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Jean-Michel Jarre — Oxygène, Part I
Album: Oxygene
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Released: 1976
Length: 7:37
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 Steleks wrote:

Jean-Michel Jarre (yes the e is silent :)) is one of my absolutely favorite musicians of all times. Often described as the "father" of electronic and/or ambiental music, he gave us an early entry into the New Age music even before the '80s. Oxygene was first published in 1976 and even today doesn't sound out of place, not at all (of course, if you like this genre). I suggest for younger listeners to try few more of his albums like Magnetic Fields, Zoolook or Equinoxe, you never know you might like it (a lot).
While at it, look up Michael Oldfield as well as Vangelis :-) 


If Jarre is the father of electronic and/or ambient music, then Eno and Tangerine Dream are the grandfathers.
Posted 1 week ago by ick    [ Reply ]
That was something else.  How is it I had not crossed paths with this ever before.

I think Daft Punk's "Motherboard" would fit nicely after this.
Posted 4 weeks ago by BeanCrusher    [ Reply ]
This track always reminded me of this (the first two minutes) - soundtrack of a swamp level in a game I used to play as a tween in the '00s called Heavy Metal F.A.K.K. 2
Posted 1 month ago by Sofa_King    [ Reply ]
You can't play only this track. It is obligatory to play the whole album whenever this track is picked. At least, that's how it works in my music collection…
Posted 1 month ago by DrLex    [ Reply ]
Ok for the first few minutes, but 7•? Yikes 
Posted 1 month ago by MrPou    [ Reply ]
Previously on Dark Shadows...
Posted 3 months ago by Laptopdog    [ Reply ]
Beautiful electronics! Love this!
Posted 4 months ago by Saranghae    [ Reply ]
JMJ is responsible for significant part of my soundtrack of my 30's. This track is not his best, but the album is well worth revisiting (especially with quality headphones on) - a classic.
Posted 4 months ago by bodinrichard1    [ Reply ]
1976!!!  If it came out today it would still be out there!
Posted 1 year ago by frogtoad    [ Reply ]
The soundtrack for  ... more than one ... personal journey into the cosmos.  Hallucinogens not always required; a darkened room and a really comfy chair is sufficient.
Posted 1 year ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
after 50 years.... still a master, still a masterpiece
Posted 1 year ago by 6string    [ Reply ]
This track reminds me... I must boot up Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 and play a misson. >;-)
Posted 1 year ago by CrispyDruid    [ Reply ]
Ok, this music it's not for 10, but 0? 1? 2?  3? 4? This persons knows what music  is?  I don't think so.
Posted 1 year ago by flozer68    [ Reply ]
Spooky
Posted 1 year ago by Dinges,_the_Dude    [ Reply ]
3.5 millones de audiencia!!!!! eso si es trending, No el bullshit de los "likes" reteweets" y los "followers" 
Posted 1 year ago by sergioso    [ Reply ]
I have this and his next 4 albums on vinyl (besides Music For Supermarkets, which only had one copy pressed, and was only aired on AM radio in France one time), and I went back to get those 5 and the next couple on CD.

He has more than 25 albums now, so I have some catching up to do.

Added: YouTube has a "remake" of Supermarkets that supposedly is very true to the original... Jean-Michel Jarre - Music for Supermarkets (Remake 2010)
Posted 1 year ago by Gromit_42    [ Reply ]
 scraig wrote:
Pretty sure this music accompanied an old Star Trek episode.
 
Likely not possible as the show ended in summer 1969, while Jarre was first beginning his career and getting his equipment together.
 
