Laurent Garnier (born February 1, 1966) is a French house music producer an… Read Full Bio ↴Laurent Garnier (born February 1, 1966) is a French house music producer and DJ. Laurent Garnier began DJing in Manchester during the late 1980s. By the following decade, he had a broad stylistic range, able to span classic deep house and Detroit techno, the harder side of acid/trance and jazzy tracks as well. He added production work to his schedule in the early 1990s and recorded several LPs.
During the late 1970s Laurent Garnier discovered clubbing with his brother in Paris, where his family lived. He loved disco but also listened to all other contemporary musical genres: reggae, funk, punk... At the age of 16 Laurent was already interested in clubs and DJs and had started recording and mixing music on basic tape recorders.
In 1984, Laurent started working as a waiter for the French Embassy in London. He stayed there for a year and a half before moving to Manchester in 1986. England was a revelation for him, as he discovered the booming UK house scene and started DJ-ing.
In 1987 he discovered the Haçienda club in Manchester and met Mike Pickering the resident DJ. Chicago House and Detroit Techno became very popular, and Garnier started mixing at the Haçienda club under the name of DJ Pedro. Garnier becomes one of the first Europeans to begin mixing American house music in Britain, Garnier was one of the prime cogs in the late-1980s Manchester scene. His DJing at Manchester's Haçienda club provided an inspiration for The Stone Roses and Happy Mondays to begin adding house rhythms to rock music.
In 1988 he went back to France to fulfill his military obligations. He also spent some time in New York where he meets Frankie Knuckles. Garnier shifted his attention back to France in the early 1990s, running the Wake Up club in Paris for three years, also mixing in clubs like le Palace or le Boy, DJing in rave parties and gradually moving into recording as well. For the FNAC label, Garnier released "French Connection" and the Bout de Souffle EP; after the label went under, though, he formed the F Communications label with Eric Morand (a friend who had also worked for FNAC). He often also DJed at "Open all hours" at London's Ministry of Sound on Friday nights, in the early and mid 1990s. One such set had a music press journalist enthusing 'Laurent Garnier is the best DJ in the world!'.
His first LP, Shot in the Dark, came in 1995. His second, 30, appeared in 1997 and included one of Garnier's best selling singles, "Crispy Bacon". 30 was followed by the retrospective Early Works. After trotting the globe with multiple DJ appearances during the late 1990s, Garnier returned to the production realm with Unreasonable Behaviour, released in early 2000, which features one of Garnier's best known songs, "The Man with the Red Face". Garnier released an EP in 2002 and his latest full length album, The Cloud Making Machine, in 2005. His most recent album is Retrospective, a best-of which collects both his original work and remixes, including some vinyl-only or previously-unreleased tracks.
Garnier has also collaborated with System 7.
During the late 1970s Laurent Garnier discovered clubbing with his brother in Paris, where his family lived. He loved disco but also listened to all other contemporary musical genres: reggae, funk, punk... At the age of 16 Laurent was already interested in clubs and DJs and had started recording and mixing music on basic tape recorders.
In 1984, Laurent started working as a waiter for the French Embassy in London. He stayed there for a year and a half before moving to Manchester in 1986. England was a revelation for him, as he discovered the booming UK house scene and started DJ-ing.
In 1987 he discovered the Haçienda club in Manchester and met Mike Pickering the resident DJ. Chicago House and Detroit Techno became very popular, and Garnier started mixing at the Haçienda club under the name of DJ Pedro. Garnier becomes one of the first Europeans to begin mixing American house music in Britain, Garnier was one of the prime cogs in the late-1980s Manchester scene. His DJing at Manchester's Haçienda club provided an inspiration for The Stone Roses and Happy Mondays to begin adding house rhythms to rock music.
In 1988 he went back to France to fulfill his military obligations. He also spent some time in New York where he meets Frankie Knuckles. Garnier shifted his attention back to France in the early 1990s, running the Wake Up club in Paris for three years, also mixing in clubs like le Palace or le Boy, DJing in rave parties and gradually moving into recording as well. For the FNAC label, Garnier released "French Connection" and the Bout de Souffle EP; after the label went under, though, he formed the F Communications label with Eric Morand (a friend who had also worked for FNAC). He often also DJed at "Open all hours" at London's Ministry of Sound on Friday nights, in the early and mid 1990s. One such set had a music press journalist enthusing 'Laurent Garnier is the best DJ in the world!'.
His first LP, Shot in the Dark, came in 1995. His second, 30, appeared in 1997 and included one of Garnier's best selling singles, "Crispy Bacon". 30 was followed by the retrospective Early Works. After trotting the globe with multiple DJ appearances during the late 1990s, Garnier returned to the production realm with Unreasonable Behaviour, released in early 2000, which features one of Garnier's best known songs, "The Man with the Red Face". Garnier released an EP in 2002 and his latest full length album, The Cloud Making Machine, in 2005. His most recent album is Retrospective, a best-of which collects both his original work and remixes, including some vinyl-only or previously-unreleased tracks.
