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Équinoxe

February 21, 2023

Not to be confused with Equinox.
For the song by C418, see Minecraft - Volume Alpha.

Équinoxe (French pronunciation: ​[ekinɔks], English: Equinox) is the fourth studio album by French electronic musician and composer Jean-Michel Jarre, released in December 1978 on the Dreyfus record label, licensed to Polydor Records for its worldwide distribution. The album featured two singles: "Équinoxe Part 4" and "Équinoxe Part 5", the latter having more success reaching No. 45 on the UK Singles Chart. It reached number 11 on the UK Album Chart and number 126 on the US Billboard 200 chart.

Équinoxe
Studio album by
Jean-Michel Jarre
ReleasedDecember 1978
RecordedJanuary–August 1978
StudioJean-Michel Jarre's home studio, Paris
Genre
Length39:02
LabelDisques Dreyfus
ProducerJean Michel Jarre
Jean-Michel Jarre chronology
Oxygène
(1976) 		Équinoxe
(1978) 		Les Chants Magnétiques
(1981)
Singles from Équinoxe
  1. "Équinoxe Part 5"
    Released: December 29, 1978
  2. "Équinoxe Part 4"
    Released: July 1979

Composition and recording

The album was recorded from January to August 1978 in the makeshift recording studio set up in his apartment in Paris. The making of the album was done with a 16-track MCI tape. Jarre stated that although his previous album Oxygène was created without a concept in mind, Équinoxe was intended to represent a day in the life of a person, from waking up in the morning to sleeping at night.[4][5]

The aquatic, rain, storm and thunder sounds that play on various tracks were designed by French sound engineer Michel Geiss. Apart from using the ARP 2600, Jarre also used liberal echo whips in the various sound effects generated by the EMS VCS 3 synthesizer.[5][4] Both the Eminent 310 Unique organ and the VCS 3 went through an Electro Harmonix Small Stone guitar phasing pedal in order to provide the string pads used on the album.[6][7] The main sound of "Équinoxe Part 1" was created using Eminent's SUST string configuration.[4] The album also used the Korg KR 55 drum machine.[8]

Jarre's musical ideas were initially recorded on a small cassette recorder, "as an audio scratch pad". Jarre considered discarding one of the recordings as he did not think that it was good enough, but Geiss convinced him to keep it, and the track later became "Équinoxe Part 7". Jarre also told Geiss that one of his wishes was to get a sequencer based on a matrix. Geiss designed the Matrisequencer 250, an 2x50 note instrument which "became one of the main instruments in Équinoxe."[9][5] The Rhythmicomputer designed by Geiss also was used.[10] The album was mixed at Gang Studio by Jean-Pierre Janiaud with assistance from Patrick Foulon.[8]

Artwork

As with Oxygène, the cover art for Équinoxe used a painting by Michel Granger, in this case, Le trac (Stage Fright).[11] Granger visited Jarre's private mansion in Croissy to present him with different paintings that would illustrate the album cover. Each of the canvases was projected by light cannons, and Le trac was immediately chosen by Jean-Michel.[5]

Release and promotion

Équinoxe was released in December 1978 by Disques Dreyfus and internationally by Polydor Records,[12][13] The album was promoted in London, UK.[14] Two singles were released from the album, "Équinoxe Part 4" and "Équinoxe Part 5", the latter having more success reaching No. 45 on the UK Singles Chart[15] and was described as a "synth-pop primer."[16] The release was followed by a laser show and fireworks directed by Disques Dreyfus outside the Palais des Festival, Cannes where the album was broadcast at high volume on the public address system,[17] and also by a February 1979 promotional tour in the United States.[18]

