Essentials & Rarities
Jean-Michel Jarre · 2011
122 min · 31 tracks · ambient
An ethereal journey through experimental soundscapes that meld electronic innovation with emotional depth.
Why this album works
This album matters as it encapsulates Jarre's influence on electronic music while serving as a retrospective of his career. It has been recognized not only for its artistic merit but also for charting Jarre's evolution as an artist, contributing to the reappraisal of ambient and electronic genres.
- Best for
- dynamic exploration of soundscapes wave-like pacing for deep listening ethereal journey through emotions
- Context
- By the time 'Essentials & Rarities' was released in 2011, Jean-Michel Jarre had firmly established himself as a pioneer of electronic music, with a career spanning over four decades. This compilation comes after his 2007 album 'Téo & Téa' and highlights key pieces from his expansive discography, showcasing both well-known tracks and rare gems.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Roland Kayn· Boards of Canada· Deep Forest
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 Souvenir of China 4:00
- 2 Oxygène 2 3:14
- 3 Arpegiateur 6:16
- 4 Oxygène 4 Standout 4:15
- 5 Équinoxe 4 Standout 6:41
- 6 Calypso 2 2:29
- 7 Zoolook 3:53
- 8 Magnetic Fields 1 5:21
- 9 Magnetic Fields 2 4:01
- 10 Équinoxe 5 3:55
- 11 Industrial Revolution 2 2:22
- 12 Rendez-vous 4 Standout 4:00
- 13 Gloria, Lonely Boy 5:30
- 14 Oxygène 6 6:20
- 15 Space of Freedom "March 23" 8:02
Disc 2
- 1 Happiness Is a Sad Song 5:53
- 2 Hypnose 3:29
- 3 Erosmachine 2:58
- 4 La Cage 3:23
- 5 Chanson des granges brûlées / Song of the Burnt Barns 2:45
- 6 Windswept Canyon 7:40
- 7 The Abominable Snowman 0:53
- 8 Deserted Palace 2:22
- 9 Le Pays de Rose / Roseland 2:02
- 10 Rain Forest (rap session) 1:40
- 11 Black Bird 3:07
- 12 Music Box Concerto 2:41
- 13 Iraqi Hitch-Hiker 2:25
- 14 Les Granges Brûlées / Burnt Barns 3:14
- 15 La Cage (Vitalic remix) 4:17
- 16 Erosmachine (Vitalic remix) 3:45
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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