Elf wrote:Finaero wrote:And on that note, a project like this would have been totally unheard of 10 years ago, when JMJ was still more of a "pariah" of the (electronic) music community. Good to see that he's earned more respect from his fellow musicians (and other people) in the mean time.
Well... yes and no. It's certainly much cooler to say you like Jarre now than it was back then. But in the 90s the electronica artists of the day were all singing his praises and acknowledging Jarre's influence on them. And a lot of them lined up to remix him.
However, the synth artists of the early 80s did NOT admit Jarre was an influence. For them it was Kraftwerk all the way, and for some it was Tangerine Dream (but that was more for the late 70s early 90s electronica artists)
But Jarre did collaborate with a lot of influential artists who respected him very much in the 80s. Laurie Anderson, Adrian Belew and Marcus Miller.
But I don't hink Gary Numan would have done a collaboration with Jarre in the 80s
This is the person helped heal Houston .
The person loved, held in high esteem by every day folk
China, to Egypt.
This is the person gave free outdoor concerts so even the poor, homeless experience elation.
This is the person embraces every culture.
Whether JMJ last ten fifteen years was seen as "uncool" a "pariah" by some or more
In the "electronic community"
says more about these people.
Really these people should hold up a mirror
and stop being "sanctimonious".
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Collaborations :
JmJ was massive in the 80s
Gary Newman was a drop in comparison.
If anything Gary would have been honoured to collaborate with JmJ.
Whereas JmJ really was too big to even consider collaborating with any other EM musician :
Laurie Anderson was different cause she was avant garde.
These days it's different.
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Influences :
Far far easier to copy Kraftwerk when limited in musical ability :
As majority Sythnpop musicians were limited : which they readily agree (youtube)
Copying JmJ far harder. Plus JmJ was not pop, not songs
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As far as music
JmJ already did 76-88
What
Aphex Twin, Chemical Brothers, Future Sound of London, The Orb, Boards of Canada, Biosphere
do and more.
Every electronic musician , band stick to one EM style :
Klaus Scultze, KW, TD, Vangelis, Jan Hammer, Gary Numan, Depeche Mode, Yellow, Moroder, OMD,
the above mentioned, you name it.
Difference is JMJ reaally went beyond " traditional" EM : 84,88
beyond any of these musicians, bands.
The only musician comparable was Peter Gabriel' Last Temptation of Christ.
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As a composer JmJ got imprisoned by big record companies demanding hits.
Really JmJs brilliance was shut down after 88.
I don't think any of us are aware of the talent JMJ had
to incorporate, blend musical styles from all around the world
: taking EM way beyond.