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The album featured two singles: “\u00c9quinoxe Part 4” and “\u00c9quinoxe Part 5”, the latter having more success reaching No. 45 on the UK Singles Chart. It reached number 11 on the UK Album Chart and number 126 on the US Billboard 200 chart.Table of Contents       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Composition and recording[edit]Artwork[edit]Release and promotion[edit]Critical reception[edit]Track listing[edit]Personnel[edit]Equipment[edit]Weekly charts[edit]Year-end charts[edit]Certifications and sales[edit]References[edit]Sources[edit]External links[edit]Composition and recording[edit]The album was recorded from January to August 1978 in the makeshift recording studio set up in his apartment in Paris. The making of the album was done with a 16-track MCI tape. Jarre stated that although his previous album Oxyg\u00e8ne was created without a concept in mind, \u00c9quinoxe was intended to represent a day in the life of a person, from waking up in the morning to sleeping at night.[4]The aquatic, rain, storm and thunder sounds that play on various tracks were designed by French sound engineer Michel Geiss. Apart from using the ARP 2600, Jarre also used liberal echo whips in the various sound effects generated by the EMS VCS 3 synthesizer.[4] Both the Eminent 310 Unique organ and the VCS 3 went through an Electro Harmonix Small Stone guitar phasing pedal in order to provide the string pads used on the album.[6][7] The main sound of “\u00c9quinoxe Part 1” was created using Eminent’s SUST string configuration.[4] The album also used the Korg KR 55 drum machine.[8]Jarre’s musical ideas were initially recorded on a small cassette recorder, “as an audio scratch pad”. Jarre considered discarding one of the recordings as he did not think that it was good enough, but Geiss convinced him to keep it, and the track later became “\u00c9quinoxe Part 7”. Jarre also told Geiss that one of his wishes was to get a sequencer based on a matrix. Geiss designed the Matrisequencer 250, an 2×50 note instrument which “became one of the main instruments in \u00c9quinoxe.”[9] The Rhythmicomputer designed by Geiss also was used.[10] The album was mixed at Gang Studio by Jean-Pierre Janiaud with assistance from Patrick Foulon.[8]Artwork[edit]As with Oxyg\u00e8ne, the cover art for \u00c9quinoxe used a painting by Michel Granger, in this case, Le trac (Stage Fright).[11] Granger visited Jarre’s private mansion in Croissy to present him with different paintings that would illustrate the album cover. Each of the canvases was projected by light cannons, and Le trac was immediately chosen by Jean-Michel.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Release and promotion[edit]\u00c9quinoxe was released in December 1978 by Disques Dreyfus and internationally by Polydor Records,[12][13] The album was promoted in London, UK.[14] Two singles were released from the album, “\u00c9quinoxe Part 4” and “\u00c9quinoxe Part 5”, the latter having more success reaching No. 45 on the UK Singles Chart[15] and was described as a “synth-pop primer.”[16] The release was followed by a laser show and fireworks directed by Disques Dreyfus outside the Palais des Festival, Cannes where the album was broadcast at high volume on the public address system,[17] and also by a February 1979 promotional tour in the United States.[18]A concert on the Place de la Concorde, Paris was held on 14 July of that year. The concert attracted over a million people, at the time the largest crowd for an outdoor concert.[19] Although it was not the first time he had performed in concert (Jarre had already played at the Paris Opera Ballet), the 40\u00a0minute-long event, which used projections of light, images and fireworks, served as a blueprint for Jarre’s future concerts.[20][21] Its popularity helped create a surge in sales\u2014a further 800,000 records were sold between 14 July and 31 August 1979\u2014and the Frenchman Francis Rimbert featured at the event.[22] Along with its 1976 predecessor, both sold more than 1.5 million copies in France and in 1981, it would be certified platinum,[24] in November 1979, both sold 11 million worldwide.