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Jean Michel Jarre – Les Concerts En Chine 1 – Cassette
Les Concerts En Chine is a live album by French electronic music pioneer Jean Michel Jarre. It was recorded during his historic concerts in China in 1981, making him the first Western musician to perform in the country after the end of the Cultural Revolution.
Jean-Michel Jarre performed a handful of concerts in Peking and Shanghai in 1981, marking the first time that a modern Western musical artist had played in communist China. Sensing the historical importance of the event, and the career milestone it represented, a double-album of live music from these concerts was released the following year as Les Concerts En Chine.
“Les Concerts En Chine” is a two-part album, with Part 1 focusing on the live recordings from the concerts in Beijing and Shanghai. The album features reworked versions of some of Jarre’s popular compositions, including “Oxygène,” “Equinoxe,” and “Magnetic Fields,” as well as new compositions specifically created for the China concerts.
The release is half musical travelogue (featuring new pieces presumably inspired by China) and half career retrospective, with faithful reproductions of excerpts from Equinoxe and Les Chants Magnetiques (Magnetic Fields) interspersed with new works and snippets of Chinese dialogue. There has always been a strong visual component to Jarre’s live shows, which the listener is left out of on these recordings, but even without the lights and lasers this is engaging stuff.
The album captures the unique blend of electronic music, symphonic elements, and captivating visuals that Jean Michel Jarre is known for. It showcases the grandeur and spectacle of his live performances, with the added cultural significance of being a groundbreaking event in the history of Chinese music.
Highlights from the show include “Jonques de Pecheurs au Crepuscule (Fishing Junks At Sunset),” a welcome respite from Jarre’s ultra-modern music that features a traditional Oriental arrangement, and new works like “Arpegiateur” and “Nuit A Shangai” that compare favorably with the brisk, streamlined sound of Tangerine Dream in the early 1980s.
“Les Concerts En Chine” marked a significant milestone in Jean Michel Jarre’s career, solidifying his status as a global music icon and opening the doors for Western musicians to perform in China. The album remains a cherished release among fans of electronic music and stands as a testament to Jarre’s pioneering spirit and musical innovation.
Brand new, never played and still sealed in the factory plastic seal but hole in bar code
Dreyfus Records
Track Listing
1. L’Overture
2. Arpegiateur
3. Equinoxe IV
4. Jonques De Pecheurs Au Crepsule
5. L’Orchestre Sous La Pluie
6. Eqinoxe VII
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