21/06/2018
Via The Arts Shelf
Jean-Michel Jarre celebrates 50 years of music with ‘Planet Jarre’
Celebrating 50 years at the forefront of the genre, the Godfather of Electronic Music, Jean-Michel Jarre, will makes a welcome return this September with the extensive double album, Planet Jarre, out on 14 September 2018 via Sony Music.
The release will bring together 41 works from his extensive catalogue (divided into four different sections), hand-picked by Jarre himself, and completely re-mastered to add a new and sparkling freshness to the sound of the package.
Jarre explains:
“Going through the body of my existing work for this project, I realized that I have four quite different styles of composition”, Jarre explains. “There is this common idea that people are focusing on shorter and shorter moments of music by zapping constantly. This is not necessarily true. We are also spending more and more time in our day-to-day life listening to playlists. Wherever we are and whatever we do. This is the reason why I decided to divide this project into four different parts, four different worlds that make up my own world…my own planet. And I hope that you will enjoy the journey.”
Comprising of four parts: Soundscapes, Themes, Sequences, Explorations & Early Works, Planet Jarre is unmistakably and utterly typically Jarre, highlighting a different creative focus of his work and bringing together familiar ambient tracks like Oxygene 1, Equinoxe 2 and Chronology 1, alongside newer pieces like the original title track of Electronica – The Heart of Noise, Stardust (co-composed by Jarre and Armin van Buuren), and the brand new Coachella Opening.
Always fascinated by the best possible sound and technology available, Jarre has mastered some tracks in 5.1 for a unique listening experience.
Planet Jarre is available for pre-order from 22 June on CD, Vinyl and Digital platforms.
TRACK LISTING:
Soundscapes:
Oxygene 1
Oxygene 19
Rendez-Vous 1
Millions of Stars
Chronology 1
Oxygene 20
Equinoxe 2
Waiting for Cousteau
The Heart of Noise (Origin)
Themes:
Industrial Revolution Part 2
Oxygene 4
Equinoxe 5
Oxygene 2
Zoolookologie
Bells
Equinoxe 4
Magnetic Field 2
Rendez-Vous 2 (Laser Harp)
Rendez-Vous 4
Chronology 4
Sequences:
Coachella Opening
Arpeggiator
Automatic Part 1 with Vince Clarke
Exit with Edward Snowden
Equinoxe 7
Oxygene 8
Stardust with Armin van Buuren
Herbalizer
Revolutions
Explorations & Early Works:
Ethnicolor
Souvenir of China
Blah Blah Café
Music for Supermarkets (Demo Excerpt)
Roseland / Le Pays de Rose
La Cage
Erosmachine
Hypnose
The Song of the Burnt Barns / La Chanson des Granges Brulees
Happiness is a Sad Song
Aor Bleu
Last Rendez-Vous
Source:
https://www.theartsshelf.com/2018/06/21 ... net-jarre/Jarregirl YouTube
Concerts attended:
Théâtre Marigny, Paris - 2007
Symphony Hall, Birmingham - 2008
RAH, London - 2008
Wembley Arena, London - 2009
NIA, Birmingham - 2009
POP Bercy, Paris - 2010
NIA, Birmingham - 2010
O2 Arena, London - 2010
Zénith Aréna, Lille - 2010
Port Hercule, Monaco - 2011
TUI Arena, Hannover - 2011
Festival International de Carthage - 2013
Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham - 2016
(like I did with my Electronica and Oxygene vinyls)
