Laurent Garnier - Unreasonable Live

Starring: Laurent Garnier Original UK Premiere: 2002 Dvd Release: 3rd June, 2002 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: PAL, Region 2 Encoding

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DVD Extras: Unreasonable Live on disc comes complete with endearing grammatical errors--To enjoy this movie please follow these advices--that impart a pleasant, light-hearted feel to the DVD, which is further enhanced by its colourful red & yellow display format & continued by an amusing sequence which urges the viewer to turn their mobile off, lock the door, relax their feet , turn down the lights & be a good supporter. Once you're nicely settled & in the mood, you can then choose to watch any of the tracks on their own or simply press play & view the concert as a whole. Additional features come in the shape of three music videos for the singles Sound of the Big Babou, The Man with the Red Face & Greed, all of which, like the music, are imaginative, high quality & thoroughly entertaining. The picture is 4:3, the sound is in high quality stereo & at 50 minutes the whole thing doesn't drag on needlessly.

Unreasonable Live, filmed at the charming LElysee Montmarte in Laurent Graniers native Paris, illustrates exactly why the floppy haired Frenchman is so popular amongst todays techno cognoscenti. Based on the producers adventurous Unreasonable Behaviour album , this performance captures the hometown leg of a worldwide tour which went on for an impressive two years. Dance producers doing their thing live can often be horribly dull, involving banks of computers, columns of speakers, token visuals & artists with a complete lack of stage presence/personality. Thankfully, Unreasonable Live is a little more flamboyant.

Garnier himself isnt the most exuberant of showmen but he does seem to enjoy himself, shaking his rump, fisting the air & generally having a ball on stage. He is flanked by musicians Marc Chalosse & Phillipe Nadaud , who add visual interest along with some choreographed dancers, an impressive lights/visuals display and, of course, the audience. The fast-paced editing of the movie snaps between all of these, keeping neat time with the throbbing bass drum pounds, hypnotic snare rolls & smoothly undulating basslines. All of the Unreasonable Behaviour album, from the blistering breakbeat of Greed to the addictive pulse of Downfall & the ambient vibe of Communications from the Lab, is reproduced here, with added improvisations & a nice raw edge.

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