In the Instagram stream last year, JMJ revealed that he wanted Amazonia to be one single track, but the label told him that he has to seperate it onto several tracks, because the Spotify algorhytm prefers it that way...
So wanted listen to Amazonia again with that in my mind and it made me realise again that one of the most amazing things about Jean-Michel Jarre is that his concept albums aren't just capturing the sound of a certain theme, but also the experince itself too.
Because Amazonia doesn't just use the sounds of nature, animals, water, tribal people, etc., it also has a structure based on similar, but always slightly different elements changing, evolving in a slightly chaotic way and if you really think about it, being lost in a rainforest is exactly like that, all the trees, other plants, clouds look mostly the similar, but not totally same. I know some people criticised Amazonia for not having too much structure, but those people don't seem to get that Jarre intentionally did it this way, it was part of the concept. This is why he wanted it to be one track,
His more soundscape-ish albums are always like that: Waiting for Cousteau perfectly captures a ride to the ocean from the beach to the endless, deepest botton, Sessions 2000 captures the playful chaos of a night in a smokey jazz club and Oxymore is perfect for that dark noir virtual city as well. This is why I do like this side of him too.
To get the full experince for all his music: don't listen to JMJ songs. Listen to JMJ albums. Every track is much better with the context of the album. His music makes more sense if you think about his ideas.
