Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise

Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise
Studio album by Jean Michel Jarre
Released 6 May 2016[1]
Recorded 2011–2016
Genre Electronic
Length 74:14
Label Unknown
Producer Jean Michel Jarre
Jean Michel Jarre chronology
Electronica 1: The Time Machine
(2015)		 Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise
(2016)
Singles from Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise
  1. "The Heart of Noise, Pt. 1"
    Released: February 2016
  2. "The Heart of Noise, Pt. 2"
    Released: February 2016
  3. "What You Want"
    Released: March 2016
  4. "Exit"
    Released: 15 April 2016
  5. "As One"
    Released: 29 April 2016

Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise is the fifteenth studio album of French electronic musician Jean Michel Jarre, released on 6 May 2016. It is the second of a two-part album (the first being Electronica 1: The Time Machine) that is based around collaborations with other electronic musicians from a wide range of decades and styles.

Electronica 1 included artists such as Vince Clarke, Gesaffelstein, M83, Armin van Buuren, John Carpenter, 3D (of Massive Attack), Pete Townshend, Tangerine Dream, and others, while Electronica 2 includes collaborations with Pet Shop Boys, Rone, Julia Holter, Primal Scream, Gary Numan, Hans Zimmer, Edward Snowden, Peaches, Sébastien Tellier, The Orb, Siriusmo, Yello, Jeff Mills, Cyndi Lauper and Christophe.[2][3] In all, the two-album collaboration has some 30 collaborators, and Jarre has described it as his "most ambitious project."

The name of the album, its album art as well as its full track and collaboration listings were revealed to the public on 19 February 2016.[4][5]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "The Heart of Noise, Pt. 1" (with Rone)Jarre, Erwan Castex 4:26
2. "The Heart of Noise, Pt. 2"  Jarre 4:10
3. "Brick England" (with Pet Shop Boys)Jarre, Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe 4:01
4. "These Creatures" (with Julia Holter)Jarre, Julia Holter 3:40
5. "As One" (with Primal Scream)Jarre, Andrew Innes, Bobby Gillespie, Robert Young 3:58
6. "Here For You" (with Gary Numan)Jarre, Gary Numan 3:59
7. "Electrees" (with Hans Zimmer)Jarre, Hans Zimmer 4:10
8. "Exit" (with Edward Snowden)Jarre 6:19
9. "What You Want" (with Peaches)Jarre, Merrill Nisker 3:27
10. "Gisele" (with Sebastien Tellier)Jarre, Sebastien Tellier 3:43
11. "Switch on Leon" (with The Orb)Jarre, Alex Paterson, Thomas Fehlmann 4:43
12. "Circus" (with Siriusmo)Jarre, Moritz Friedrich 3:09
13. "Why This, Why That and Why" (with Yello)Jarre, Dieter Meier, Boris Blank 3:58
14. "The Architect" (with Jeff Mills)Jarre, Jeff Mills 4:43
15. "Swipe to the Right" (with Cyndi Lauper)Jarre, Cyndi Lauper, Carmen Cacciatore 4:54
16. "Walking the Mile" (with Christophe)Jarre, Daniel Bevilacqua 4:52
17. "Falling Down"  Jarre 3:23
18. "The Heart of Noise (The Origin)"  Jarre 2:39

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[6] 73

References

  1. ↑ "Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise". Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Allen, Jeremy. "A rendezvous with electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre". FACTmag.com. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Jean-Michel Jarre taps David Lynch, Julia Holter, & more for new LP". Electronic Beats. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Kielty, Martin. "Jarre's Time Machine is 'most ambitious project'". Team Rock. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Jean Michel Jarre - Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise Trailer". YouTube. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Jean-Michel Jarre – Electronica 2 - The Heart of Noise" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 May 2016.

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