Blah Blah Cafe, the Jean-Michel Jarre forum

[SF01]

OK, so it's been some time after it was released, any solid information why CD1 is 3 minutes shorter than R9?

[shadow]

Seems that most tracks are just cut short by a second or two. Also seems that the original release was compressed to hell and back comparing the two releases.

[SF01]

Thanks, I will be comparing those two soon enough to see if any music was cut. My goal is to record it on 2 cassette tapes (as all 285 songs won't fit on one) and I preffered the uncut ones...

[Dr_Jones]

The gaps between the tracks are probably shorter.

[shadow]

Yeah, the actual tracks aren't cut, just the silence at the end.

[Richard-Eastham]

Has anybody out there listened to all 4 x CDs, in order, one after the other, nonstop? I did on a long car journey in August 2020, for a work trip. Weirdly listenable, even though it's not really designed for that sort of playing. Almost like a game of spot the recurring motif, linking different snippets together in your mind. Every so often, a stonkingly brilliant bit comes along that you just wish could be expanded into a properly structured track.

[Dr_Jones]

I think one could make a great continuous mix of some of the longer tracks.

[shadow]

Never gave them all a spin one after another, but I have done each separate disc in one go. There's a couple of really great tracks on the third disc. I'll forever be bothered that Jarre never turned 561 into a full track. It's a great start for a full track, but it's just a loop going for a minute and a half and that's it. I really hope he'll return to this one in particular some day.

[Richard-Eastham]

Agree CD3 contains the best work and I've just reminded myself about Hexagone 561 - yes, could become something really special.

[Dr_Jones]

For people who don't have this set yet: you can order it at FNAC right now!

https://www.fnac.com/a14854230/Jean-Mic ... c-CD-album