ELECTRONICA 1: THE TIME MACHINE (Not OST)

Electronica 1: The Time Machine is the upcoming eighteenth studio album by French electronic musician Jean Michel Jarre. It has been recorded with the help of 15 separate collaborators, including Vince Clarke, Gesaffelstein, M83, Armin van Buuren, John Carpenter, Robert '3D' Del Naja of Massive Attack fame and the late Edgar Froese of Tangerine Dream, the collaboration being one of Froese's last projects before passing away in the January of 2015.

The first mention of any new work by Jarre was on 20 April 2015 when he announced Conquistador as result of his collaboration with French techno producer Gesaffelstein. On May 15, 2015 a second collaboration, this time with French electonic band M83 titled Glory was announced, with a music video for the track being released on June 23, 2015. A third collaboration, this time with german electronic band Tangerine Dream was announced on 22 June 2015.

The collaborations were teased over a period of months in 2015 before the album itself was finally announced by Jarre on his Twitter account on 10 July 2015. It is to be his first release of original music since his 2007 album Teo & Tea. Pre-orders of the album were announced on ITunes, Amazon.com and Spotify, as well as 2 limited edition box sets.

On 28 August 2015, details of the album and the title Electronica volume 1 (The Time Machine) were officially announced, together with the Little Boots track If..!. A trailer accompanying the announcement has Jean Michel Jarre talk about the concept of this album and how it all came together. There's also a 2nd volume coming out in Spring 2016.

https://youtu.be/iPUcfe25rW4
https://youtu.be/sw02ZVo4ea4
https://youtu.be/gkUeJGg2UZ0
https://youtu.be/sw02ZVo4ea4

This item has a planned release date of October 16th.

01. The Time Machine feat. Boys Noize
02. Glory feat. M83
03. Close Your Eyes feat. Air
04. Automatic (Part 1) feat. Vince Clarke
05. Automatic (Part 2) feat. Vince Clarke
06. If..! feat. Little Boots
07. Immortals feat. Fuck Buttons
08. Suns Have Gone feat. Moby
09. Conquistador feat. Gesaffelstein
10. Travelator (Part 2) feat. Pete Townshend
11. Zero Gravity feat. Tangerine Dream
12. Rely On Me feat. Laurie Anderson
13. Stardust feat. Armin Van Buuren
14. Watching You feat. 3D (Massive Attack)
15. A Question Of Blood feat. John Carpenter
16. The Train & The River feat. Lang Lang