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Electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre has announced that he will release a newly remastered version of his 1984 album Zoolook on vinyl through Sony Music on January 10. It will be preceded by a digital version of the album on November 8.
Greatly influenced by Jarre’s former mentor Pierre Schaeffer’s musique concrète approach, something he also utilised on 2022’s Oxymore album, Zoolook saw Jarre recording samples of singing and speech in 25 different languages which were then put through a Fairlight synthesizer, an early example of sampling in music.
The album also featured contributions from avant-garde vocalist Laurie Anderson, whose imaginary language vocals were recorded at Jarre’s invitation. Other vocal contributions were the result of Jarre’s work with French ethnologist Xavier Bellanger, who during his travels recorded a large collection of tapes.
“Zoolook was an exploration of language, human voices, and the connections between culture and technology,” says Jarre today of the album. “I wanted to bring together the diverse sounds of humanity, creating a musical language without words that speaks universally. I’m delighted to revisit this project for its 40th anniversary, honouring both its legacy and the listeners who have embraced it over the years.”
The newly remastered anniversary edition, available digitally and as a limited-edition 180g single LP vinyl, features a bonus track, Moon Machine.
Jean-Michel Jarre: Zoolook
1. Ethnicolor
2. Diva
3. Zoolook
4. Wooloomooloo
5. Blah Blah Cafe
6. Ethnicolor II
7. Zoolookologie
8. Moon Machine (bonus track)
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- Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygene - 2nd - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $13.00, €11.90 (New Item) (arrived 25-Oct-2024 17:00)on November 5, 2024 at 10:15 am
JEAN MICHEL JARRE Oxygene (1977 UK 6-track vinyl LP, glossy picture sleeve. The sleeve shows some mild shelfwear & the vinyl remains in excellent condition with very little play)
- Jean-Michel Jarre - Equinoxe Project + Posters - UK - vinyl box set - £75.00, $97.50, €89.25 (New Item) (arrived 18-Sep-2024 17:00)on November 5, 2024 at 10:15 am
JEAN-MICHEL JARRE Equinoxe Project (2018 German pressed UK & European FOUR-DISC 40th Anniversary boxset comprising a remastered version of his classic 1978 8-track album accompanied by his newly released 'Equinoxe Infinity' album. Each albumis individually pressed on both 180gram Heavyweight Vinyl [in their own gatefold picture sleeves] and CD [inside separate gatefold digi sleeves]. Complete with download code scratchcard and four mega-sized artwork posters, allhoused in a 13" x 13" x 1.5" two-piece glossy picture box. The box displays some light general wear, whilst the content remains in a 'near mint' condition)
- Jean-Michel Jarre - Waiting For Cousteau - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £35.00, $45.50, €41.65 (New Item) (arrived 04-Sep-2024 17:32)on November 5, 2024 at 10:15 am
JEAN-MICHEL JARRE Waiting For Cousteau (Scarce 1990 UK 4-track LP, glossy picture sleeve. The sleeve is Excellent with minimal shelf wear & the vinyl is clean & in Excellent condition with very little play)
- Jean-Michel Jarre - The Concerts In China - EX - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £15.00, $19.50, €17.85 (New Item) (arrived 09-Sep-2024 09:52)on November 5, 2024 at 10:15 am
JEAN-MICHEL JARRE The Concerts In China (1982 UK 15-track double LP, recorded live during five concerts in Peking & Shanghai, the first performances of rock or contemporary music ever given in the People's Republic of China; includes forty minutes ofthen-new material, gatefold picture sleeve with illustrated inners. The sleeve is Excellent with some edge scuffing and due to vinyl shift whilst the discs remains in Excellent condition PODV3)
- Jean-Michel Jarre - Magnetic Fields - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $13.00, €11.90 (New Item) (arrived 12-Sep-2024 13:44)on November 5, 2024 at 10:15 am
JEAN MICHEL JARRE Magnetic Fields (1981 UK 5-track vinyl LP, the fifth studio album by French electronic musician including the singles Part 2 and Part 4 [Remix], housed in a glossy picture sleeve with the illustrated credits inner, The sleeveshows only light shelfwear and the vinyl shows only the lightest signs of play POLS1033)
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