Garnier has also collaborated with System 7.
Downfall
Laurent Garnier Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Downfall' by these artists:
Absence of Truth I've seen masses of bastards who lie to the rest But…
Acloudyskye How long has it been Since I could understand why it…
Aeon Zen Leading the blind into battle, Losing their heads like cattl…
allthebestkids I see you, I see what youv become Used to pretend…
Anita Your love takes me on a different level Angel or a…
Apokalyptischen Reiter Die Lost in visions I see a land, Hearts full of blissfulness A…
Architects They want all for one and none for all I want…
Attacker Long ago in a fabled land In dwelling caverns strangely dim …
Bad Religion It's never really clear when the end is near Till you…
Beans & Fatback Collecting these tried offers, nevertheless And I just need …
BLACKFIRE In between our breaths we walk with the dead Carrying…
Boskat It’s only midnight You're taking it out on me It’s on these…
C.E.L. I know they prayed on my downfall I'm going to make…
Chevy Woods Still smoking baby it's the Cookout, right And this is broug…
Children of Bodom The night of timeless fire is drawing near I flee, throughou…
Children of Bodom (1999 Tokyo Warhearts live) The night of timeless fire is drawing near I flee, througho…
Children On Stun Advance in swirling overcoat The man called shadows after da…
Christian Allain Li-li-li-li-lipstick smudged She's back at my place, yeah Sh…
Cob The night of timeless fire is drawing near I flee... Throu…
Compos Mentis Whirling through claustrophobic tunnels Thrown from side to …
Cornered This world is fucked and we′re in too deep With all…
Criminal Everthing's falling This is the end Structures collapsing …
D-Low Beats Close my eyes and feel your hand The air gets thicker…
D. A. R. I come from the area where speaking on real shit…
Dagor Sorhdeam Burning away, over the sea, my plane is on fire. Feeling…
Darktower A priest seeking for salvation A life of suffering, the desp…
Demeted Your touch won't heal, it burns my skin Gravity won't pull…
Denial Of Life These are the haunting words of a dead man Pass the…
Depths of Hatred Witness humanity's decline as we fade into the nothingness. …
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter Lost in visions I see a land, Hearts full of blissfulness A…
DJ Antoine Oh, once I was king Yeah, and you were, you were…
DJ T.E.C. I know they prayed on my downfall I'm going to make…
DJ T.H. (*talking*) Ha-ha, I know what y'all thinking mayn Naw, it's…
Double-L Grown pubescent overzealous Wave away responsibilities They'…
Dream On Dreamer When the dark throws you down, and you learn to…
Elete & Moon Standing by the sea, picturing what could've been If I took…
End of Green Fallen down, will now I die? I'm bothering to eternal skies…
Essenger I didn’t see the signs Thought I’d found a way out You…
Exodus A crumbling empire Where angels fear to tread Into the ruins…
Fallen Fate I stand alone in pieces fire breaks through my skin The…
Foetus Fetid fruitcake Rank Rapunzel Took my tonsils As a morsel…
Fraunhofer Diffraction I don't want to say goodbye Stay with me Please It's better …
From Ashes to New I'm broken and beaten down I feel so defeated now It's me…
G.U.I.L.T. Uhh, I dream filthy My moms and pops mixed me with…
Gods of Gaia look at the sky tonight and hold your head up high destructi…
Holyvexy (36 gang no 93) They gon leave me in the gutter Can't…
Ice Ages Long Gaze towards the Stars Long Gaze towards the Sun of…
Issues Truth burns your eyes Don't act surprised Like someone opene…
J-Brooks Muddy got me moving slow motion Pain in my chest I'm…
Jae R Benjamin Yeah Fall in love Scary everytime Might be scared of heights…
Joe Budden [Verse 1] Last thing I'm tryna be is the good guy…
Jonna Fraser Diztortion Mami chula, doe niet standvast Zie je ze niet pr…
Julian Fane When you find it's not something that you Want and when…
Kllo Downfall, look beside you Don't crawl to remind you Downfall…
Lacuna Coil Let the light get into the room So I can see…
Lexi Norton I didn’t see the signs Thought I’d found a way out You…
Lil Durk You my downfall, I hope you know that shit I can't…
Lost & Profound These days are nearly gone The sun sets The skyline shines b…
Matchbox Twenty Wonder how you sleep I wonder what you think of me If…
Matt Costa If I wait long enough, someone might come out If I…
Mazare & Essenger I didn’t see the signs Thought I’d found a way out You…
Mistur In filth ridden rags, sore and in chains No longer a…
Monks Of Mellonwah It’ll be my downfall Don’t try and save me In the mountains…
Moonlyght The loss of a dream All you life for nothing The deepest…
MVSSIE Went right back to going numb Now everything is said and…
MyGrain Get down with this, yeah Alone I stumble here, living in…
Negative Format As we come to this conclusion Take away our true reaction …
