01	Oxygene (Part I)						07:41
	02	Oxygene (Part II)						07:39
	03	Oxygene (Part III)						03:23
	04	Oxygene (Part IV)						04:04
	05	Oxygene (Part V)						10:26
	06	Oxygene (Part VI)						06:25

Le premier album de J.M.Jarre.

J-M Jarre played the following instruments:
A.R.P. synthesizer, A.K.S. synthesizer, V.C.S. 3 synthesizer, R.M.I. harmonic synthesizer, Farfisa organ, Eminent, Mellotron, Rhythmin' computer

Original recording by Disques Motors, France

Jean-Michel Jarre - "Oxygene" (1976) You can of course say whatever you like about this self-appointed "Messiah of electronic music" and all his ridiculous and overblown "events"(known as "concerts" to us mortals), but nothing can prevent his legendary debut and with no doubt best album to be one of the classics of 70's progressive electronic music. In the early years of his career, Jarre was influenced by German artists like Klaus Schulze and Tangerine Dream, but gave his own music a lighter, more accessible touch and even melted some pop-themes into it all. Ironically, Jarre would then have an obvious influence on his own inspirations as Tangerine Dream's "Stratosfear" from the same year is quite reminiscent of "Oxygene" in both sound and atmosphere. "Oxygene" is the perfect album to relax to as it's a sweet, spacey, atmospheric, dreamy and continuos album-length work in six movements. Tons of analogue synths, spacey effects and even some Mellotron gives you a perfect 70's electronic progressive sound. The light and pop-orientated "Oxygene Part 4" even became a hit, but it differed alot from the other and much more free-floating and progressive parts on the album. Although "Oxygene Part 4" is a nice little theme, it's still unfortunate that it represented the direction that Jarre later would go into. A classic debut and the Jarre-album to get.



Oxygene
Date of Release 1977
Genre Electronica
Styles Electronic

Jean Michel Jarre, son of film composer Maurice Jarre, is one of the true pioneers of electronic music. Oxygene is one of the original e-music albums. It has withstood the test of time and the evolution of digital electronica. Jarre's compositional style and his rhythmic instincts were his strong points in 1976. While his popularity has escalated exponentially over the years, he never quite achieved the quality of this amazing recording. The innocence and freshness provide most of its charm. Jarre's techniques and ability provide the rest. This epic CD will appeal to fans of Tonto's Expanding HeadBand, Tangerine Dream, Synergy, Kraftwerk, and Klaus Schulze. - Jim Brenholts

Jean-Michel Jarre - Organ, Synthesizer, Composer, Keyboards, Mellophonium, Rhythm, Producer, Mellotron, Farfisa Organ, Rhythm Programming, VCS 3 Synthesizer, AKS
Jean-Pierre Janiaud - Engineer, Mixing
Scott Hull - Digital Remastering
Patrick Foulon - Assistant Engineer
Charlott Rampling - Photography
Michel Granger - Cover Design, Cover Art

2000 CD Sony International 4873752
1995 LP Mobile Fidelity 212
1994 CD Mobile Fidelity 613
1994 CS Dreyfus 36140
1989 CD Polygram 8899212
1977 LP Polydor 6112
1976 CD Dreyfus FDMCD77000
1976 Polydor 800 015
CD Dreyfus 36140
CS Dreyfus 827885-4
CD Dreyfus 827885-2
LP Dreyfus 827885-1
NTI 824746
Polydor 1 6112




Jean-Michel Jarre
Born Aug 24, 1948 in Lyon, France
Genres Electronica
Styles Mixed Media, Club/Dance, Progressive Electronic, Adult Alternative, Electronic, New Age

by Jason Ankeny

Celebrated as the European electronic music community's premier ambassador, composer Jean-Michel Jarre elevated the synthesizer to new peaks of popularity during the 1970s, in the process emerging as an international superstar renowned for his dazzling concert spectacles. The son of the famed film composer Maurice Jarre, he was born August 24, 1948 in Lyon, France, and began studying piano at the age of five. Abandoning classical music as a youth, Jarre became enamoured of jazz before forming a rock band called Mystere IV; in 1968, he became a pupil of the musique concrиte pioneer Pierre Schaeffer, joining the Groupe de Recherches Musicales. His early experiments in electro-acoustic music yielded the 1971 single "La Cage; " the full-length Deserted Palace followed a year later.

