The Cloud Making Machine
by Laurent Garnier
  • Record Label: Mute
  • Release Date: Feb 22, 2005
Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16
  1. Pitchfork
    72
    What Garnier can lack in feeling, he makes up for with years of technical know-how, on The Cloud Making Machine as before.
  2. Uncut
    70
    An absorbing listen. [Mar 2005, p.102]
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  3. Mojo
    80
    It's a soundtrack for rainswept, sodium-lit backstreets. [Feb 2005, p.101]
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  5. Billboard
    80
    [It] finds him eschewing his signature peak-hour beats and dancefloor rhythms for primarily ambient sounds—with rock and jazz flourishes.
  6. Stylus Magazine
    67
    It doesn’t always work, and the record has a scattered second half that undercuts the sonic unity of the first, but the best moments here are as starkly affecting as any of Garnier’s past work.
  7. Urb
    80
    Once the headphones are in place, it becomes apparent that the Frenchman has indeed pulled off another masterful work. [Mar 2005, p.111]
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  8. Playlouder
    80
    This is probably the most adventurous musical journey of Garnier's life.
  9. Splendid
    80
    Admittedly, not all of Cloud's most ambitious tracks work ou.... But in the end, it's Garnier's ambition, combined with his talent and professionalism, that make this an album worth seeking out.

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User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Daze
    Mar 30, 2005
    9
    Excellent departure from Mr. Garniers usual work, a trip through the bizarra and trippy, where AFX meets Dr. Patterson
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