Design – Geneviève Gauckler
Producer, Mixed By, Written-By – Stéphane Dri
Basic Groove Publishing
Out in 1996

Review by miccom Aug 01, 2001 (edited over 10 years ago)
A classic 1997 techno-record really, though it stretches quite a bit further than just pure techno. It was a major leap forward for Dri whose former output comprised mostly of trancy stuff (of both the slow and fast variety). Tracks here vary from electro over full-blown techno to minimalistic ambient scapes. There's even a drone-track, 'Turmoil', which feels oddly out of place, but is a sign of Dri's ambition to release not just another techno record. Stéphane Dri succeeds on almost every level even though the record isn't exactly groundbreaking or anything. Most of this was already done (and even better) by Juan Atkins. Though to Dri's merit, hardly any of the tracks feel like filler (except for 'Blue072C' which feels much the same as the superior 'Red Dogs'). Standout-tracks are many and include the menacing electro-techno of 'Wasteland' (also released as a single with some additional remixes), the slow deep minimal techno of 'Wood' and the over-the-top freakiness of 'Red Dogs'. 'Voodoo' and 'Secrets' deserve good mention as well in my opinion as they bathe in a dark claustrophobic atmosphere. Dri promised a lot with this record, but to this day, he hasn't really delivered. 'Lost', the record's successor was more limited in scope and somewhat disappointing. Though you may feel I was a bit hard on Dri here, this really is an excellent record. You can't go wrong with this one if techno and/or electro's your thing. Great listening. 7.5/10 


Scan X - "Earthquake" - from "Chroma" album

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F Communications was the original label of  Laurent Garnier, Shazz, Ludovic Navarre (st germain), ScanX, Nova Nova, Avril, Alexkid, Mr. Oizo, Think Twice, Vista Le Vie, Gong Gong, The Youngsters, Llorca, Frédéric Galliano, Jay Alanski, Chaotik Ramses, Jori Hulkkonen, Aqua Bassino and many more.

Founded in 1994 by Eric Morand and Laurent Garnier as a successor of Fnac Music Dance Division, 'After E comes F', F Com has closed doors, spring 2008.

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Scan X - "Earthquake" - from "Chroma" album

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