Jarre's early works were largely unsuccessful, and give little indication of the work to follow; as he struggled to find his own voice, he wrote for a variety of singers including Francoise Hardy, and also composed for films. Seeking to push electronic music away from its minimalist foundations as well as the formal abstractions of its most experimental practitioners, he slowly developed the orchestrated melodicism of his 1977 breakthrough effort Oxygиne, an enormous commercial hit which reached the number two spot on the UK pop charts. The follow-up, 1978's Equinoxe, was also a smash, and a year later Jarre held the first in a series of massive open-air concerts at the Place de la Concorde in Paris, the estimated one million spectators on hand earning him a place in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Only in the wake of 1981's Les Chants Magnйtiques ("Magnetics Fields") did Jarre mount a proper tour, travelling to China with a staggering amount of stage equipment in tow; the five performances, performed backed by some 35 traditional instrumentalists, later generated the LP Concerts in China. 1983's Music for Supermarkets instantly became one of the most collectible albums in history - recorded for an art exhibit, only one copy was ever pressed, selling at a charity auction for close to $10,000. The master was then incinerated, guaranteeing the record's rarity. Jarre's next proper release was 1984's Zoolook, which failed to connect with audiences with the same success as its predecessors; a two-year hiatus followed before he resurfaced on April 5, 1986 with an extravagant live performance in Houston celebrating NASA's silver anniversary; in addition to the over one million in attendance, it was also broadcast on global television.

Rendez-Vous appeared a few weeks later, and after another highly visual live date in Lyon, France, Jarre assembled the best material from the two events as the 1987 concert LP Cities in Concert-Houston/Lyon. Revolutions, featuring the legendary Shadows guitarist Hank B. Marvin, followed in 1988, and a year later a third concert LP, dubbed simply Jarre Live, hit stores. After 1990's En Attendant Cousteau ("Waiting for Cousteau"), Jarre mounted his biggest live experience yet, with an attendance of over two and a half million fans converging on Paris to see him perform in honor of Bastille Day. The decade to follow proved surprisingly quiet, however, and apart from the occasional live appearance Jarre was largely removed from the limelight; finally, in 1997 he issued Oxygиne 7-13, updating his concepts for a new musical era.


1977 Oxygene Sony
1978 Equinoxe Mobile
1981 Les Chants Magnetiques Dreyfus
1982 Les Concerts en Chine [live] Dreyfus
1984 Zoolook [Original] Dreyfus
1985 Zoolook [With Remixes] Dreyfus
1986 Rendez-Vous [German] Dreyfus
1986 Rendez-Vous Dreyfus
1987 Jean-Michel Jarre in Concert: Houston-Lyon [live] Dreyfus/Polydo
1987 Cities in Concert: Houston/Lyon [live] Epic
1988 Revolutions [UK] Dreyfus/Polydo
1988 Revolutions [France] Dreyfus
1989 Live in London '89 Alex
1989 Jarre Live Dreyfus
1990 Waiting for Cousteau Alex Imports
1990 En Attendant Cousteau Dreyfus
1990 En Attendant Cousteau Alex
1992 Les Concerts en Chine, Vol. 1 [live] Dreyfus
1993 Chronologie Dreyfus
1994 Jean-Michel Jarre in Concert: Houston-Lyon... [live] Polygram
1994 Les Concerts en Chine, Vol. 2 [live] Dreyfus
1995 Hong Kong [live] Disques
1997 Oxygene 7-13 Sony
1998 Odyssey Through O2 Epic
1999 China Concert [live] Epic
2000 Metamorphoses Sony
2003 Sessions 2000 Dreyfus
2003 Destination Docland [live] Sony