Electronica 1: The Time Machine

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Electronica 1: The Time Machine
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Studio album by Jean Michel Jarre
Released 16 October 2015 (2015-10-16)
Recorded 2011–2015
Genre Electronic, Trip Hop
Length 68:20
Label Columbia
Producer Jean Michel Jarre
Jean Michel Jarre chronology
Essentials & Rarities
(2011)Essentials & Rarities2011		 Electronica 1: The Time Machine
(2015)		 Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise
(2016)Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise2016
Singles from Electronica 1: The Time Machine
  1. "Glory"
    Released: 15 May 2015[1]
  2. "Conquistador"
    Released: 10 July 2015[2]
  3. "Zero Gravity"
    Released: 10 July 2015[3]
  4. "Watching You"
    Released: 10 July 2015[4]
  5. "Stardust"
    Released: 31 July 2015[5]
  6. "If..!"
    Released: 28 August 2015[6]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 63/100[7]
Review scores
Source Rating
The Guardian 4/5 stars[8]
Pitchfork Media 4.0/10[9]

Electronica 1: The Time Machine is the fourteenth studio album by French electronic musician Jean Michel Jarre, released on 16 October 2015 by Columbia Records.[10] It was recorded with the help of 15 separate collaborators, including Vince Clarke,[11] Gesaffelstein, M83, Armin van Buuren,[12]John Carpenter[13] Robert "3D" Del Naja of Massive Attack fame, Pete Townshend (from The Who) and the late Edgar Froese of Tangerine Dream, the collaboration being one of Froese's last projects before dying in January of 2015.[14]

Jarre announced on 20 April 2015 Conquistador as result of his collaboration with French techno producer Gesaffelstein.[15] On May 15, 2015 a second collaboration, this time with French electronic band M83 titled Glory was announced, with a music video for the track being released on June 23, 2015.[16][17] A third collaboration, this time with German electronic band Tangerine Dream was announced on 22 June 2015.[18]

The collaborations were teased over a period of months in 2015 before the album itself was announced by Jarre on 10 July 2015, under its project name "E-project". It is to be his first release of original music since his 2007 album Téo & Téa. Pre-orders of the album were announced, as well as 2 limited edition box sets.[19]

On 28 August 2015, details of the album and the title Electronica volume 1 (The Time Machine) were announced, together with the Little Boots track If..!. A trailer accompanying the announcement[20] has Jean Michel Jarre talking about the concept of this album and how it all came together. A 2nd volume was released in May 2016.[21]

Background

In an interview with Billboard, Jarre said of the album: "I've wanted to tell a story for a while regarding electronic music history and its legacy from my point of view and experience, from when I started to nowadays. I planned to compose for and collaborate with an array of artists, who are, directly or indirectly linked to this scene, with people I admire for their singular contribution to our genre, that represent a source of inspiration for me over the last four decades I have been making music, but who also have an instantly recognizable sound. At the outset, I had no idea how this project would evolve, but I was delighted that everybody I reached out to accepted my invitation."[22]

The Electronica project started in 2011 with his collaboration with David Lynch.[23]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "The Time Machine" (with Boys Noize) Jarre, Alexander Ridha 3:54
2. "Glory" (with M83) Jarre, Anthony Gonzalez 4:12
3. "Close Your Eyes" (with Air) Jarre, Nicholas Godin, Jean-Benoit Dunckel 6:15
4. "Automatic (Part 1)" (with Vince Clarke) Jarre, Vince Clarke 3:06
5. "Automatic (Part 2)" (with Vince Clarke) Jarre, Vince Clarke 3:03
6. "If..!" (with Little Boots) Jarre, Victoria Hesketh 3:13
7. "Immortals" (with Fuck Buttons) Jarre, Benjamin Power, Andrew Hung 4:24
8. "Suns Have Gone" (with Moby) Jarre, Richard Melville Hall 5:55
9. "Conquistador" (with Gesaffelstein) Jarre, Mike Lévy 3:09
10. "Travelator (Part 2)" (with Pete Townshend) Jarre, Pete Townshend 3:10
11. "Zero Gravity" (with Tangerine Dream) Jarre, Edgar Froese 7:12
12. "Rely on Me" (with Laurie Anderson) Jarre, Laurie Anderson 2:54
13. "Stardust" (with Armin van Buuren) Jarre, Armin Van Buuren 4:37
14. "Watching You" (with 3D of Massive Attack) Jarre, Robert Del Naja, Euan Dickinson 4:09
15. "A Question of Blood" (with John Carpenter) Jarre, John Carpenter 2:58
16. "The Train & The River" (with Lang Lang) Jarre 7:13
Total length:
 68:20

Charts and certifications

References

  1. ↑ http://www.qobuz.com/fr-fr/album/glory-jean-michel-jarre-m83/0886445169409
  2. ↑ http://www.qobuz.com/fr-fr/album/conquistador-gesaffelstein/0886445367409
  3. ↑ http://www.qobuz.com/fr-fr/album/zero-gravity-tangerine-dream/0886445367430
  4. ↑ http://www.qobuz.com/fr-fr/album/watching-you-3d-massive-attack/0886445367478
  5. ↑ http://www.qobuz.com/fr-fr/album/stardust-armin-van-buuren/0886445367577
  6. ↑ http://www.qobuz.com/fr-fr/album/stardust-armin-van-buuren/0886445368031
  7. ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/music/electronica-vol-1-the-time-machine/jean-michel-jarre
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