Air (Pop) - Moon Safari

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Item#: 2570715
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UPC: 017046664424
 
 
Artist:
Air (France)
See Also:
Velvet Underground (The) Dylan, Bob Eno, Brian
Description:
Air: Nicolas Godin (spoken vocals, talk box, acoustic & electric guitars, harmonica, Wurlitzer, organ, Mini-Moog synthesizer, vocoder, synthesizer, glockenspiel, bass, tambourine, shaker, percussion, drum programming, sound effects, background vocals); Jean Benoit Dunckel (spoken vocals, strings, syrinx, piano, Fender Rhodes, Wurliitzer, organ, Melotron, clavinet, Mini-Moog synthesizer, synthesizers, glockenspiel, hand claps, sound effects, background vocals).
Additional personnel includes: David Whitaker (conductor); Enfants Square Burcq (vocals); Beth Hirsch (spoken vocals); P. Woodcock (acoustic guitar, tuba); Eric Regert (organ); Marlon (drums); Stephane "Alf" Briat, Caroline L. (hand claps).
Producers: Jean-Benoit Dunckel, Nicolas Godin.
Engineers: Jean-Benoit Dunckel, Nicolas Godin, Stephane "Alf" Briat.
Principally recorded at Around The Golf studio and Gang Studio, Paris, France.
Their trans-Atlantic notoriety may have come amidst compilations of French house and electronic scenes, but Nicolas Godin and JB Dunckel are not just another pair of Gallic beat-miners. Like DJs and studio wizards, the duo known as Air does construct their records pastiche-style; but instead of unleashing dancefloor-friendly "tracks", they come up with mellow abstractions for retro-minded chill-out rooms, flaunting their analog instrumentation and love for make-out melodies every step of the way.
MOON SAFARI, Air`s full-length debut, is like a fuzzy, blissful daydream in which a glowing ambiance pervades over a crossroads of `60s French pop, `70s Philly soul and `80s Eurodisco. Rarely does the tempo reach mid, and when it does ("Kelly Watch The Stars" and "Le Voyage de Penelope"), it`s on the strength of funky synth-pop grooves. Overall, their sounds are rarely less than kaleidoscopic, enveloping the listener in happy, high-IQ muzak. If it sounds somewhat disposable, it`s because all good pop should. It is the fact that one can`t leave Air`s aural confections behind that makes MOON SAFARI great.
Track Listing:
  • DISC 1
    1. La Femme D`Argent
    2. Sexy Boy - (French)
    3. All I Need - (with Beth Hirsch)
    4. Kelly Watch the Stars
    5. Talisman
    6. Remember
    7. You Make It Easy - (with Beth Hirsch)
    8. Ce Matin La
    9. New Star in the Sky :: Chanson Pour Solal
    10. Le Voyage de Penelope
  • Album Information

    Release Date:
    01/27/1998
    Type:
    Performer
    Genre:
    Electronic
    Subgenre:
    Electronica
    Label:
    Caroline
    Catalog Number:
    6644
    Original Release Year:
    1998
    # of Discs:
    1
    Studio/Live:
    Studio
    Mono/Stereo:
    Stereo

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