[25]Critical reception[edit]Contemporary critical reception for the album in the UK was negative. Davitt Sigerson of Melody Maker said “it is as slushily, pseudo-galactically crass and vapid as last year’s Oxyg\u00e8ne. The melodies are trite, harmonies predictable, textures almost determinedly hackneyed (even down to artificial ‘weather’ effects to generate mood). There isn’t even much that’s danceable.”[29] In Record Mirror, Steve Gett called the album “very artificial and as a result quite emotionless.” He continued saying that, “As far as i was concerned the effect was one of sleep inducement, basically because it seems so lifeless and infinite, never reaching a specific goal but merely drifting on.”[28]In the US, Cashbox wrote that “the result is a complex, starkly-toned album which is surprisingly accessible and invigorating. Although even liberal AOR stations may hesitate to place this LP on steady rotating, Jarre’s sizable following plus adventurous rock fans will find this LP fascinating.”[30]The Pittsburgh Press described the album as “a moody, melodic, masterful synthesizer symphony” and “a dazzling musical poem, a pleasure to listen to, a delight to experience.”[31] In The Bulletin, William D. Loffler commented that the “titles are meaningless because the music is something like a stretched-out electronic tone poem.”[32] Retrospective reviews of the album have been more favourable. Phil Alexander of Mojo listed it as one of Jarre’s three key albums, noting the influence of abstract art and classical composers Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel and Nino Rota on \u00c9quinoxe, and wrote that “Jarre attempted to trace the human experience from morning to night across eight tracks on an album that is sensual and, in places, deeply melancholic.”[27]Mike DeGagne of AllMusic commented, “As the follow up album to Oxyg\u00e8ne, \u00c9quinoxe offers the same mesmerizing effect, with rapid spinning sequencer washes and bubbling synthesizer portions all lilting back and forth to stardust scatterings of electronic pastiches. Using more than 13 different types of synthesizers, Jarre combines whirling soundscapes of multi-textured effects, passages, and sometimes suites to culminate interesting electronic atmospheres… So much electronic color is added to every track that it is impossible to concentrate on any particular segment, resulting in waves of synth drowning the ears at high tide.”[26]“\u00c9quinoxe Part 1”, “\u00c9quinoxe Part 3” and “\u00c9quinoxe Part 4” were used in Cosmos: A Personal Voyage by Carl Sagan, however they were not included on the series’ soundtrack albums.[33] In the 1984 computer game for Commodore 64, Loco,[34] a remake of “\u00c9quinoxe Part 5” and “\u00c9quinoxe Part 6” by Ben Daglish was used.[35][36] In 2018, four decades after the album’s release, Jarre produced a sequel, titled Equinoxe Infinity.[37][38]Track listing[edit]All tracks are composed by Jean-Michel Jarre.Side one“\u00c9quinoxe Part 1” \u2013 2:23“\u00c9quinoxe Part 2” \u2013 5:01“\u00c9quinoxe Part 3” \u2013 5:11“\u00c9quinoxe Part 4” \u2013 6:52Side two“\u00c9quinoxe Part 5” \u2013 3:54“\u00c9quinoxe Part 6” \u2013 3:15“\u00c9quinoxe Part 7” \u2013 7:24“\u00c9quinoxe Part 8” \u2013 5:02Personnel[edit]Personnel listed in album liner notes:[8]Equipment[edit]Adapted from the liner notes of the 2014 remastered version.[8]Weekly charts[edit]Year-end charts[edit]Certifications and sales[edit]References[edit]^ Pace, Neil (28 April 2016). Writing about music: Submissions from the front line of local music journalism. Neil Pace. Retrieved 16 September 2022.^ Geppert, Alexander C. T. (18 April 2018). Limiting Outer Space: Astroculture After Apollo. Springer. p.\u00a0165. ISBN\u00a0978-1-137-36916-1. Retrieved 16 September 2022.^ Birosik, Patti Jean (1989). The New Age Music Guide: Profiles and Recordings of 500 Top New Age Musicians. Collier Books. p.\u00a089. ISBN\u00a0978-0-02-041640-1. Retrieved 20 September 2022.^ a b c Black, Johnny (15 April 2020). “Vinyl Icons: Jean-Michel Jarre Equinoxe“. Hi-Fi News & Record Review. Retrieved 26 December 2021.^ Th\u00e9venin, Patrick (3 May 2012), Jean-Michel Jarre’s Favorite Synths^ Music, Future (22 June 2015). “9 essential tips for using stompboxes in your studio”. MusicRadar. Retrieved 26 September 2022.