Jean-Jacques Perrey Et Son Ondioline

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JEAN-JACQUES PERREY (1929-2016) was a pioneer of electronic pop music known for his whimsical world, avant-garde rhythms, and early use of the Moog modular synthesizer. From his pioneering instrumental albums like The In Sound From Way Out! (1965 in collaboration with Gershon Kingsley) to Mood Indigo (1970, including the classic 'E.V.A'), the artist's inimitable style has been sampled by everyone from Fat Boy Slim to Gang Starr and even Disneyland's Electric Parade! Less widely known: PERREY was also, and above all, the world's only Ondioline virtuoso, this remarkable proto-synthesizer developed by Frenchman Georges Jenny in the 1940s. Jean-Jacques Perrey and His Ondioline focuses on this early period of PERREY's musical life, when he toured the world as the Ondioline's first demonstrator. A must-have for loyal fans and a vibrant introduction for those unfamiliar with the artist's unique musical style, Jean-Jacques Perrey and His Ondioline reveals his absolute yet simplistic mastery of the instrument long before the exuberance of his future works, particularly with his Moog, and above all highlights the melancholic and reflective side of this effort, which only adds more substance to his already impressive catalog.