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Moon Safari by Air

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Although electronica had its fair share of chillout classics prior to the debut of Air, the lion's share were either stark techno (Warp) or sample-laden trip-hop (Mo' Wax). But while Air had certainly bought records and gear based on the artists that had influenced them, they didn't just regurgitate (or sample) them; they learned from them, digesting their lessons in a way that gave them new paths to follow. They were musicians in a producer's world, and while no one could ever accuse their music of being danceable, it delivered the emotional power of great dance music even while pushing the barriers of what "electronica" could or should sound like. (Never again would Saint Etienne be the only band of a certain age to reveal their fondness for Burt Bacharach.) The Modulor EP had displayed astonishing powers of mood and texture, but it was Air's full-length debut, Moon Safari, that proved they could also write accessible pop songs like "Sexy Boy" and "Kelly Watch the Stars." But it wasn't all pop. The opener, "La Femme d'Argent," was an otherworldly beginning, with a slinky bassline evoking Serge Gainsbourg's Histoire de Melody Nelson and a slow glide through seven minutes of growing bliss (plus a wonderful keyboard solo). The vocoderized "Remember" relaunched a wave of robot pop that hadn't been heard in almost 20 years, and the solos for harmonica and French horn on "Ce Matin La" made the Bacharach comparisons direct. Unlike most electronica producers, Air had musical ideas that stretched beyond samplers or keyboards, and Moon Safari found those ideas wrapped up in music that was engaging, warm, and irresistible.

© John Bush /TiVo

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1
La femme d'argent
00:07:06

Air, MainArtist - Caroline Legroux, Hand Clap - Eric Regert, Organ - JB DUNCKEL, RecordingEngineer, Hand Clap, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer, Producer, Vocals - Jérôme Blondel, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Jérôme Kerner, Assistant Recording Engineer - Nicolas Godin, Drums, Hand Clap, Keyboards, Percussion, Synthesizer, Tambourine, RecordingEngineer, Bass Guitar, Producer, Vocals, Composer, Writer - Nilesh Patel, MasteringEngineer - Stephane "Alf" Briat, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, Hand Clap - Jean-Benoit Dunckel, Composer, Writer

Label Parlophone, ℗ 1997 Warner Music France

2
Sexy Boy
00:04:58

Nicolas Godin, Producer, RecordingEngineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Synthesizer, Talkbox, Tambourine, Bass Guitar, Composer, Writer - JB DUNCKEL, Producer, RecordingEngineer, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Vocals - Air, MainArtist - Jérôme Blondel, Assistant Recording Engineer, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Marlon, Drums - Nilesh Patel, MasteringEngineer - Stephane "Alf" Briat, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Jean-Benoit Dunckel, Composer, Writer

Label Parlophone, ℗ 1997 Warner Music France

3
All I Need (feat. Beth Hirsch)
00:04:28

Beth Hirsch, Featured Vocals, FeaturedArtist, Composer, Writer - Air, MainArtist - JB DUNCKEL, RecordingEngineer, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Producer - Jérôme Blondel, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Jérôme Kerner, Assistant Recording Engineer - Marlon, Drums - Nicolas Godin, RecordingEngineer, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Synthesizer, Tambourine, Producer, Composer - Nilesh Patel, MasteringEngineer - Patrick Woodcock, Acoustic Guitar - Stephane "Alf" Briat, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Jean-Benoit Dunckel, Composer

Label Parlophone, ℗ 1997 Warner Music France

4
Kelly Watch the Stars
00:03:46

Air, MainArtist - JB DUNCKEL, RecordingEngineer, Glockenspiel, Hand Clap, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer, Vocoder, Producer - Jérôme Blondel, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Jérôme Kerner, Assistant Recording Engineer - Marlon, Drums - Nicolas Godin, Synth Bass, RecordingEngineer, Hand Clap, Keyboards, Percussion, Synthesizer, Vocoder, Producer, Composer, Writer - Nilesh Patel, MasteringEngineer - Stephane "Alf" Briat, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Jean-Benoit Dunckel, Composer, Writer

Label Parlophone, ℗ 1997 Warner Music France

5
Talisman
00:04:16

Nicolas Godin, Producer, Drum Machine Drums, RecordingEngineer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Composer - Air, MainArtist - David Whitaker, Strings Arranger, Strings Conductor - JB DUNCKEL, RecordingEngineer, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Producer - Jérôme Blondel, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Jérôme Kerner, Assistant Recording Engineer - Marlon, Percussion - Nilesh Patel, MasteringEngineer - Stephane "Alf" Briat, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Jean-Benoit Dunckel, Composer

