ismael chang ghalimi

Jean-Michel Jarre

Tonight, my brother Nassim treated me to the premiere of Jean-Michel Jarre’s live concert for Oxygène’s 30th aniversary. The album sold over 12 million copies since its release in 1977 and has been re-mastered. It was played by Jarre and three other musicians, using vintage instruments in front of a small crowd of less than 300 people at the Théâtre Marigny. Oxygène was the LP that my brother and I listened to the most when we were kids, and to this day it lost nothing of its avant-gardist experimental spirit. So many memories are attached to this music that I shed a tear when Part II started playing. Thank you so much Nassim: you could not have given me a better gift for Christmas. Note to Jean-Michel: some friends and I would love to invite you for a performance in San Francisco.

Wow, total flashback. My older brother had the LP and I would sneak into his room and listen to it preferably when it was dark. I remember the waves totally rolling over me. Jumped over to last.fm as they are now streaming tracks for free.

Cool,
-Mark