{"product_id":"jean-michel-jarre-signed-machines-a-history-of-electronic-music-hardback-9780500031506","title":"Jean-Michel Jarre Signed Machines: A History of Electronic Music Hardback – 9780500031506","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJean-Michel Jarre – Machines: A History of Electronic Music\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigned Hardback Edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA superb opportunity to own a signed edition of Jean-Michel Jarre's \u003ci\u003eMachines: A History of Electronic Music\u003c\/i\u003e — a richly illustrated exploration of the instruments, technology and ideas that shaped electronic music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWritten and presented by one of the genre's defining pioneers, \u003ci\u003eMachines\u003c\/i\u003e traces the evolution of electronic sound from its earliest experimental beginnings through to the digital age and the emerging possibilities of artificial intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFor collectors of Jean-Michel Jarre, electronic music and music history, this is an especially compelling publication: part visual history, part technical exploration and part personal journey through the machines that have shaped an entire musical culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003chr size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigned by Jean-Michel Jarre\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePersonally signed by \u003cb\u003eJean-Michel Jarre\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eJarre is one of the most influential pioneers of electronic music, whose groundbreaking work helped bring synthesizers, electronic instrumentation and immersive audiovisual performance to a worldwide audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA signed copy of \u003ci\u003eMachines\u003c\/i\u003e therefore represents more than a signed music book. It brings together Jarre's own signature with a subject intrinsically connected to his career, knowledge and lifelong fascination with electronic sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003chr size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eMachines: A History of Electronic Music\u003c\/i\u003e explores the development of electronic music through the instruments and technologies that made it possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBeginning with Luigi Russolo's 1913 Futurist manifesto \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Noises\u003c\/i\u003e, Jarre follows the development of electronic sound through movements including Surrealism and the Bauhaus, the pioneering work of radio laboratories and the emergence of analogue synthesis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe book then follows the evolution of electronic music through the digital revolution and into the technological possibilities of the present and future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDrawing on Jean-Michel Jarre's extraordinary personal collection of electronic and electroacoustic instruments, \u003ci\u003eMachines\u003c\/i\u003e features detailed examinations of more than eighty instruments, ranging from iconic synthesizers such as the ARP 2500 to rare bespoke and one-off creations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThroughout the book, Jarre combines technical knowledge with personal anecdotes and his own perspective on the development of electronic music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFor collectors, musicians and enthusiasts, it offers an unusually personal perspective on the machines behind the music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003chr size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Remarkable Journey Through Electronic Music\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eJean-Michel Jarre has spent more than five decades at the forefront of electronic music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eOxygène\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eÉquinoxe\u003c\/i\u003e to his pioneering large-scale audiovisual performances, his work has consistently explored the relationship between music, technology and visual experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eMachines\u003c\/i\u003e brings that lifelong fascination with technology into focus, documenting the instruments and innovations that helped create the electronic soundscape we know today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFor a Jarre collector, it is an especially fitting publication to own in signed form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003chr size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Details\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean-Michel Jarre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eMachines: A History of Electronic Music\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardback – Signed Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thames \u0026amp; Hudson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 29 October 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780500031506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigned by:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean-Michel Jarre\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003chr size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand New \/ Unread\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis book is brand new and has been secured in advance of publication. 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