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Oxygene 1-6 "bass drones" = Analogs, Eminent or Moogs roight?
Oxygene 7-13 bass drones = Digital samples, Clavia and Korgs nots?

Oxy9 is indeed a very impressive composition, but the sound suffers from missing some extra waves, details, warm or rough characteristics of wich you can hear on Oxygene part 1-6.
The sound went more "dead" in the digital era when the uncontrollable magic was replaced by total "perfection".

I've got difficulties seeing the prog - Jarre connections, although maybe some at the very beginning of his career...before the 80's when 100% electronic noises weren't really accepted as ordinary music feels kinda "proggy" to me.

[GeeJee]

Oxygene 9 is really neat. It has something Oxygene 1 hasn't (and shouldn't for that matter), but it's a great track in it's own right.

And that would be?

I personally prefer the build-up in Oxygene 9 from 2:00 min. onwards over the 'climax' (if there is one) in Oxygene 1. The part I mentioned in Oxy9, I really like that one.

I guess the only thing I never liked about Oxygene 9 is that bass drone. It's too loud and irritating in its timbral character. I feel that Jarre went a little too far during that middle bit in trying to create some kind of apocalyptic atmosphere. It doesn't have the class that Oxygene 1 has.
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That's exactly why I prefer Oxygene 9. The Oxygene 1 bass drones sound too flat in my opinion.. matter of taste

[GeeJee]

There is no guitar in the original C3. Album. Version.

What's the solo instrument that starts at 2:30?

Oh wait. I'm mixing up things again. Patrick once told me he also played on Chrono6. And I was like... ehhh. There's no guitar on that one, definitely.