Laurent Garnier - fabric presents Laurent Garnier (4LP)

fabric Records

£44.98

CAT NO.: FABRIC223LP
FORMAT: 4 x LP
RELEASE DATE: 29 Nov 2024
BARCODE: 5060845325060
GENRE: Ambient / Bass / House / Techno

TRACK LISTING
A1. Deon Cole ft. Terisa Griffin - Where The Freaks At (Terry Hunter Club Mix)
A2. Culoe De Song - Aftermath
B1. Anané — Walking On Thin Ice (Louie Vega, Sebastien Grand, Alex Finkin Remix)
B2. N.W.N. - Girl
B3. Tal Fussman - Parallel Reality
C1. DAILLY - Autonomy (New York Drums Mix)
C2. Copy Paste Soul — The Fall (Laurent Garnier Remix)
D1. Carlo Ruetz - Proton
D2. Marco Bailey — Full Steam
D3. Mary Droppinz - The Cycle
E1. Sammy Virji & Flowdan — Shella Verse
E2. Rohaan - Easy for them
E3. Taxman — All Crew
E4. 2XM & Neil MacLeod — Hear My Call (Neil MacLeod Remix)
F1. Regents, Cartridge, Strategy — Greengate Adhesive
F2. Benny L — Salute
F3. Cocktail Party Effect - Collapse
G1. Loma - I Swallowed A Stone
G2. PHIORIO — Spark (Doubtingthomas Rework)
G3. Bardino - Tília
H1. Equiknoxx — Urban Snare Cypher
H2. Dialog — Book of Life (feat. Benji)
H3. Kang Brulèe — Out Of Time
H4. Melody Gardot — You Never Ask (from 'Madame Sean Connery')

Laurent Garnier is joining the ‘fabric presents’ mix series, and details are now out on this bespoke milestone release. The trailblazing DJ and producer is doing not one but four mixes as he embraces an opportunity to go even bigger for the London institution in its 25th groundbreaking year. A full-spectrum and multi-genre release, there’s a UK-focus, house, techno and downtempo mix. In his words, “diversity makes it richer, makes it better.” Eager to pay homage to the vitality of club culture, his vision is to take us through a rapturous weekend at fabric from Friday through to the afters. Making it even more unique, he’s also dropping an original four-track EP - one track per genre.

Garnier: “Clubs have been my second home since the start of my career. Once you’ve witnessed that unique connection you can create in a club with a crowd, once you’ve experienced it from behind the decks, you just know you are where you’re meant to be. This special journey with fabric is of course a tribute to the legendary London club - a place that’s been a home to so many clubbers, DJs and music-lovers for so many years - but most of all, a tribute to all the dancefloors and all the clubs around the world.”

Ploughing through hundreds of records a day, it’s no surprise to hear Garnier describe the track selection process as being “complicated”. His enriching trip through fabric spans over five hours with each mix coming in at 1 hour 20 minutes. Across all four, it’s clear that he’s immersed in the present and future-focussed with a majority of the chosen records dropping only in the last three years.

The House Odyssey mix kicks off with afro house via South African producer Mr. Blasé, and the vibrancy continues through cuts from Cape Verde to Chicago as newer faces Culoe De Song, Neinzer and Tal Fussman meet linchpins DJ Spen, DJ Lady D and Mike Dunn. In techno, his Rhythmic Resonance mix is searing with high impact moments from Red Axes, John Tejada, Electric Rescue, Works of Intent, and himself as three of his own epic productions feature. A UK-focus underpins Garnier’s nod to fabric’s fervent bass devotees with the Into The Low-End session featuring Skrillex, MC GQ, Sami Virji and Martin Badder. On The Way Home sidles up to clubbers for a downtempo dust down with stunning explorations from Daudi Matsiko, Adriano Koch, Richie Culver and Melody Gardot, among others.

His EP further showcases his mastery of genres. Luminous house cut ‘Odyssée Maison’ is in for spirited dancefloor grabs with Dan Diamond on vocals, while ‘Resonances From The D’ is for techno heads, glued together with tumbling rhythms, soaring synths and scattering hi-hats. ‘Playing With The Low-End’ is the bass-doused maze that looms large before ‘On The Way Home’ brings a shower of orbiting synths.

One for collectors, especially as the uniquely-packaged deluxe vinyl and CD are limited editions, it drops as physical-only on 29th November. The deluxe LP includes a bespoke box, coloured vinyl of the mixes and 12” EP and a picture booklet of Garnier. The CD comes with embossed ‘25 Years of fabric’ aluminium cases and the booklet.

Experience the essence of Laurent Garnier with this exquisite 4xLP sampler, featuring a selection of 24 tracks meticulously chosen by Laurent from his house, techno, UK, and ambient mixes. This release captures the full artistry of his mixes, providing a deep dive into his musical journey. Plus, with your vinyl purchase, you'll receive a download card for the digital mixes, available in 2025.