Neglect I′m going the fucking insane! I've got wires busting out of…
Neoni Verse I like filling the silence With casual violence I’m ki…
NervoChaos Sic Mundus Creatus Est! Withdrawal and deep regrets Pride…
Not Scientists I can hear the screaming Uncompromising Constant white noise…
Noveria Weakness reeking out your core I can smell your corruption S…
Officium Triste The flame in my soul has faded away. Into blackness I…
Overtake The King Did you think I'd forget? The hell you put me through Left…
P-Folks Now once upon a time in a city that's divine…
Paradise I don't know what you want Let's have a bit of…
PLM Came straight out the orchard My family was fortunate not…
Poco Thought I'd seen it all before No one could show me…
Polar They tried to cut us down Watch us fall Pushed by demons,…
Quando Rondo Goddamn man (Ill Will made this beat bounce) Same old niggas…
Queen Golem You're a fucking rodent an egg hatched out critter Who wallo…
R-MEAN & Scott Storch I come from the area where speaking on real shit…
Re-Vision Masses wasting away to the light Monarchs taking the last of…
Roisin Gordon You brought heavy clouds when i thought you'd bring me…
Ronski Speed & DJ T.H. feat. Sun Decade & Ben Lost (*talking*) Ha-ha, I know what y'all thinking mayn Naw, it's…
S.B. Stacks Uhh, I dream filthy My moms and pops mixed me with…
Seems So Bright There's a warning outside a conscience i can't heal in…
Send No Flowers As I wake Up I fall down Into holes too big to…
Sirenia I can see you walk out away Turn your back on…
Six-Score Double it down on me, tripple it down on you Nobody…
SmallZ (*talking*) Ha-ha, I know what y'all thinking mayn Naw, it's…
Snick Foley CHECK Flesh of my flesh Blood of my blood Flesh of my flesh …
Solitary Experiments Walk on thin ice, the frozen surface Begins to break down…
SPITTING TRUTH Wake up so fucked up What's the point to continue Lost my…
Tensions Arise And we fall down Trying to fight the shame As we suffer For…
Terry A. Davis Trash All of y'all trash Came inside the game just to get…
The Extraordinary Contraptions They came down from the sky Image burned in my eyes When…
The Gathering In silence I'm walking through the darkness Chasing the web…
The Overthrone Tear down their walls, constrict them of their rule A growin…
The SMOOLS (Now You`re mine) Fiend is calling I strive to stay While f…
Troy Ave If you praying on my downfall (Praying on my downfall) Bette…
Trust company Fear in me so deep It gets the best of me In…
TRUSTcompany Fear in me so deep It gets the best of me In…
Unseen Faith Where are the innocents? What does it matter? What you've he…
Up Front It seems like it's all forgotten, as if no one…
Victory Pill It’s never too late to fake it Handed on a plate,…
Waking Dreams Coming as our downfall Something in the way Puts me to sleep…
Wayward Sons Downfall Up till now I somehow managed time taking solace…
we. Wild Face Burned With Yearning Bloody Meadows, Forced To Hat…
Welkin Wild Face Burned With Yearning Bloody Meadows, Forced To H…
Wiz Khalifa & Chevy Woods Still smoking baby it's the Cookout, right And this is broug…
Wolverine "I saw you die when you reached out to touch dreams…
Xoplasma Black clouds are rolling in Like too many times before Paran…
Yeah Whatever how can I speak when you shut me up how can…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Laurent Garnier:
At Night I had shoes full of holes When you first took…
Coloured City When i first saw you In the coloured city I didn't realize Y…
Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter You're nothing but a dirty, dirty old man You do your…
Last Tribute From the 20th Century This is a tribute to New York, Detroit and Chicago. Cities…
T.B. Sheets Now listen, Julie baby, It ain't natural for you to cry…
The Force May the force be with you House force, house force House for…
The Man With the Red Face (Ashley Beedle's M25 mix) Deedely dum dum dum, deedely dum dum This is the mandolin…
The Man With the Red Face (Jan Driver mix) Deedely dum dum dum, deedely dum dum This is the mandolin…
Unreasonable Behaviour Unreasonable Behaviour Unreasonable Behaviour Unreasonable…
wake up No more fables There′s no turning around now You've come to…
Wake Up (full length version) Wake up No more fables Wake up Wake up There's no turning a…
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Kiwi Spartan
This is probably the only decent song one of my old music apps recommended me years ago. Still love it
Freakquenzy AudioVisuals
great artist and one of my favourite tracks
Hot since 97
Very complex and truly unique
billybizar
Absolutely fabulous!
Ваня Фенерджиева
His best album!!!
Alex Lexins
No need for drugs to get high with this song ! :)
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the best musician. the best music. 4ever
thierrymangeant mangeant
spaciale superbe !