The master at his chilled out best
Jay M | Dublin, Ireland | 02/26/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Here Larry Heard proves he can do chill out as well as he does deep house and for those who know his deep house output we're in for a treat.This album is filled with soul, electronic of course but smooth nonetheless. Though basic sounding in areas it is meant to be as Larry believes it expresses his music better, which it does. But it all isn't basic so don't be alarmed.He sings on two of the tracks 'Missing You' and 'Fantasy' and it is more than a case of one man with his Casio keyboard and microphone, this man can really sing and it is a surprise we have never heard of him before in the singing field of things. He puts crafted and manufactured 'stars' in the shade as he actually makes his own music and is more significantly, sincere and genuine and not in it for the money as his career proves.A great album, and more than what we should expect from a man who has given us so much already."
A classic album... from the soul of a pure genius
Jay M | 09/28/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Larry Heard is a genius. Genesis is another testament to that fact. The sound is deep, vast, and soulful. I could not find a poor track in the lot."
Sleepy
Dario Margeli | San Jose, CA United States | 07/29/2001
(1 out of 5 stars)
"Larry Heard is a true genious. The 1988 album "Another Side" by his band Fingers Inc. deserves a place in music history. As a solo artist, he reached his best with his 1994 album as Mr.Fingers "Back to Love". Unfortunatelly after that album, Larry is concentrating on instrumental music, which is the case of the album "Genesis". Larry has had excellent instrmental albums, namely: "Scenarios..PT2-Ice Castles", but Genesis repeats ideas used in his previous CDs. To make matters worst the tracks are long and simple ideas are repeated to death. He also uses the same arrangements we have heard on other records of his. A true dissapointment, knowing that he can really do much better than this."
Track Listings (11) - Disc #1