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Sam Hearnton talks to Jean-Michel Jarre about Zoolook, synthesisers and synthesis.

Article from Electronic Soundmaker & Computer Music, March 1985 #zoolook40
https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/the- ... ction/3774

Genuine question, who asked for this after the absolute garbage state this was released in?!

With a foldout poster! I really hope the errors are fixed for the cd, but somehow I doubt it.

shadow wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 12:04 pm Genuine question, who asked for this after the absolute garbage state this was released in?!

1. people who haven't heard the digital release
2. people who have heard the digital release but can't hear the errors
3. people who have heard the digital release and CAN hear the errors, but they are in denial about being spitted in their faces and making fun of us "moaning" about it. Here are some actual quotes


"You'll have the resident group moaners complaining that there was a crackle on track 2 at 1min 28sec and 33 milliseconds!!!"
"34 milliseconds to be precise, and it's completely unacceptable. I'm so angry I flushed my Sony Walkman down the toilet."
"there’s a part on Diva that is no way panned as far left as the original 1984 issue. I believe one of the water drips used to be panned left about -75, now it’s -50 at best. So outraged, I smashed my vinyl copy into 75 pieces as a symbolic gesture of defiance that all remasters should be in the exact same stereo field. Fuming."


You know, it's one thing that Sony or JMJ don't give a s**t, but seeing "fans" defending this POS (due to some psychological coping mechanism) is just sad.

Jote wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 12:58 pm 1. people who haven't heard the digital release
2. people who have heard the digital release but can't hear the errors
3. people who have heard the digital release and CAN hear the errors, but they are in denial about being spitted in their faces and making fun of us "moaning" about it. Here are some actual quotes

There remains the 4th possibility of “corrected” physical editions.
In any case, for my part, I will not fall into this trap and will wait for feedback after the release.

Dr_Jones wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 12:05 pm With a foldout poster! I really hope the errors are fixed for the cd, but somehow I doubt it.

I love the top comments below this Instagram post requesting a reissue of his snazzy 1984 jumper too.

Richard-Eastham wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 1:25 pm
I love the top comments below this Instagram post requesting a reissue of his snazzy 1984 jumper too.

I saw this one on BlueSky:

Jote wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 12:58 pm
3. people who have heard the digital release and CAN hear the errors, but they are in denial about being spitted in their faces and making fun of us "moaning" about it. Here are some actual quotes:

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These are actual quotes??? Bizarre. What a strange way to look at this.

I myself am ging to buy it for 2 reasons: the artwork and to get the latest remaster so I can see and hear the decline of the art of mastering over the years.

Dr_Jones wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 3:10 pm These are actual quotes???

Actual quotes, word for word.

Bizarre. What a strange way to look at this.

As I said, coping mechanism - pretending this does not matter.

If one genuinely thinks that me having issues with this remaster having this many very noticeable errors, that's their right to not care.
It's also my right to call them utterly insane, so... Tomato, Tomato!

For "real fans" their master is always right when he praises the mastering of his "sound engineer".

AeroProd ultimately not doing anything about Simon Jensen (still) presenting and streaming JMJ's tracks as his own + no word on why the Rendez-Vous remaster is gone from streaming services (among some other tracks) + this Zoolook 40 junk = absolutely stellar management

(I'm also getting AI vibes from the IG audio clip with his narration)

Have a gander at this if you like, I remastered zoolook a few years ago using reason and this is what I came up with.

It is from the West German original release, and I have kept it at 44/24, so as not introduce too many unnecessary zeros lol.

IMO it is far better than the recent remasters but that is just me.

BTW, I am not sure if I have broken forum rules by posting this, if I have I apologise.

Kanta wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 11:44 am

That poster is included for both vinyl and cd release?