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{{short description|British electronic musician and DJ}}
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'''Gerrard Varley''' is a British electronic musician and [[Disc jockey|DJ]], who was member of [[LFO (British band)|LFO]] during the 1990s and later released his solo works under the moniker '''G-Man'''.<ref name="pitchfork">{{cite web|access-date=2021-09-10|title=Gez Varley: Bayou Paradis|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8415-bayou-paradis/|website=Pitchfork}}</ref>
== Life ==
Varley founded LFO in 1990 with [[Mark Bell (British musician)|Mark Bell]], whom he had known since 1984.<ref name="CHAT">[http://funkyjeff77.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/a-chat-with-gez-varley-from-l-f-o/ A chat with Gez Varley from L.F.O] at funkyjeff77.wordpress.com, access date 1 January 2013</ref> Their first release ''LFO'' was released by [[Warp Records]] in 1990 and reached the British single charts.
During the mid-1990s Varley focused on his solo productions. His debut album ''Kushti'' was released in 1996 as G-Man. In the same year Varley left LFO.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2021-09-10|title=LFO's Mark Bell: 10 essential tracks|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/oct/14/lfo-mark-bell-10-essential-tracks-warp-bjork-radiohead|date=14 October 2014|website=The Guardian}}</ref> He released music on his own imprint ''G Records'' as well as on the German labels [[Studio K7]] and [[Force Inc. Music Works]].
In 1999 Varley moved to [[Wiesbaden]], Germany.<ref name="CHAT"/><ref name="ABOUT">[http://www.g-man-techno.com/#about About] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629105739/http://g-man-techno.com/ |date=2013-06-29 }} at g-man-techno.com, access date 1 January 2013</ref> In 2000, he founded the label GMR Records.<ref name="ABOUT"/>
== Discography ==
{{See also|LFO (British band)}}
=== Albums ===
* 1996: G-Man – ''Kushti'' ([[swim ~]])
* 1998: Gez Varley – ''Gez Varley presents Tony Montana'' ([[Studio K7]])
* 1999: G-Man – ''Beautiful'' (i220)
* 2001: Gez Varley – ''Bayou Paradis'' (Force Inc. Music Works)<ref name="pitchfork"/>
* 2002: G-Man – ''Avanti'' (Force Inc. Music Works)<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2021-09-10|title=G-Man (aka Gez Varley): Avanti|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/3370-avanti/|website=Pitchfork}}</ref>
* 2002: David Morley / Nodern / Gez Varley – ''Personal Settings 2'' (Quatermass)
* 2007: G-Man Aka Gez Varley – ''La Collection'' (GMR)
=== Singles and EPs ===
* 1995: G-Man – ''G-Man'' (swim ~)
* 1996: G-Man – ''G-Man II'' (swim ~)
* 1997: Gez Varley – ''Gez Varley presents Tony Montana'' (Studio K7)
* 1998: G-Man – ''IV'' (G)
* 1999: G-Man – ''Quo Vadis / El Jem'' (i220)
* 1999: G-Man – ''Beautiful'' (i220)
* 1999: G. Varley – ''G6 & 7'' (Overdrive)
* 2000: G-Man – ''Spik'' (i220)
* 2000: G-Man – ''Knight Trax Volume One'' (G-Man)
* 2000: Gez Varley – ''Free Fall'' (Episode)
* 2001: G-Man – ''Knight Trax Volume Two'' (G-Man)
* 2001: Gez Varley – ''Violator'' (Force Inc. Music Works)
* 2002: G-Man – ''Avanti'' (Force Inc. Music Works)
* 2005: G-Man – ''Graphite'' (Defrag Sound Processing)
* 2006: G-Man – ''Quo Vadis (Remixes)'' (i220)
* 2006: G-Man – ''The Way You Move'' (Wir)
* 2006: Gez Varley – ''Shon EP'' ([[Sähkö Recordings|Keys Of Life]])
* 2007: G-Man – ''Quo Vadis'' (Styrax Leaves)
* 2008: Gez Varley – ''G 11'' (Persistencebit)
* 2009: Gez Varley – ''Jan Traxs'' (GMR)
* 2011: Pod / G-Man - ''Styrax Special'' (Styrax)
* 2011: G-Man & Nadja Lind - ''G-Catz EP'' (Lucidflow)
* 2012: GMAN & MRI - ''Confusion EP'' (Resopal Schallware)
* 2012: G-Man + Rob Strobe - ''Acrophobia EP'' (Sonic Groove)
* 2014: G-MAN "Cosmic Shores" (BangBang)
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://g-man-techno.bandcamp.com}}
* {{discogs artist|Gez Varley|Gez Varley}}
* {{Allmusic|ID=mn0000545951|Linktext=Gez Varley}}
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