A concert on the Place de la Concorde, Paris was held on 14 July of that year. The concert attracted over a million people, at the time the largest crowd for an outdoor concert.[19] Although it was not the first time he had performed in concert (Jarre had already played at the Paris Opera Ballet), the 40 minute-long event, which used projections of light, images and fireworks, served as a blueprint for Jarre's future concerts.[20][21] Its popularity helped create a surge in sales—a further 800,000 records were sold between 14 July and 31 August 1979—and the Frenchman Francis Rimbert featured at the event.[22][23] Along with its 1976 predecessor, both sold more than 1.5 million copies in France and in 1981, it would be certified platinum,[24] in November 1979, both sold 11 million worldwide.[25]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [26]
Mojo     [27]
Record Mirror     [28]

Contemporary critical reception for the album in the UK was negative. Davitt Sigerson of Melody Maker said "it is as slushily, pseudo-galactically crass and vapid as last year's Oxygène. The melodies are trite, harmonies predictable, textures almost determinedly hackneyed (even down to artificial 'weather' effects to generate mood). There isn't even much that's danceable."[29] In Record Mirror, Steve Gett called the album "very artificial and as a result quite emotionless." He continued saying that, "As far as i was concerned the effect was one of sleep inducement, basically because it seems so lifeless and infinite, never reaching a specific goal but merely drifting on."[28]

In the US, Cashbox wrote that "the result is a complex, starkly-toned album which is surprisingly accessible and invigorating. Although even liberal AOR stations may hesitate to place this LP on steady rotating, Jarre's sizable following plus adventurous rock fans will find this LP fascinating."[30] The Pittsburgh Press described the album as "a moody, melodic, masterful synthesizer symphony" and "a dazzling musical poem, a pleasure to listen to, a delight to experience."[31] In The Bulletin, William D. Loffler commented that the "titles are meaningless because the music is something like a stretched-out electronic tone poem."[32] Retrospective reviews of the album have been more favourable. Phil Alexander of Mojo listed it as one of Jarre's three key albums, noting the influence of abstract art and classical composers Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel and Nino Rota on Équinoxe, and wrote that "Jarre attempted to trace the human experience from morning to night across eight tracks on an album that is sensual and, in places, deeply melancholic."[27]

Mike DeGagne of AllMusic commented, "As the follow up album to Oxygène, Équinoxe offers the same mesmerizing effect, with rapid spinning sequencer washes and bubbling synthesizer portions all lilting back and forth to stardust scatterings of electronic pastiches. Using more than 13 different types of synthesizers, Jarre combines whirling soundscapes of multi-textured effects, passages, and sometimes suites to culminate interesting electronic atmospheres... So much electronic color is added to every track that it is impossible to concentrate on any particular segment, resulting in waves of synth drowning the ears at high tide."[26]

Legacy

"Équinoxe Part 1", "Équinoxe Part 3" and "Équinoxe Part 4" were used in Cosmos: A Personal Voyage by Carl Sagan, however they were not included on the series' soundtrack albums.[33] In the 1984 computer game for Commodore 64, Loco,[34] a remake of "Équinoxe Part 5" and "Équinoxe Part 6" by Ben Daglish was used.[35][36] In 2018, four decades after the album's release, Jarre produced a sequel, titled Equinoxe Infinity.[37][38]

Track listing

All tracks are composed by Jean-Michel Jarre.

Side one

  1. "Équinoxe Part 1" – 2:23
  2. "Équinoxe Part 2" – 5:01
  3. "Équinoxe Part 3" – 5:11
  4. "Équinoxe Part 4" – 6:52

Side two

  1. "Équinoxe Part 5" – 3:54
  2. "Équinoxe Part 6" – 3:15
  3. "Équinoxe Part 7" – 7:24
  4. "Équinoxe Part 8" – 5:02

Personnel

Personnel listed in album liner notes:[8]

Equipment

Adapted from the liner notes of the 2014 remastered version.[8]

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[50] Gold 50,000^
France (SNEP)[24] Platinum 1,500,000[24]
Germany (BVMI)[51] Gold 250,000^
Japan — 35,000[52]
Netherlands (NVPI)[53] Gold 75,000[52]
Sweden — 15,000[52]
United Kingdom (BPI)[54] Gold 100,000^
Summaries
Worldwide — 3,000,000[55]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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Sources

  • Duguay, Michael (2018), Jean Michel Jarre, Books on Demand, ISBN 978-284-993-324-4
  • Hughes, Alex; Reader, Keith (2003), Encyclopedia of contemporary French culture, CRC Press, ISBN 0-203-00330-6
  • Remilleux, Jean-Louis (1988), Jean-Michel Jarre (English ed.), Futura Publications Ltd., ISBN 0-7088-4263-1

External links

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Not to be confused with Equinox For the song by C418 see Minecraft Volume Alpha Equinoxe French pronunciation ekinɔks English Equinox is the fourth studio album by French electronic musician and composer Jean Michel Jarre released in December 1978 on the Dreyfus record label licensed to Polydor Records for its worldwide distribution The album featured two singles Equinoxe Part 4 and Equinoxe Part 5 the latter having more success reaching No 45 on the UK Singles Chart It reached number 11 on the UK Album Chart and number 126 on the US Billboard 200 chart EquinoxeStudio album by Jean Michel JarreReleasedDecember 1978RecordedJanuary August 1978StudioJean Michel Jarre s home studio ParisGenreElectronicambient 1 space music 2 new age 3 Length39 02LabelDisques DreyfusProducerJean Michel JarreJean Michel Jarre chronologyOxygene 1976 Equinoxe 1978 Les Chants Magnetiques 1981 Singles from Equinoxe Equinoxe Part 5 Released December 29 1978 Equinoxe Part 4 Released July 1979 Contents 1 Composition and recording 2 Artwork 3 Release and promotion 4 Critical reception 5 Legacy 6 Track listing 7 Personnel 8 Equipment 9 Charts 9 1 Weekly charts 9 2 Year end charts 10 Certifications and sales 11 References 11 1 Sources 12 External linksComposition and recording EditThe album was recorded from January to August 1978 in the makeshift recording studio set up in his apartment in Paris The making of the album was done with a 16 track MCI tape Jarre stated that although his previous album Oxygene was created without a concept in mind Equinoxe was intended to represent a day in the life of a person from waking up in the morning to sleeping at night 4 5 The aquatic rain storm and thunder sounds that play on various tracks were designed by French sound engineer Michel Geiss Apart from using the ARP 2600 Jarre also used liberal echo whips in the various sound effects generated by the EMS VCS 3 synthesizer 5 4 Both the Eminent 310 Unique organ and the VCS 3 went through an Electro Harmonix Small Stone guitar phasing pedal in order to provide the string pads used on the album 6 7 The main sound of Equinoxe Part 1 was created using Eminent s SUST string configuration 4 The album also used the Korg KR 55 drum machine 8 Jarre s musical ideas were initially recorded on a small cassette recorder as an audio scratch pad Jarre considered discarding one of the recordings as he did not think that it was good enough but Geiss convinced him to keep it and the track later became Equinoxe Part 7 Jarre also told Geiss that one of his wishes was to get a sequencer based on a matrix Geiss designed the Matrisequencer 250 an 2x50 note instrument which became one of the main instruments in Equinoxe 9 5 The Rhythmicomputer designed by Geiss also was used 10 The album was mixed at Gang Studio by Jean Pierre Janiaud with assistance from Patrick Foulon 8 Artwork EditAs with Oxygene the cover art for Equinoxe used a painting by Michel Granger in this case Le trac Stage Fright 11 Granger visited Jarre s private mansion in Croissy to present him with different paintings that would illustrate the album cover Each of the canvases was projected by light cannons and Le trac was immediately chosen by Jean Michel 5 Release and promotion EditEquinoxe was released in December 1978 by Disques Dreyfus and internationally by Polydor Records 12 13 The album was promoted in London UK 14 Two singles were released from the album Equinoxe Part 4 and Equinoxe Part 5 the latter having more success reaching No 45 on the UK Singles Chart 15 and was described as a synth pop primer 16 The release was followed by a laser show and fireworks directed by Disques Dreyfus outside the Palais des Festival Cannes where the album was broadcast at high volume on the public address system 17 and also by a February 1979 promotional tour in the United States 18 A concert on the Place de la Concorde Paris was held on 14 July of that year The concert attracted over a million people at the time the largest crowd for an outdoor concert 19 Although it was not the first time he had performed in concert Jarre had already played at the Paris Opera Ballet the 40 minute long event which used projections of light images and fireworks served as a blueprint for Jarre s future concerts 20 21 Its popularity helped create a surge in sales a further 800 000 records were sold between 14 July and 31 August 1979 and the Frenchman Francis Rimbert featured at the event 22 23 Along with its 1976 predecessor both sold more than 1 5 million copies in France and in 1981 it would be certified platinum 24 in November 1979 both sold 11 million worldwide 25 Critical reception EditProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 26 Mojo 27 Record Mirror 28 Contemporary critical reception for the album in the UK was negative Davitt Sigerson of Melody Maker said it is as slushily pseudo galactically crass and vapid as last year s Oxygene The melodies are trite harmonies predictable textures almost determinedly hackneyed even down to artificial weather effects to generate mood There isn t even much that s danceable 29 In Record Mirror Steve Gett called the album very artificial and as a result quite emotionless He continued saying that As far as i was concerned the effect was one of sleep inducement basically because it seems so lifeless and infinite never reaching a specific goal but merely drifting on 28 In the US Cashbox wrote that the result is a complex starkly toned album which is surprisingly accessible and invigorating Although even liberal AOR stations may hesitate to place this LP on steady rotating Jarre s sizable following plus adventurous rock fans will find this LP fascinating 30 The Pittsburgh Press described the album as a moody melodic masterful synthesizer symphony and a dazzling musical poem a pleasure to listen to a delight to experience 31 In The Bulletin William D Loffler commented that the titles are meaningless because the music is something like a stretched out electronic tone poem 32 Retrospective reviews of the album have been more favourable Phil Alexander of Mojo listed it as one of Jarre s three key albums noting the influence of abstract art and classical composers Claude Debussy Maurice Ravel and Nino Rota on Equinoxe and wrote that Jarre attempted to trace the human experience from morning to night across eight tracks on an album that is sensual and in places deeply melancholic 27 Mike DeGagne of AllMusic commented As the follow up album to Oxygene Equinoxe offers the same mesmerizing effect with rapid spinning sequencer washes and bubbling synthesizer portions all lilting back and forth to stardust scatterings of electronic pastiches Using more than 13 different types of synthesizers Jarre combines whirling soundscapes of multi textured effects passages and sometimes suites to culminate interesting electronic atmospheres So much electronic color is added to every track that it is impossible to concentrate on any particular segment resulting in waves of synth drowning the ears at high tide 26 Legacy Edit Equinoxe Part 1 Equinoxe Part 3 and Equinoxe Part 4 were used in Cosmos A Personal Voyage by Carl Sagan however they were not included on the series soundtrack albums 33 In the 1984 computer game for Commodore 64 Loco 34 a remake of Equinoxe Part 5 and Equinoxe Part 6 by Ben Daglish was used 35 36 In 2018 four decades after the album s release Jarre produced a sequel titled Equinoxe Infinity 37 38 Track listing EditAll tracks are composed by Jean Michel Jarre Side one Equinoxe Part 1 2 23 Equinoxe Part 2 5 01 Equinoxe Part 3 5 11 Equinoxe Part 4 6 52Side two Equinoxe Part 5 3 54 Equinoxe Part 6 3 15 Equinoxe Part 7 7 24 Equinoxe Part 8 5 02Personnel EditPersonnel listed in album liner notes 8 Jean Michel Jarre production Jean Pierre Janiaud mixing engineer Patrick Foulon mixing assistant Michel Granger artwork Helmut Newton back photographyEquipment EditAdapted from the liner notes of the 2014 remastered version 8 ARP 2600 EMS VCS 3 EMS Synthi AKS Yamaha CS 60 Oberheim Polyphonic Synthesizer RMI Harmonic Synthesizer ELKA 707 Korg Polyphonic Eminent 310 Unique Mellotron ARP Sequencer Oberheim Digital Sequencer Matrisequencer 250 Rythmicomputer Korg KR 55 EMS Vocoder 1000Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 1978 1979 PeakpositionAustralian Albums Kent Music Report 39 48Austrian Albums O3 Austria 40 14French Albums SNEP 41 5Dutch Albums Album Top 100 42 3German Albums Offizielle Top 100 43 22New Zealand Albums RMNZ 44 36UK Albums OCC 45 11US Billboard 200 46 126 Year end charts Edit Chart 1979 RankDutch Albums MegaCharts 47 20German Albums Offizielle Top 100 48 30UK Albums BMRB 49 55Certifications and sales EditRegion Certification Certified units salesCanada Music Canada 50 Gold 50 000 France SNEP 24 Platinum 1 500 000 24 Germany BVMI 51 Gold 250 000 Japan 35 000 52 Netherlands NVPI 53 Gold 75 000 52 Sweden 15 000 52 United Kingdom BPI 54 Gold 100 000 SummariesWorldwide 3 000 000 55 Shipments figures based on certification alone References Edit Pace Neil 28 April 2016 Writing about music Submissions from the front line of local music journalism Neil Pace Retrieved 16 September 2022 Geppert Alexander C T 18 April 2018 Limiting Outer Space Astroculture After Apollo Springer p 165 ISBN 978 1 137 36916 1 Retrieved 16 September 2022 Birosik Patti Jean 1989 The New Age Music Guide Profiles and Recordings of 500 Top New Age Musicians Collier Books p 89 ISBN 978 0 02 041640 1 Retrieved 20 September 2022 a b c Black Johnny 15 April 2020 Vinyl Icons Jean Michel Jarre Equinoxe Hi Fi News amp Record Review Retrieved 26 December 2021 a b c d Duguay 2018 p 45 47 Thevenin Patrick 3 May 2012 Jean Michel Jarre s Favorite Synths Music Future 22 June 2015 9 essential tips for using stompboxes in your studio MusicRadar Retrieved 26 September 2022 a b c d Equinoxe booklet Disques Dreyfus BMG Sony Warner 2014 88843089322 Interview with Michel Geiss I Fairlight Jarre 25 March 2014 Retrieved 24 August 2022 Michel Geiss Rythmicomputer at SynthFest 2022 SynthFest France in French 23 March 2022 Retrieved 24 August 2022 Le trac Serigraphie epreuve pigmentaire Michel Granger in French Retrieved 22 December 2021 Whiteley Sheila Rambarran Shara 2016 The Oxford Handbook of Music and Virtuality Oxford University Press p 550 ISBN 978 0 19 932128 5 Retrieved 28 September 2022 UA extends Shirley B campaign PDF Record Business 4 December 1978 p 4 via WorldRadioHistory From The Music Capitals Of The World PDF Billboard 126 9 December 1978 Retrieved 30 October 2022 Official Singles Chart Top 75 21 January 1979 27 January 1979 Official Charts Company Retrieved 28 September 2022 Christopher Michael 28 December 2020 Depeche Mode FAQ All That s Left to Know About the World s Finest Synth Pop Band Rowman amp Littlefield p 7 ISBN 978 1 4930 5400 8 Retrieved 28 September 2022 Midem Jottings Billboard Nielsen Business Media Inc 10 February 1979 p 57 Retrieved 28 September 2022 Lichtman Irv 17 February 1979 Calm Jarre Oxygene Success Billboard p 53 Retrieved 12 July 2022 Bein Kat 16 November 2018 Jean Michel Jarre Contemplates the Future s Mystery on Equinoxe Infinity Exclusive Track by Track Breakdown Billboard Retrieved 27 September 2021 Powell Aubrey director 1997 Making the Steamroller Fly TV documentary Hughes amp Reader 2003 p 303 Remilleux 1988 p 48 Duguay 2018 p 52 a b c Dreyfus Philosophy PDF Billboard 31 January 1981 pp 41 54 Retrieved 18 September 2022 via World Radio History Anthonissen Juul 24 November 1979 Ariola Adds Dreyfus For Benelux Market Billboard Nielsen Business Media Inc p 56 Retrieved 17 October 2022 a b DeGagne Mike Jean Michel Jarre Equinoxe at AllMusic a b Alexander Phil November 2015 Electric Dreams PDF Mojo No 264 p 45 Retrieved 25 August 2022 a b Gett Steve 8 December 1978 JEAN MICHEL JARRE Equinoxe PDF Record Mirror p 18 via WorldRadioHistory Sigerson Davitt 2 December 1978 Review Jean Michel Jarre Equinoxe Melody Maker p 49 Album Reviews Cashbox 9 December 1978 p 19 Disc Roundup The Pittsburgh Press The Pittsburgh Press 24 January 1979 p 61 Retrieved 9 September 2022 Jarre uses electronics for his caus The Bulletin 15 February 1979 p 85 Retrieved 16 September 2022 The Complete Music of Cosmos cosmic voyager tripod com Retrieved 9 October 2022 Hague James The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers Retrieved 18 February 2021 Loco Retro Gamer No 70 Imagine Publishing pp 84 89 The Making Of Loco Retro Gamer No 196 Imagine Publishing p 44 Hernandez Christina 7 November 2018 Jean Michel Jarre previews upcoming album Equinoxe Infinity with new single Robots Don t Cry Dancing Astronaut Retrieved 3 September 2022 Lesprit Bruno 22 November 2018 Equinoxe Infinity retour au retro futurisme pour Jean Michel Jarre Le Monde fr in French Retrieved 16 September 2022 Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 illustrated ed St Ives N S W Australian Chart Book p 153 ISBN 0 646 11917 6 Austriancharts at Jean Michel Jarre Equinoxe in German Hung Medien Hits Of The World PDF Billboard 10 March 1979 p 84 Retrieved 23 September 2022 via WorldRadioHistory Dutchcharts nl Jean Michel Jarre Equinoxe in Dutch Hung Medien Longplay Chartverfolgung at Musicline in German Musicline de Phononet GmbH Charts nz Jean Michel Jarre Equinoxe Hung Medien Jean Michel Jarre Artist Official Charts UK Albums Chart Jean Michel Jarre Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Jaaroverzichten Album 1979 Retrieved 22 May 2018 Top 100 Album Jahrescharts in German GfK Entertainment Retrieved 14 June 2020 Top Albums 1979 Music Week 22 December 1979 p 30 Canadian album certifications Jean Michel Jarre Equinox Music Canada Gold Platin Datenbank Jean Michel Jarre Equinoxe in German Bundesverband Musikindustrie a b c Jarre Around the World Billboard 13 March 1982 p 32 Retrieved 24 May 2021 via Google Books Dutch album certifications Jean Michel Jarre Equinoxe in Dutch Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld en geluidsdragers EnterEquinoxe in the Artiest of titel box Select 1979 in the drop down menu saying Alle statussen British album certifications Jean Michel Jarre Equinoxe British Phonographic Industry Murrells Joseph 1985 Million selling records from the 1900s to the 1980s an illustrated directory Arco Pub p 459 ISBN 0668064595 Over 100 000 copies of Equinoxe were sold in Britain the remainder of the huge sales spread around other countries possibly three to four million Sources Edit Duguay Michael 2018 Jean Michel Jarre Books on Demand ISBN 978 284 993 324 4 Hughes Alex Reader Keith 2003 Encyclopedia of contemporary French culture CRC Press ISBN 0 203 00330 6 Remilleux Jean Louis 1988 Jean Michel Jarre English ed Futura Publications Ltd ISBN 0 7088 4263 1External links EditEquinoxe at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Equinoxe amp oldid 1132368233, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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