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Ahem, already posted, Zoolook was actually the source of the news posted on Aerozone

Interview in W Radio Colombia!!
Foros Fairlight Jarre
Thanks zoquetacos

That was an interesting read. Thanks!

Does anyone here speak spanish??

Not me, but Google speaks Spanish

And so does B. Abelfish. Fluently.

Fluently, yes. Fluently as a 3-year old, also yes.

That's what makes it cute

The radio interview is in English, so that is a lot easier.

Do you have a recording of it?

Going to download it asap. There's a link to the radio station who did the interview on the page posted here.

Argh, I'm having some trouble getting the stream. Just got a new laptop, so I am missing the right tools at the moment. I'm working on it though.

That was a interesting interview, cheers for that

Link to listening to the interview: www.wradio.com.co/envivo.asp?id=497298

Google translation:

Jarre: Good afternoon, I appreciate being with you today from Paris, a salute to all Colombia.

W-Radio: Why decided to make a conversion of Oxygene 30 years later?
Jarre: Because Oxygene is a piece that is timeless and I want to use the technology of today to make a new recording. He decided not to use a lot of percussion and the employer to focus more on the melodic using current tools.

W-Radio: What are the main differences to the disc 30 years ago and now?
Jarre: Obviously the big change is the part that what we now have digital anywhere ... Changing what analogous to what digital, and also clear the development of the Internet and all the technology.
The difference in recording Oxygene regarding today are precisely those instruments, re-use the tools of the 70 that are pineros of electronic music. For example in classical music we have the Stradivarius, the Steinway, we Rock Fender, Les Paul, Gibson. In electronic music we Moog, the album and use these tools without computers, without midi for this inspired live without anything digital, obtaining a sound incredible.

W-Radio: How came to combine his music and his music evolve with regard to their shows lasers and all those things that usually used on stage?
Jarre: Currently my idea of the visual scene is matched with electronic music. We must not forget that the traditional instruments or rock has been developed to provide entertainment, on the other hand, electronic tools have been created in studies to give more special sounds not strictly for entertainment. Then he tried to show these instruments differently with videos and special effects and evolve according to the music and who are an overall spectacle obviously think someday enter these in Colombia.

W-Radio: If I have today 20 years, and was starting his career with the team today, as Oxygene think that would be?
Jarre: All these analog instruments are a dream for young people because they are legendary and would probably be doing the same music with digital tools and sounding so different.

W-Radio: Its shows are big shows, has reached several records for these concerts, even pioneered the Post-Mao be in China, we would like to know how is this experience?
Jarre: It was like playing on the Moon (smiles Jarre), because the Chinese had no idea of Western music, and it was something new for them as well as for me. It was like playing on another planet.

W-Radio: We have heard all their albums, but there is one highlight in 1983 Music for Supermarkets which there was only one copy and the master was destroyed, what was that? .
Jarre: It was a protest against what was also made the Glion of music with the introduction of music CDs sold as selling toothpaste and I seemed implausible. I wanted to protest at the time with what was happening and I think that the music industry was slow to react and evolve unlike movies and books if they managed to do that.

W-Radio: As a pioneer of electronic music, How is today elctrónica music, with DJs, parties and things like that ... What you think about it?
Jarre: Like any kind of music there is good and bad things, good and bad artists ... But I am happy with this boom that has taken this kind and quantity of new and young artists who have been appearing.

W-Radio: Speaking of the French electronic music, Know Air, Daft Punk?
Jarre: Of course, not only the know, but all we live in the same area in Paris, we are neighbors. I think that there is a tradition, you know, electronic music is not like the Rock. The rock actually comes from America and England. We have a tradition in Europe, France and Spain about classical music. Music you can build and give it texture and all that. Latinos and French have a tradition throughout the ages how to make long pieces of music and textures and styles as electronic music. Electronic music in essence is like the classic.

W-Radio: Thank you for this interview and good luck with your music Mr Jarre.

Jarre: Thank you, equally good luck

Thank you for sharing the interview.

Btw, having problems hearing it from that page so will wait for Dr Jones to download it.

Nice... but nothing much new.

So cool, anyone seen Jarre's updated MySpace page with the cool "Oxygene Earth" video and soundtrack - fanbloodytastic. I hope this is one of the new tracks for the album.

http://www.myspace.com/jeanmicheljarre