Jean-Michel Jarre — Oxygene 1
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This track always reminded me of this (the first two minutes) - soundtrack of a swamp level in a game I used to play as a tween in the '00s called Heavy Metal F.A.K.K. 2
You can't play only this track. It is obligatory to play the whole album whenever this track is picked. At least, that's how it works in my music collection…
Ok for the first few minutes, but 7•? Yikes
Previously on Dark Shadows...
Beautiful electronics! Love this!
JMJ is responsible for significant part of my soundtrack of my 30's. This track is not his best, but the album is well worth revisiting (especially with quality headphones on) - a classic.
1976!!! If it came out today it would still be out there!
The soundtrack for ... more than one ... personal journey into the cosmos. Hallucinogens not always required; a darkened room and a really comfy chair is sufficient.
after 50 years.... still a master, still a masterpiece
This track reminds me... I must boot up Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 and play a misson. >;-)
Ok, this music it's not for 10, but 0? 1? 2? 3? 4? This persons knows what music is? I don't think so.
Spooky
3.5 millones de audiencia!!!!! eso si es trending, No el bullshit de los "likes" reteweets" y los "followers"
I have this and his next 4 albums on vinyl (besides Music For Supermarkets, which only had one copy pressed, and was only aired on AM radio in France one time), and I went back to get those 5 and the next couple on CD.
He has more than 25 albums now, so I have some catching up to do.
Added: YouTube has a "remake" of Supermarkets that supposedly is very true to the original... Jean-Michel Jarre - Music for Supermarkets (Remake 2010)
He has more than 25 albums now, so I have some catching up to do.
Added: YouTube has a "remake" of Supermarkets that supposedly is very true to the original... Jean-Michel Jarre - Music for Supermarkets (Remake 2010)
scraig wrote:
Pretty sure this music accompanied an old Star Trek episode.
Likely not possible as the show ended in summer 1969, while Jarre was first beginning his career and getting his equipment together.
What a mistake they made not hiring this guy for Star Trek: The Motion Picture in 1979. I'm sure Jarre would have made some great pieces for that movie, and it would sound better than relying on a traditional brass orchestra for the full 2 hours.
thewiseking wrote:
perfect pairing with Nitrous Oxide
Is Ntrous Oxide on the RP playlist? LOL!
perfect pairing with Nitrous Oxide
Is Ntrous Oxide on the RP playlist? LOL!
Bet he didn't plan on this sounding Halloween-like 
Steleks wrote:
You forgot Trevor Rabin.
Jean-Michel Jarre (yes the e is silent :)) is one of my absolutely favorite musicians of all times. Often described as the "father" of electronic and/or ambiental music, he gave us an early entry into the New Age music even before the '80s. Oxygene was first published in 1976 and even today doesn't sound out of place, not at all (of course, if you like this genre). I suggest for younger listeners to try few more of his albums like Magnetic Fields, Zoolook or Equinoxe, you never know you might like it (a lot).
While at it, look up Michael Oldfield as well as Vangelis :-)
You forgot Trevor Rabin.
this feels very Clockwork Orangey. Is this from Clockwork Orange?
JrzyTmata wrote:
HAHAHA. I loved it but your comment still made me laugh. Haunting and reminiscent of some of my favourite films of the 70s.
Holy crap! this is tedious.
HAHAHA. I loved it but your comment still made me laugh. Haunting and reminiscent of some of my favourite films of the 70s.
Holy crap! this is tedious.
Chongo1959 wrote:
perfect pairing with Nitrous Oxide
My dentist had this on a loop at her practice in the late 1970's or early 1980's! Very relaxing!
perfect pairing with Nitrous Oxide
bobrk wrote:
the Dream Weaver train
Dreamy
the Dream Weaver train
Wow. 
jamesbergen573 wrote:
It's an album full of the same dulcet, ambient symphony. Sublime.
So looking it up, this is #1 in a trilogy?
What are the other to like? Similar style, or does it progress?
It's an album full of the same dulcet, ambient symphony. Sublime.
The cinema auditorium where I first saw _E.T._ had this playing as the audience came in before the show started.
eileenomurphy wrote:
Yep!! Old school, pre polyphonic!
