Cloud Making Machine

Laurent Garnier | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 22, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mute U.S.
• ASIN: B0007LLOZC
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,117 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #39 in Music > Dance & DJ > Techno > General AAS
  • #49 in Music > Dance & DJ > Techno > General
  • #100 in Music > Miscellaneous > Experimental Music

Track Listings

1. The Cloud Making Machine Pt. 1

2. 9.01-9:06

3. Barbiturk Blues

4. Huis Clos

5. Act 1 Minotaure Ex.

6. First Reaction (V2)

7. Controlling The House Pt. 2

8. (I Wanna Be) Waiting For My Plane

9. Jeux D'Enfants

10. The Cloud Making Machine Pt. 2

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not your typical Garnier album but great for chilling!, March 1, 2005

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Steo L (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cloud Making Machine (Audio CD)

This is a good album. It is electronica (despite what the previous reviewer said). It's just not the usual fast thumping techno beats we have come to expect from Laurent Garnier. It's more jazzy/blues. Call it chill out sounds - perfect for relaxing after a night out clubbing. My personal favourite tracks are 9.01 - 9:06, Barbiturik Blues, Huis Clos. All beautiful, mournful sounds. The pace quickens a bit (but not much) with the tracks Control the House and Waiting for my plane. To sum up - if it's techno your after do not buy this album (try Bible of Dreams by Juno Reactor - 5 stars). If you're looking for something different albeit experimental then I highly recommend this album. Great for late night listening.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars On the otherside of "dance" music is art, March 7, 2005

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Craig M. Oneil (Gainesville, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cloud Making Machine (Audio CD)

I can understand how someone looking for a banging techno record could be dissapointed, but this doesn't even look like a banging techno record. Also anyone who is a LG fan will know that he is much deeper than your run of the mill EDM artist. This album is a masterpiece, my favorit part of some of the tracks is that they bring in 1 drum, like the begining of a build and then pull back completely. Plastikman fans, IDM fans, Jazz fans and people who enjoy really interesting use of sounds will LOVE this album. (I say this because the previous descrition describes me). Bottom line, not a DANCE record not even a CHILL record, this is beatnick breaks, IDM and spoken word nu jazz (fusion, not lounge) at its absolute FINEST

4.0 out of 5 stars Laurent Garnier - The Cloud Making Machine, April 14, 2011

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scoundrel - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cloud Making Machine (Audio CD)

Laurent Garnier continues to make impressive strides in techno, even if his albums don't garner the attention they once did. _The Cloud Making Machine_, certainly, is quieter than his more banging productions, but the tracks still display a good deal of thought and attention. The deep modulation in "9.01-9.05" fits perfectly with the moody chords overhead. The solitary drift of "Huis Clos" sounds like a lonely, midnight stroll along the Seine. And true to the nature of clouds, sometimes the clouds lose their way: "First Reaction" doesn't have a real direction and the meandering lyrics don't help. And if you thought that "Controlling the House" would signal a switch into a 4/4 kick drum, you'd be right. It's nice to hear Garnier in his forte, even if this particular track feels slightly bland. Luckily, the rock of "(I Wanna Be) Waiting For My Plane" is anything but bland, even if it does come out of nowhere. So while _The Cloud Making Machine_ isn't Garnier's best work, it still shows he's still relevant after all these years.