A lot of glowing reviews. Anyone get this yet????
A lot of glowing reviews. Anyone get this yet????
I still need to pick up the second one. Didn't he take a different approach compared to Oldfield in revisiting his most famous work?
Whereas Oldfield redid the original piece but used modern instruments and recording tools; Jarre wrote new songs but recorded them using the original keyboards and recording tools.
I like it, it's nowhere near as good as Equinoxe or Oxygene, & I'd say it's a step down from Oxygene 2, but I hold all those three in very high regard. Only 2 listens in so far but I think it'll get plenty of play.
Ian
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Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
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I wasn't aware it was already released...
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Bought it on iTunes a week agoOriginally Posted by battema
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
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Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
Yep...amazing thing, that Amazon. My copy will arrive on Saturday
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Didn't even realize he was making a third one. I bought the re-recorded version back in 2008 and really liked it. I'll probably pick this one up too.
Someone put up a video of his vinyl playing.
The album preview didn't impress me. I'll definitely check out that vinyl upload, though!
Well, I just got the Oxygene Trilogy Box on vinyl and what a beauty it is! Way to early for a review of the new album, but so far I think that this is JMJ's best since Chronologie (1993). I quite like it, but it's a bit too 'dancey' for me with all these uptempo rhythms. I still highly prefer the first part over the next two..but hey, it's great that JMJ is still producing albums..
Sorry to have to say it, but Oxygene 3 is a disappointment. The opening is cool, but the bulk of the album is nothing special.
It's not really sticking with me either to be honest.
If you're actually reading this then chances are you already have my last album but if NOT and you're curious:
https://battema.bandcamp.com/
Also, Ephemeral Sun: it's a thing and we like making things that might be your thing: https://ephemeralsun.bandcamp.com
Ugh, should have picked it up for Xmas... Amazon came through.
I like it a lot. Reminds me of Tangerine Dream's Exit, has a good vibe, a little on the dark side yet still symphonic. Keeper!
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"Always ready with the ray of sunshine"
I wonder if he'll do Oxygene 4 in 2037?
On the 3rd one he used a combination of digital and analog equipment.
I'm really liking the new album and have been playing it a LOT. Really like the way he mixes the older sound with the new.
We are the grandchildren of apes, not angels
But only we are gifted with the eyes to see
On days without FEAR, when our heads are clear
That angels, we could be
(Marillion 2016)
What I heard of it, doesn't sound as nice as the first 2 Oxygene albums. Though it is more interesting than the title-track of Waiting for Cousteau.
I'll buy it, if I see it for the right price.
I didn't know there was an Oxygene 2.... Does the law of diminishing returns apply here?
Yes
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-a...re-happy-hour/
Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
Oxygene 2 was released in the US as Oxygene 7-13. It features even more mellotron than the first Oxygene album, and sounds good to these ears. I have yet to hear Oxygene 3. I will definitely check it out.
We're trying to build a monument to show that we were here
It won't be visible through the air
And there won't be any shade to cool the monument to prove that we were here. - Gene Parsons, 1973
Funnily enough I absolutely love the title-track of Waiting for Cousteau.. A really nice ambient track. I do find Oxygene 3 really boring though, I must confess.
Is Jarre's "Oxygene" akin to Oldfield's "Tubular Bells"? They cannot leave it alone, they have to keep tinkering... (Plus the possible cash cow)
I've got a bike you can ride it if you like
I would guess it's the latter, Casey.
For me personally, it's as inoffensive as it is forgettable. I don't hate it, but there's so many other/better albums (even electronic(a) albums) that I'd rather listen to these days.
If you're actually reading this then chances are you already have my last album but if NOT and you're curious:
https://battema.bandcamp.com/
Also, Ephemeral Sun: it's a thing and we like making things that might be your thing: https://ephemeralsun.bandcamp.com
I'd rate a little more highly than that but not a great deal, it's nice enough.
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-a...re-happy-hour/
Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
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