Electronica, Vol. 1: The Time Machine
by Jean Michel Jarre
  • Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Oct 16, 2015
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 12
  3. Negative: 2 out of 12
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  1. lemonstar
    Nov 17, 2015
    3
    The quality of the sounds used are pretty good but there are no tracks to get excited about - just moments here and there. It is a collection of musically unrelated tracks but (believe me I'm no connoisseur of dance music - I really don't go a bundle on it) there is too much of a electronic dance music feel to it - all basically driven by one beat, embellished with little sequencer motifsThe quality of the sounds used are pretty good but there are no tracks to get excited about - just moments here and there. It is a collection of musically unrelated tracks but (believe me I'm no connoisseur of dance music - I really don't go a bundle on it) there is too much of a electronic dance music feel to it - all basically driven by one beat, embellished with little sequencer motifs - even if there are key changes or rhythmically different passages - it doesn't sound like it - it's not atmospheric (again there are tiny moments), it's not got an emotional content - there's nothing on it I would want to hear if I went to a live concert. Disappointing. Also conspicuous by their absence is any collaboration with one of the giants in the field of electronic music - Kraftwerk - there are plenty of key ex-members still making some good music - I could imagine Schneider refusing to get involved but not Karl Bartos or Wolfgang Flur - maybe there is something planned for the future on the next volume.… Expand

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63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Under The Radar
    Nov 12, 2015
    40
    Despite its proliferation of modern day input, Electronica 1 sounds dated. [Nov-Dec 2015, p.71]
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  2. Uncut
    Oct 19, 2015
    60
    Jarre's own pastel-shaded musical signature sometimes gets lost in the crowd. [Nov 2015, p.77]
  3. Mojo
    Oct 19, 2015
    80
    All in all, this is an unqualified triumph. [Nov 2015, p.86]
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