What a mistake they made not hiring this guy for Star Trek: The Motion Picture in 1979.  I'm sure Jarre would have made some great pieces for that movie, and it would sound better than relying on a traditional brass orchestra for the full 2 hours.
Posted 2 years ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:


perfect pairing with Nitrous Oxide



Is Ntrous Oxide on the RP playlist?  LOL!   
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Bet he didn't plan on this sounding Halloween-like 
Posted 2 years ago by sunybuny    [ Reply ]
 Steleks wrote:

Jean-Michel Jarre (yes the e is silent :)) is one of my absolutely favorite musicians of all times. Often described as the "father" of electronic and/or ambiental music, he gave us an early entry into the New Age music even before the '80s. Oxygene was first published in 1976 and even today doesn't sound out of place, not at all (of course, if you like this genre). I suggest for younger listeners to try few more of his albums like Magnetic Fields, Zoolook or Equinoxe, you never know you might like it (a lot).
While at it, look up Michael Oldfield as well as Vangelis :-) 




You forgot Trevor Rabin.
Posted 2 years ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
this feels very Clockwork Orangey. Is this from Clockwork Orange?
Posted 2 years ago by olea    [ Reply ]
 JrzyTmata wrote:

Holy crap! this is tedious.



HAHAHA. I loved it but your comment still made me laugh. Haunting and reminiscent of some of my favourite films of the 70s. 
Posted 2 years ago by onebigmob    [ Reply ]
Holy crap! this is tedious.
Posted 2 years ago by JrzyTmata    [ Reply ]
 Chongo1959 wrote:

My dentist had this on a loop at her practice in the late 1970's or early 1980's! Very relaxing!



perfect pairing with Nitrous Oxide
Posted 2 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
 bobrk wrote:

Dreamy



the Dream Weaver train
Posted 2 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
Wow. 
Posted 2 years ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
 jamesbergen573 wrote:

So looking it up, this is #1 in a trilogy?
What are the other to like? Similar style, or does it progress?


It's an album full of the same dulcet, ambient symphony.  Sublime. 
Posted 2 years ago by nannimae    [ Reply ]
The cinema auditorium where I first saw _E.T._ had this playing as the audience came in before the show started.
Posted 2 years ago by ArrayMac    [ Reply ]
 eileenomurphy wrote:



Yep!! Old school, pre polyphonic!



Just an FYI - Polyphony was around since 1973 in synths with the Yamaha GX-1 - 18 voices and the CS-80 which I love(have a software version of it) was released in 1976 with 8 voices.  Jarre used  a digital synth on this album!
Posted 2 years ago by tm    [ Reply ]
Yeah - sorry what was I thinking...   10
Posted 2 years ago by tm    [ Reply ]
Paradise1
Pretty sure this music accompanied an old Star Trek episode. 
Posted 2 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
 Tippster wrote:

The "E" is still silent, Bill. It sounds like Jar with a Gallic "J" and "R."


Yes exactly!

Like Cher but with an 'a'. Otherwise it would have been written Jarré in France.
Posted 2 years ago by Kaw    [ Reply ]
 sm11 wrote:


I was thinking clockwork orange-y


Wouldnt that be a bit more of the old Ludwig Van?
Posted 2 years ago by Tippster    [ Reply ]
The "E" is still silent, Bill. It sounds like Jar with a Gallic "J" and "R."
Posted 2 years ago by Tippster    [ Reply ]
Thanks Bill

My brain was getting a bit stiff and needed a good stretch.
Posted 2 years ago by stevesaw    [ Reply ]
 Tjerome wrote:

Sounds a bit Twin Peaks-y.



I was thinking clockwork orange-y
Posted 2 years ago by sm11    [ Reply ]
Posted 2 years ago by nightdrive    [ Reply ]
"Time keeps on ticking ticking ticking into the future"
Posted 2 years ago by grhorn    [ Reply ]
 timmus wrote:

Was introduced to Jean-Michel Jarre via Carl Sagan's "Cosmos".  The show used several pieces from Oxygene and (I think) Equinoxe.



I think from memory that he also used clips from Vangelis from the Heaven and Hell and Albedo 0.39 albums such as the track Alpha.  But what an epic programme and his voice was sublime.
Posted 2 years ago by cob427uk1    [ Reply ]
Proclivities, any comments?
Posted 2 years ago by nomnol    [ Reply ]
So looking it up, this is #1 in a trilogy?
What are the other to like? Similar style, or does it progress?
Posted 2 years ago by jamesbergen573    [ Reply ]
SUPERB!!! ICONIC!!!
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
 tm wrote:

OH my god - the synths used in this album are fucking amazing.




