2016 marked the 40th anniversary of , the epic debut of French synthesizer pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre, was recorded. Two years earlier, during the production of , he was curious how Oxygene would sound if he produced it now. He had absolutely no intention of copying the original. Oxygene 3 was supposed to sound like a logical sequel, preserving the original idea. No drums, the groove is provided
… through synthesizer sequences and through the structure of the melodies. The first was recorded in the vinyl era and had two sides, one dark and one bright. Jarre also wanted to continue this concept on the third part. With the exception of the Macbook Pro and the Ableton Live Session program, Oxygene 3 was recorded entirely with old-school analog synthesizers. And this time too, Jarre has managed to produce an epic, timeless masterpiece. With this he will be able to reconnect his old fans, who dropped out after and . (AD)more
