Retrospective 1994-2006

Laurent Garnier

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 12, 2006)
• Original Release Date: September 5, 2006
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Mute U.S.
• ASIN: B000GPIPN8
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #83,235 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Twelve years since he founded the F Communications record label, RETROSPECTIVE 94-06 presents a selection of Laurent Garnier’s best works since 1994. Including songs from his albums, "classic" tracks dedicated to the dancefloor, his own remixes and reworks that friends have done. This is an album which reflects the artist - it’s demanding, passionate, dare-devil, gifted, curious and versatile. The expression "one of the best DJs in the world" does not do this man justice. He is a one in a million fighting spirit, and has been fighting for over 15 years to get great music to the public.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!!!, September 14, 2006

By	tak1 - See all my reviews

I always felt a deep respect for dance/DJ artists who work on their own music. I always felt a DEEPER respect for those who create interesting cool music on their own such as laurent garnier does!
You can't go wrong with this compilation as it covers the best of the best from his repertoire! Although the video mix of the song flashback can be a little distracting at times, it's still something cool to have.
If you're into interesting electronic musique then please check this out! It's dark, unique, and GOOD.

5.0 out of 5 stars Crispy Bacon is only the aperitif..., January 30, 2007

By	Heitor Manuel "incommunicado" (Lisboa, Portugal) - See all my reviews

At the end of the party on the new year's Eve, someone played Crispy Bacon in order to lift-up the exhausted troops... what a key moment that was for me! I'm still listening to Retrospective these days and became ever since a devoted admirer of Laurent Garnier; the original album "Unreasonable Behaviour" already stands in my collection and surely more original stuff will come... I'm totally captivated to the sound of the French DJ since the 1st day of this year!
Man with the Red Face, Sambou, Acid Eiffel, Communications from the Lab or Barbiturik Blues are definitely among the best electronic songs I've ever heard and therefore Retrospective is a compilation I most highly recommend.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars None of the tracks ever gets started. Even Red Face (live) sucked, October 17, 2006

By	Daniel J. Clarke (A Brit In Atlanta) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you are a die hard LG fan, then get this. If you think that Man With The Red Face rocked but don't care for him otherwise (like me), then don't get it. MWTRF was live and it was not very good, the sax solo is really painful.

Most of the tracks never seem to get going, it's as if they are filler tracks or B-sides.

Then there are a load of tracks that just suck, like the one that's two minutes of tinny Janapese banter. Come on! Where's the music??