Blah Blah Cafe, the Jean-Michel Jarre forum

[Sobtanian]

Hey, glad that I am not the only one who cares.

Oh yes, I care a lot. I love Jarre too much to grumble about things, I'd much rather support him as much I can and listen to the music.

I can understand why some fans are upset though, but I'm easy going.

[Dr_Jones]

As long as the CDs are not soldiers in the Loudness War and don't have the horrible 1997 quality, they could be interesting.

[Sobtanian]

As long as the CDs are not soldiers in the Loudness War and don't have the horrible 1997 quality, they could be interesting.

I can't say I find the 97 remasters "horrible", sure they're loud and a bit bassy but they're listenable.

The dynamic range of the whole of Essentials is only at 8 though, so it's quite likely loudness will be an issue with these new remasters.

I'm not sure why Jarre went with Yakuda Audio for these discs, was he really that impressed with E&R? I mean did he listen to it?

Oh well.

[Dr_Jones]

I can't say I find the 97 remasters "horrible", sure they're loud and a bit bassy but they're listenable.

take a look here:
http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list/ ... chel+jarre

Apart from that: Equinoxe & Zoolook: left and right are swapped; very sloppy
Chronologie: Chrono 4 skips a beat... very very sloppy

[daz]

Although I doubt it very much, because it's to good to be true. I hope the Equinoxe re-release is a re--master from the original LP version. (the one where Equinoxe 5 sounds better, more analogue)

[Sobtanian]

I can't say I find the 97 remasters "horrible", sure they're loud and a bit bassy but they're listenable.

take a look here:
http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list/ ... chel+jarre

Apart from that: Equinoxe & Zoolook: left and right are swapped; very sloppy
Chronologie: Chrono 4 skips a beat... very very sloppy

I don't have Chronologie remaster. That page just shows the DR, which is what I said in my original post, they're loud.

I should have added that "to my ear" they don't sound horrible. Technicalities aside, I find them listenable. I'm not arguing they're good, I'm just saying I don't mind them.

[melo]

You can listen the new remaster editions here:

http://www.deezer.com/artist/2047

[Sobtanian]

You can listen the new remaster editions here:

http://www.deezer.com/artist/2047

I can't find them nor on Spotify

[Kanta]

On Deezer available on 28 April 2014:

Destination Docklands 1988:
http://www.deezer.com/album/7637212

Houston / Lyon 1986:
http://www.deezer.com/album/7637206

Les concerts en Chine 1981 (Live):
http://www.deezer.com/album/7637201

[shadow]

And here we go again... Son of a b...


Les Chants Magnetiques Part II - Concert in Chine

Original - 1997 Remastered - 2014 Remastered






Fourth Rendez-Vous - Cities in Concert Houson/Lyon

Original - 1997 Remastered - 2014 Remastered







This crap is so tiring, seriously why don't they get someone serious for these remasters? Give Vangelis a call, atleast he does most of his own remasters and does them 100% right...

[Sobtanian]

Damn, that's loud

I still can't believe Jarre likes the sound of E&R to have faith in the same guy remastering.

[Dr_Jones]

ok, I'll get these for max. 1 euro in the ramsj in 10 years.

[JeromeTV]

The loudness war goes on heheheh

But did you base this on the mp3s/spotify ones , for the 2014 remasters ? or you got the cds already ?

[Robi]

Maybe David Perreau is much cheaper...

The quality is not important anymore. Jarre is just one more example.

[Kanta]

Renaming remasters reloudness.