Jean-Michel Jarre
Jean-Michel Jarre (1948), a French-born composer and producer, needs little introduction. Since his global hit Oxygène in 1976, he has been regarded as one of the key pioneers of synth-pop.
The curator of this episode grew up with Jarre’s music but admits to having mixed feelings about it. In his view, the wrong tracks are often given the spotlight. That’s why this selection offers a different take on Jarre’s work – surprising, unconventional, and perhaps ready to be rediscovered.
Enjoy listening!
00) Electronic Frequencies tune
01) Ethnicolor I
Album: Zoolook
Label: Polydor – 823 763-1, 1984
02) Calypso part 2
Album: Waiting For Cousteau
Label: Polydor – 843 614-1, 1990
03) Zoolookologie (Extended Mix)
Album: Zoolook 12″ single
Label: Polydor – POSPX 718, 1984
04) January 24
Album: Sessions 2000
Label: Disques Dreyfus – FDM 36165-2, 2002
05) Revolutions (Extended Mix)
Album: Revolutions 12″ single
Label: Polydor – PZ 25, 1988
06) Body Language
Album: Live Printemps De Bourges 2002
Label: Aero Productions, 2006
07) Fishing Junks At Sunset (with The Peking Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra conducted by Huang Feili)
Album: The Concerts In China
Label: Polydor – 2612 039, 1982
08) Blah-Blah Cafe
Album: Zoolook
Label: Polydor – 823 763-1, 1984
09) Les Chants Magnétiques part III
Album: Les Chants Magnétiques
Label: Disques Dreyfus – FDM 18108, 1981
