Description
Jean Michel Jarre – Equinoxe / Disques Dreyfus Audio CD / FDM 36141-2
UPC 3460503614123
Équinoxe (English: Equinox) is the fourth studio album by French electronic musician and composer Jean-Michel Jarre, released in December 1978 on the Disques Dreyfus record label, licensed to Polydor Records for worldwide distribution.
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 album is presented as two suites of music, each consisting of four parts and taking up one side of the vinyl release of the album. The separate tracks on the record smoothly segue into each other to this effect.
The album reached number 11 on the UK Album Chart and number 126 on the US Billboard 200 chart. In 2018, four decades after the album's release, Jarre produced a sequel, titled Equinoxe Infinity.
| Label: | Disques Dreyfus – FDM 36141-2 |
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| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | France |
| Released: |
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| Genre: | Electronic |
| Style: | Experimental, Ambient, Synth-pop |
Tracklist:
| 1 | Equinoxe Part 1 | 2:25 | |
| 2 | Equinoxe Part 2 | 5:00 | |
| 3 | Equinoxe Part 3 | 5:09 | |
| 4 | Equinoxe Part 4 |
6:54 | |
| 5 | Equinoxe Part 5 | 3:54 | |
| 6 | Equinoxe Part 6 | 3:28 | |
| 7 | Equinoxe Part 7 | 7:06 | |
| 8 | Equinoxe Part 8 | 4:57 |
- Composed By, Producer, Synthesizer [2600 ARP, AKS, VCS 3, Yamaha Polyphonic, Oberheim Polyphonic, RMI Harmonic, Korg Polyphonic Ensemble], Keyboards [RMI Keyboard Computer], Drum Machine [Rhythmicomputer], Organ [Elka 707, Eminent], Mellotron, Sequencer [ARP Sequencer, Oberheim Digital Sequencer, Matrisequencer 250], Vocoder [E.M.S.] – Jean Michel Jarre
- Cover [Front] – Michel Granger
- Engineer [Mixing] – Jean-Pierre Janiaud
- Engineer [Mixing] [Assisted By] – Patrick Foulon
- Musical Assistance [Help], Technician [Development Of New Instruments] – Michel Geiss
- Photography By [Back Photo] – Charlotte Rampling
