Jean Michel Jarre, the son of famed film composer Maurice Jarre, was born in France in 1948 and began studying piano at age five. In 1977, after abandoning his earlier forays into classical, jazz and rock music, he achieved astounding success with his breakthrough album, "Oxygene," a full scale opus that climbed to #2 on the UK charts. The orchestrated melodicism of this hit and its follow-up "Equinoxe," which also topped the charts, proved that he had found his voice at last. Jarre became the first certified "hitmaker" for electronic music, and his remarkable appeal shows no sign of diminishing.
With over 25 albums and numerous compilations (including the multi-platinum "Pure Moods"), EPs, singles and videos, Jarre is firmly ensconced as the European electronic music community’s ambassador, and has earned world-renown as a groundbreaking synthesizer player and composer. A superstar despite his aversion to touring, Jarre has repeatedly set world records for attendance at his spectacular live concerts. Since first coming in to prominence in the mid-70s, the notably enigmatic and media-shy artist has broken two Guinness World Book records for audience counts at live performances, and has consistently attracted crowds in excess of a million for rare appearances. In 1979, Jarre staged his first outdoor concert at Place de la Concorde in Paris, and broke a Guinness World Book record while dazzling an estimated one million spectators. In 1986, he helped NASA celebrate their 25th anniversary in Houston, attracting over one million spectators for a live performance broadcast! on worldwide television. And, in Paris, more than two-and-a-half million people jammed into his concert to honor Bastille Day following the release of his 1990 CD, "Waiting For Cousteau." (He topped his own Guinness World Book Record with that one!) In 2002, Jarre made a sensational return with the critically acclaimed "Sessions 2000."
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In the early 70’s, a young composer named Jean Michel Jarre embarked on a recording career with an album of instrumental synthesizer music, Deserted Palace. After the album failed commercially, Jarre’s next move was to follow in the footsteps of his father, famed film composer Maurice Jarre, and wild success of Wendy Carlos’ soundtrack to ‘A Clockwork Orange,’ with a soundtrack project of his own. The resulting album, ‘Les Granges Brulees’ was an artistic achievement on par with ‘A Clockwork Orange,’ although the film and soundtrack did not make it very far out of its native France. Still, buried under all of Jarre’s success, was this little vinyl album from France – a relic of early analog-synth based electronica. New sounds for the world – much different from Carlos’s ‘Switched-On’ sound. Jarre’s music had roots in classical composition, but with a percussive, rhythmic noise element that would resurface years later in Trance and Techno music. "Les Granges Brulees" was never released outside of France, and therefore missed the periodical reissues on cassette, 8-Track, and CD that most albums are afforded. The original vinyl is one of the most collectible records in history – with mint copies still fetching over $500 in America. Dreyfus is thrilled to mark the 30th anniversary of this milestone recording with its first worldwide CD release.
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ASIN: B00011V84U Release Date: 2004-01-20 |
Tracks:
- La Chanson Des Granges Br
- Le Pays De Rose
- L'hcopt
- Une Morte Dans La Neige
- Zig-zag
- Le Juge
- Le Car / Le Chasse-neige
- Th De L'argent
- Rose
- Htation
- La Perquisition Et Les Paysans
- Reconstitution
- Les Granges Br
- Descente Au Village
- La Vt
- Grique
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In the early 70's, a young composer named Jean Michel Jarre embarked on a recording career with an album of instrumental synthesizer music, Deserted Palace. After the album failed commercially, Jarre's next move was to follow in the footsteps of his father, famed film composer Maurice Jarre, and wild success of Wendy Carlos' soundtrack to `A Clockwork Orange,' with a soundtrack project of his own. The resulting album, `Les Granges Brulees' was an artistic achievement on par with `A Clockwork Orange,' although the film and soundtrack did not make it very far out of its native France. Still, buried under all of Jarre's success, was this little vinyl album from France - a relic of early analog-synth based electronica. New sounds for the world - much different from Carlos's `Switched-On' sound. Jarre's music had roots in classical composition, but with a percussive, rhythmic noise element that would resurface years later in Trance and Techno music. "Les Granges Brulees" was never released outside of France, and therefore missed the periodical reissues on cassette, 8-Track, and CD that most albums are afforded. The original vinyl is one of the most collectible records in history - with mint copies still fetching over $500 in America. Dreyfus is thrilled to mark the 30th anniversary of this milestone recording with its first worldwide CD release.Customer Reviews:
Forgive him.......2007-01-11
there is nothing to remember from this one. The keyboard sounds like a Casio that you can buy in a Wal-Mart. For die hard fans only.
Oh dear. No thanks........2005-01-02
I think i'll give this a miss. I'm reviewing it based on the soundclips on this page. I had been a fan of Jarre for about 15 years, and then found myself drifting off after attending his Paris Concert in 1995 (not because of the concert) and attending the Wembley concert in 1993. When his millenium album came out,i think that's where we lost the Jarre we know. Jarre has always been experimental. I mean, that's what helped him be a pioneer of electronic music in the first place. Yet,now he cares more about fitting in with current trends than going for new sound. He's selling out his own uniqueness. Anyway. Back to this early work. Going by these soundclips,it sounds hideously cheap and amateurish. There is no soundscape as such, like in Oxygene and Equinoxe. We had a childrens tv program in the UK called Rhubarb and Custard. The track "Zig Zag" sounds like something from that. Considering this work was a collectors item, some people were hugely ripped off in my opinion. Jarre is just fiddling with sound and making it up as he goes along. No,this is just doodling before Jarre found his style. I'll give this CD a miss,think you.
What a difficult review to write..........2004-03-18
very early Jarre.......2004-02-24
Tracks on this album are sometimes comic, sometimes naive, nothing to be compared with next album Oxygene, it's completely different music. Though it shows the development of Jarre's musical ideas.
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