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I have this album on repeat play. I cannot get enough of it. I have not done that with a Jarre album for many years (as a new release).

Electronica vol.1

is not JMJ album. This is invited guests album with small JMJ part.

20% JMJ 80% invited guests.

Im still waiting for REAL Jarre album.

Oh I realized who's been missing....

shadow wrote: I used headphones. I thought that was the idea of these mixes. I can't listen to them on speakers at the moment.

Thanks Shadow. I was just wondering if there was any discernible difference listening on speakers. I've just checked myself - can't hear any effect on speakers, but the stereo image is definitely wider on headphones ...

ralf wrote:Electronica vol.1

is not JMJ album. This is invited guests album with small JMJ part.

20% JMJ 80% invited guests.

Im still waiting for REAL Jarre album.

Ok, so the album has 16 tracks. Pick 3.2 tracks (which is 20%) and you have a smaller, but 100% "REAL Jarre album".

I'm still struggling with orders of this album.
MyDisc didn't work with my Visa card.
Amazon.co.uk didn't work with my Visa card.
Now I'm trying to order CD + Vinyls invoice with the Swedish CDON.se.
Wtf??!

Velodynamic wrote:I'm still struggling with orders of this album.
MyDisc didn't work with my Visa card.
Amazon.co.uk didn't work with my Visa card.
Now I'm trying to order CD + Vinyls invoice with the Swedish CDON.se.
Wtf??!

Well, I ordered my copy in a "retrospective" way : personally ordered it at the local music store.

They couldn't deliver mine by today, but hopefully next week!

Robi wrote: Well, I ordered my copy in a "retrospective" way : personally ordered it at the local music store.

That is soo "old fashion". But still a very charming way of doing album businesses.

Elf wrote:Commence le weekend!

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The fingerprints are different with each box. I've got M83, Moby and Carpenter.

Robi wrote:Oh I realized who's been missing....

PS: time to change your sig?

yep

matt222 wrote:Just went through the cd.

After all the years waiting, all the hype, I can honestly say this will be the last Jarre album I'll ever buy.

Even if the next one is much better than this? Come on, that doesn't make sense

Random thoughts:
* In the vinyl version, Immortals has an intro track (well, segue from the earlier track) with some machinery sounds, reminiscent of the receipt machines in Chronologie 8. Intentional musical reference, maybe?
* Anyone else reminded of Depeche Mode (Enjoy The Silence in particular) by the guitar work in Close Your Eyes?

Finaero wrote:Random thoughts:
* In the vinyl version, Immortals has an intro track (well, segue from the earlier track) with some machinery sounds, reminiscent of the receipt machines in Chronologie 8. Intentional musical reference, maybe?

it's from the continuous mix, which you can also hear on the USB stick.

ralf wrote:Electronica vol.1

is not JMJ album. This is invited guests album with small JMJ part.

20% JMJ 80% invited guests.

Im still waiting for REAL Jarre album.

Well we know that: If and Rely on Me (in terms of music) are on Jarre (and perhaps Garraud). I believe that The Train and the River is also mostly on Jarre minus the piano. But the rest is a very interesting mix. We now that all the other composers received a piece of music from Jarre and from there on they started working. But I hoped they added the original Jarre demos, that would have been awesome to see how the project evolved.