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Oxygène 7–13 
Studio album by Jean Michel Jarre Released May 20, 1997 Recorded 1996–1997
Oxygene Studio, Croissy, FranceGenre Electronica, trance, ambient, New Age Length 41:12 Label Disques Dreyfus Producer Jean Michel Jarre Jean Michel Jarre chronology Jarremix
(1995)Oxygène 7–13
(1997)Odyssey Through O2
(1998)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Oxygène 7–13 is a 1997 album of instrumental electronic music by Jean Michel Jarre, his ninth overall studio album. It is the sequel to his 1976 album Oxygène, and is dedicated to Jarre's former mentor, experimental musician Pierre Schaeffer. While the album was recorded using many of the same synthesizers as Oxygène, and the titling suggests a continuation from where the first album ends, many tracks have a more uptempo, trance-like character. The album is not as widely acclaimed as the original Oxygène, but has been quite successful nonetheless, especially among fans. Released approximately twenty years after the worldwide release of the first Oxygène, it is Jarre's final album in his traditional style (exclusive of Oxygène: New Master Recording), and thus comes full circle. It was also the last album by Jarre featuring Michel Geiss as collaborator.
"Oxygène 7", "Oxygène 8" and "Oxygène 10" have been released as singles. A number of remixes of Oxygène 7–13 tracks have been made, including those comprising most of the album Odyssey Through O2. The Orb's single "Toxygene" was originally intended for release as a remix for the single release of "Oxygène 8", but was rejected by Jarre for being too distant from the original.
Contents
Track listing
- "Oxygène 7" – 11:41
- Part 1 – 4:20
- Part 2 – 3:43
- Part 3 – 3:38
- "Oxygène 8" – 3:54
- "Oxygène 9" – 6:13
- Part 1 – 1:53
- Part 2 – 1:56
- Part 3 – 2:24
- "Oxygène 10" – 4:16
- "Oxygène 11" – 4:58
- "Oxygène 12" – 5:40
- "Oxygène 13" – 4:27
Instruments
- 2600 ARP synthesizer
- VCS3 synthesizer
- AKS
- Eminent 310 Unique
- Mellotron M400
- Theremin
- CS80
- Quasimidi Raven
- Digisequencer
- Akai MPC3000
- Nordlead
- JV 90
- K2000
- RMI Harmonic synthesizer
- Prophecy
- TR808
- DJ70
Notes
An excerpt of the last track on the album, "Oxygène 13", is used as the background music of the weather broadcast of RIK1's 20:00 (GMT+2) news program.
References
External links
- Oxygène 7–13 at Discogs
- Oxygène 7–13 at JarreUK
Jean Michel Jarre Studio albums Deserted Palace (1972) · Les Granges Brûlées (1973) · Oxygene (1976) · Equinoxe (1978) · Magnetic Fields (a.k.a. Les Chants Magnétiques) (1981) · Music for Supermarkets (a.k.a. Musique pour Supermarché) (1983) · Zoolook (1984) · Rendez-Vous (1986) · Revolutions (1988) · Waiting for Cousteau (a.k.a. En Attendant Cousteau) (1990) · Chronologie (1993) · Oxygene 7–13 (1997) · Métamorphoses (2000) · Interior Music (2001) · Sessions 2000 (2002) · Geometry of Love (2003) · Téo & Téa (2007) · Oxygene: New Master Recording (2007)Live albums The Concerts in China (a.k.a. Les Concerts en Chine) (1982) · In Concert / Cities In Concert, Houston-Lyon (1986) · Jarre Live / Destination Docklands, the London Concert (1989) · Hong Kong (1994) · Jarre in China (2005) · Live from Gdańsk (Koncert w Stoczni) (2005) · Live Printemps de Bourges 2002 (2006)LP - 7'' single only La Cage / ErosMachine (1971)Compilation albums The Essential Jean Michel Jarre (1985) · Images – The Best of Jean Michel Jarre (1991) · AERO (2004) · Sublime Mix (2006) · Essentials & Rarities (2011)Remixes by other artists Related articles Categories:- 1997 albums
- Jean Michel Jarre albums
- Concept album series
- Electronica albums
- "Oxygène 7" – 11:41
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