Jean Michel Jarre - Geometry Of Love Part 2

Geometry of Love is an album by Jean Michel Jarre, released in 2003. It is his twelfth studio album and his first release on Warner Music.

This album has more in common with the preceding Sessions 2000 album than releases prior, but the style here is still more electronica than jazz. The music was to be lounge music, played in the background or in the chill-out area of a club. The album was commissioned by Jean Roch, as a soundtrack for his 'VIP Room' nightclub in France . The CD was initially meant to come out in only 2000 copies. However, it was later released as a generally available CD. It has now been discontinued and copies of it are not being pressed anymore, but it is still available in digital download format. The album was largely produced using Propellerhead's Reason[citation needed] and many preset patches can be heard throughout.

The track "Velvet Road" is a remake of the unreleased composition "Children of Space" created by Jarre for the "Rendez-Vous in Space" concert in Okinawa, in 2001. Some of the sounds in Geometry of Love were used earlier on Interior Music released in 2001. Several tracks from Geometry of Love were included on Jarre's 2006 compilation release Sublime Mix.

Track listing

1. "Pleasure Principle" -- 6:15
2. "Geometry of Love Part 1" -- 3:51
3. "Soul Intrusion" -- 4:45
4. "Electric Flesh" -- 6:01
5. "Skin Paradox" -- 6:17
6. "Velvet Road" -- 5:54
7. "Near Djaina" -- 5:01
8. "Geometry of Love Part 2" -- 4:06

Jean Michel Jarre - Geometry Of Love Part 1

Geometry of Love is an album by Jean Michel Jarre, released in 2003. It is his twelfth studio album and his first release on Warner Music.

This album has more in common with the preceding Sessions 2000 album than releases prior, but the style here is still more electronica than jazz. The music was to be lounge music, played in the background or in the chill-out area of a club. The album was commissioned by Jean Roch, as a soundtrack for his 'VIP Room' nightclub in France . The CD was initially meant to come out in only 2000 copies. However, it was later released as a generally available CD. It has now been discontinued and copies of it are not being pressed anymore, but it is still available in digital download format. The album was largely produced using Propellerhead's Reason[citation needed] and many preset patches can be heard throughout.

The track "Velvet Road" is a remake of the unreleased composition "Children of Space" created by Jarre for the "Rendez-Vous in Space" concert in Okinawa, in 2001. Some of the sounds in Geometry of Love were used earlier on Interior Music released in 2001. Several tracks from Geometry of Love were included on Jarre's 2006 compilation release Sublime Mix.

Track listing

1. "Pleasure Principle" -- 6:15
2. "Geometry of Love Part 1" -- 3:51
3. "Soul Intrusion" -- 4:45
4. "Electric Flesh" -- 6:01
5. "Skin Paradox" -- 6:17
6. "Velvet Road" -- 5:54
7. "Near Djaina" -- 5:01
8. "Geometry of Love Part 2" -- 4:06

Ｊｅａｎ Ｍｉｃｈｅｌ Ｊａｒｒｅ - Third Rendez-Vous

Rendez-Vous is an album of instrumental electronic music composed and produced by Jean Michel Jarre, and released on Disques Dreyfus, licensed to Polydor, in 1986. It is his fifth overall studio album. It sold some three million copies worldwide and remains Jarre's longest-running chart album in both the USA and UK, with a 20 week run in the U.S. and an impressive 38 week run in the UK. The last track on the album was supposed to have the saxophone part played in outer space by astronaut Ron McNair, but on January 28, 1986 he and the entire Space Shuttle Challenger crew were killed. 73 seconds after lift-off the shuttle disintegrated. In memory, this piece was dedicated to him. On the album the saxophone part is played by saxophonist Pierre Gossez.

The album reached #9 in the UK charts and #52 in the U.S. charts.

In April 1986, Jarre performed the large-scale outdoor concert Rendez-vous Houston in Houston, Texas, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the founding of Texas, and the 25th anniversary of NASA. The show attracted a then-world record live audience of 1.3 million people. Originally, the track Last Rendez Vous was due to be played by saxophonist astronaut Ron McNair via a live link with the Challenger space shuttle. However, after the Challenger disaster, the concert became a part-tribute to the lost astronauts.

Jean Michel returned to the stage in October for another concert, the Rendez-Vous Lyon, marking the Pope John Paul II visit to Jarre's hometown.