^ a b c d \u00c9quinoxe (booklet). Disques Dreyfus\/BMG\/Sony\/Warner. 2014. 88843089322.^ “Interview with Michel Geiss (I)”. Fairlight Jarre. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2022.^ “Michel Geiss Rythmicomputer at SynthFest 2022”. SynthFest France (in French). 23 March 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.^ “Le trac – S\u00e9rigraphie \u00e9preuve pigmentaire”. Michel Granger (in French). Retrieved 22 December 2021.^ Whiteley, Sheila; Rambarran, Shara (2016). The Oxford Handbook of Music and Virtuality. Oxford University Press. p.\u00a0550. ISBN\u00a0978-0-19-932128-5. Retrieved 28 September 2022.^ “UA extends Shirley B campaign” (PDF). Record Business. 4 December 1978. p.\u00a04 \u2013 via WorldRadioHistory.^ “From The Music Capitals Of The World” (PDF). Billboard: 126. 9 December 1978. Retrieved 30 October 2022.^ “Official Singles Chart Top 75: 21 January 1979 – 27 January 1979”. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 September 2022.^ Christopher, Michael (28 December 2020). Depeche Mode FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About the World’s Finest Synth-Pop Band. Rowman & Littlefield. p.\u00a07. ISBN\u00a0978-1-4930-5400-8. 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No.\u00a0196. Imagine Publishing. p.\u00a044.^ Hernandez, Christina (7 November 2018). “Jean-Michel Jarre previews upcoming album ‘Equinoxe Infinity’ with new single, ‘Robots Don’t Cry’“. Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved 3 September 2022.^ Lesprit, Bruno (22 November 2018). ““Equinoxe Infinity”\u00a0: retour au r\u00e9tro-futurisme pour Jean-Michel Jarre”. Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 16 September 2022.^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970\u20131992 (illustrated\u00a0ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p.\u00a0153. ISBN\u00a00-646-11917-6.^ “Austriancharts.at \u2013 Jean Michel Jarre \u2013 Equinoxe” (in German). Hung Medien.  ^ “Hits Of The World” (PDF). Billboard. 10 March 1979. p.\u00a084. Retrieved 23 September 2022 \u2013 via WorldRadioHistory.^ “Dutchcharts.nl \u2013 Jean Michel Jarre \u2013 Equinoxe” (in Dutch). Hung Medien.  ^ “Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline” (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.  ^ “Charts.nz \u2013 Jean Michel Jarre \u2013 Equinoxe”. Hung Medien.  ^ “Jean Michel Jarre | Artist | Official Charts”. UK Albums Chart.  ^ “Jean Michel Jarre Chart History (Billboard 200)”. Billboard.  ^ “Jaaroverzichten \u2013 Album 1979”. Retrieved 22 May 2018.^ “Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts” (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 14 June 2020.^ “Top Albums 1979”. Music Week. 22 December 1979. p.\u00a030.^ “Canadian  album  certifications \u2013 Jean-Michel Jarre \u2013 Equinox”. Music Canada.^ “Gold-\/Platin-Datenbank (Jean Michel Jarre;\u00a0‘Equinoxe‘)” (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.^ a b c “Jarre Around the World”. Billboard. 13 March 1982. p.\u00a032. Retrieved 24 May 2021 \u2013 via Google Books.^ “Dutch  album  certifications \u2013 Jean-Michel Jarre \u2013 Equinoxe” (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Equinoxe  in the “Artiest of titel” box.\u00a0Select 1979 in the drop-down menu saying “Alle statussen”^ “British  album  certifications \u2013 Jean Michel Jarre \u2013 Equinoxe”. British Phonographic Industry.^ Murrells, Joseph (1985). Million selling records from the 1900s to the 1980s\u00a0: an illustrated directory. Arco Pub. p.\u00a0459. ISBN\u00a00668064595. Over 100,000 copies of “Equinoxe” were sold in Britain, the remainder of the huge sales spread around other countries, possibly three to four millionSources[edit]Duguay, Michael (2018), Jean Michel Jarre, Books on Demand, ISBN\u00a0978-284-993-324-4Hughes, Alex; Reader, Keith (2003), Encyclopedia of contemporary French culture, CRC Press, ISBN\u00a00-203-00330-6Remilleux, Jean-Louis (1988), Jean-Michel Jarre (English\u00a0ed.), Futura Publications Ltd., ISBN\u00a00-7088-4263-1External links[edit]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/equinoxe-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"\u00c9quinoxe – Wikipedia"}}]}]