Just an FYI - Polyphony was around since 1973 in synths with the Yamaha GX-1 - 18 voices and the CS-80 which I love(have a software version of it) was released in 1976 with 8 voices. Jarre used a digital synth on this album!
Yep!! Old school, pre polyphonic!
Just an FYI - Polyphony was around since 1973 in synths with the Yamaha GX-1 - 18 voices and the CS-80 which I love(have a software version of it) was released in 1976 with 8 voices. Jarre used a digital synth on this album!
Yeah - sorry what was I thinking... 10
Pretty sure this music accompanied an old Star Trek episode.
Tippster wrote:
Yes exactly!
Like Cher but with an 'a'. Otherwise it would have been written Jarré in France.
The "E" is still silent, Bill. It sounds like Jar with a Gallic "J" and "R."
Yes exactly!
Like Cher but with an 'a'. Otherwise it would have been written Jarré in France.
sm11 wrote:
I was thinking clockwork orange-y
Wouldnt that be a bit more of the old Ludwig Van?
I was thinking clockwork orange-y
Wouldnt that be a bit more of the old Ludwig Van?
The "E" is still silent, Bill. It sounds like Jar with a Gallic "J" and "R."
Thanks Bill
My brain was getting a bit stiff and needed a good stretch.
My brain was getting a bit stiff and needed a good stretch.
Tjerome wrote:
I was thinking clockwork orange-y
Sounds a bit Twin Peaks-y.
I was thinking clockwork orange-y
"Time keeps on ticking ticking ticking into the future"
timmus wrote:
I think from memory that he also used clips from Vangelis from the Heaven and Hell and Albedo 0.39 albums such as the track Alpha. But what an epic programme and his voice was sublime.
Was introduced to Jean-Michel Jarre via Carl Sagan's "Cosmos". The show used several pieces from Oxygene and (I think) Equinoxe.
I think from memory that he also used clips from Vangelis from the Heaven and Hell and Albedo 0.39 albums such as the track Alpha. But what an epic programme and his voice was sublime.
Proclivities, any comments?
So looking it up, this is #1 in a trilogy?
What are the other to like? Similar style, or does it progress?
What are the other to like? Similar style, or does it progress?
SUPERB!!! ICONIC!!!
tm wrote:
Yep!! Old school, pre polyphonic!
OH my god - the synths used in this album are fucking amazing.
Yep!! Old school, pre polyphonic!
My dad had this in his record collection back in the early 80s. I remember pulling this record from the shelf unknowingly, where it was safely buried between the Mamas and the Papas and Creedence. I think I was 5 or 6 years old. The concepts of life and death started to make sense to me. And this album cover instantly confronted me with mortality, the hard way. It scared the crap out of me. It's such an apt image for death and decay and the ultimate fate of earth and the universe. And then the music. So cold and unearthly and emotionally empty. As such it triggers feelings that represent the opposite. Pretty cool in a way. But it still gives me the creeps. And it remembers me to enjoy this extraordinary journey called life, before I disappear in the void again.
OH my god - the synths used in this album are fucking amazing.
Steleks wrote:
Vangelis Direct is great
Jean-Michel Jarre (yes the e is silent :)) is one of my absolutely favorite musicians of all times. Often described as the "father" of electronic and/or ambiental music, he gave us an early entry into the New Age music even before the '80s. Oxygene was first published in 1976 and even today doesn't sound out of place, not at all (of course, if you like this genre). I suggest for younger listeners to try few more of his albums like Magnetic Fields, Zoolook or Equinoxe, you never know you might like it (a lot).
While at it, look up Michael Oldfield as well as Vangelis :-)
Vangelis Direct is great
A prophetic album cover.
The Elvira theme song.....
Three over stuffed couches arranged in a semicircle, something more red than green, a pair of Klipsch Horns: altered consciousness.
Jean-Michel Jarre (yes the e is silent :)) is one of my absolutely favorite musicians of all times. Often described as the "father" of electronic and/or ambiental music, he gave us an early entry into the New Age music even before the '80s. Oxygene was first published in 1976 and even today doesn't sound out of place, not at all (of course, if you like this genre). I suggest for younger listeners to try few more of his albums like Magnetic Fields, Zoolook or Equinoxe, you never know you might like it (a lot).
