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Archae

(46,318 posts) Mon Sep 14, 2020, 12:01 AM Sep 2020

Any other Jarre fans here?

I've been a fan of Jean Michael Jarre's music since the early 1980's.

Anyone else enjoy his music?

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Any other Jarre fans here? (Original Post) Archae Sep 2020 OP

His music is a real sonic journey. Beakybird Sep 2020 #1

You aren't kidding. Archae Sep 2020 #2

The Concerts in China was the first CD I ever listened to, 1982 or so ... mr_lebowski Sep 2020 #4

He's awesome. I posted Equinoxe Pt. 5 here 3 or 4 months ago :) mr_lebowski Sep 2020 #3

Same htuttle Sep 2020 #5

He even does Calypso! Archae Sep 2020 #6

Yes!! and a bit pre 80s when I heard Oxygene consider_this Sep 2020 #7

I thought you meant Maurice Jarre Mme. Defarge Sep 2020 #8

He was great too, but I prefer listening to Jean Michel. Archae Sep 2020 #9

I scurried to my iTunes.... uriel1972 Sep 2020 #10

I was blown away by Oxygene when that came out. Ron Obvious Sep 2020 #11

Beakybird

(3,332 posts)

1. His music is a real sonic journey.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Sep 14, 2020, 12:05 AM

Sep 2020

Archae

(46,318 posts)

2. You aren't kidding.

Reply to Beakybird (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 14, 2020, 12:07 AM

Sep 2020

His concerts were wonderful, I have the China and Houston ones on CD.

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

4. The Concerts in China was the first CD I ever listened to, 1982 or so ...

Reply to Archae (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 14, 2020, 12:13 AM

Sep 2020

My pops came back from Japan on business with one of these new-fangled devices, with two CD's ... Thriller, and Concerts In China.

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

3. He's awesome. I posted Equinoxe Pt. 5 here 3 or 4 months ago :)

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Sep 14, 2020, 12:12 AM

Sep 2020

Oxygene and Equinoxe were a big part of my very early pot smoking years circa 1980

htuttle

(23,738 posts)

5. Same

Reply to mr_lebowski (Reply #3)

Mon Sep 14, 2020, 12:14 AM

Sep 2020

Archae

(46,318 posts)

6. He even does Calypso!

Reply to mr_lebowski (Reply #3)

Mon Sep 14, 2020, 12:15 AM

Sep 2020

Oh yeah!

consider_this

(2,203 posts)

7. Yes!! and a bit pre 80s when I heard Oxygene

Reply to mr_lebowski (Reply #3)

Mon Sep 14, 2020, 12:16 AM

Sep 2020

In a planetarium show - and was truly diggin' it.

Mme. Defarge

(8,027 posts)

8. I thought you meant Maurice Jarre

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Sep 14, 2020, 12:16 AM

Sep 2020

Archae

(46,318 posts)

9. He was great too, but I prefer listening to Jean Michel.

Reply to Mme. Defarge (Reply #8)

Mon Sep 14, 2020, 12:21 AM

Sep 2020

uriel1972

(4,261 posts)

10. I scurried to my iTunes....

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Sep 14, 2020, 02:53 AM

Sep 2020

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)

11. I was blown away by Oxygene when that came out.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Sep 14, 2020, 10:49 PM

Sep 2020

Heard it in full on a radio programme of experimental music, and immediately went out and bought the LP. Loved the first side particularly, and had a whole other-worldly SF video playing in my mind to which it was the soundtrack whenever I listened to it. It knocked most of the German electronica of the time into a cocked hat as far as I was concerned.

I loved Equinoxe as well, again side 1 particularly, but the novelty was gone. Then came Magnetic Fields. Alright, not bad, not great.

Didn't really like anything he did afterwards, sadly. Got the Oxygene sequels but they made no real impression on me.

Maybe it's me that's changed. But then I still love Oxygene and Equinoxe.

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