JUNE
28TH: Last
week, Francis Rimbert performed two 90 Minutes FREE Outdoor Concerts,
his first-ever Outdoor Concert, for the Summer Solstice, in Suresnes,
on June 21st 2007, and his second-ever Outdoor Concert, for 26th Fête
De La Musique Festival in Croissy-Sur-Seine, on June 23rd 2007.
JARRE UK was fortunate to be able to attend both of these Concerts near
Paris, and also Francis Rimbert's Fan Meeting at the Buffalo Grill Hotel
& Restaurant in Port-Marly. JARRE UK's diary of these events is as
follows:-
Thursday 21st June 2007: Francis Rimbert's first-ever Outdoor Concert,
for the Summer Solstice, was located at Plateau Nord, Place Marcel Legras,
in Suresnes, a suburb of Paris, which was attended by Fans from all over
Europe, including The Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and the UK,
aswell as attended by a multitude of local people, from children to adults.
Francis Rimbert's Concert was preceded by a 30 Minutes performance by
the French Rock Guitarist & Painter, LOL (www.myspace.com/lolrocklive),
accompanied by his Rock Live Band, which included a Bass Guitarist and
Percussionist, who performed a handful of tracks, including 'LE SILENCE'.
Immediately after LOL's performance, Francis Rimbert and his Musicians
entered the stage, and his first-ever Outdoor Concert then began, opening
up with 'DAWN OF LIGHT', an energetic and symphonic NEW Track from his
forthcoming NEW Album 'SNAP SHOTS', which included the use of the Mellotron,
and stunning operatic vocals by French Vocalist Angy Todaro.
Highlights of the Concert included an Acoustic Version of 'WHAT IS LOVE',
featuring Victor Paillet on Acoustic Guitar and Clément Gouriou
on Drums and an impromptu power-failure, and NEW Tracks, 'MEMORY OF LOVE',
a Track featuring vocals by Angy Todaro and Lina Panova, 'SOMEWHERE IN
JULY', a Chillout Track with a Saxophone lead, 'VIVA LA REVOLUCION', a
fun and uplifting Track, and 'VICTORY', an energetic Track featuring Bells,
'NUTROCKERS', a fun duet with Sylvain Durand on Electric Piano, and the
most atmospheric Track of the entire Concert, 'APOCALYPSE', a moving duet
with LOL on Electric Guitar. The Official Tracklisting was as follows:-
[01] DAWN OF LIGHT (Featuring
Angy Todaro)
[02] ELFE'S RACE
[03] MEMORY OF LOVE (Featuring Angy Todaro)
[04] GAELICK
[05] WOODOO
[06] ACROSS THE FOG
[07] SOMEWHERE IN JULY
[08] FRENCH KISS
[09] DEVIL SOUL
[10] VIVA LA REVOLUCION
[11] WHAT IS LOVE (Featuring Victor Paillet &
Clément Gouriou)
[12] VICTORY
[13] WOMEN'S LAND
[14] NUTROCKERS (Featuring Sylvain Durand)
[15] APOCALYPSE (Featuring LOL)
[16] MECANIQUE DU TEMPS (Featuring LOL)
[17] THE DREAM IS OVER (Featuring Angy Todaro)
[18] RADIO BIERE FOOT
Francis Rimbert's Concert ended with 'THE DREAM IS OVER', the first-ever
Single from Angy Todaro, a moving ballad, that is as yet still unreleased,
and concluded with an encore of the NEW Track 'RADIO BIERE FOOT', an energetic
and lively Track, inspired by a Football Match...FANTASTIC!!! :)
Friday 22nd June 2007: Francis Rimbert's Fan Meeting was located
at the Buffalo Grill Hotel & Restaurant, Rue Simon-Vouet, Port-Marly,
near Paris, which was attended by a small number of Fans, and the French
Musician Michel Geiss. At this 3 Hours Fan Meeting, Francis Rimbert discussed
with Fans the Suresnes Concert, and explained that he had decided to remove
3 Tracks from the planned Tracklist for the Croissy-Sur-Seine Concert,
as he felt their slow tempo did not meet the tempo he wanted at the Concert.
