Jene Michel Jarre

[TheDetailDoctor]

Downloaded the Equinox & Oxygene albumslast night to see if they were as good as I remember them from my childhood days.

OH MY GOD, truely outstanding.

I can remember it now as if it was yesterday, the effect back in the late 70's of me at the age of 5 or 6, popping the Oxygene tape in the tape deck, clamping my dads headphones on & hearing this stuff for the first time, truley amazing, like nothing I had heard before.

[Bee_Jay]

TheDetailDoctor said:

Downloaded the Equinox & Oxygene albumslast night to see if they were as good as I remember them from my childhood days.

OH MY GOD, truely outstanding.

I can remember it now as if it was yesterday, the effect back in the late 70's of me at the age of 5 or 6, popping the Oxygene tape in the tape deck, clamping my dads headphones on & hearing this stuff for the first time, truley amazing, like nothing I had heard before.

I was a massive fan as a teenager in the 80s (went to Docklands) and recently rediscovered Oxygene and also now remember how much I loved Zoolook - top stuff!

[rhinochopig]

Loved his laser harp.

[TheDetailDoctor]

Bee_Jay said:

TheDetailDoctor said:

Downloaded the Equinox & Oxygene albumslast night to see if they were as good as I remember them from my childhood days.

OH MY GOD, truely outstanding.

I can remember it now as if it was yesterday, the effect back in the late 70's of me at the age of 5 or 6, popping the Oxygene tape in the tape deck, clamping my dads headphones on & hearing this stuff for the first time, truley amazing, like nothing I had heard before.

I was a massive fan as a teenager in the 80s (went to Docklands) and recently rediscovered Oxygene and also now remember how much I loved Zoolook - top stuff!

Remeber watching the Docklands concert on TV, the visuals were awsome.

Does he still tour?

[Parrot of Doom]

I went to docklands, I was 16 at the time:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/soundman/sets/7215760...

Yes he still tours, right now he's doing an Oxygene live tour.

[merc_man]

Still have the LP originals of those. You've just inspired me to listen to that on Deezer.

[Snoggledog]

TheDetailDoctor said:

Bee_Jay said:

TheDetailDoctor said:

Downloaded the Equinox & Oxygene albumslast night to see if they were as good as I remember them from my childhood days.

OH MY GOD, truely outstanding.

I can remember it now as if it was yesterday, the effect back in the late 70's of me at the age of 5 or 6, popping the Oxygene tape in the tape deck, clamping my dads headphones on & hearing this stuff for the first time, truley amazing, like nothing I had heard before.

I was a massive fan as a teenager in the 80s (went to Docklands) and recently rediscovered Oxygene and also now remember how much I loved Zoolook - top stuff!

Remeber watching the Docklands concert on TV, the visuals were awsome.

Does he still tour?

Yep. The tree hugger is playing in Budapest in a few weeks. Only reason I know is because there are posters up everywhere.

[minimoog]

He's just toured Oxygene, playing real vintage synths live for once.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_E8aGx777Q

And here's how you know it's live!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt5AjT_AaLY

Edited by minimoog on Friday 26th September 10:09

[TheDetailDoctor]

I'm going to have to keep my eyes open for the next tour.

Edit...FOUND IT........

6th November, Milan, Italy, and I can get easyjet tickets for £54 return from Bristol.........

must resist....

Edited by TheDetailDoctor on Friday 26th September 10:21

Edited by TheDetailDoctor on Friday 26th September 10:24

[TheDetailDoctor]

Yes, I certainly am, the guys at work think I've gone mad, sitting here with the iPod on, dancing away to myself.

Off to ITunes to by Rendevous in a mo'

Edited by TheDetailDoctor on Friday 26th September 10:51

Edited by TheDetailDoctor on Friday 26th September 10:54

[A8VIP]

rhinochopig said:

Loved his laser harp.

You DO know if was just a prop, right?

[TheDetailDoctor]

ohhhh, Oxygege Part IV

[onomatopoeia]

TheDetailDoctor said:

ohhhh, Oxygege Part IV

Prefer part II myself, he's a bit more creative with the sounds on that one.

Still not a patch on what TD were doing at the time (Phaedra / Rubycon / Ricochet) of course

[satchbot]

I have Images on my mp3 player

[rhinochopig]

A8VIP said:

rhinochopig said:

Loved his laser harp.

You DO know if was just a prop, right?

Nooooooooooooo. For years I wanted one. Couldn't have been that hard to make work - after all theremins have been around for years

[cuneus]

Found the CD along with Gordon Giltrap ! - sounds great on the RS-1's

[E31Shrew]

I own an Audio Visual store and always demo kit with the Aero album. Great and in 5.1 sounds superb

[Bee_Jay]

Playing Diva in my office right now, graduate walked in during Ethnicolour and wondered what the hell it was...

[A8VIP]

rhinochopig said:

A8VIP said:

rhinochopig said:

Loved his laser harp.

You DO know if was just a prop, right?

Nooooooooooooo. For years I wanted one. Couldn't have been that hard to make work - after all theremins have been around for years

Can't remember if it was during Destination Docklands, or the Paris/Lyon concert, but it has a close up of the 'laser harp' solo in Rendezvous, and you see his hand slip of the light beams more than once without affecting the note.

Similarly the 'camera shutter' button he has on the side of one of his keyboards used in "Souvenir de Chine" doesn't choreograph at all with the actual sounds during the rendition.

Edited by A8VIP on Friday 26th September 16:28

[MitchT]

If you haven't heard the new recording of Oxygene go out and get it! It's recorded to sound the way Jean Michel heard it in his mind's ear all those years ago, but couldn't achieve with the technology that existed then. When I listen to the new recording it's like hearing the music for the first time all over again. It's so very, very vivid. I was at the Royal Albert Hall on 30 march this year too