BlahBlahCafe - Jean-Michel Jarre forum

Posted: **Thu May 12, 2011 10:57 am**

bcass wrote: I don't read much French, so does the Qobuz site state if the downloadable lossless tracks will be 96Khz @ 24bits? also, does it state which lossless format (WAV/APE/FLAC)?

Wma Lossless, ALAC, FLAC, WAV & AIFF . No DRM.
You choose the format before downloading.

Posted: **Thu May 12, 2011 1:15 pm**

There's been no official confirmation that I have seen, but it appears the the 'Essentials' disc is exclusively a physical only release. There is no sign of it on qobus, iTunes or the download section of amazon, among others.

Posted: **Thu May 12, 2011 2:23 pm**

Physical CD, just how it should be

Posted: **Thu May 12, 2011 5:04 pm**

Dv_ wrote:Wma Lossless, ALAC, FLAC, WAV & AIFF . No DRM.
You choose the format before downloading.

Fuck yeah, Rarities in FLAC format

Posted: **Thu May 12, 2011 6:33 pm**

It's great that he says "I went through my own archieves". What other wonders does he have hidden in the vault.

Posted: **Thu May 12, 2011 7:22 pm**

Pre-ordered the 2CD from Amazon.fr. Only 14,21 Euros.

Posted: **Thu May 12, 2011 7:27 pm**

jarrepaul wrote:It's great that he says "I went through my own archieves". What other wonders does he have hidden in the vault.

things he will probably keep there for the next decade

Posted: **Thu May 12, 2011 9:21 pm**

Not that I am complaining but the Essentials & Rarities presentation video in English is twice on his Facebook:
1
2

Posted: **Thu May 12, 2011 9:34 pm**

Kanta wrote:Not that I am complaining but the Essentials & Rarities presentation video in English is twice on his Facebook:
1
2

Just incase we didn't notice the first time.

Posted: **Thu May 12, 2011 9:38 pm**

shadow wrote:
Dv_ wrote:Wma Lossless, ALAC, FLAC, WAV & AIFF . No DRM.
You choose the format before downloading.
Fuck yeah, Rarities in FLAC format

Hmm, yes, but why not Essential?
He has been bragging about 96/24 for the last 15 years, since alle re remastered cd's came out. ...he also tells that concerts are recorded in HD, but they are still only on DVD's

Posted: **Thu May 12, 2011 10:34 pm**

MsMotty wrote:
Kanta wrote:Not that I am complaining but the Essentials & Rarities presentation video in English is twice on his Facebook:
1
2

Just incase we didn't notice the first time.

That will never do.

Posted: **Thu May 12, 2011 10:56 pm**

thhedk wrote:Hmm, yes, but why not Essential?
He has been bragging about 96/24 for the last 15 years, since alle re remastered cd's came out. ...he also tells that concerts are recorded in HD, but they are still only on DVD's

I don´t think Jarre is to blame (well partially though) but more the company he works for everytime... Sony was planning to release SACD if I recall corretly, but it got put on hold (and I guess by now canned) when Jarre left in favor for Warner... So I guess the higher quality releases are somewhere, but we just have to wait for the studios to finally do it... Anyway the current remasters are godawfull (well some are halfway decend), my vinyl records with all the pop and clicks sound better, especially with one of the CD I ripped seemed to have been pushed towards the volume limit, which is never a good idea regarding the quality!

Plus I would like to make a sidenote that the recording of his concerts in HD is probably a horrible idea, it's good for now, but what happens when the TV resolutions become's 7,680 × 4,320 (Ultra High Definition)..? Then your stuck on your 1920*1080 resolution with no possible way to get any more detail and clarity out of it... I would rather hear him brag that the entire concert was recorded on 70mm film (Imax ofcourse not 70mm conventional), now then he would have something to say that there is no possible higher quality

Posted: **Thu May 12, 2011 11:48 pm**

GeeJee wrote:
jarrepaul wrote:It's great that he says "I went through my own archieves". What other wonders does he have hidden in the vault.
things he will probably keep there for the next decade

The problem with what Jarre states there is - so 1/ why one disc of rarities and 2/ why re-issued rarites such as LGB if he has so much more.

Posted: **Fri May 13, 2011 12:08 am**

The tracklist on the Rarities disc is as much as JMJ wants to let FDM release. If there were any subsequent release, I think it would be via another label.

Posted: **Fri May 13, 2011 5:42 am**

shadow wrote:
Plus I would like to make a sidenote that the recording of his concerts in HD is probably a horrible idea, it's good for now, but what happens when the TV resolutions become's 7,680 × 4,320 (Ultra High Definition)..? Then your stuck on your 1920*1080 resolution with no possible way to get any more detail and clarity out of it... I would rather hear him brag that the entire concert was recorded on 70mm film (Imax ofcourse not 70mm conventional), now then he would have something to say that there is no possible higher quality

Well, we've "only" got 1080p so that is ok for now. The new concerts could be recorded in 4K as a master, but I don't see any point in telling that "live in you livingroom" is recorded in HD, when it's still only on DVD?