J.M. Jarre Magazine – A kind of Fanclub or something like that
The “Rarities” album, by Jean Michel Jarre, is going to be released on vinyl in a few days, according to Francis Dreyfus Music. This release will contain a 180 gr vinyl and a gatefold sleeve.
As Fairlight Jarre previously reported, Francis Dreyfus Music will release “Oxygene“, “Equinoxe” and “Magnetic Fields” in vinyl aswell.
You can already reserve this album on Fnac France and Amazon France.
The first rehearsals and light test for the concert in Monaco has just started. In these images published by our friends of Jarrefan Brazil, you can see the first sights of this spectacular event.
The concert that Jean Michel Jarre is going to perform in Monaco next July, 1 will be broadcasted live by the Euronews channel. This is part of a partnership between Jarre and Euronews that will cover future releases and concerts of the french musician.
As previously reported, “Essentials & Rarities” will be for sale (actually only under reservation) as digital download from some Music Stores in Internet… but this will include only the “Rarities” volume..
Some French Stores will also offer the “Studio Master” version of the album. According our info coming from DISQUES DEYFUS, those Studio Masters consists in 24bit Wav files which gives us the complete feel of the original CD. It should also be noted that the tracks included in “Essentials &Rarities” comes directly from the original Master tapes and were mastered by PATRICK PELAMOURGUES in HD.
But “Rarities” will not be the only the first album released in Studio Master quality… “Equinoxe” and “Oxygene” versions are also expected very soon in this format.
Qobuz.com is the only french website at the moment with a Studio Master option of “Rarities”, but other french websites are going to join this elected club in the next weeks.
FAIRLIGHT JARRE would like to thank BENJAMIN GUYOT, from DISQUES DREYFUS, for his kindness and support
The eagerly awaited Essentials & Rarities album, the first work of Francis Dreyfus Music and Jean Michel Jarre together on almost ten years, will be released next May 30.
The album will contain two CD’s, in a limited edition:
– Essentials: A tribute from Jarre to Dreyfus, who passed away last year, with some excerpts of the albums published by FDM.
– Rarities: For the first time, this CD will contain some pre-Oxygene works and from the time that Jean Michel Jarre studied in the GRM (Groupe de Recherches Muscales) with his guru, Pierre Schaeffer.
We can already announce that 2011 will see a new Jean Michel Jarre album.
This album is called “Memories & Rarities”, a double CD album which includes hits, inedits and pre-Oxygene material.
The launch of the album is due to be held on the three first months of 2011.
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As Jean Michel Jarre is saying in this video, something strange will happen during his London gig next sunday, so… stay tunned!
– The estimated starting time is 22.30 but the JMJ has already indicated that he has the last word about it, to ensure that the lighting situation is appropriate. Some delay would be possible because it is getting dark so early, so do not be surprising to see the start of the concert from 23.00h.
– The capacity of the venue is 8,000 people.
– Plaza de la Quintana, just behind the Cathedral of Santiago, have installed a giant screen for the event to follow it also in that place. This square fit 5,000 people. The screen is 7 × 13 m.
– The TVG / Galicia TV will broadcast the event. In principle, it is a false direct from 23.30.
– The project on Saturday has been designed by JMJ and his team. Already made a visit to Santiago for weeks now, and the team is working since Thursday morning to prepare everything.
– The stage will be placed in the same cathedral, particularly in the upper reaches of the entrance stairs of the main facade. It is not usual for artists to play there, because the scenarios are often placed in other areas of the square.
– The public controls to access into Plaza del Obradoiro will begin officially at 20.30.
– The platform on which the stage will be built occupy about 100 square meters.
– 500.000 W will be used for the concert lighting.
The concert that Jean Michel Jarre will offer on Saturday July 31 at Plaza del Obradoiro, Santiago de Compostela, will be broadcasted live by the Galician regional television, TVG.
Jarre’s show is expected to start at about 22:30.
