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maybe a special magazine, with interview, albums reviews, making of...and special record.

Making of sounds interesting enough yes. Maybe a 3D bluray re-release of Live in your livingroom, which also includes the HD broadcast of the Marigny concert.

Oxygene wrote: Fri Jun 05, 2026 11:15 am Any more fan wishes for a perfect "Oxygene 50th anniversary" product?

What about a JMJ/Behringer Oxygene DIY Kit ?

As you might know, Behringer is (at best) controversial. It's their business model that sucks (although the same can be said of Roland today). Anyway, most artists do not want to be associated with Behringer. Only few respected artists use their cheap gear openly. Among them are Deadmau5, Hans Zimmer and Jarre, who used two Behringer 2600-clones on stage last year.

Three years ago JMJ was als involved with Behringer a beta tester for their Eminent + Smallstone -clone:


And a couple of weeks ago there were rumours (again) about the Behringer VCS-3 and a Minipops as well:
https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/b ... s-7-clones
This is almost the setup JMJ used in 1976.
You just need something to record on (computer), an instruction book, patch notes (Carnet de notes. Extraits. ), sheetmusic and 10% discount on all relevant Behringer products.
Plus a lot of spare time!

1906 wrote: Sun Jun 07, 2026 10:42 am

Oxygene wrote: Fri Jun 05, 2026 11:15 am Any more fan wishes for a perfect "Oxygene 50th anniversary" product?

What about a JMJ/Behringer Oxygene DIY Kit ?

As you might know, Behringer is (at best) controversial. It's their business model that sucks (although the same can be said of Roland today). Anyway, most artists do not want to be associated with Behringer. Only few respected artists use their cheap gear openly. Among them are Deadmau5, Hans Zimmer and Jarre, who used two Behringer 2600-clones on stage last year.

Three years ago JMJ was als involved with Behringer a beta tester for their Eminent + Smallstone -clone:


And a couple of weeks ago there were rumours (again) about the Behringer VCS-3 and a Minipops as well:
https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/b ... s-7-clones
This is almost the setup JMJ used in 1976.
You just need something to record on (computer), an instruction book, patch notes (Carnet de notes. Extraits. ), sheetmusic and 10% discount on all relevant Behringer products.
Plus a lot of spare time!

I have 90% of the instruments that was used in Oxygene as VST plugins: Eminent V310, Arturia ARP2600, Arturia Mellotron, Arturia Synthi V, Bucketpops64(minipops7), Arturia Farfisa V,

It’s the start of a long journey: around the world in three weeks.
I’m leaving Hong Kong and heading to Chile, Cuba, and Germany to research and shoot footage for three more episodes of our hybrid AI documentary “OXYGNÈ – A Breath Across Borders,” which explores the global impact of Jean-Michel Jarre’s groundbreaking album. In Santiago de Chile, I will team up with my co-director, cinematographer, and AI director Christoph Rohrscheidt, as well as my assistant director Prof. Bárbara Fernández Melleda from the University of Hong Kong, to meet the leading electronic musician Gonzalo Schafer Canoba and the legendary radio host Sergio Campos. During a time of strict media censorship and human rights abuses under the Pinochet dictatorship, Campos's news broadcasts—backed by Jarre’s futuristic, progressive electronic sounds—became a subtle but potent audio symbol of resistance. The music provided a sense of hope and solidarity for the anti-Pinochet opposition and pro-democracy movement.
I’d like to thank my producer, Marc-Daniel Dichant from Shot’n’Post, as well as Oscar-winning documentarian Prof. Ruby Yang, Director of the School of Future Media at HKU, for making this research trip possible! Stay tuned for all the stories from the trip!

In a new interview with 'la Republica', Jean-Michel Jarre mentioned that for the 50th anniversary, he is going to release a Dobly Atmos version of Oxygene and also a completely new, AI-themed album, as he is starting a new tour with that at the beginning of 2027

Wow a Dolby Atmos version of Oxygene! I am really curious what else we can expect for the 50th anniversary!!
And also a new album is coming. Great news!!

An Atmos mix of Oxygène? Curious if it'll be an actual remix or simply an up mix. There's a lot that could be done with Oxygène if done properly.

99% chances an upmix. Sorry to say that but all anniversary releases have been extremely low-effort and I'm not expecting any change in this regard.

News about a new album is as old as the way electronica 3.