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Moon Safari (CD - 1998)

Moon Safari (CD - 1998)

( UPC: 00017046664424)
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Artist: Air (2~France)

Label: Caroline Distribution

Genre: Electronic - Electronica

Album Description: Air: Nicolas Godin (spoken vocals, talk box, acoustic & electric guitars, harmonica, Wurlitzer, organ, Mini-Moog synthesizer, vocoder, synthesizer, glockenspiel, bass, tambourine, shaker, pe... Read More

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Album 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.

This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files and contains a live video of the song "People In The City," filmed at The Mayan Theatre on July 12, 20001.

Producers: Air, Quentin Dupieux, Modjo.

Personnel: Beth Hirsch (vocals, chant); Jean-BenoƮt Dunckel (chant, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Clavinet, organ, Wurlitzer organ, Mellotron, Moog synthesizer, vocoder, glockenspiel, hand claps, background vocals); Nicolas Godin (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica, organ, Wurlitzer organ, mini-Moog synthesizer, Moog synthesizer, talk box, vocoder, glockenspiel, drums, shaker, tambourine, hand claps, percussion, background vocals); P. Woodcock (acoustic guitar, tuba); Eric Regert (organ); Marlon (drums); Stephane "Alf" Briat, Caroline L. (hand claps).

Audio Mixer: Stephane "Alf" Briat.

Recording information: "Around the Golf" Studio (05/20/1998-10/16/1998); Abbey Road Studios, Londres, England (05/20/1998-10/16/1998); Around the Gold Studio (05/20/1998-10/16/1998); EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (05/20/1998-10/16/1998); Gang Studio (05/20/1998-10/16/1998); Gang Studio, Paris, France (05/20/1998-10/16/1998); Studio Around The Golf (05/20/1998-10/16/1998); Studio Gang (05/20/1998-10/16/1998).

Director: David Whitaker.

Arrangers: David Whitaker; Peter Cobbin.

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.

This remix album, centered on tunes from the 10,000 MHZ LEGEND disc, turns the tables on the usual relationship between proper album and remix collection in that it may be more interesting than it's parent record. The bulk of Air's charm has always been the stylistic tweaking and sonic hijinks they perpetrate over the course of an album's production and arrangements; they've never claimed to be brilliant songwriters. Thus, with the emphasis off the construction of original material and more appropriately placed on the band and their various collaborators' ability to make electronic magic in the studio, EVERYBODY HERTZ is in some ways more of a triumph than its predecessor.

The Mr. Oizo remix of "Don't Be Light" is distinguished by Kraftwerkian, minimalist electro flavoring. On-U Sound's progressive dub visionary Adrian Sherwood takes "How Does it Make You Feel" to Jamaica, adding roots-reggae beats and Augustus Pablo-like melodica riffs, adding a new dimension to the robotic Barry White orientation of the original song. By the time we arrive at Jack Lahana's remix of the pulsing "People in the City," with its urgently lascivious hip-hop touches, Air's tunes have been fully transformed. The bonus live video track of the same tune provides a good opportunity to see how Air pulls of their complex arrangements in a performance setting, not to mention a chance to gawk at all their vintage gear.

Track Listing
1.Femme d'Argent, La
2.Sexy Boy - (French)
3.All I Need
4.Kelly Watch the Stars
5.Talisman
6.Remember
7.You Make It Easy
8.Ce Matin La
9.New Star in the Sky (Chanson Pour Solal) :: Chanson Pour Solal
10.Voyage de Penelope, Le
Album Information

UPC:
00017046664424
Release Date: Jan 27, 1998
Type: Performer
Genre: Electronic - Electronica
Label: Caroline Distribution
Distributor: Caroline Dis
Country of Origin: USA
Original Release Year: 1998
# of Discs: 1
Studio / Live: Studio
Mono / Stereo: Stereo
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