Saturday 23rd June 2007: Francis Rimbert's second Outdoor Concert,
for the 26th Fête De La Musique Festival, was located on a large
stage at the end of Boulevard Ferdinand Hostachy, in Croissy-Sur-Seine,
a suburb of Paris, which was attended by a much larger audience of local
people, as this location was the main thoroughfare in Croissy-Sur-Seine,
full of bars and restaurants, with many food stalls, tables and benches,
all laid out in the street for the audience, which again ranged from children
to adults.
Before Francis Rimbert's Concert, many local musicians were performing
throughout the evening, to a very enthusiastic and noisy audience, which
created a much more livelier atmosphere than the atmosphere had been in
Suresnes, infact, it did feel that that Concert was just a dress rehearsal
for this Concert, as it was on a very different scale, a much bigger event.
Francis Rimbert's Concert was a lot more visual than his previous Concert
in Suresnes, greatly helped by a much larger, higher and covered stage,
better sound and much improved lighting, and Francis Rimbert's decision
to remove 3 Tracks from the Tracklist indeed proved a very wise decision,
despite many Fans disagreeing with his decision during the Fan Meeting.
Despite previously reporting that Sylvain Durand would not be attending
the Croissy-Sur-Seine Concert, at the last minute, his plans changed,
and therefore he was able to participate with Francis Rimbert's Concert,
which meant that the NEW Track 'NUTROCKERS', a Track written especially
as a duet for Francis Rimbert and Sylvain Durand, did not have to be dropped.
The Official Tracklisting of the Croissy-Sur-Seine Concert was as follows:-
[01] DAWN OF LIGHT (Featuring
Angy Todaro)
[02] ELFE'S RACE
[03] MEMORY OF LOVE (Featuring Angy Todaro)
[04] GAELICK
[05] WOODOO
[06] DEVIL SOUL
[07] VIVA LA REVOLUCION
[08] WHAT IS LOVE (Featuring Victor Paillet &
Clément Gouriou)
[09] VICTORY
[10] WOMEN'S LAND
[11] NUTROCKERS (Featuring Sylvain Durand)
[12] APOCALYPSE (Featuring LOL)
[13] MECANIQUE DU TEMPS (Featuring LOL)
[14] THE DREAM IS OVER (Featuring Angy Todaro)
[15] RADIO BIERE FOOT
Francis Rimbert's Management have confirmed to JARRE UK, that a DVD is
now being planned to be released of the Croissy-Sur-Seine Concert, in
September 2007, alongside Francis Rimbert's forthcoming NEW Album, 'SNAP
SHOTS', which is also expected to be released in September 2007.
JARRE UK would like to take this opportunity to especially thank Francis
Rimbert and his family, Marie-Laure Leboucher and her family, and Lina
Panova, for their kind assistance and hospitality in France...Thank you
:)
For further information on Francis Rimbert, please visit Francis Rimbert's
Official Web-Site (www.francisrimbert.com)
or visit the NEW C.ZEN PROD (Francis Rimbert's Management) Official Web-Site
(www.czenprod.com).
JUNE
26TH: Jean Michel
Jarre's NEW 'TÉO & TÉA' Album has remained in the Official
French Top 200 Album Chart (www.ifop.com/europe),
at last week's position of Number 131, after its twelfth week of release
in France.
FRANCIS RIMBERT:
PARIS CONCERTS & FAN MEETING
JUNE
19TH: Francis
Rimbert's Management have confirmed to JARRE UK today, that Francis Rimbert's
forthcoming Fan Meeting at the Buffalo Grill Restaurant, Rue Simon-Vouet,
Le Port-Marly, near Croissy-Sur-Seine, will now take place at 14:30 (2:30pm)
(Local Time) on Friday 22nd June 2007.
As previously reported, Francis Rimbert will perform two 90 Minutes FREE
Outdoor Concerts, for the Summer Solstice, at Plateau Nord, Place Marcel
Legras, in Suresnes, near Paris, from 21:30-23:00 (9:30pm-11:00pm) (Local
Time) on Thursday 21st June, and for the 26th Annual Fête De La
Musique Festival along Boulevard Ferdinand Hostachy, in Croissy-Sur-Seine,
Paris, from 22:30-00:00 (10:30pm-Midnight) (Local Time) on Saturday 23rd
June.
JARRE UK will be travelling to Paris on Thursday 21st June to attend both
of Francis Rimbert's Concerts and Fan Meeting, and will possibly meet
up with Jean Michel Jarre and Jean Michel Jarre's Management whilst there.
As a result of this, JARRE UK will not be updated in our absence, at least
until we return in the evening of Monday 25th June. In our absence, we
promise to endeavour to provide any essential News through the 'SPACE
OF FREEDOM' Forum (www.jarreforum.com)...Hope
to see you in Paris :)
For further information on Francis Rimbert, please visit Francis Rimbert's
Official Web-Site (www.francisrimbert.com)
or visit the NEW C.ZEN PROD (Francis Rimbert's Management) Official Web-Site
(www.czenprod.com).
JUNE
16TH: Jean
Michel Jarre's NEW 'TÉO & TÉA' Album has dropped this
week in the Official French Top 200 Album Chart (www.ifop.com/europe)
to Number 131, after its eleventh week of release in France and Europe.
JEAN MICHEL JARRE:
POWERSTOCK PRESS RELEASE
JUNE
15TH: Jean
Michel Jarre's Management contacted JARRE UK today, to provide Fans with
today's Official Press Release about the Powerstock Music Festival in
the Parco Eolico Di Albanella Windmill Park, in Salerno, Italy, at which
Jean Michel Jarre will perform a Concert on July 26th 2007.
The Official Press Release, which is available for download from JARRE
UK as a PDF Document (40.4 KB) (Click
Here To Download), is as follows:-
"POWERSTOCK FESTIVAL - a week-end mix of ecology and technology
in a wind-farm with the participation of Jean Michel Jarre.
Scheduled
for 26th, 27th & 28th of July, the inaugural edition of Powerstock
Festival, the first international music festival to be dedicated to sustainable
development will kick-off with an exceptional concert by Jean Michel Jarre,
also UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Youth and Renewable Energy.
The aim
of the initiative is that of communicating environmental awareness in
a cool way and present youth culture with models of a more eco-friendly
lifestyle. The event is part of the DESD (Decade of Education for Sustainable
Development declared by the UN and coordinated by UNESCO and enjoys the
collaboration also of Green Cross, Italy (founded by Mikhail Gorbachev)
which will receive part of the proceeds.
As
well as Jean Michel Jarre there will also be shows by a selection of performers
from the electronic and pop scene such as Moby, Klaxons, The MFA, AlexKid,
Black Strobe and Fennesz. There is also talk of a possible live show by
The Prodigy.
Powerstock
Festival, set in the suggestive location of Albanella wind-farm near Naples,
is an event where ecology and technology will merge. The festival will
offer its public three days of 'alternative energy'."
Although
details are still being finalised, Jean Michel Jarre's participation at
the Powerstock Festival, is expected to see Jean Michel Jarre perform
at least a 90 Minutes Concert, performing Classic Tracks from 'OXYGENE'
to 'AERO', aswell as a possible 3 Tracks from his NEW 'TÉO &
TÉA' Album.
Tickets are on sale now, priced at 45 Euros (about £30.35), available
from the Official Powerstock Web-Site (www.myspace.com/powerstockfestival).
JUNE
14TH: Francis
Rimbert's Management have confirmed to JARRE UK today, that Francis Rimbert
will perform 18 Tracks at his first-ever Outdoor Concert for the Summer
Solstice at Plateau Nord, Place Marcel Legras, in Suresnes, near Paris,
from 21:30 (9:30pm) (Local Time) on June 21st 2007.
Francis Rimbert's 90 Minutes FREE Concert, will see him perform 8 Tracks
from his 'DOUBLE FACE' Album, 5 Tracks from his forthcoming NEW 'SNAP
SHOTS' Album, and additional Tracks, some exclusively composed for the
event, accompanied on Stage by French Musicians Sylvain Durand, LOL (www.myspace.com/lolrocklive),
Victor Paillet, Clément Gouriou, Nicolas Mills & French Vocalist
Angy Todaro. The Tracklisting will be as follows:-
[01] DAWN OF LIGHT
[02] ELFE'S RACE
[03] MEMORY OF LOVE
[04] GAELICK
[05] WOODOO
[06] ACROSS THE FOG
[07] SOMEWHERE IN JULY
[08] FRENCH KISS
[09] DEVIL SOUL
[10] VIVA LA REVOLUCION
[11] WHAT IS LOVE
[12] VICTORY
[13] WOMEN'S LAND
[14] NUTROCKERS
[15] APOCALYPSE
[16] MECANIQUE DU TEMPS
[17] THE DREAM IS OVER
[18] RADIO BIERE FOOT
As previously reported, Francis Rimbert will also be performing another
90 Minutes FREE Outdoor Concert at the 26th Annual Fête De La Musique
Festival (www.fetedelamusique.culture.fr)
at 22:30 (10:30pm) (Local Time) on Boulevard Ferdinand Hostachy, in Croissy-Sur-Seine,
near Paris, on June 23rd 2007. Please Note: Sylvain Durand will
not be performing with Francis Rimbert at this Concert, therefore the
Tracklisting, although very similar to the Suresnes Concert listed above,
may have a minor change.
