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kubrick wrote:Good news fans. I received today via via a promo CD of the full album. I will leak it, if you wish.

Well do it descretely. I do not wish any more samples until I'll have the "real thing" in my hands.

After listening to the first two movements I really like what I hear so far (aside from the "deafwater" mastering, obviously... )

As for the artwork and the surrounding ideas behind the album ... not a fan at all.
It would have been more fitting to have it presented as a straight continuation like he did with Oxygene 7-13, without a pretentious concept - just let the music speak for itself.

Assuming the rest of the music lives up to its promise, though, I'll just put the LP in a neutral white sleeve and call it "Equinoxe 9-18"

VinylScratch wrote:As for the artwork and the surrounding ideas behind the album ... not a fan at all [...] a pretentious concept

Yup. It all seems like an afterthought to me.

With the original Equinoxe everything was abstract
- the title
- the cover
- track titles

With this one he's trying very hard to create some kind of mythology and explain everything. Well, almost. Because while he's attributing a meaning to the "watcher" figurine and tell a story with those grotesque titles. But... what does the word "EQUINOXE" have to do with all that?

I'm not a fan of those titles at all. I much more prefer the numbers, as they leave much more to the imagination (the music speaks for itself). I can't imagine what would be my perception of, say, the original Oxygene had it had some odd titles instead of the roman numerals.

JMJ about linking 'THE WATCHERS (movement 1)' with 'Equinoxe, Pt.1' - https://www.arte.tv/fr/vi...ation-musicale/ - (excerpt from arte 'Metropolis', 21-Oct-2018, 4:55pm).

Jote wrote:
With this one he's trying very hard to create some kind of mythology and explain everything. Well, almost. Because while he's attributing a meaning to the "watcher" figurine and tell a story with those grotesque titles.

You are over reaching here.
You are writing detogatory things on a forum you would probably never say to JmJ in person.

Oh right, THOU SHALT NOT CRITICISE, I forgot.

JMJ's thoughts are about each track are just waffle to me, but it's his music, and I'm not keen on the track names either, but as long as I like the music he can call them what he wants.

kubrick wrote:Good news fans. I received today via via a promo CD of the full album. I will leak it, if you wish.

can we hear it then?

kubrick wrote:Good news fans. I received today via via a promo CD of the full album. I will leak it, if you wish.

Yes please , I sent you a request on mp.

Here JMJ has put a lot of time and effort to name his titles and carefully describe all of the thought process behind it and all he gets is ungratefulness??

Well all that really matters at the end of the day is how it will sound like and that the melodies are good so still looking forward to this project.

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Velodynamic wrote:

kubrick wrote:Good news fans. I received today via via a promo CD of the full album. I will leak it, if you wish.

Well do it descretely. I do not wish any more samples until I'll have the "real thing" in my hands.

don't know is this genuine. haven't seen any communication despite some pm's

similar feedback from other forum members

Fun fact: Franck Bonneau, the guy who did the "watcher" crop-circle (a seen in ) is credited in the "Special thanks to" section on Equinoxe Infinity.

can anyone say they have heard the album in its entirety at this stage?

moogyfoogy wrote:can anyone say they have heard the album in its entirety at this stage?

Apart from people of Sony Music -- maybe Editors (Magazines, Radio) to finish their Reviews in time with the release date.