Track listing

"First Rendez-Vous" -- 2:54
"Second Rendez-Vous" -- 10:55
"Third Rendez-Vous" -- 3:30
"Fourth Rendez-Vous" -- 3:57
"Fifth Rendez-Vous" -- 7:41
"Last Rendez-Vous (Ron's Piece)" -- 6:04

Personnel

Jean Michel Jarre -- Synclavier, Seiko DS-250, Elka Synthex, Moog synthesizer, Roland JX 8P, Fairlight CMI, E-mu Emulator II, Eminent 310U, EMS Synthi AKS, Laser Harp, RMI, OBX, DX 100, Matrisequencer, Roland TR-808, Linn 9000, Prophet, Casio CZ 5000, ARP 2600
Michel Geiss -- ARP 2600, Eminent, Matrisequencer, Roland TR-808
Dominique Perrier -- Memory Moog
Joe Hammer -- Drumulator, percussions
David Jarre -- Baby Korg personal keyboard
Pierre Gossez -- Saxophone on "Last Rendez-Vous (Ron's Piece)

Ｊｅａｎ Ｍｉｃｈｅｌ Ｊａｒｒｅ - Variation I

           
Variation I from - Théâtre Marigny in Paris (2007)

French pioneer of electronic music, Jean Michel Jarre presents his most succesful album again after more than 30 years.
Oxygène, performed live at the Théâtre Marigny in Paris.

Tracklist:
01. Introduction; Oxygene 12
02. Rendez-vous II
03. Chants Magnetiques 1
04. Oxygene 11
05. Oxygene 7
06. Oxygene 10
07. Oxygene 4
08. Souvenir De Chine (Dedication to Diana, Princess of Wales)
09. Oxygene 12
10. Revolution, Revolutions
11. Rave-olution
12. Rendez-vous IV
13. Oxygene 13
14. L a Fin Credite; Chronologie VI

Ｊｅａｎ Ｍｉｃｈｅｌ Ｊａｒｒｅ - Last Rendez-Vous (Ron's Piece)

In 1985 Jarre was invited by the musical director of the Houston Grand Opera in Texas to perform a concert to celebrate the city and state's 150th anniversary. Although he was busy with other projects and was initially unimpressed by the proposal, he later visited the city. He was immediately impressed by the visual grandeur of the city's skyline, and agreed to perform. That year also marked the 25th anniversary of the foundation of the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, and Jarre was contacted by NASA to integrate the anniversary into the concert.

The creation of Rendez-Vous took place over a period of two months, and as with Zoolook, contains elements of his 1983 album Musique pour Supermarché. The three movements of the score represent Houston's development from a rural economy, to its role as a leader in space technology. Baroque in style, the album uses a mixture of French horns, trombones and violins, and features heavy use of the Elka Synthex, notably so on "Third Rendez-Vous", a track Jarre often performs using a laser harp. Jarre worked with several Houston-based astronauts including Bruce McCandless II, and former Jazz musician Ronald McNair, who was to have played the saxophone on "Rendez-Vous VI", recorded in the weightless environment of space. McNair was to have performed at the concert over a live link, but was killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster on 28 January 1986. Immediately following the accident consideration was given to the cancellation of the concert, but Jarre was contacted by McCandless and urged to proceed, and to mark the event as a tribute to the crew of the Shuttle mission. Following the Challenger disaster, the piece was recorded by Kirk Whalum and retitled "Ron's Piece".



I remember just before take-off, Ron calling me in Paris saying "Everything's ready, see you in a week's time, watch me on television for the take-off" ... I will really, keep always, the bit of Ron's smile and Ron's face in my heart.

Ｊｅａｎ Ｍｉｃｈｅｌ Ｊａｒｒｅ - Aero

AERO = Anthology of Electronic Revisited Originals.

Tracklist:

"Aero Opening / Scene 1" -- 0:50
"Oxygene 2 / Scene 2" -- 7:41
"Aero" -- 3:09
"Equinoxe 8" -- 1:24
"Oxygene 4 / Scene 3" -- 5:05
"Souvenir of China / Scene 4" -- 4:46
"Aerology / Scene 5" -- 3:40
"Equinoxe 3 / Scene 6" -- 6:33
Equinoxe 4 / Scene 7" -- 6:46
"Last Rendez-Vous / Scene 8" -- 5:08
"Zoolookology / Scene 9" -- 3:54
"Aerozone / Scene 10" -- 4:56
"Magnetic Fields 1 / Scene 11" -- 5:59
"Chronology 6" -- 4:55
"Rendez-Vous 4 (Live Version)" (hidden bonus track; featuring Safri Duo; recorded at the 2002 AERO concert) -- 7:34

Visuals: Urban Abstract
Urban Abstract was created by Jopsu Ramu and Timo Huhtala - creative team and founders of Musuta Ltd. Jopsu Ramu is a young female designer and Creative Director of Musuta Ltd. Timo Huhtala is her creative partner and manager of Musuta Ltd.

Jean Michel Jarre - Téo & Téa

Album Téo & Téa is a conceptual album by French composer and artist Jean Michel Jarre, published by Warner Music in late March 2007. The album was released in the US three weeks later, on 16 April 2007. It is Jarre's thirteenth studio album.

