Jean-Michel Jarre is putting his archive to use for something other than a stage show. The French composer, widely credited as one of the pioneers of electronic music, will publish Machines: A History of Electronic Music on November 24, 2026, tracing the genre’s evolution from early 20th-century sound experiments to AI-assisted production.
The 368-page hardcover draws on what’s described as one of the largest collections of electronic instruments in the world — Jarre’s own. The book includes 130 specially photographed pieces, covering everything from modular synthesizers to rare prototypes and custom-built machines that…
