Blah Blah Cafe, the Jean-Michel Jarre forum

[Big time]

Wants to hear wants to hear!!!

[Velodynamic]

What's a paradox?

btw: Good luck with the music dear Nico.

[Nico_Noyau]

Zenk you zenk you

I'm prepairing some things but I have problems with the mix of parts...
Snippets will come, someday,

[Ronja]

I'm really looking forward to hear the album...

[Kanta]

Snippets will come, someday,

Hopefully that day will come soon. I want to hear the album.

[Nico_Noyau]

I'm trying to finish some tracks but I have not a lot of time nowadays, I hope I'll be able to take a short extract in some hours

[Nico_Noyau]

Some hours after, I give you some excerpts of tracks I would call "the best" and the "worst"

Eighties' Synths Power
Final Paradox
Happy Mood
Life On Earth
Theme For Happiness
Theme For Loneliness

So there are only 6 tracks but on the CD, there are 20 tracks but I have not finish the other
The title was given when I composed each track, it allowed me to set the mood of the track

Eighties' Synth Power is a track I wanted it to be punchy, with good synths you'll maybe recognise.
Final Paradox had to be in the same mood as Oxygène 13, I think it is but my track is rather more easy
Happy Mood has to be happy (hence the name ), I think it is
Life On Earth was the first track composed, it was composed in December and I didn't use a lot of synths, I prefered to use effects and samples. You can hear the sample "heart" of the Fairlight for example I wanted it to show the life on earth
Theme For Happiness had to be an happy track, and I used a synth I love to use, guess which one !
Theme For Loneliness had to explain my sadness, not when I am lonely, but when I am sad. Try to recognise synths I took to explain my sadness, I think one is very recognizable, guess which one is it

More extracts will come, I hope
Please, tell me what do you think about it

[Jakob BC]

Eighties' Synth Power:

Classic synth sounds. The melodies are great but I think the beat and the bass is starting too quick, if you know what I mean... the whole beat with bassdrum and snare starts at the same time.

Final Paradox:

As you say this is like Oxygene 13. This is a typical Equinoxe 2 (a little) and Oxygene 6 also style. I like it for being that chillin' the rhythm fits pretty well to the mood. I can't decide if I think the rhythm volume sounds too low, because it's also cool in some way. I like this track.

Happy Mood:

Not really my style, maybe it's just too happy for my taste but it was also meant to be happy and the choir isn't melancolic. Using a discreet (in the Klaus Schulze way) can be dangorous for a track like this according to the mood, but is isn't heavy and the beat vary so it doesn't hide beyond the other sounds or sounds in a wrong mood. I think there is a question about volume again with the beat. It wouldn't destroy anything if it was a litlle higher.

Life On Earth:

The theme fits and the heartbeat is a good way to define life in the track. The bass sound is weird in some way when it starts again. You have a lot of good efx in this track maybe an efx combined with the bass when it starts again would be great but then again if it has a personal meaning, you shouldn't do anything there.

Theme For Happiness:

I like this one, the acid sequence is pretty cool, so is the screaming lead, whic is not too dominating. A more poerfull beat would fit this track well.

The For Loneliness:

chill out again, a blues track, not so electronic but why does blues also sound like it does.

Overall this album judged by these track, you have done an album especially for chill out situations. I don't know why but the tracks with more tempo do sound chilly.
Nice done, keep it on

[Jarp2600]

Eighties' synth power: Nice theme! does right to it's name . Maybe a stronger drum-track, it will make the song have more power.

Final Paradox: A mix of Equinoxe and Oxygene. Good string sounds and filter-sweeps. Nice atmosphere.

Happy mood: Where are the strong drums? Maybe some more dynamics, it will make it more interesting. Good melody.

Life on earth: The drums again! Good intro!!!

Theme for Happiness: Nothing to comment. Great track.

Theme for Loneliness: WOW. I almost can feel the loneliness!!!

The themes for Loneliness and Happiness are my favorites. Nice atmosphere and nice melody.

[Nico_Noyau]

Thank you for your reviews Synthesist and Jarp2600

So to recapitulate, the drum is too cold, especially in Happy Mood and in Theme For Happiness.
I'll fix it ASAP

I'm happy, thanks again for your complete reviews, I didn't know if someone will like it

[GeeJee]

Hey Nico... why not take them on soundclick? This allows streaming and doesn't give the fuzz with all the files on my desktop...

[Nico_Noyau]

Yes, that's what I'll do when I'll have finish them
You can just open them and not download them to listen to them

[Equinoxe]

Some good stuff Nico......the music would sound better with more Drum programming they sound a little wimpy with just MP7 samples..try giving them a bit more oomph!!!

Theme for Happiness is my fav Like the rolling synth lines

[Nico_Noyau]

I added them some dynamics but I dunnow why I can't make the drum sounding better...
I didn't use only samples of the MP7, I used TR909, TR808 and CR78

Theme For Happiness seems to be successful

[Big time]

Sweet!