OXYGENE by Jean Michel Jarre

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I wouldn't call Oxgene an "experimental" album, it's pretty much a symphonic and composed album which uses very standard composition techniques, but unusual, for the time, instruments. It wasn't anything new, it had all been done before (mainly by Tangerine Dream) but it was more accessible than, say, Phaedra or Ricochet and captured the public attention. 

Jarre went rapidly downhill from there. Equinoxe was a good album, but Magnetic Fields et al were just dreadful. He is a shameless self publicist as well. 

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Davesax1965 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 23 2013 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 2826	Posted: July 23 2017 at 02:46
	I wouldn't call Oxgene an "experimental" album, it's pretty much a symphonic and composed album which uses very standard composition techniques, but unusual, for the time, instruments. It wasn't anything new, it had all been done before (mainly by Tangerine Dream) but it was more accessible than, say, Phaedra or Ricochet and captured the public attention. Jarre went rapidly downhill from there. Equinoxe was a good album, but Magnetic Fields et al were just dreadful. He is a shameless self publicist as well.


scruffydragon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: February 09 2008 Location: trowbridge Status: Offline Points: 250	Posted: July 23 2017 at 10:39
	I first came across Jarre in the 70's thanks to my French teacher. She used to play parts from Oxygene, Equinox, and magnetic fields between lessons. So as we entered the class room this music was playing. When some of us asked about it she explained that a lot of the French people liked it and it was very popular over there, and it's where she picked up her tapes. Like a couple of my mates I ended up eventually purchasing the albums myself on tape. Oxygene was my first introduction to electronic music. I am still very fond of those early Jarre albums.