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The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau has been one of television's most celebrated programs of all time. Jean Michel Jarre, a countryman of Jacques Cousteau, composed and performed an e-music opus on honor of the oceanographer. En Attendant Cousteau is a departure from Jarre's usual format. This disc has three tracks that are longer than his normal tracks. (They are between six and nine minutes.) The fourth track is a major work clocking in at 47 minutes. That track, "En Attendant Cousteau," is an epic minimalist creation. This is groundbreaking stuff, an unusual mode for Jarre. Jarre has not gone this far out on a limb since his debut in 1976. It is a worthy risk. The atmospheric minimalism of the title track is deep and substantial. This is a great CD, certainly one of Jarre's top three. It will appeal to fans of Robert Scott Thompson, Jeff Pearce, James Johnson, and Mychael Danna. (Interestingly, Paul Nagle created a tongue-in-cheek tribute to this album and Jarre by recording Waiting for Clouseau in the late '90s. Nagle's album is humorous and enjoyable.) ~ Jim Brenholts
Recording information: Coral Sound Studio, Port Of Spain; Croissy Studio, France.
Director: Jit Samaroo.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Fiona de Montaignac; Xavier Bellenger; Jit Samaroo.
Personnel: Jean Michel Jarre (keyboards, synthesizer); Dominique Perrier, Michel Geiss (keyboards); Chistopher Deschamps (drums); Amoco Renegades (steel drum).
Audio Mixers: Bruno Mylonas; Michel Geiss; Jean Michel Jarre.
En Attendant Cousteau Music Jean-Michel Jarre En Attendant Cousteau Songs En Attendant Cousteau Music Review Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews A truly refined piece of Art
The first three tracks may not please most Jarre fans, although they are still some of his finest work, however the title track is truly an extraordinary composition. One of the finest pieces of ambient music ever recorded. Even Brian Eno got wet listening to this.
Submitted by j4rr3-f4n (Laval, QC, Canada)
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Different, yet interesting album.
Certainly different from other Jarre albums, yet surprisingly good.
Submitted by a reviewer (Boulder, Colorado, USA) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No One of the master's last great works...
I don't much care for any of Jarre's music later than this album, but just when everybody thought they had him pegged as a pop-synthesist, he comes along and turns an installation piece into a spectacular ambient journey.
The first and last tracks are the only ones worth buying this CD for.
Submitted by a reviewer (Providence, RI, USA)
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First things first. I'm a fan of JARRE and rate Revolutions very highly along with most of his catalogue. However this CD must have been designed for sleep therapy, because I fell asleep within several minutes of listening to this garbage. My dog loves this CD as it makes a good frisbee. Yes this CD is so bad I give it the FRISBEE rating! Don't bother wasting your money unless you suffer from Insomnia.
Submitted by Malcolm (Australia)
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Weaker than previous albums...
..but still good, though very uneven! Calypso 2 are one of JMJ's best tracks ever and Calypso 1 is excellent as well. The title track shoud have been shorter though! Calypso 3 is good but not one of JMJ's best tracks.. Overall: 3 stars.
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