Description
Jean Michel Jarre – En Concert Houston And Lyon – Cassette
En Concert Houston-Lyon is a live album by French electronic music composer and producer Jean-Michel Jarre. The album features recordings from two concerts: one in Houston, USA, and the other in Lyon, France. The Houston concert took place in 1986, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the city of Houston, and the Lyon concert occurred in 1987 as part of the Pope’s visit to the city.
The album was released in 1989. The album includes tracks performed during the concerts, showcasing Jarre’s signature electronic soundscapes. Some notable tracks may include elements from his various albums.
En Concert Houston-Lyon captures the live experience of Jean-Michel Jarre’s performances, featuring his innovative use of lights, lasers, and electronic instruments. It serves as a representation of his ability to create immersive and visually stunning electronic concerts.
En Concert is an energetic live album with half the tracks played in front of Houston, TX, and the other half played to a crowd in Lyon, France. Jarre ignites the crowd in both cities, letting loose on a multitude of synthesizers and sequencers while playing his classics like “Oxygene V,” “Magnetic Fields I,” and “Equinoxe V.” His sonic display in front of the French crowd is the more spirited of the two, since Europe is where his fan base is the largest.
Jarre kept many of his slower mood pieces off of this album, which is rightly so. His quicker, more robust pieces seem to gain momentum as he dazzles the audience with his electronic sweeps and sharp stabs of brilliant synth. The lasers and lights can almost be heard piercing the night sky on “Rendez-Vous II” as Jarre ceases to limit himself to only a few instruments.
Both performances are outside, so there are no walls restricting the music, which, believe it or not, can be felt throughout the album. The sounds that radiate from Jarre’s keyboards sound large and expansive, capturing the live atmosphere and dynamically unleashing it onto disc.
Dreyfus Records
Track Listing
Oxygene V
Ethnicolor
Magnetic Fields I
Souvenir (Live Souvenir Of China)
Equinoxe
Rendez-Vous III (Laser Harp)
Rendez-Vous II Part 2
Ron’s Piece
Rendez-Vous IV
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