Electronica by Jean Michel Jarre (Album)


Post Posted Mon May 03, 2010 8:53 pm
Pat Gleeson
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Oxygene 7-13 is up there as one of my favourites.
Concerts attended:
Destination Docklands 1988
Paris la Defense 1990
Europe in Concert - Wembley Stadium 1993
Oxygene Tour - Wembley Arena 1997
Theatre Marigny Paris 2007
Oxygene Tour - NCH Dublin 2008
2010 Tour - The 02 Dublin The 02 London (10-10-10)
Electronica Tour - 3Arena Dublin 2016
Post Posted Mon May 03, 2010 11:15 pm
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matt222 wrote:It better be good.

15 years of lame albums and it's about time he gave something back to the fans that has some substance.

After all, he has one of the greatest collections of working synthesizers at his disposal, let's not have another bundle of recordings of him messing around with the latest 'do-it-all' box with not much direction.
It's one thing having all those synths to hand, but no good if the imagination is now longer there.
Jarre concerts attended - Destination Docklands 1988 - Paris La Defense 1990 - Europe In Concert 1993 (Manchester & London) - Oxygene Tour 1997 (Birmingham)

"A group of men and woman entered the laboratory one month ago to live in a smell free world. Body odour, sweaty arms pits and smelly feet are to create the energy to survive. A total mystery surrounds this experiment, and it's project code name: B.O and Smell'i "
Post Posted Tue May 04, 2010 11:55 am
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Jon wrote:
matt222 wrote:It better be good.

15 years of lame albums and it's about time he gave something back to the fans that has some substance.

After all, he has one of the greatest collections of working synthesizers at his disposal, let's not have another bundle of recordings of him messing around with the latest 'do-it-all' box with not much direction.
It's one thing having all those synths to hand, but no good if the imagination is now longer there.
I believe totally that JMJ has the imagination to pull it off. :nod:
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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
Post Posted Tue May 04, 2010 5:25 pm
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Dr_Jones wrote:
matt222 wrote:It better be good.

15 years of lame albums and it's about time he gave something back to the fans that has some substance.

After all, he has one of the greatest collections of working synthesizers at his disposal, let's not have another bundle of recordings of him messing around with the latest 'do-it-all' box with not much direction.
Well, Oxygene 7-13 and Metamorphoses are decent albums, there are some superb tracks at the Vizitors' RV in Space concert in 2001, Geometry of Love is OK and Oxygene's Variation 3 is one of the best tracks he's ever made. So granted, his output hasn't been as consistant as it used to be, but it's far from lame.
That, and Sessions can be enjoyable every now and then. After that, Aero could have been better (best thing about that are the transistions between the tracks) and Teo&Tea was dissapointing, but now he's messing with them old ladies again (that sounds nasty :mrgreen:) - so lets hope for some decent release soon :)
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Post Posted Tue May 04, 2010 6:32 pm
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That's the thing Jon, has he anymore?

I believe totally that JMJ has the imagination to pull it off. :nod:[/quote]


What's he been waiting for then?
Post Posted Wed May 05, 2010 9:44 am
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Working on perfection. That takes time. :)
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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
Post Posted Wed May 05, 2010 9:53 am
Jon
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matt222 wrote:That's the thing Jon, has he anymore?

I believe totally that JMJ has the imagination to pull it off. :nod:


What's he been waiting for then?
Oxy 7-13 was his last good studio album as Jarre. Meta, GOL, S2000, T&T are weak in comparison, specially when you compare the music with the name Jarre. It's not what were use too. Personally, the best track from Jarre since 1998 is, to me, Oxy Variation 3. That is a more defined and more Jarre-sounding track. I'm not saying that Meta, GOL, S2000 and T&T are bad, just that they don't hold my attention unlike previous works of Jarre. It's evident that Jarre has lost his course this past decade. Bowing down to those who think he should keep up with the times. He tryed that with T&T and look where that got him.
Jarre concerts attended - Destination Docklands 1988 - Paris La Defense 1990 - Europe In Concert 1993 (Manchester & London) - Oxygene Tour 1997 (Birmingham)

"A group of men and woman entered the laboratory one month ago to live in a smell free world. Body odour, sweaty arms pits and smelly feet are to create the energy to survive. A total mystery surrounds this experiment, and it's project code name: B.O and Smell'i "
Post Posted Wed May 05, 2010 10:53 am
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I think it could be quite possible with the new stuff sounding more 'Old-Skool Jarre' than the recent stuff, based on the new offerings such as 'Variations 1-3', that new track linking 'Oxygène VI' with 'Oxygène XII' ('Variation 4' is it?) and the new track 'Adagio'.

True, 'Adagio' does need a lot of work (a melody line, a change of chord progression, basic bassline etc.) but from what I heard it does sound promising and he hasn't played anything later than 1997 in his recent setup so maybe he's purposefully distancing himself away from the post-1997 material, so that he can get 'in the zone' and make another old-skool album. :D

But, to be honest, I quite liked Sessions 2000, even it was a quick album to get out of the Dreyfus contract! :nod:
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06/10/2010: Tour '2010': CIA, Cardiff, Wales
04/10/2016: Electronica Tour, Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales
08/10/2016: Electronica Tour, Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, England

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Post Posted Wed May 05, 2010 5:13 pm
jarrepaul
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i would add vintage to that list
Europe in Concert Manchester 1993
Oxygène Tour Manchester 1997
World Tour 2010 Manchester
Post Posted Wed May 05, 2010 9:43 pm
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jarrepaul wrote:i would add vintage to that list
OK, do it fast ! Beautiful Agony !

I listened to Teo & Tea recently, after not listening to it for almost a year, and it isn't that bad :)
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Post Posted Thu May 06, 2010 1:08 am
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1906 wrote:
jarrepaul wrote:i would add vintage to that list
OK, do it fast ! Beautiful Agony !

I listened to Teo & Tea recently, after not listening to it for almost a year, and it isn't that bad :)
I'm gonna give it a good spin tomorrow. I do remember Chatterbox or something was really nervewreckingly awful.. we'll see. :robertdugenou:
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Post Posted Thu May 06, 2010 10:37 am
Jon
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So. . . . . . . . . . . .. whose record label is Jarre signed too? If reports are correct, his new studio album is due out in the Autumn (fall).
Jarre concerts attended - Destination Docklands 1988 - Paris La Defense 1990 - Europe In Concert 1993 (Manchester & London) - Oxygene Tour 1997 (Birmingham)

"A group of men and woman entered the laboratory one month ago to live in a smell free world. Body odour, sweaty arms pits and smelly feet are to create the energy to survive. A total mystery surrounds this experiment, and it's project code name: B.O and Smell'i "
Post Posted Thu May 06, 2010 10:41 am
Robi
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Well, yeah...during promo visit in Tours, he mentionned fall of this year as period of new album release.
We'll see.
"I will release my next album at the end of this year"
Post Posted Thu May 06, 2010 11:19 am
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On JMJ’s MySpace page it mentions that his record label is:
Record Label: Aero Productions
Type of Label: Indie

An independent record label (or indie record label) is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels.
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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
Post Posted Wed May 12, 2010 8:21 pm
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Or translated another way... Import Only $34.00 per CD. I'll take it anyway I can get it.







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