Yep!! Old school, pre polyphonic!
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
My dad had this in his record collection back in the early 80s. I remember pulling this record from the shelf unknowingly, where it was safely buried between the Mamas and the Papas and Creedence. I think I was 5 or 6 years old. The concepts of life and death started to make sense to me. And this album cover instantly confronted me with mortality, the hard way. It scared the crap out of me. It's such an apt image for death and decay and the ultimate fate of earth and the universe. And then the music. So cold and unearthly and emotionally empty. As such it triggers feelings that represent the opposite. Pretty cool in a way. But it still gives me the creeps. And it remembers me to enjoy this extraordinary journey called life, before I disappear in the void again.
Posted 2 years ago by reijkman    [ Reply ]
OH my god - the synths used in this album are fucking amazing.
Posted 2 years ago by tm    [ Reply ]
 Steleks wrote:

Jean-Michel Jarre (yes the e is silent :)) is one of my absolutely favorite musicians of all times. Often described as the "father" of electronic and/or ambiental music, he gave us an early entry into the New Age music even before the '80s. Oxygene was first published in 1976 and even today doesn't sound out of place, not at all (of course, if you like this genre). I suggest for younger listeners to try few more of his albums like Magnetic Fields, Zoolook or Equinoxe, you never know you might like it (a lot).
While at it, look up Michael Oldfield as well as Vangelis :-) 




Vangelis Direct is great
Posted 2 years ago by Frodo    [ Reply ]
A prophetic album cover.
Posted 2 years ago by nicknt    [ Reply ]
The Elvira theme song.....
Posted 2 years ago by liveaudio608    [ Reply ]
Three over stuffed couches arranged in a semicircle, something more red than green, a pair of Klipsch Horns: altered consciousness. 
Posted 2 years ago by merobreno    [ Reply ]
Jean-Michel Jarre (yes the e is silent :)) is one of my absolutely favorite musicians of all times. Often described as the "father" of electronic and/or ambiental music, he gave us an early entry into the New Age music even before the '80s. Oxygene was first published in 1976 and even today doesn't sound out of place, not at all (of course, if you like this genre). I suggest for younger listeners to try few more of his albums like Magnetic Fields, Zoolook or Equinoxe, you never know you might like it (a lot).
While at it, look up Michael Oldfield as well as Vangelis :-) 
Posted 2 years ago by Steleks    [ Reply ]
My dentist had this on a loop at her practice in the late 1970's or early 1980's! Very relaxing!
Posted 2 years ago by Chongo1959    [ Reply ]
Hey Bill, as mentioned previously the last e in Jarre is silent.
Posted 3 years ago by 25demayo    [ Reply ]
 the_jake wrote:

Music from the Hearts of Space



Man, I Loved that show! 
Posted 3 years ago by deadheadmark    [ Reply ]
I would never have guessed that the release date for this was 1976. Blows my mind. 
Posted 3 years ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
Love this one. Bill, I can't tell if you were just playing around with his surname but just in case you weren't - the final E is silent.
Posted 3 years ago by GreenKittenLines    [ Reply ]
Dreamy
Posted 3 years ago by bobrk    [ Reply ]
 tcseeley wrote:


I thought it was a Theremin.
Moog synthesizer?

Posted 3 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
I envision aliens approaching earth; assessing the situation, and turning back...tears in their eyes
Posted 3 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
Was introduced to Jean-Michel Jarre via Carl Sagan's "Cosmos".  The show used several pieces from Oxygene and (I think) Equinoxe.
Posted 3 years ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
Dudley Moore lookalike?
Posted 3 years ago by shaun2    [ Reply ]
My brother was given this as a gift.  I nicked it and wore that cassette tape out.  I'm instantly transported now back into my little car travelling through the mountains of Wales, rain beating on the windscreen.
Posted 3 years ago by MrsTom    [ Reply ]
Generally I like electronic music.  This one I find kind boring.