Label Parlophone, ℗ 1997 Warner Music France

6
Remember
00:02:34

Air, MainArtist - JB DUNCKEL, RecordingEngineer, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Producer, Backing Vocals - Jérôme Blondel, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Jérôme Kerner, Assistant Recording Engineer - Nicolas Godin, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Synthesizer, Talkbox, Tambourine, Vocoder, RecordingEngineer, Bass Guitar, Producer, Composer, Writer - Nilesh Patel, MasteringEngineer - Stephane "Alf" Briat, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Jean-Benoit Dunckel, Composer, Writer - Jean-Jacques Perrey, Lyricist

Label Parlophone, ℗ 1997 Warner Music France

7
You Make It Easy
00:04:01

Air, MainArtist, Lead Vocals - Beth Hirsch, MainArtist, Second Vocals, Composer, Writer - Jean-Benoit Dunckel, Composer - Nicolas Godin, Composer

Label Parlophone, ℗ 1997 Warner Music France

8
Ce matin-là
00:03:39

Air, MainArtist - JB DUNCKEL, RecordingEngineer, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Vocals, Producer - Jérôme Blondel, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Jérôme Kerner, Assistant Recording Engineer - Nicolas Godin, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Synthesizer, Vocals, RecordingEngineer, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Producer, Composer, Writer - Nilesh Patel, MasteringEngineer - Patrick Woodcock, Tuba - Stephane "Alf" Briat, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Beth Hirsch, Composer, Writer - Jean-Benoit Dunckel, Composer, Writer

Label Parlophone, ℗ 1997 Warner Music France

9
New Star in the Sky
00:05:40

Air, MainArtist - Enfants Square Burq, Additional Vocals - JB DUNCKEL, RecordingEngineer, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer, Vocoder, Producer - Jérôme Blondel, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Jérôme Kerner, Assistant Recording Engineer - Nicolas Godin, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Synthesizer, Talkbox, Vocoder, RecordingEngineer, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Producer, Composer, Writer - Nilesh Patel, MasteringEngineer - Stephane "Alf" Briat, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Jean-Benoit Dunckel, Composer, Writer

Label Parlophone, ℗ 1997 Warner Music France

10
Le voyage de Pénélope
00:03:10

Air, MainArtist - JB DUNCKEL, RecordingEngineer, Hand Clap, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Producer - Jérôme Blondel, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Jérôme Kerner, Assistant Recording Engineer - Nicolas Godin, Drum Machine Drums, RecordingEngineer, Bass Guitar, Hand Clap, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Synthesizer, Talkbox, Producer, Composer, Writer - Nilesh Patel, MasteringEngineer - Stephane "Alf" Briat, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Jean-Benoit Dunckel, Composer, Writer

Label Parlophone, ℗ 1997 Warner Music France

Review: Air - Moon Safari

Although electronica had its fair share of chillout classics prior to the debut of Air, the lion's share were either stark techno (Warp) or sample-laden trip-hop (Mo' Wax). But while Air had certainly bought records and gear based on the artists that had influenced them, they didn't just regurgitate (or sample) them; they learned from them, digesting their lessons in a way that gave them new paths to follow. They were musicians in a producer's world, and while no one could ever accuse their music of being danceable, it delivered the emotional power of great dance music even while pushing the barriers of what "electronica" could or should sound like. (Never again would Saint Etienne be the only band of a certain age to reveal their fondness for Burt Bacharach.) The Modulor EP had displayed astonishing powers of mood and texture, but it was Air's full-length debut, Moon Safari, that proved they could also write accessible pop songs like "Sexy Boy" and "Kelly Watch the Stars." But it wasn't all pop. The opener, "La Femme d'Argent," was an otherworldly beginning, with a slinky bassline evoking Serge Gainsbourg's Histoire de Melody Nelson and a slow glide through seven minutes of growing bliss (plus a wonderful keyboard solo). The vocoderized "Remember" relaunched a wave of robot pop that hadn't been heard in almost 20 years, and the solos for harmonica and French horn on "Ce Matin La" made the Bacharach comparisons direct. Unlike most electronica producers, Air had musical ideas that stretched beyond samplers or keyboards, and Moon Safari found those ideas wrapped up in music that was engaging, warm, and irresistible.

© John Bush /TiVo

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© 1998 - Source/ Parlophone Music, une division de Parlophone Music France. ℗ 1998 - Source/ Parlophone Music, une division de Parlophone Music France.

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