Francis
Rimbert's Management has also confirmed that Francis Rimbert will hold
a Fan Meeting at the Buffalo Grill Restaurant, Rue Simon-Vouet, Le Port-Marly,
near Croissy-Sur-Seine, in the afternoon of June 22nd 2007, the exact
time of which has yet to be confirmed...WATCH THIS SPACE!!!
For further information on Francis Rimbert, please visit Francis Rimbert's
Official Web-Site (www.francisrimbert.com)
or visit the NEW C.ZEN PROD (Francis Rimbert's Management) Official Web-Site
(www.czenprod.com).
JUNE
13TH: Jean
Michel Jarre's Management have officially confirmed to JARRE UK today,
that Jean Michel Jarre will perform an Outdoor Concert of at least 90
Minutes at this year's Powerstock Festival in the Parco Eolico Di Albanella
Windmill Park, in Salerno, Italy on Thursday 26th July 2007.
Although details are still being finalised, the Concert designed to "address
climate change in a way that genuinely appeals to youth culture",
should see Jean Michel Jarre perform many of his Classic Tracks from 'OXYGENE'
to 'AERO', aswell as a possible 3 Tracks from his NEW 'TÉO &
TÉA' Album.
Tickets are on sale now, priced at 45 Euros (about £30.35), available
from the Official Powerstock Web-Site (www.myspace.com/powerstockfestival).
JUNE
11TH: The
Official Web-Site for the Italian Powerstock Music Festival (www.myspace.com/powerstockfestival)
has just announced tonight, that Jean Michel Jarre will be performing
at the Powerstock Festival in Parco Eolico Di Albanella, a Windmill Park
near Salerno, Italy on Thursday 26th July 2007. PLEASE NOTE: IMPORTANT
- Jean Michel Jarre's Management have not yet officially confirmed this
information...WATCH THIS SPACE!!!
JUNE
11TH: Jean
Michel Jarre's Management have confirmed to JARRE UK today, that Jean
Michel Jarre will hold a 1 Hour Signing Session at the FNAC Music Store
(www.fnac.com),
26-30 Avenue De Ternes, 75017 Paris, France at 17:30-18:30 (5:30-6:30pm)
(Local Time) on Friday 15th June 2007.
JARRE UK Would
Like To Thank Jeroen Van Niftrik & Aero Productions For This Information.
'JEAN MICHEL JARRE:
TÉO & TÉA' - CHART POSITIONS
JUNE
9TH: Jean
Michel Jarre's NEW 'TÉO & TÉA' Album has now dropped
in Official French Album Chart to Number 126, after tenth week of release.
FRANCIS RIMBERT:
PERSONAL MESSAGE FOR FANS
JUNE
8TH: Francis
Rimbert has contacted JARRE UK this week, to provide a personal message
for his Fans, ahead of his first ever Outdoor Concerts for the Summer
Solstice in Suresnes, Paris, on June 21st, and for the 26th Fête
De La Musique Festival in Croissy-Sur-Seine, Paris on June 23rd:-
"Dear friends, some very fresh news directly from my studio. I'm
working very hard on my forthcoming album 'SNAP SHOTS' and concerts, it
takes the most important part of my time, influencing each other.
The main direction of my new album is all these things, feelings, moods
which come across the mind of a musician in 24 hours. A simple day can
lead you to laugh, smile, or it can make you feel rebelled, touched or
tender. The way you use a memo, I used my keyboards to describe my feelings,
my emotions. So, I composed some tracks with different moods depending
on the image I kept printed in my mind.
