Search - Jean Michel Jarre :: Les Granges Brûlées

In the early 70?s, a young composer named Jean Michel Jarre embarked on a recording career with an album of instrumental synthesizer music, Deserted Palace. After the album failed commercially, Jarre?s next move was to follow in the footsteps of his father, famed film composer Maurice Jarre, and wild success of Wendy Carlos? soundtrack to ?A Clockwork Orange,? with a soundtrack project of his own. The resulting album, ?Les Granges Brulees? was an artistic achievement on par with ?A Clockwork Orange,? although the film and soundtrack did not make it very far out of its native France. Still, buried under all of Jarre?s success, was this little vinyl album from France ? a relic of early analog-synth based electronica. New sounds for the world ? much different from Carlos?s ?Switched-On? sound. Jarre?s music had roots in classical composition, but with a percussive, rhythmic noise element that would resurface years later in Trance and Techno music. "Les Granges Brulees" was never released outside of France, and therefore missed the periodical reissues on cassette, 8-Track, and CD that most albums are afforded. The original vinyl is one of the most collectible records in history ? with mint copies still fetching over $500 in America. Dreyfus is thrilled to mark the 30th anniversary of this milestone recording with its first worldwide CD release.