform on the prestigious �Peel Sessions�, broadcast on BBC Radio 1.
The release of his second album �30� was another turning point in Laurent Garnier�s career. From here on, Garnier decided to slow down his hectic DJ schedule in order to concentrate on producing more of his own music. However, this did not prevent him Djing on the main stage at the first Techno Parade in Paris in September 1998, in front of an audience of 100,000 people. That same year he won the �Victoire De La Musique� award for his album �30� ;a great honour as this was the first year that there was a category for Dance music. During the award ceremony at the Olympia in Paris, he performed �Acid Eiffel� live, accompanied by violin and percussion. As a result of this performance being broadcast live on French national prime-time TV techno, which had previously been misunderstood finally began to gain recognition from a wider French public.

He fine-tuned his live show whilst performing at several of the major European festivals (Sonar, Borealis, T in The Park, Creamfields�) before returning that same year to the stage of the Olympia accompanied by 14 musicians and dancers. The experience of this performance and the full European tour that followed , including the Montreux Jazz Festival, proved to be a very important influence for what was to follow.

With the release of �Unreasonable Behaviour� in 2000 Laurent Garnier produced his most accomplished and personal album to date. This surprising record does not shy away from exploring more diverse and tormented sounds than we have previously been accustomed to in his work, resulting in praise from the press as well as the public with over 250,000 copies sold and one undeniable hit �The Man With The Red Face�

This album also enabled Laurent to continue to explore his fascination with the visual element and young directors. Following the succes of videos such as �Flashback� directed by Quentin Dupieux, Laurent called on Vito Rocco, Siraj Jhaveri and C�sar Vayssi� to create videos for several tracks on the album keeping true to the same off beat humour and mixed up emotions.

When �Unreasonable Behaviour� had been completed Laurent Garnier embarked on a tour of over 60 dates across Europe and USA. Whether playing sold out gigs at the Elys�e Montmartre in Paris or headlining at the Werchter festival in Belgium in front of over 70,000 people, Laurent�s charisma and the generosity of his music seduced a large public.

The best is yet to come����Following a tour of Asia in winter 2001, Laurent Garnier will start work on a new album.


Posted by butterfly on Jun-04-2003 15:45:

wow... lots of enthusiasm. i think i should probably go. it's only $10... and i do love techno.


Posted by Sand Leaper on Jun-04-2003 15:47:

quote:
Originally posted by verminator
the man with the red face - funny to give the song the title because he ate out a girl that had her period ergo, laurent got the red face looooooooo


Well that's nice.


Posted by TranceGiant on Jun-04-2003 18:52:

quote:
Originally posted by butterfly
wow... lots of enthusiasm. i think i should probably go. it's only $10... and i do love techno.



u wont regret it.


Posted by CygnusX on Jun-04-2003 19:14:

The Man With The Red Face is one of my favorite tracks and The Sound Of The Big Babou sounds awesome live.

I say : go!


Posted by ExOn on Jun-04-2003 19:51:

I listened to his 12 hour broadcast 2 weeks ago and he was playing everything from deep house to hard tech. I would go see him just because of his status!


Posted by obs on Jun-08-2003 02:13:

heh heh ... patrick nagel.


Posted by Dublin Guy on Jun-08-2003 02:25:

quote:
it's only $10... and i do love techno.



fuckin hell,it was �30 to see him over here!!!


Posted by chesco on Jun-08-2003 11:45:

yeah, we don't half get bumped silly for a night out this side of the atlantic.



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