I've seen Laurent DJ four times and don't think I've ever hear him play Donna Summers.
As for the Detroit/Chicago connection, he has always played a lot of those songs, but as i've often discussed with Dj friends, the way he mixes you might not even recognize even the most obvious track (Model 500) until he's been playing it for two minutes. Also- his diversity is unmatched. At the 2001 Planet E DEMF afterparty, his set was trimmed down to less than two hours, yet it felt like he had been playing for 8, he had covered so much ground, so seemlessly. On the other hand- his set at the Loop in Windsor was comprised of the slowest build of all time, going from beatless ambient to slamming techno. it was just build build and build until he finally broke down into jungle after 4 hours. but honestly- i don't recall a single breakdown, or one familiar track (although I was a relative newbie and would probably know a lot of them now- who knows). But that style I think is well reflected on his Mixmag mix. i will admit the occasionally his soulseek mixes can sound similar (at least the ones all taken from peak hours at european clubs), but the man's diversity is unmatched given the course of whatever length set he plays. The fact that he is revered for this very fact makes me wonder if its not in fact some 'bizarro martin' posting from a world where up is down and blue is red. On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have seen Laurent Garnier on a number of occassions -- once in Montreal, > once in Europe and another here in the US. > > I agree - I think his programming is flawless and his ability to "put himself > on the dancefloor" is what seperates him from the pack. He has a true > understanding of dance music and is a DJ who balances the fine line of > "educating" and "entertaining" -- it's what makes him great, period. > > The same set -- sure, one thing is for certain in a Garnier set is that > you're bound to hear Donna Summer's I Feel Love or Love to Love You Baby, a > handful of classic Chicago acid tracks and certainly some from Detroit. > > Playing a few offbeat cuts mixed in with his favorites does not constitute as > "the same set for 5 years" > > Amusing. > > Seacrest...Out! > Kered > > FutureBPM.com > > In a message dated 4/26/2004 1:22:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL > PROTECTED] writes: > > > > > > > but few do... and even fewer do it so smoothly (making you feel like it's > > the only track that would have made sense there). he's got the whole > > "journey" thing that djs like to talk about down... taking you places > > within a single set that other djs need several sets to do. i've listened > > to a number of his live sets off slsk and other sources, and the only > > thing that's the same about them is that they're amazing, and knowing that > > i'd be front and center shaking my booty if i were there. i, for one, > > cannot wait to see him on friday. been counting the days for weeks now. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Thank you Doris...this is my point....I am very happy about seeing this dude > > on Saturday regardless if "He has played this set before". > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > MSN Premium: Up to 11 personalized e-mail addresses and 2 months FREE* > > http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=199 > > 4&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines >
