Electronica 1: The Time Machine

Electronica 1: The Time Machine is the seventeenth studio album by French electronic musician and composer Jean-Michel Jarre, released on 16 October 2015 by Columbia Records.^[10] It was recorded with the help of 15 collaborators, including Moby, Vince Clarke of Depeche Mode, Yazoo, and Erasure,^[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 2015.^[14]

Electronica 1: The Time Machine
Studio album by Jean-Michel Jarre
Released	16 October 2015 (2015-10-16)
Recorded	2011–2015
Genre	Electronic trip hop dance
Length	68:20
Label	Columbia
Producer	Jean-Michel Jarre
Jean-Michel Jarre chronology
Essentials & Rarities (2011) Electronica 1: The Time Machine (2015) Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise (2016)
Singles from Electronica 1: The Time Machine
"Glory" Released: 15 May 2015^[1] "Conquistador" Released: 10 July 2015^[2] "Zero Gravity" Released: 10 July 2015^[3] "Watching You" Released: 10 July 2015^[4] "Stardust" Released: 31 July 2015^[5] "If..!" Released: 28 August 2015^[6]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	63/100^[7]
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Guardian	^[8]
Pitchfork	4.0/10^[9]

Jarre announced on 20 April 2015 "Conquistador" as result of his collaboration with French techno producer Gesaffelstein.^[15] On 15 May 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 23 June 2015.^[16][17] A third collaboration, this time with German electronic band Tangerine Dream was announced on 22 June 2015.^[18]

On 28 August 2015, details of the album and the title Electronica 1: The Time Machine were announced, together with the Little Boots track "If..!".^[19] On other hand, the album was nominated for the 59th Annual Grammy Awards in the "Best Dance/Electronic Album" category.^[20]

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."^[21] The "E-project" started in 2011 with his unreleased collaboration with David Lynch.^[22]

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 Nicolas 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

Bonus tracks^[10]

No.	Title	Length
17.	"Continuous Mix" (not available in the U.S.)	70:27
18.	"Glory" (with M83) (video)	3:07
19.	"If..!" (with Little Boots) (video)	2:59

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2015) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[23] 12 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[24] 9 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[25] 2 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[26] 5 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[27] 30 French Albums (SNEP)^[28] 3 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[29] 4 Irish Albums (IRMA)^[30] 19 Italian Albums (FIMI)^[31] 24 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[32] 37 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[33] 14 Polish Albums (ZPAV)^[34] 3 Portuguese Albums (AFP)^[35] 25 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[36] 10 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[37] 20 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[38] 2 Swiss Albums (Romandy) (Les charts de la Suisse Romande)^[39] 1 UK Albums (OCC)^[40] 8

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Poland (ZPAV)^[41] Platinum 20,000 Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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External links

• Jean-Michel Jarre reveals more details of E-Project album on Resident Advisor