While at it, look up Michael Oldfield as well as Vangelis :-)
While at it, look up Michael Oldfield as well as Vangelis :-)
My dentist had this on a loop at her practice in the late 1970's or early 1980's! Very relaxing!
Hey Bill, as mentioned previously the last e in Jarre is silent. 
the_jake wrote:
Man, I Loved that show!
Music from the Hearts of Space
Man, I Loved that show!
I would never have guessed that the release date for this was 1976. Blows my mind.
Love this one. Bill, I can't tell if you were just playing around with his surname but just in case you weren't - the final E is silent.
Dreamy
tcseeley wrote:
I thought it was a Theremin.
Moog synthesizer?
I thought it was a Theremin.
I envision aliens approaching earth; assessing the situation, and turning back...tears in their eyes
Was introduced to Jean-Michel Jarre via Carl Sagan's "Cosmos". The show used several pieces from Oxygene and (I think) Equinoxe.
Dudley Moore lookalike?
My brother was given this as a gift. I nicked it and wore that cassette tape out. I'm instantly transported now back into my little car travelling through the mountains of Wales, rain beating on the windscreen.
Generally I like electronic music. This one I find kind boring.
Next!
Next!
Creepy
Sounds a bit Twin Peaks-y.
Before checking the playlist, I thought maybe this was a track off the Bladerunner soundtrack, and I feel just a little shame that I can't tell JMJ and Vangelis apart.
scott_bruce wrote:
I thought it was a Theremin.
Best saw-playing I have heard in a while. I wonder if he is using a crosscut or a rip saw on this??
I thought it was a Theremin.
scott_bruce wrote:
He could be using one of those Japanese Ryoba saws, I use those in my work and the sound is exquisite.
Best saw-playing I have heard in a while. I wonder if he is using a crosscut or a rip saw on this??
He could be using one of those Japanese Ryoba saws, I use those in my work and the sound is exquisite.
It seems that I enjoy just about everything that Jean-Michel Jarre has put out.
Best saw-playing I have heard in a while. I wonder if he is using a crosscut or a rip saw on this??
Music that melts in your head, not your hand. 
Long-time favourite.
Long-time favourite.Legendary piece of music
My college roommate and I would put on this album, modest volume level, open the windows, turn off the lights, light one up, and just stare at whatever was happening out on the quad.
Explains the 1.8 GPA, doesn't it?
<edit, three months later> He's hosted a few Large Concerts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Explains the 1.8 GPA, doesn't it?
<edit, three months later> He's hosted a few Large Concerts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Music from the Hearts of Space
OMG, I've not heard this for > 30 years! Memories.
Music like this should be on its own ambient / chill vibe RP playlist.
I like it
I like it
Really liked this but for some reason I kept looking over my shoulder for strange things the entire time it was playing.
One of my all time favorite albums, and I had no idea about it until I heard Oxygene 4 on the Grand Theft Auto IV soundtrack. Of all things.
sheeelaaa wrote:
This CD was in my diskman every time I flew, to help alleviate air sickness. Worked like a charm!
Interesting - I liken it to Tangerine Dream's Phaedre, which used to have the bed revolving/room spinning without the need for excess alcohol or other recreational pharmaceuticals...
This CD was in my diskman every time I flew, to help alleviate air sickness. Worked like a charm!
This reminds me of the bit about Cat Yodeling in this YouTube classic
Even the album cover was ahead of the time, Mother Earth with a skull inside.
goodenough wrote:
Bring back the Seventies. The best time ever for music, even if we did have to put up with Rollers!
Bring back the Seventies. The best time ever for music, even if we did have to put up with Rollers!
Genius. First heard this in 1982, I have not tired of it. Go RP for adding this. More Jean-Michel Jarre, please!
This CD was in my diskman every time I flew, to help alleviate air sickness. Worked like a charm!
Listening to this as a little kid had my imagination running WILD
Has a melancholic touch to it... So pure and beautiful
Has a melancholic touch to it... So pure and beautiful
Sounds like it should be the prelude for "Forbidden Planet"
no comments on this gem?
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Hang on little Tomita
I think Daft Punk's "Motherboard" would fit nicely after this.