Just been listening to that Variation III...
A while ago Jarre was doing a T&T interview and he mentioned that there were 'unreleased' parts of Oxygene.
Do we think Variation III is a new recording of one of those?
Fors:
It fits rather nicely. Parts of it sound like 'Arpegiateur' and 'Nuit a Shanghai' from The Concerts in China. Jarre has certainly recycled old material in the past (Zoolook, RendezVous, Chronologie) so maybe he used some of the unreleased componants when making The Concerts In China.
Againsts:
It sounds a bit like filler. Jarre might have created something new to fit in with the original Oxygene to remind people that he can still make good music after the 'effort' that was T&T.
