Blah Blah Cafe, the Jean-Michel Jarre forum

[Robi]

just an example , we might hear sounds like this one...

[Elisabeth]

I couldn't find any photos that Brian had taken on the web from Tenerife. Where do you find this one, Elisabeth please?

I'll see if I can find back to the website..

[Kanta]

just an example , we might hear sounds like this one...

Those sounds are powerful. The end of the video was abrupt but still nice.

I couldn't find any photos that Brian had taken on the web from Tenerife. Where do you find this one, Elisabeth please?

I'll see if I can find back to the website..

Thank you in advance. Take your time, dear. Bravo to you for finding the website.

[Jakob BC]

just an example , we might hear sounds like this one...

Yeah the Solina String Ensemble is nice... a classic stringer used by artists like Brian Eno (on the work with Bowie), Wright from Pink Floyd and Giorgio Moroder (just listen to The Chase for instance).

[Kanta]

Some back ground info about the “Observatory of the Canary Islands”:

Giant telescope begins scouring space

$179 million designed to take advantage of pristine, clear skies in Spain

By Juan Manuel Pardellas
15 July 2007


The $179 million Great Canary Telescope, is designed to take advantage of pristine, clear skies at the Roque de los Muchachos observatory atop the Atlantic island of La Palma.

TENERIFE, Canary Islands - One of the world's largest and most powerful telescopes opened its shutters, turned its 34-foot wide mirror toward the skies and captured its first light at a mountaintop on one of Spain's Canary Islands on Saturday.

The $179 million Great Canary Telescope, designed to take advantage of pristine, clear skies at the Roque de los Muchachos observatory atop the Atlantic island of La Palma, should be fully operational by May 2008.

On a crystal-clear night, Spain's Crown Prince Felipe keyed in the computer codes which brought the observatory's complex machinery to life.

Slowly, 12 of the telescope's eventual 36 mirrors aimed at a twin star close to the Earth's northern axis, near the North Star. Twelve images merged into one as the telescope focused.

Among those in La Palma for the opening was Brian May, lead guitarist of pop group Queen, who studied part of his doctorate in astrophysics at the Canary Island institute.

May, who recently published "BANG! The Complete History of the Universe" with astronomers Patrick Moore and Chris Lintott, said he was adding the finishing touches to a musical score which will be played at the telescope's inauguration next summer.

"The GTC will be able to reach the weakest and most distant celestial objects of the universe," the institute said.

Planning for the GTC began as long ago as 1987, when the nearby William Herschel telescope with a 13.8 feet diameter mirror became operational. Construction work took seven years and involved more than 1,000 people from nearly 100 companies.

"With this (telescope) it will possible to capture the birth of new stars, to study more profoundly the characteristics of black holes or to decipher the chemical components generated by the Big Bang," the institute said.

Large reflecting telescopes entered a new era in January 1949 when Edwin Hubble began capturing photographic exposures of space with the then massive 200-inch mirror at Mount Palomar Observatory, in north San Diego County, California.

The GCT is among the world's largest telescopes like the newly opened Southern African Large Telescope — Salt — which has a 36-foot mirror and has been described the southern hemisphere's largest single optical telescope and the Hobby-Eberly telescope on Mount Fowlkes, Texas, which also has an 36-foot mirror.

The Canary institute is considered one of the world's centers of excellence in astrophysics owing to the special geographical situation of the islands, off the northwest coast of Africa, which offers unusually transparent skies.

The cost of building the GTC was borne by Spain's Education and Science Ministry, the regional government of the Canary Islands and several overseas partners, including astronomical institutes in Mexico and the University of Florida.

Source.

[GeeJee]

On topic...

Jarre and May? It will be like Jarre and Rondat, only now with a guitarist who can actually play and not just make some noise.

Hey... I gave Yazoo a shot... now it's about time you have some mercy on Pat!

He did some really good melodic hardrock and imho he beats Satriani, Vai and the likes with ease. Apart from the solos May did with Queen, which were bloody great, his solo work will only get a big yawn from me.

Whaddayasay, eh?

[Jakob BC]

I don't get the point either. I think Rondat seems to be a highly skilled sologuitarist. A track like the Vivaldi Tribute in company with Jarre was pretty neat. I haven't checked out his solowork. I suppose May is highly skileld as well but how would it match with JMJ's music? Perhaps we'll find out. My father who always puts Queen on, when he gets a little too much alchohol (nah he aint a hobo, but when the family is here) was very positive about a possible project like this

[AnDrOiD]

It's the sound of an electric guitar, in Jarre's music, I don't like in general. Some music just has to stay fully electronic to me. I would be very disappointed if Kraftwerk ever were to release an album featuring an electric guitar.

[Jakob BC]

It's the sound of an electric guitar, in Jarre's music, I don't like in general. Some music just has to stay fully electronic to me. I would be very disappointed if Kraftwerk ever were to release an album featuring an electric guitar. Image

I see what you mean, but it doesn't mean that Rondat is a bad guitarplayer

[AnDrOiD]

Well, I heard some of his solo stuff and that was just plain awful.

[Antigoon]

Let me remind Android that there is a lot of Kraftwerk music out there with guitar...

The early period for example has a lot of huitar in it (organisation, KW1& KW2) all brilliant albums IMO...

And ofcourse there is this:



B R I L I A N T !

(as is PR guitarplaying, EiC and CPLT are my favourite concerts still because of him....)

[AnDrOiD]

All albums I don't care about, and don't own. Same with Jarre's early works.

[Antigoon]

Thought you were gone. Welcome back!

Let me remind Android that there is a lot of Kraftwerk music out there with guitar...

I actually think he did know that. That's why he said "if they'll ever do..."

The early period for example has a lot of huitar in it (organisation, KW1& KW2) all brilliant albums

Electric guitars a la Rondat, as Android refers to? Woot! Gotta check that out. Who plays the guitar? Wolfgank Flür?

And ofcourse there is this:

Which is indeed electronic music. With guitars. Not the otherway round.

B R I L I A N T !

Agreed. I like that one too

(as is PR guitarplaying, EiC and CPLT are my favourite concerts still because of him....)

In my case not because of him, but it's an important fact that he's joined the band. Makes 'em one of my favourites.

But since

IMO....

has never been objective we'd better phrase slightly more careful, shall we? I'm not in the mood for making love this time thankyouverymuch

[GeeJee]

Provoking? Perhaps. I just couldn't resist. He makes a total moron of himself by just the way he replies...

He won't change his behaviour anyway, whatever we do, so he'd be gone sooner or later anyway. No need to delay that kaythanks?

Thought you were gone. Welcome back!

Let me remind Android that there is a lot of Kraftwerk music out there with guitar...

I actually think he did know that. That's why he said "if they'll ever do..."

The early period for example has a lot of huitar in it (organisation, KW1& KW2) all brilliant albums

Electric guitars a la Rondat, as Android refers to? Woot! Gotta check that out. Who plays the guitar? Wolfgank Flür?

And ofcourse there is this:

Which is indeed electronic music. With guitars. Not the otherway round.

B R I L I A N T !

Agreed. I like that one too

(as is PR guitarplaying, EiC and CPLT are my favourite concerts still because of him....)

In my case not because of him, but it's an important fact that he's joined the band. Makes 'em one of my favourites.

But since

IMO....

has never been objective we'd better phrase slightly more careful, shall we? I'm not in the mood for making love this time thankyouverymuch

[Elisabeth]

I am really excited about the concert next year!