The album tells, in musical form, a metaphorical love story of fictional cartoon characters Téo and Téa, two lookalike creatures (one male, one female) who meet, fall in love and spend one day together . They are seen in the computer-animated video clip accompanying the title track.

Téo & Téa is of a more simplistic and playful nature than Jarre's previous albums and, like 2000's Métamorphoses, is dance-oriented.

Track listing

1. "Fresh News" -- 2:42
2. "Téo & Téa" -- 3:27
3. "Beautiful Agony" -- 4:38
4. "Touch to Remember" -- 6:07
5. "OK, Do It Fast" -- 3:23
6. "Partners in Crime 1" -- 3:38
7. "Partners in Crime 2" -- 3:33
8. "Chatterbox" -- 2:14
9. "In the Mood for You" -- 4:18
10. "Gossip" -- 2:09
11. "Vintage" -- 3:04
12. "Melancholic Rodeo" -- 3:46
13. "Téo & Téa 4:00 AM" -- 7:06

Ｊｅａｎ Ｍｉｃｈｅｌ Ｊａｒｒｅ - Oxygene II

Oxygène - 1976

Jarre's 1976 solo album Oxygène was responsible for his rise to international stardom. Oxygène comprises six numbered synthesiser tracks that make strong use of melody, rather than rhythm or dissonance. Oxygène makes use of the Dutch Eminent 310, Electro-Harmonix Small Stone phaser on the Eminent's string pads, the Korg Minipops drum machine and liberal use of echo on various sound effects generated by the VCS3 synthesiser.

All those ethereal sounds on Oxygène IV come from the VCS3 ...It was the first European synthesizer, made in England by a guy called Peter Zinovieff. I got one of the first ones. I had to go to London in 1967 to get it, and it's the one I still have onstage 40 years later
—Jean Michel Jarre,

A minimalist concept album recorded at his home studio, on a small budget, Oxygène initially proved difficult to sell. Jarre was turned down by several companies, until Schaeffer's fellow student, Hélène Dreyfus (at the time her husband Francis's artistic director), persuaded her husband to publish the album on his label Disques Motors. The first pressing of 50,000 copies was promoted through hi-fi shops, clubs, and discos.

I just had three or four synthesizers and was using a Scully eight-track and a mixture of Ampex 256 and 3M tape. The whole album was done on just one eight-track and you can hear that in the piece — it's quite minimalist and I think that contributes to its timelessness
—Jean Michel Jarre,


By April 1977 Oxygène had sold 70,000 copies in France. Interviewed in Billboard magazine, Dreyfus director Stanislas Witold said "In a sense we're putting most of our bets on Jean Michel Jarre. He is quite exceptional and we're sure that by 1980 he will be recognised worldwide. Oxygène has since sold an estimated 12 million copies—the best-selling French record of all time. It reached number 2 in the UK album charts, number 65 in Canada, and broke the top 100 in the US. The album contains his most recognisable single, "Oxygène IV"'which reached number 4 in the UK single charts.


Track listing

* Written and arranged by Jean Michel Jarre.

1. "Oxygene (Part I)" -- 7:40
2. "Oxygene (Part II)" -- 8:08
3. "Oxygene (Part III)" -- 2:55
4. "Oxygene (Part IV)" -- 4:14
5. "Oxygene (Part V)" -- 10:23
6. "Oxygene (Part VI)" -- 6:20

Ｊｅａｎ Ｍｉｃｈｅｌ Ｊａｒｒｅ - January 24

Sessions 2000 is an album by Jean Michel Jarre, released on Disques Dreyfus and distributed by Sony Music in 2002. It was released in the U.S. in early 2003. It is his eleventh overall studio album.

The album was partly created so he could be free from his contract with Sony Music. Therefore it is not so commercially minded. The style is ambient, lounge, chill-out and jazz and the recordings are made from jam sessions. After 2000's Métamorphoses, Jarre somewhat returned to his usual formula with this album, with it consisting of six long, instrumental tracks (like Oxygène), although this time there are short breaks between the tracks, and the track titles are different dates spread over a year (presumably the year 2000, given the album's title), instead of the tracks being indicated as "parts". It is unclear what these particular dates represent. Some synthesizer workstations, most notably the Korg Triton and the Roland XP-80, were heavily used. Some of the sounds in this album were used earlier on Interior Music released in 2001.

Track listing

"January 24" -- 5 :57
"March 23" -- 8 :02
"May 1" -- 4 :49
"June 21" -- 6 :18
"September 14" -- 9 :30
"December 17" -- 8 :11

Jean Michel Jarre - Variation III

Variation III from - Oxygene - Live In Your Living     Room (2007).

Jean Michel Jarre assisted on stage by French musicians Francis Rimbert, Claude Samard and Dominique Perrier.