Jarre was alerting us of a simple fact that not even pink floyd would've the guts to in their entire career - synth music is kitsch.

If at the time, a video like this could suggest such statement, it's Jarre's recent work that really reivindicates it. Not only has he chosen the ugliest forms of electro/synth music since the 80's, he is immitating the younger ones that take dumps on those same forms.

It seems french people labeled Jarre as a composer on the same basket as contemporary erudite composers. The kind of composers who don't need videoclips but whenever one is out it never is as ridicule as this one.

Jarre is certainly a phenomenon. But look cauciously and on one side he doesn't deliver as Ravel nor as Johnny Haliday on the other side.

God all his shit sounds the same. He uses that same synth sound and modified his Sandstorm melody slightly. It's just as bad as Benny Benassi...

upvote for the cosmic synth melodies

since i am such a geek, one of the reasons this clips excites me is the monster synth:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_GX1

Perfect generic club music for getting people at clubs/dances to get off their butts.

I've used this a number of times to keep people dancing instead of leaving. It works, and the synth rocks and people LOVE it, so upvote.

Possible applications?

Euro-synth German Goth Raves light shows
- when there's a gap in the beat.

Not a real orchestra, but those are some pretty convincing synth patches.

This video has been declared a duplicate; transferring votes to the original video and killing this dupe - dupeof declared by lucky760.

*dupeof=http://www.videosift.com/video/Synth-coke-When-you-dont-care-enough-to-snort-the-best

dupe: http://www.videosift.com/video/Synth-coke-When-you-dont-care-enough-to-snort-the-best

*discard

OK, now ad a voice synth, elecrto drums, some hardline base, and a catchy guitar rif and you got your self someone you can "idol'ize!

Nice find lavoll! This synth sounds great and it looks like it's easy to program too. I hope it gets sifted!

*beg for synth named after james bond villain

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