Monday, 27 April 2009

Lawrence - The Night Will Last Forever (2005)


Lawrence is an Electronic Music artist from Germany. This 2005 release show’s off his post minimalist style ticking boxes in Deep House and Tech House. I came upon this expecting an album of minimal techno glistening with the marks of the Kompact World. Rather than another repetitively plodding piece of minimal work (which can of course be excellent), I was happily taken on a more diverse adventure which carried me through ambient patches of expectant floating layers, building tentatively to lush house beats, effortlessly pulling the listener out of the minimal hush into a dance floor heaven. Like a dreamy rollercoaster the music follows several paths always with a comfortable, smooth change.

The production uses a variety of familiar electronic sounds with the glitches and clicks holding on long enough without having to carry the full burden of the record. The synth layers come through strongly and there are several memorable baselines which lead the more up tempo parts.

This is a highly rewarding take on the home listening electronic music sound having appropriate parts for laying back to as well as some dance floor classic sounds.

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