Oxygène 3
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| Oxygène 3 | ||||
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| Released | 2 December 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Genre | Electronic | |||
| Length | 39:54 | |||
| Producer | Jean-Michel Jarre | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 65/100[1] |
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| AllMusic |    [2] |
Oxygène 3 is the nineteenth studio album by the French electronic musician and composer Jean-Michel Jarre. Announced via a post on Jarre’s Instagram account,[3] the album was released on 2 December 2016, on the 40th anniversary of the original Oxygène album.[4][5]
Background[edit]
During the recording of his Electronica albums, Jarre composed and recorded a piece that he said “made me think about what Oxygène could be if I was composing it today.” With the 40th anniversary in mind, Jarre decided to record another chapter of Oxygène, with the original minimalist approach in mind, but using new technology to create it.[6] During the Electronica Tour, Jarre previewed the track Oxygène 17, which was released as a single on 4 November. For the artwork of the album, Jarre returned again to longtime collaborator and artist of the original Oxygène album cover Michel Granger to create a 3D model of his original painting that served as the cover for Oxygène.[7]
Release[edit]
Oxygène 3 was released as a standalone album on CD, digital download and LP, as well as in the Oxygène Trilogy package. The Oxygène Trilogy was released on CD in digipak format, and in the Ultimate edition, which contains the CDs of the albums, as well as transparent vinyl and an exclusive coffee table book. The book contains pictures and a brief description of the various recording equipment (studio tape recorders, master SSD and tapes, DAW software etc.) and musical instruments (organs, synthesizers, drum machines, VST plugins etc.) used to record the three albums in the Oxygène series.[8]
Equipment[edit]
- Eminent 310
- EMS Synthi AKS
- Small Stone Electro-Harmonix
- Electric Mistress
- ARP 2500
- ARP 2600
- Moog Sub 37
- Dave Smith Instruments OB6
- Mellotron D4000
- Korg Polyphonic Ensemble P
- Korg Mini Pops
- Metasonic
- Digisequencer
- Roland TR-808
- Animoog
- Teenage Engineering OP-1
- PO-12 Rhythm
- OP 24
- Ochord
- Elektron Analog Keys
- Access Virus
- Synapse Audio Software Dune VST
- Nord Lead 1
- Monark
- RBlocks
- Spire
- Serum
- Cognosphere
- Moog Taurus 1
- Micro Monsta
- Philicorda
- Spectrasonics Omnisphere 2
- Spectrasonics StyusRMX
The album was Recorded and mixed on Ableton Live and MacBook Pro.[9]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks written by Jean-Michel Jarre.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Oxygène Part 14” | 5:28 |
| 2. | “Oxygène Part 15” | 6:40 |
| 3. | “Oxygène Part 16” | 6:50 |
| 4. | “Oxygène Part 17” | 4:20 |
| 5. | “Oxygène Part 18” | 2:48 |
| 6. | “Oxygène Part 19” | 5:45 |
| 7. | “Oxygène Part 20” | 7:58 |
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] | 47 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] | 30 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] | 47 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] | 20 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] | 23 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[15] | 50 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] | 34 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[17] | 23 |
| Polish Albums (ZPAV)[18] | 33 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[19] | 44 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20] | 46 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] | 14 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[22] | 41 |