Laurent Garnier - Early Works [France 2-CD]

Primary Artist
Laurent Garnier
Album Title
Early Works [France 2-CD]
Release Date
April 28, 1998 
Time
128:22 
Review by Jason Birchmeier
Compiled nearly a decade after their initial creation, the nine songs from 1992-93 captured on Early Works illustrate Garnier's one-time infatuation with dark acid techno epics. None of the songs conclude before the five-minute mark, as the renowned French producer weaves warped 303 acid lines across the busy landscape of his relaxed tempo soundscapes. The resulting effect can be downright creepy bliss, such as during the opening moments of "Water Planet," or nightmarishly alarming at other times when he sacrifices any hint of colorful melody for bleak techno motifs. Read More
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