Jean-Michael Jarre
Vangelis, Tangerine Dream, Kitaro, Brian Eno and Jean-Michel Jarre represent a united notion of electronic music. Jarre gained international attention with Oxygene, the first of many album-length works broken into numbered chapters. Comparing Jarre to Vangelis or Tangerine Dream, his music would appear to be more stylish and accessible. For him, sound and spectacle were part of the same muse. In the '80s, he mounted expensive tours around the world that featured groundbreaking use of video and laser technology. His most experimental work is Zoolook, which featured words from over two dozen languages twisted into unrecognizable shapes accompanied by electronic music. His other works are generally less daunting, almost ingratiating.
| Date | ALBUMS / Singles |
|---|---|
| 1969 | LA CAGE |
| 1971 | EROS MACHINE |
| 1972 | DESERTED PALACE |
| 1973 | Hypnose |
| 1973 | Foggy Joe/Zig Zag Dance |
| 1973 | LES GRANGES BRULEES |
| 1976 December | OXYGENE |
| 1977 August | Oxygene Part 4 |
| 1978 December | EQUINOXE |
| 1978 December | Equinoxe Part V |
| 1979 July | Equinoxe Part IV (remix) |
| 1980 June | Equinoxe Part VII (live) |
| 1981 May | LES CHANTS MAGNETIQUES (MAGNETIC FIELDS) |
| 1981 June | Magnetic Fields Part 2 |
| 1981 November | Magnetic Fields Part 4 (remix) |
| 1982 May | LES CONCERTS EN CHINE |
| 1982 May | Orient Express |
| 1982 | MUSIK AUS ZEIT UND RAUM |
| 1983 October | THE ESSENTIAL |
| 1984 November | ZOOLOOK |
| 1984 November | Zoolook (remix) |
| 1985 March | Zoolookologie |
| 1986 April | RENDEZ-VOUS |
| 1986 August | Fourth Rendez-Vous |
| 1987 July | JEAN-MICHEL JARRE IN CONCERT/HOUSTON-LYON |
| 1988 August | REVOLUTIONS |
| 1988 October | Revolutions |
| 1988 December | London Kid |
| 1989 September | Oxygene IV (remix) |
| 1989 October | JARRE LIVE |
| 1990 June | EN ATTENDANT COUSTEAU (WAITING FOR COUSTEAU) |
| 1990 | Calypso |
| 1991 October | IMAGES - THE BEST OF JEAN-MICHEL JARRE |
| 1993 May | CHRONOLOGIE |
| 1993 June | Chronologie Part 4 |
| 1993 October | Chronologie Part 4 (remix) |
| 1994 May | CHRONOLOGIE VI (EP) |
| 1995 October | JARREMIX |
| 1995 | HONG KONG |
| 1997 May 20 | OXYGENE 7-13 |
| 1997 | Oxygene 8 |
| 1997 | Oxygene 10 |
| 1998 | Rendez-Vous 98 |
| 1999 February 2 | PARIS LIVE |
| 1999 | C'est La Vie |
| 2000 August 8 | ODYSSEY THROUGH 02 |
| 2000 | Tout Est Bleu |
| 2001 | METAMORPHOSES |
| 2002 November 17 | SESSIONS 2000 |
| 2003 September 22 | GEOMETRY OF LOVE |
| 2004 February | DESTINATION DOCKLANDS: THE LONDON CONCERT |
| 2004 September 16 | AERO |
| 2004 | Aerology |
| 2005 | JARRE IN CHINA |
| 2006 October 17 | THE SYMPHONIC JEAN MICHEL JARRE |
SEE ALSO...
M.A.S.S.: The Music of Jean-Michel Jarre
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