Today, October 13, Jean-Michel Jarre reveals his collaboration with French pluridisciplinary artist NSDOS. “Zeitgeist Take 2” is a new interpretation of “Zeitgeist,” one of the tracks from Jarre’s 2022 album OXYMORE. The new version appears on the forthcoming collection OXYMOREWORKS, due for release on November 3.
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“Zeitgeist Take 2” solidifies the bond between the pioneer of electronic music and the avant-garde stylings of the new generation. This reimagining of the track is a testament to Jarre’s enduring influence and NSDOS’s commitment to pushing the boundaries of sonic exploration. The deconstructed techno interpretation takes listeners on a journey through a modern soundscape, where synthesisers serve as conduits for communication from a dimension darker even than our own. The track unfolds as a tapestry of evolving electronic elements, with percussion appearing and dissolving behind layers of drones and haunting textures.
Speaking about the collaboration, NSDOS says, “For me it’s not just the digital tools but the medium that archives. You can read a book and miss it. But a good discussion is often much richer, the act of transmitting values from person to person, in a society where we tend to believe that digital technology can replace everything. On this project, there’s no apprenticeship but a discussion about values, about our art. Here, after having discussed Pierre Henry’s work with Jean-Michel, I loved the trust and fluidity in our exchanges. This is where a direct and indirect transmission took place.”
OXYMOREWORKS is a nine track body of work comprising re-works of tracks from Jarre’s 2022 album OXYMORE. Each track has been meticulously composed and produced by Jarre in direct collaboration with each featured artist, resulting in a distinctive new version that showcases the collective artistry of both musicians. The album spans a broad spectrum of electronic genres and includes the hypnotic, expensive techno of “SEX IN THE MACHINE TAKE 2” with Nina Kraviz, the cinematic “SYNTHY SISTERS TAKE 2” with Adiescar Chase, the warm, uplifting progressive opus of “EPICA TAKE 2” with Marseille-based Electronic producer and multi-instrumentalist French 79; “EPICA EXTENSION” with Brian Eno; “BRUTALISM TAKE 2” with Martin Gore; and “BRUTALISM REPRISE” with Deathpact.
The collection also features “EPICA MAXIMA”, a collaboration with Armin Van Buuren. The two artists have previously worked together on the hugely popular track “Stardust,” which appeared on Jarre’s 2015 album Electronica.
OXYMORE was crafted as a tribute to the French roots of electronic music which has had a major influence on the music production of the genre over the years. OXYMORE is also an homage to the late French composer Pierre Henry, an iconic figure in electronic and classical music, and one of Jarre’s influences at the Groupe de Recherches Musicales (GRM) where he studied. Conceptually it is his most ambitious and groundbreaking album to date, and the first commercial release of this scale which fully utilises multichannel and binaural sound (spatial 3D). Jarre produced, composed, recorded and mixed in 360 degree audio in the “Innovation” studios at Radio France. Sound On Sound shared, “OXYMORE demonstrates that immersive audio isn’t just an extension of stereo. It’s a genuinely new medium with infinite creative potential,” while Rolling Stone called the album, “A controlled, raw and festive bacchanal of sound.”
Jean-Michel Jarre has also recently collaborated with Renault to develop unique new sounds for the car manufacturer’s future electric vehicles. Some of the sounds Jarre developed were inspired by tracks from OXYMORE. Additionally, as part of the collaboration with Renault, a new version of the legendary track “Oxygène 4” was created, merged with “EPICA” from OXYMORE. The new version will be available commercially soon.
OXYMORE is out now. The album is available as CD, Double Vinyl and digital in Stereo, Binaural, 5.1 and Dolby Atmos. The physical product includes a code to access the highest quality Binaural master as intended by Jean-Michel Jarre when producing the album. Listen to Jean-Michel Jarre’s OXYMORE at: https://
ABOUT NSDOS
NSDOS, aka Koo Des, is a French pluridisciplinary artist born in 1984 in Paris. After dance studies at the International Dance Academy in Paris, he sought to create sounds on which to pose his movements. He then had to imagine a new sound order, an alternative approach to music – by abstraction. Sometimes called the “hacker of techno” by the French press, he distorts technological tools, creating the link between machines and matter. He collects living data, using his own motion capture sensors on his dancing body, interactive devices or creative coding programs, and injects them into the rectilinear skeleton of techno to make an organic matrix. He invites the public to push back with him the limits of the body, objects and sounds.
In a constant research of new medium to develop his art, he had the chance to show his performances, to give workshop and masterclass around the globe in contemporary art museum or digital art events such as Mutek Montreal, Mexico & Tokyo, the BIAN of Montreal, the Gwangju Biennale in South Korea, the Triennale of Milano or the MAM of Rio de Janeiro. He also had some creative time to make different project during residencies in Roma at Villa Medicis, in collaboration with the BNF (the national library of France), in Algiers at Les ateliers sauvages, in New Orleans for Villa Albertine, in Paris at Palais de Tokyo or at Novas Frequencias Festival in Brazil to build an international participative performance in Rio de Janeiro.
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ABOUT JEAN-MICHEL JARRE
Jean-Michel Jarre has always been a futurist in his field. Throughout his illustrious career, the composer, performer, producer and cultural ambassador has continued to break new ground with his music and his mastery of creative innovation. From his early pioneering role in electronic music, his use of multi-channel audio technology and production, to his recent explorations into the realms of VR performance and the metaverse, technology is at the forefro’nt of everything he does. He is quoted as claiming that “today is the most exciting time to create, to make music, and to share across so many mediums”.
Jarre is UNESCO ambassador for education, science and culture, an unconditional defender of the planet and the environment and Laureate of the Stephen Hawking Medal for scientific communication.
Jarre’s current catalog, which now includes 22 studio albums, has generated sales of more than 85 million worldwide to date, and earned him countless awards and nominations. Throughout his career, Jarre has taken as canvas, some of the most iconic landmarks and UNESCO World Heritage sites around the globe for his creative, cultural and environmental message. He has also set new Guinness World Records for live audience attendance at concerts in several emblematic locations. He was the first western musician to be invited to perform in China and has also created and performed concert-events at the Great Pyramids in Egypt, the Sahara Desert, the Forbidden City & Tiananmen Square, the Eiffel Tower, the Dead Sea, Al Ula and more. He has consistently sold-out arena and stadium tours across the continents, as well as performing at major festivals including Coachella. In 2021, he rang in the new year with Welcome To The Other Side, a groundbreaking livestream broadcast worldwide from a virtual Notre Dame in Paris. U.S. touring & live entertainment trade publication US Pollstar states that the livestream attracted record breaking audiences of over 75 million viewers worldwide across various platforms, television and VR. His brand new OXYMORE immersive project is out now worldwide.
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