Next!
Posted 3 years ago by bruceandjenna    [ Reply ]
Creepy
Posted 3 years ago by steuss    [ Reply ]
Sounds a bit Twin Peaks-y.
Posted 3 years ago by Tjerome    [ Reply ]
Before checking the playlist, I thought maybe this was a track off the Bladerunner soundtrack, and I feel just a little shame that I can't tell JMJ and Vangelis apart.
Posted 3 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
 scott_bruce wrote:

Best saw-playing I have heard in a while. I wonder if he is using a crosscut or a rip saw on this??



I thought it was a Theremin.
Posted 3 years ago by tcseeley    [ Reply ]
 scott_bruce wrote:

Best saw-playing I have heard in a while. I wonder if he is using a crosscut or a rip saw on this??



He could be using one of those Japanese Ryoba saws, I use those in my work and the sound is exquisite.   
Posted 3 years ago by Kaisersosay    [ Reply ]
It seems that I enjoy just about everything that Jean-Michel Jarre has put out.
Posted 3 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Best saw-playing I have heard in a while. I wonder if he is using a crosscut or a rip saw on this??
Posted 3 years ago by scott_bruce    [ Reply ]
Music that melts in your head, not your hand.  Long-time favourite.
Posted 3 years ago by duffy11    [ Reply ]
Legendary piece of music
Posted 3 years ago by heinerxxl    [ Reply ]
My college roommate and I would put on this album, modest volume level, open the windows, turn off the lights, light one up, and just stare at whatever was happening out on the quad.

Explains the 1.8 GPA, doesn't it?

<edit, three months later>  He's hosted a few Large Concerts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Posted 3 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
Music from the Hearts of Space
Posted 3 years ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]
OMG, I've not heard this for > 30 years!  Memories.
Posted 4 years ago by SnapDragon66    [ Reply ]
Music like this should be on its own ambient / chill vibe RP playlist.

I like it
Posted 4 years ago by BigCountry98    [ Reply ]
Really liked this but for some reason I kept looking over my shoulder for strange things the entire time it was playing.
Posted 4 years ago by scadawizard    [ Reply ]
One of my all time favorite albums, and I had no idea about it until I heard Oxygene 4 on the Grand Theft Auto IV soundtrack. Of all things.
Posted 4 years ago by Mackmoney3000    [ Reply ]
 sheeelaaa wrote:

This CD was in my diskman every time I flew, to help alleviate air sickness.  Worked like a charm!
Interesting - I liken it to Tangerine Dream's Phaedre, which used to have the bed revolving/room spinning without the need for excess alcohol or other recreational pharmaceuticals...

Posted 4 years ago by kbs    [ Reply ]
This reminds me of the bit about Cat Yodeling in this YouTube classic
Posted 4 years ago by Solanus    [ Reply ]
Even the album cover was ahead of the time, Mother Earth with a skull inside.
Posted 4 years ago by nicknt    [ Reply ]
 goodenough wrote:
Bring back the Seventies. The best time ever for music, even if we did have to put up with Rollers!
 

Posted 4 years ago by Sam_Chucklestone    [ Reply ]
Bring back the Seventies. The best time ever for music, even if we did have to put up with Rollers!
Posted 4 years ago by goodenough    [ Reply ]
Genius.  First heard this in 1982, I have not tired of it.  Go RP for adding this. More Jean-Michel Jarre, please!
Posted 4 years ago by milleronic    [ Reply ]

This CD was in my diskman every time I flew, to help alleviate air sickness.  Worked like a charm!
Posted 4 years ago by sheeelaaa    [ Reply ]
Listening to this as a little kid had my imagination running WILD
Has a melancholic touch to it... So pure and beautiful
Posted 4 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
Sounds like it should be the prelude for "Forbidden Planet" 
Posted 4 years ago by folkes.tom    [ Reply ]
no comments on this gem?
Posted 4 years ago by uksminas    [ Reply ]
the top
Posted 5 years ago by paradise1677    [ Reply ]
Hang on little Tomita
Posted 5 years ago by pennstac    [ Reply ]