This way of composing enabled a kind of freedom, no need to stick with
a particular style, offering a voyage from simple melodies like an unplugged
guitar/voice for example, and in another hand to travel towards Rock 'N'
Roll Opera's tracks.
I drew from my own personal instruments the sounds which served my
inspiration. My Roland Fantom X8 was the 'book' of my first ideas thrown
quickly on its internal sequencer. Then I used my other keyboards, Ensonic
TS12, Yamaha AN1X, Sequential Circuit Pro One, Roland JD800, Mellotron,
Korg MS20, EMU XL7, Roland MC808, Roland VX and Roland S760.
During
my last chat with a very best friend of mine, Dunkie, we evoked our mutual
interest for the so specific sounds of the Mellotron, and I promised to
used them. So thanks to him you will discover some tracks with this so
particular sound (immortalized in The Moody Blues' 'Nights In White Satin'
and King Crimson's 'The Court Of The Crimson King').
The voice is also an instrument I wanted to use through samples drawn
from my personal collection, but I recorded some during friendly or professional
meetings aswell. Infact, I often have with me a small DAT recorder which
enables me to randomly seize sounds of a day. I also required of my friends
Angie and Lina (Panova) to take part in certain sessions.
My very next live performances on stage have directed me aswell to some
new orchestrations, in order, for instance to give the possibility for
a percussionist to express himself freely. Technically the recording was
done with Pro Tools and the recording of my synths have been made in my
studio through the Limiter-Compressor Universal Studio in order to always
keep an excellent dynamics. My partner, Patrick Pelamourgues, was in charge
of the mixing and didn't hesitate to often work over again 'balances'
according to my desires and my doubts.
During my concerts in June, I will perform first on stage some new titles
of 'SNAP SHOTS', then I will finalise my album this summer. For these
concerts I called upon several musicians, and rehearsals began in the
studio belonging to my friend Christophe Giraudon in Croissy. Certain
titles were composed especially and are not reproduced on 'DOUBLE FACE'
or 'SNAP SHOTS'. I cannot tell you more for the moment...my keyboards
claim me!
See you soon,
Francis Rimbert"
Francis
Rimbert's 90 Minutes Summer Solstice Concert will take place at 21:30
(9:30pm) (Local Time) at Place Marcel Legras, Suresnes, near Paris on
Thursday 21st June, and will not only be his first ever Outdoor Concert,
but also his first 90 Minutes Concert. The Concert is FREE, and will feature
Tracks from both his 'DOUBLE FACE' Album, his forthcoming NEW 'SNAP SHOTS'
Album, and additional Tracks exclusively composed for the event.
Francis Rimbert's 90 Minutes Outdoor Concert at the 26th Annual Fête
De La Musique Festival (www.fetedelamusique.culture.fr)
will take place at 22:30 (10:30pm) (Local Time) in the centre of Croissy-Sur-Seine,
near Paris on Saturday 23rd June. This Concert is also FREE, and will
again feature Tracks from Francis Rimbert's 'DOUBLE FACE' and 'SNAP SHOTS'
Albums.
JARRE UK would like to take this opportunity to especially thank Francis
Rimbert & Marie-Laure Leboucher for their correspondence...Thank you
:)
For further information on Francis Rimbert, please visit Francis Rimbert's
Official Web-Site (www.francisrimbert.com)
or visit the NEW C.ZEN PROD (Francis Rimbert's Management) Official Web-Site
(www.czenprod.com).
JUNE
4TH: The
NEW July 2007 Issue (Issue Number 164) of the UK Monthly Music Magazine
MOJO (www.mojo4music.com),
features an exclusive full page interview with Jean Michel Jarre, entitled
'Self Portrait', on Page 22.
JARRE UK Would
Like To Thank Mark G & Warner Music UK (Atlantic Records) For This
Information.
'JEAN MICHEL JARRE:
TÉO & TÉA' - CHART POSITIONS
JUNE
1ST: Jean
Michel Jarre's NEW 'TÉO & TÉA' Album has climbed in
the Official French Album Chart to Number 75, after its ninth week of
release, but has dropped out of the Official Belgian (Walloon) Top 50
Album Chart, Official Hungarian Top 40 Album Chart, and Official Swiss
Top 100 Album Chart, after its ninth week of release in Belgium, Hungary
& Switzerland.
