November 1984 saw the release of one of musics most innovative recordings: ZOOLOOK. To celebrate it`s 40th anniversary Jean-Michel Jarre personally re-mastered the originals and recorded a brand new track „Moon Machine", a modern take on what made the album so special 40 years ago.
'Zoolook' fused electronic music with groundbreaking vocal samples from over 25 languages, creating a rich cultural tapestry and one of the earliest albums to use sampling technology so extensively. Zoolook is groundbreaking in its use of the Fairlight CMI, one of the earliest digital sampling synthesisers, which allowed Jarre to manipulate vocal sounds from 25 different languages. This expansive, multicultural approach created an 'ethnic' album, aligning with the influence of Jarre's former mentor, musique concrète pioneer Pierre Schaeffer, whose techniques encouraged the incorporation of real-world sounds into musical compositions.
Zoolook - 40th anniversary will be released on November 8th, 2024 digitally everywhere. The newly remastered anniversary edition limited-edition 180g single LP vinyl will be released on January 10th, 2025 and can be pre-ordered as of now.
By pre-ordering the album digitally one automatically gets access to a voice note by Jean-Michel Jarre talking about the album.
