Blah Blah Cafe, the Jean-Michel Jarre forum

[Richard-Eastham]

The Oxymore and Oxyville concepts to be subject of a new project in 2025, with an announcement due before the end of this year.

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JMJ praises David Perreau. I will leave this here without comment.

Can you imagine him absolutely destroying him on stream? I mean, I would, but considering they've been working together for two decades or so, understandable.

[Richard-Eastham]

JMJ reads out a question about AI having possible threats, and does he accept there are possible threats? He seems to say no, and that he welcomes AI without reservation, if I heard him right.

[Richard-Eastham]

JMJ gives a shout out to our very own Pat Gleeson!

[Richard-Eastham]

His Melancholic Rodeo autobiography is to be released in English with extra chapters, sometime soon.

[Dr_Jones]

Yeah, there's 5 years of extra content now

[Richard-Eastham]

JMJ praises David Perreau. I will leave this here without comment.

Can you imagine him absolutely destroying him on stream? I mean, I would, but considering they've been working together for two decades or so, understandable.

Of course not. He would never do that. But JMJ is not neutral. He clearly supports David Perreau's approach to sound and mixing.

[Richard-Eastham]

JMJ says a dream concert scenario for him would be Iran or North Korea ... places where he can make a difference. In places that haven't had access to certain cultures or lack certain freedoms. This is inspired by his mother's attitude, drawing a distinction between a people and an ideology.

[Richard-Eastham]

Question about Electronica 3 and the recent listing on Amazon. No plans at all for Electronica 3 at this time, the Amazon thing was an error.

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Love the awkward ending. I do appreciate him doing this Q&A and will admit some of the answers I did catch were nice (or at least has a good explanation even if it left me personally cold). Curious what 2025 has in store, at least new music, so that's nice.

[Richard-Eastham]

Shenzhen, China (when it happens) will be closer to Bratislava in terms of scale and will be treated as a one-off. Germany, Spain and Norway in summer 2025 to be smaller, and part of a short festival tour of similar-sized venues. A few new tracks and some bespoke changes for each location, otherwise a similar set up each time.

And that was it.

[Richard-Eastham]

Love the awkward ending. I do appreciate him doing this Q&A and will admit some of the answers I did catch were nice (or at least has a good explanation even if it left me personally cold). Curious what 2025 has in store, at least new music, so that's nice.

Yeah, the ending was raw and unedited ... he empty chaired himself and Fiona had to peer around the laptop screen to turn it off. Authenticity!

[Richard-Eastham]

Bridge From The Future, Bratislava is to be released in 2025 as a boxset, with both concert film and a music release. He's working with Brian May on this, as a shared project.

Ah! Now we're talking!

Hopefully, this is how/where the Blue Dot track, that was played in the hours before showtime, will get a release. Great news!

[Synner]

Bridge From The Future, Bratislava is to be released in 2025 as a boxset, with both concert film and a music release. He's working with Brian May on this, as a shared project.

Well, that just made my day. Loved that show, thought it was musically and visually his best since Tolerance.

[Dr_Jones]

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Artwork for the Bratislava box (artist impression)