Blah Blah Cafe, the Jean-Michel Jarre forum

[jeanbatman]

This is the most important sentence IMHO:

We’ve signed a five-year partnership with him to achieve this goal

[Robi83]

Web Spinner, Zero Gravity, Herbalizer out.
Replace them with his own pieces.

[Jarrepeggiator]

Web Spinner, Zero Gravity, Herbalizer out.
Replace them with his own pieces.

His own pieces? Herbalizer and Web Spinner are Jarre originals, only Zero Gravity is the Above & Beyond remix.

[Robi83]

Musically speaking, will it follow Bratislava and La Rochelle setup? Hmmm...

[dzoolook]

The date of this event is approaching. We’re less than a month away, and there hasn’t been any post on the official website or much information shared. Surely, there will be updates next week.

[Jarrepeggiator]

JMJ said in his live stream that the concert in postponed.

I don't know if he meant 2025 in general or will it happen more than a year from now, at the end of 2025.

[melo]

Claude Samard, was there, with his family (he is married with a chinese woman, like Jarre).

End of the stay in Shenzhen, after having attended the concert where JMJ should have performed. This year DJ Kshmr closed the festival . Very nice stadium and an amazing young city. Happy New Year to all my friends wherever they are

Claude had some pics there, look his Facebook..

[Robi83]

I hope he stops playing Aero version of tracks, namely Oxygéne 2 and Equinoxe 4.
There should be evolution and not re-volution in regards to performances.
It goes to each concerts from now on...

[dzoolook]

I've been saying this for months: with the absence of Francis Rimbert and, more recently, Stephane Gervais, there's a noticeable lack of musical production in Jarre's live projects. It's not just about having the creativity to come up with new arrangements for the tracks—harmonically, rhythmically, and melodically—but also about sitting down in front of the synthesizers and the PC to program, record, and then bring it all to the live project, synchronizing it with the visuals, etc. Jarre needs a production team beyond Claude Sammard, but I think lately, he’s not too keen on the idea of sharing with others and having them step into his studio (IMO).

Another important point I see is that tracks like Stardust and Zero Gravity have worked well for him live—the audience gets excited, and he seems to enjoy that. I don’t think he’ll move away from these tracks for the rest of his career.

[Robi83]

Oh man, you speak from my soul!

I couldn't agree more.

I don't mind having Stardust in the setlist, even - ah, OK - Zero Gravity, but forget that awful Web Spinner. I throw up from that.

[Robi83]

And what did Stephane say when he left?

"I think some changes will be felt"....well, it's being felt.

[1906]

I don't mind having Stardust in the setlist, even - ah, OK - Zero Gravity, but forget that awful Web Spinner. I throw up from that.

Web Spinner is dope ! Herbazlier, Falling Down..it's funky stuff!
He should do a modern version of Helza too!

[Robi83]

I've been saying this for months: with the absence of Francis Rimbert and, more recently, Stephane Gervais, there's a noticeable lack of musical production in Jarre's live projects. It's not just about having the creativity to come up with new arrangements for the tracks—harmonically, rhythmically, and melodically—but also about sitting down in front of the synthesizers and the PC to program, record, and then bring it all to the live project, synchronizing it with the visuals, etc. Jarre needs a production team beyond Claude Sammard, but I think lately, he’s not too keen on the idea of sharing with others and having them step into his studio (IMO).

Another important point I see is that tracks like Stardust and Zero Gravity have worked well for him live—the audience gets excited, and he seems to enjoy that. I don’t think he’ll move away from these tracks for the rest of his career.

Well, Joachim Garraud is not contributing to JM's team this year. I asked him.

[Jarrepeggiator]

I've been saying this for months: with the absence of Francis Rimbert and, more recently, Stephane Gervais, there's a noticeable lack of musical production in Jarre's live projects. It's not just about having the creativity to come up with new arrangements for the tracks—harmonically, rhythmically, and melodically—but also about sitting down in front of the synthesizers and the PC to program, record, and then bring it all to the live project, synchronizing it with the visuals, etc. Jarre needs a production team beyond Claude Sammard, but I think lately, he’s not too keen on the idea of sharing with others and having them step into his studio (IMO).

Another important point I see is that tracks like Stardust and Zero Gravity have worked well for him live—the audience gets excited, and he seems to enjoy that. I don’t think he’ll move away from these tracks for the rest of his career.

Adiescar Chase exists and she has excellent skills, she could definitely work on several things with Jarre, it's entirely possible that she is going to his studio in the next few months. Why are you pretending that she is not real by not even mentioning her name?

And what did Stephane say when he left?

"I think some changes will be felt"....well, it's being felt.

Yes, now, it's Stephane who is missing. But when the Electronica Tour was on, the fans complained about him being there instead of Rimbert, missing the old times. Now it's Adiescar's time, but I'm sure 10 years from now fans will complain that Adiescar was much better than the person who will work with Jarre in 2035.

[dzoolook]

Why do you assume that I am pretending she is not real just because I don't name it? It's not that she doesn't exist, it's that her role in the band is different until now. You can check the Bratislava and Francofolies concerts to realize this. His role has been to be bass player, guitar player, violin player... not the role of doing arrangements. If you want an example, the tracklist with the same arrangements since 2016 and the recent use of the AERO 2004 versions are there. When you say that at first Rimbert was missed, it's because a lot of people know that Stephane doesn't play what Rimbert play. Apparently, he was more in charge of the production and technical aspects. Can you tell me what Stephane plays on the Electronica Tour? This role he played can be verified by the similarity in the arrangements for the pieces in the Electronica Tour (which many are still using).