AERO

For other uses, see Aero (disambiguation).
AERO
Compilation album by Jean Michel Jarre
Released September 2004
Recorded 2004 at Croissy Studio
Genre Electronica, chill-out, New Age, pop, ambient
Length 73:42
Label Warner Music
Producer Jean Michel Jarre
Jean Michel Jarre chronology
Geometry of Love
(2003)		 AERO
(2004)		 Jarre in China
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Release Music Magazine (7/10) [1]

AERO (Anthology of Electronic Revisited Originals) is a 2004 album of electronic music by Jean Michel Jarre. It is composed of previously-released tracks re-recorded in 5.1 surround sound plus three new tracks and a bonus live track. All tracks are sewn together through surround-sound "Scenes".

The album includes a CD and a DVD; the DVD-Video features Dolby Digital and DTS audio, whereas the CD is in stereo, mixed to give a more spacious impression than usual.

On the release of AERO, Jarre commented that he had always envisioned his music in surround; with the advent of the DVD, he could finally release his music the way he wanted. He claimed this to be the first recording specifically designed for 5.1 listening (this claim has been rebuffed by lesser known artists with prior releases).

Jarre chose the DVD-Video format instead of the higher-quality DVD-Audio or SACD because he claimed that DVD-Video was the most widespread format, with the generalization of home cinema setups.[2] However, DVD-Audio discs are normally authored to provide surround sound compatible with DVD-Video players.

The sleeve notes contain an introductory message by Jarre explaining how the included photos, sent in by fans from around the world, inspired his work. An extended 48-page version was sold exclusively through the Carrefour chain in France.

The images accompanying the music on the DVD show the eyes of Jarre's then girlfriend, French actress Anne Parillaud, listening to the music for the full length of the album. The eyes on the album cover are Jarre's own. [1]

Contents

Track listing

The DVD contains "Scenes" as separate tracks, while on the CD they are part of the track after which they follow.

CD

  1. "Aero Opening / Scene 1" – 0:50
  2. "Oxygene 2 / Scene 2" – 7:41
  3. "Aero" – 3:09
  4. "Equinoxe 8" – 1:24
  5. "Oxygene 4 / Scene 3" – 5:05
  6. "Souvenir of China / Scene 4" – 4:46
  7. "Aerology / Scene 5" – 3:40
  8. "Equinoxe 3 / Scene 6" – 6:33
  9. "Equinoxe 4 / Scene 7" – 6:46
  10. "Last Rendez-Vous / Scene 8" – 5:08
  11. "Zoolookology / Scene 9" – 3:54
  12. "Aerozone / Scene 10" – 4:56
  13. "Magnetic Fields 1 / Scene 11" – 5:59
  14. "Chronology 6" – 4:55
  15. "Rendez-Vous 4 (Live Version)" (hidden bonus track; featuring Safri Duo; recorded at the 2002 AERO concert) – 7:34

DVD

  1. "Aero Opening" – 0:16
  2. "Scene 1" – 0:33
  3. "Oxygene 2" – 7:12
  4. "Scene 2" – 0:31
  5. "Aero" – 3:09
  6. "Equinoxe 8" – 1:26
  7. "Oxygene 4" – 4:16
  8. "Scene 3" – 0:32
  9. "Souvenir of China" – 4:13
  10. "Scene 4" – 0:50
  11. "Aerology" – 3:02
  12. "Scene 5" – 0:37
  13. "Equinoxe 3" – 6:08
  14. "Scene 6" – 0:26
  15. "Equinoxe 4" – 5:40
  16. "Scene 7" – 1:06
  17. "Last Rendez-Vous" – 4:41
  18. "Scene 8" – 0:27
  19. "Zoolookology" – 3:34
  20. "Scene 9" – 0:12
  21. "Aerozone" – 4:51
  22. "Scene 10" – 0:16
  23. "Magnetic Fields 1" – 5:42
  24. "Scene 11" – 0:17
  25. "Chronology 6" – 4:54
  26. "Rendez-Vous 4 (Live Version)" – 7:35

References

  1. ^ "Jean Michel Jarre: Aero - Release Music Magazine review". Releasemagazine.net. http://www.releasemagazine.net/Onrecord/orjeanmicheljarrea.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-02. 
  2. ^ Source: Jarre interview on official AERO website.

External links

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
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
Jarremix (1995) · Odyssey Through O2 (1998)
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