GARNIER, LAURENT / DUNE - THE ALLIANCE EP

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. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

There are multiple artists by the name Dune: 1. Dune is a German rave band founded in 1995 by Oliver Froning and Jens Oettrich. The group took its name from Frank Herbert’s science fiction novels. Their debut single, "Hardcore Vibes," featured vocals by Froning’s 11-year-old cousin, Janine. The follow-up single, "Are You Ready to Fly?," introduced the band's signature style characterized by high-pitched vocals and catchy melodies. In 1996, they released the album "Forever," which featured classical-style compositions performed with the London Session Orchestra. After this release, lead vocalist Verena von Strenge left the band to pursue a solo career. In 1998, the band returned with new singer Vanessa Hörster and released "Keep the Secret," followed by "Electric Heaven," which did not perform well commercially. Verena von Strenge rejoined the group in late 1999. The single "Dark Side of the Moon" was released in anticipation of the album "Reunion," which was ultimately shelved due to legal issues involving the single "Heaven." The last known release by the band was "Rainbow to the Stars 2003," a rework of their earlier hit. 2. Dune is the former alias of a Finnish demoscene tracker musician who later became known as Brothomstates. He adopted this name in the late 1990s and eventually signed with Warp Records. 3. Dune was used as an alias by British drum and bass artist Ray Keith during the early 1990s. 4. Dune is the name of an Indiana-based musician who recorded the album "Road of Life" in 2000. 5. Dune was an Australian power/progressive metal band that is now defunct. They recorded a demo titled "The Eleventh Hour." 6. Dúné is a Danish indie rock band, not to be confused with the other acts named Dune. 7. Dune was a French band active during the 1970s. 8. Dune is also the name of a duo comprising Laurent Garnier and Pascal F.E.O.S. (Pascal Dardoufas). They released a single EP titled "The Alliance EP," featuring trance and ambient electronic music. 9. Dune is a stoner rock band from Athens, Ohio, formed in 2011. Influenced by bands such as Black Sabbath, Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age, The Sword, and Truckfighters, their music blends stoner metal with elements of soul and thrash. 10. Dune is a progressive sludge and stoner metal band based in Edinburgh, Scotland. They released their debut EP "Progenitor" in recent years. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.