Electronica, Vol. 2: The Heart of Noise
by Jean Michel Jarre
  • Record Label: Sin
  • Release Date: May 6, 2016
Metascore
58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. The Guardian
    May 5, 2016
    80
    On this companion piece he teams up with the likes of Jeff Mills, the Orb, Yello and Sebastien Tellier, and again seems energised and inspired by the collaborative process.
  2. musicOMH.com
    May 16, 2016
    70
    Throughout his sounds have poise and power, and although the album is too long it does not often flag, for he is careful to fluctuate the colours used.
  3. Mojo
    May 5, 2016
    60
    Tracks recorded with Cyndi Lauper and Primal Scream suggest some pruning might have made for a more impactful listening experience. [Jun 2016, p.88]
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  5. AllMusic
    May 5, 2016
    60
    As with the first volume of Electronica, the second is commendable for its scope and its attempt to bridge several generations of electronic music, but as a listening experience, it requires a fair amount of cherry-picking.
  6. Pitchfork
    May 12, 2016
    49
    One senses a massively missed opportunity, a chance for exploration blown by Jarre's insatiable need to make everything bigger, more impressive.
  7. Q Magazine
    May 5, 2016
    40
    It's all a bit of a mess, with even more arresting efforts--Julia Holter's seraphic turn on These Creatures and Swipe To The Right's giddy Cyndi Lauper-assisted disco--sounding like they belong on different albums. [Jul 2016, p.109]
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User Score
7.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 17 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 17
  3. Negative: 4 out of 17
  1. rosuna
    May 7, 2016
    10
    Even more electrifying than Electronica 1, full of wonderful songs (Pet Shop Boys, Yello, Lauper, Holter, Numan), complex in the arrangementsEven more electrifying than Electronica 1, full of wonderful songs (Pet Shop Boys, Yello, Lauper, Holter, Numan), complex in the arrangements and original in their structures but very catching, pop-like. Jarre approaches the style of every collaborator with stunning chameleonic abilities, but sounds are typical from Jarre. A few tracks are interesting proposals, representative from the current electronic scene (Peaches, Siriusmo, Mills). This is an album without conceptual or stylistic unity, but it does not pretend to be so. Listening to this brilliant work with attention to the infinite details is a unforgettable experience.… Full Review »
  2. jasharkowalski
    May 11, 2016
    10
    Perfect album for this summer, play it in your car on the road to Florence, Rome or Ibiza, play it while running in the forest, or simply whenPerfect album for this summer, play it in your car on the road to Florence, Rome or Ibiza, play it while running in the forest, or simply when alone at night with a glass of red wine (what i usually do while listening to new music).....i bet Guetta enjoys it too.....… Full Review »
  3. sicrano
    Dec 11, 2019
    8
    An very diversified album, of course this is because of many collaborators, almost doesn't sound like one album though this is not a bad thingAn very diversified album, of course this is because of many collaborators, almost doesn't sound like one album though this is not a bad thing this album have so many great songs exactly because of this diversity of musicians.

    it's not an album that will pleased everyone, it's a long, multifaceted, eclectic album, some or many Jarre root fans will not enjoy the album.

    I Enjoy, and enjoy almost everything that Jarre put since Oxygene.

    Electronica, Vol. 2: The Heart of Noise, it's a interesting listening and worthy listening in my opinion.    … Full Review »
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