The Foggy Jefferson Orchestra’s debut album

Paris-based The Foggy Jefferson Orchestra is formed by a collective of electronic music producers, brought together by Web Radio ‘Equinoxe Radio’ and its associated label CosmXPloreR. Originally conceived by the artists Marboss and AstroVoyager, the ‘Equinoxe Radio’ concept was created as a community channel dedicated to the work by the great Jean-Michel Jarre.

After compiling multiple works that tied together the titled created by fans of the pioneering artist, they put out a call to their following to craft a new album of music composed “in the style of” Jean-Michel Jarre, as a touching tribute to the producer’s first cult creations of electronica and synthwave.

Following dozens of responses, the collective them had the task of assembling the tracks to form a cohesive and high quality body of work, making an homage befitting of Jean-Michel Jarre’s legendary works such as the genre-defining album Oxygène.

Featuring sixteen original compositions by as many artists, the album titled Solstices – a name that provides a respectful nod to the record Equinoxe – is comprised of two complimenting styles; Litha, the summer solstice with more contemporary sounds, and Yule, the winter solstice which offers a more vintage vibe.

Involved in the process and providing their stamp of approval were the two long-time collaborators of Jean-Michel Jarre, Francis Rimbert and Frédérick Rousseau who verified the character of the release and picked out their favourite works. From start to finish, the record Solstices offers a shining tribute to a truly inspiring artist, and will provide fans of Jean-Michel Jarre the next best thing to a new album from the producer himself.

Listen to Solstices below

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