JEAN-MICHEL JARRE: 50 YEARS OF MUSIC AND STILL INNOVATING
“BEST-OF” ‘PLANET JARRE’ RELEASES TODAY
SURPRISE ANNOUCEMENT OF ‘EQUINOXE INFINITY’
AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW & ARRIVING NOVEMBER 16
BRAND NEW SONG “THE WATCHERS (MOVEMENT 1)” OUT NOW
GET ‘PLANET JARRE’ HERE
Commemorating fifty years of music and innovation, the Godfather of Electronic Music JEAN-MICHEL JARRE (JMJ) releases his 41-track
best-of PLANET JARRE today (September 14) via SONY.
Providing an intimate, indispensable, and inimitable overview of his storied career thus far, he personally oversaw comprehensive remastering and chose the compositions that drive this journey in four playlists: Soundscapes, Themes, Sequences and Explorations & Early Works.It’s available in four configurations: vinyl, box set, deluxe CD, and standard CD. The vinyl and box set both unlock a download card for Jean-Michel Jarre in 5.1, granting the most immersive listening possible and perfect for audiophiles.
Beyond classics and unearthed rarities from the vault, the collection notably remains highlighted by two brand new recordings. “Herbalizer” enchants and entrances with its wondrously warm production as the previously released “Coachella Opening” transports audiences into the front row of his most recent Electronica World Tour-which fittingly launched with the icon’s first-ever Coachella performance.
However, PLANET JARRE only set the stage for further innovation of the Godfather or Electronic Music. On November 16, 2018, JARRE unveils EQUINOXE INFINITY (Astralwerks)–the long-awaited sequel to his landmark fourth album, ÉQUINOXE. The first ÉQUINOXE notably arrived forty years prior to the date on November 16, 1978 and since remained essential listening for music aficionados. The idea behind this brand-new album is very much driven by humanity using new technologies such as artificial intelligence and what will become of human mankind by doing so.
The legend just uncovered the album artwork created by Filip Hodas, which plays off the now-iconic image of the original (see above artwork).
“In days where vinyl is coming back big time, artwork deserves more attention,” JMJ says. “The cover of ÉQUINOXE has always been one of my favorites. Are these strange creatures watching us? Watching space? Watching machines? Watching a natural phenomenon? We don’t really know. They’re not scary, but odd and mysterious. So, I took the original ‘Watchmen’of the EQUINOXE cover to continue the story. FilipHodas is a super talented young artist who I asked to create two different pieces in line with my vision. One cover shows mankind at peace with nature and technology, and the other depicts a picture of fear and distortion with machines taking over the world. With these two, I want to bring attention to two scenarios we are facing today with our love for and our dependence on innovation and technology. The music of EQUINOXE INFINITY is the soundtrack to those two different worlds.”
Speaking of the music, he precedes the arrival of the new album with “THE WATCHERS (Movement One).” The track formally welcomes fans into this new realm as it maintains his penchant for pushing the envelope and charting new territory.
EQUINOXE INFINITY
is now available for pre-order at: https://jean-michel-jarre.lnk.to/Equinoxe_all
The two covers will be released on thedsigipack CD, standard CD and vinyls while the ultimate project boxset holds both the original EQUINOXE album and new EQUINOXE INFINITY on replica vinyl CDs, 180g heavyweight vinyl, scratchcard for download and posters with all new stunning images of the project.
JEAN-MICHEL JARRE is a two time Grammy nominee, with more than eighty million albums sold throughout his career, a four-time Guinness World Record holder for largest concerts ever performed, and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador renowned for his one-off groundbreaking events at historical landmarks across the world. He’s one of the first artists in the world to perform electronic music as we know it today.
PLANET JARRE‘s track listing is:
Soundscapes
Oxygene 1
Oxygene 19
Rendez-Vous 1
Millions of Stars
Chronology 1
Oxygene 20
Equinoxe 2
Waiting for Cousteau
The Heart of Noise (Origin)
Themes
Industrial Revolution Part 2
Oxygene 4
Equinoxe 5
Oxygene 2
Zoolookologie
Bells
Equinoxe 4
Magnetic Field 2
Rendez-Vous 2 (Laser Harp)
Rendez-Vous 4
Chronology 4
Sequences
Coachella Opening
Arpeggiator
Automatic Part 1 with Vince Clarke
Exit with Edward Snowden
Equinoxe 7
Oxygene 8
Stardust with Armin van Buuren
Herbalizer
Revolutions
Explorations & Early Works
Ethnicolor
Souvenir of China
Blah Blah Café
Music for Supermarkets (Demo Excerpt)
Roseland / Le Pays de Rose
La Cage
Erosmachine
Hypnose
The Song of the Burnt Barns / La Chanson des Granges Brulees
Happiness is a Sad Song
Aor Bleu
Last Rendez-Vous
About JEAN-MICHEL JARRE:
JEAN-MICHEL JARRE has been one of the pioneering forces throughout the electronic music scene over the last five decades, having originally made his name in the 1970s for his critically acclaimed album OXYGENE. OXYGENE was unmistakably a catalyst that set electronic music well on its way to becoming the behemoth that it is today, with JEAN-MICHEL’s music and follow through albums (Equinoxe, Magnetic Fields, Rendez-Vous, Chronology…) breaking down boundaries of composing and production paving the path for what has become today the most popular genre of music of all time. With over 80 million albums sold worldwide to date, musicians and contemporary DJs often refer to JARRE’s influence and innovation, not only for his music but also for his singular vision and creation of outdoor concerts experience. JEAN-MICHEL JARRE’s legendary concerts have attracted Guinness Record-breaking audiences, with his live shows, often, if not always, taking place in some of the most extraordinary settings worldwide. He was the first western musician ever to be invited to perform in post-Mao China, and has also played the likes of the Great Pyramids in Egypt, The Sahara Desert and The Eiffel Tower, in addition to perhaps his most famous performance ever, where he played to a record 3.5 million people in Moscow. All in all, JARRE has held Guinness World Records for the largest live audiences over the continents not withstanding his memorable one-off city-scale concert in Houston in 1986 for NASA’s 25th Anniversary and in a moving commemoration of the Challenger Mission to which over 1.3 million people gathered to share this groundbreaking show at the foot of Houston’s skyline.
JEAN-MICHEL JARRE is synonymous with the legendary as he continues to break new ground with each piece of music and live performance.
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