- Equinoxe
Infobox Album
Name = Equinoxe
Type = studio
Artist =Jean Michel Jarre
Released = 1978
Recorded = January 1978 – August 1978
Genre = Electronic, New Age, ambient
Length = 38:53
Label =Disques Dreyfus
Producer =Jean Michel Jarre
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:cf9us33ba3vg link]
Last album = "Oxygene"
(1976)
This album = "Equinoxe"
(1978)
Next album = "Magnetic Fields"
(1981)"Equinoxe" was the second major-label album release by
Jean Michel Jarre , released in 1978 onDisques Dreyfus , licensed toPolydor . Although not matching its predecessor, "Oxygène ", in terms of unit sales, "Equinoxe" has sold more than 10 million copies in total.The album reflects a day in the life of a human being, from morning to night. Parts 1 to 4 (i.e. side A) and tracks 5 to 8 (side B) segué smoothly from one to the next.
Jarre had developed his sound, employing more dynamic and rhythmic elements, particularly a greater use of sequencing on basslines. Much of this was achieved using custom equipment developed by his collaborator
Michel Geiss .The release was followed by a concert on the
Place de la Concorde ,Paris onJuly 14 ,1979 . The concert attracted 1 million people, becoming Jarre's first entry in theGuinness Book of Records for the largest crowd for an outdoor concert.Two singles were released from the album, "Equinoxe Part 5" first, and then "Equinoxe Part 4".
The album reached #11 in the UK charts and #126 in the US charts [http://www.connollyco.com/discography/jeanmichel_jarre/equinoxe.html]
Track listing
# "Equinoxe Part 1" – 2:25
# "Equinoxe Part 2" – 5:00
# "Equinoxe Part 3" – 5:09
# "Equinoxe Part 4" – 6:54
# "Equinoxe Part 5" – 3:47
# "Equinoxe Part 6" – 3:28
# "Equinoxe Part 7" – 7:06
# "Equinoxe Part 8" – 4:57Personnel
*Jean-Michel Jarre –
ARP 2600 Synthesizer,EMS Synthi AKS ,VCS 3 Synthesizer,Yamaha CS60 , Oberheim TVS-1A, RMI Harmonic Synthesizer, RMI Keyboard Computer,ELKA 707 , Korg Polyphonic Ensemble 2000, Eminent,Mellotron , ARP Sequencer, Oberheim Digital Sequencer, Matrisequencer 250, Rhythmicomputer, EMS VocoderExternal links
* [http://www.jarreuk.com/discography_equinoxe.htm "Equinoxe"] at Jarre UK
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