Oxygène 3 by Jean-Michel Jarre

Oxygène 3 is the 2016 album from the French composer Jean-Michel Jarre, his nineteenth studio record. Released on the fortieth anniversary of the original Oxygène, it closes the trilogy with the same analogue synthesisers and flowing style. The theme is continuity, a single breath of sound carried across four decades and numbered parts.

Why listen?

The sound is classic analogue electronic music, warm pads, melodic leads, and patient pulses. The production is rich and detailed, honouring the texture of the first album while moving forward. There are no lyrics here; the meaning lives in mood and motion, in tension and release. There is a clear flow across the parts, each piece passing into the next. It is music to drift with rather than to parse.

Favourite song: Oxygène, Pt. 17

A bright, melodic centrepiece that recalls the spirit of the original while standing on its own. Its clear theme lifts it above the more textural pieces.

The part opens with a simple, hopeful melody over a steady pulse, then widens as new layers rise. It feels like cresting a rise and seeing the land open out in every direction. That sense of breath and space is what stays with me.

Key takeaway

Oxygène 3 is a warm, flowing electronic record that closes a forty year arc. A calm, immersive listen.

Tracklist

• Oxygène, Pt. 14
• Oxygène, Pt. 15
• Oxygène, Pt. 16
• Oxygène, Pt. 17
• Oxygène, Pt. 18
• Oxygène, Pt. 19
• Oxygène, Pt. 20

Details

Listen on

• Apple Music
• Amazon
• Spotify

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