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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 Equinoxe (1978 UK limited edition injection moulded 7" vinyl single with the B-side etched with the title, facsimile autograph and the date Dec 78. Features Parts 5 & 1, flipback style paper picture sleeve. The sleeveshows some very light ring wear to the back whilst the vinyl has little signs of play POSP20)
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JEAN-MICHEL JARRE Revolutions (1988 UK 7-track LP, the sixth studio album by the French composer including the singles Revolutions & London Kid [a collaboration with Hank Marvin], picture sleeve. The sleeve has light wear and the vinyl is Excellent with few signs of play POLH45)
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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)
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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)
- Jean-Michel Jarre - Zoolook - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £12.00, $15.24, €14.52 (New Item) (arrived 16-Sep-2024 08:32)on December 5, 2024 at 11:09 pm
JEAN-MICHEL JARRE Zoolook (1984 UK 7-track vinyl LP with picture labels, the fourth overall mainstream studio album from the French composer, guest starring Laurie Anderson & Adrian Belew. The glossy picture sleeve shows minor wear and thevinyl grades Excellent with few signs of play POLH15)
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