>What do people think of this track 'The Man with the Red Face' off >Garnier's new album, 'Unreasonable Behaviour'? I read somewhere that it's >the finest piece of horn-driven hi-tech funk/jazz since 'Galaxy to >Galaxy' came out....Sounds a bit of an exaggeration.
It's groovy, funky and organic - one of my favourite tracks on the album. It's the bugged-out sax that makes it. I don't know about the comparison to Galaxy To Galaxy, simply because making comparisons is always dubious! I think if anything I would (very loosely) compare Laurent's album to the Innerzone Orchestra's Programmed, as he is combining electronics and live music, trying to stretch the boundaries of what 'techno' can be, and showing the affinities between techno and jazz - especially on The Man With The Red Face. While we are on all things Gallic, why not check out the new I:Cube album, Adore? He has made a bid to differentiate himself from the French filtered disco phenom. Adore has a strong Detroit influence. I:Cube is a big fan of Carl Craig and he shares Carl's love of the idiosyncratic. Adore is kinda on the 'tech-house' tip but very eccentric and quirky. With this album he wanted to make something more "cinematic", to listen to at home, but I still think many of the tracks would sound great on the dancefloor.
