Equinoxe

Equinoxe was the second major-label album release by Jean-Michel Jarre, released in 1978 on Disques Dreyfus, licensed to Polydor. The total record sales of this album is more than 10 million copies, which is a great success, but yet inferior to the sales of Oxygene.

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The album reflects the all day life of a human being, from morning to night.

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Jarre had developed his sound, employing more dynamic and rhythmic elements, particularly a greater use of sequencing on basslines. Much of this was achieved using custom equipment developed by his collaborator Michel Geiss.

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The release followed by a concert in Paris on the Place de la Concorde in Paris in 1979. This concert attracted 1 million people, which was Jarre's first entry in the Guinness Book of Records for the largest crowd for an outdoor concert.

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Two singles were released from the album, Part 5 first, after that Part 4.

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Jean-Michel Jarre: Jean-Michel Andr? Jarre (born August 24, 1948 in Lyon, France) is a French composer. He is regarded as one of the pioneers in the electronic music genre, as well as an innovator, for staging spectacular outdoor concerts of his music, which feature laser displays and fireworks, mixing music with arch...

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Disques Dreyfus: Disques Dreyfus is a music label home to artists such as Jean Michel Jarre and Klement Julienne. It is a part of the Dreyfus family owned by Dreyfus Records, a French music distributor. Francis Dreyfus is the company founder....