Reviews (page 11 of 15)
Generally pretty chill, tracks were either instrumental or had repetitive lyrics. Kinda funky sound. Best song: You Make It Easy Notable(s): Sexy Boy
Previously rated: Virgin Suicides (3/5) *********************** The music on this album was…it just was. Best: You Make it Easy. Worst: Sexy Boy
This was a good album but it wasn't anything special to me. Good compositions in there but I don't necessarily think I'd pull this one up on my own accord to go through again.
Some stuff better than others
Decent
Pas mal
Decent
The vibe is good. So far it’s reminiscent of the soundtrack to a video game that has both sweet and alarming elements. OH, SEXY BOY! OF COURSE I’VE HEARD THIS! A song I truly believed existed only in the realm of perfume adverts. I like this gentle, pleasant, wistful energy.
Makes for easy listening but it isn’t very mind blowing
a chill, mostly enjoyable ride. the two tracks with earnest love pop vocals are cringe duds (sorry beth) that keep it from a 4. skippers. if you’re going to take me on a magic pillow blanket picnic through sunny skies, don’t bring your trite earthbound treacle.
Another Air album? Really? Fine. I will strap in a take the trip. I wonder where we're going this time...I see - back to 1998 which is to say a random space station circa 2072 via France circa 66-73. French pop of old reimagined less for take off than orbit. And orbit is most certainly achieved. A lot to like but also retreads a few to many tropes done better back in the aforementioned era - especially in the back half. Definitely an album you can listen to on a loop especially the three all times that kick things off. 3.5.
I really loved this album immediately. Like the first to songs were so good that I started looking for copies of the album to buy. The problem is that the album falls off super hard after literally the first two songs. The only other song that I saved was “Ce matin-là” which was a fun song. That’s really my only criticism is that the bulk of the album wasn’t bad or lazy, it just didn’t grab me like the first two tracks did. Still worth listening to for those tracks and a chill vibe.
Some pretty good tracks, catchy bass lines
No soy mucho de electrónica pero me gusto
Solid album. But it’s definitely one of those things where you have to be in the right mood at the right time of day.
Great vibey ambient music and mood setter.
If I was high as a kite, coming home from the club at 3am, sweaty, dehydrated, trying to come down so I could get some sleep as the sun comes up, this might be fantastic. But I’m 48 years old, commuting into my office job, desperately needing more coffee and this is putting me to sleep. But, I love the French horn in Ce Matin-La and that song will make my regular rotation. The songs with Beth Hirsch are also beautiful.
Downtempo and chill, some songs I loved. Others I got bored off but for background listen in my office was super chill. Will add to my cycle
It was good. Reminds me of a lot of things. But I'd rather listen to Daft Punk.
Some beautiful light breezy bangers, some OK stuff. Solid overall!
This entire album sounded like a mix of movie soundtracks, but I was still into it?
First track was a killer, from there music stayed pretty solid while vocals were a mixed bag at best.
French electro-pop is definitely not my genre.
Really fantastic album, enjoyed it a lot. Kind of reminiscent of Portishead in the downtempo instrumentals with the occasional Daft Punk-esque vocoded vocals. Didn't know what to expect going in but it was surprisingly enjoyable. 3.5⭐️
Lounge music which is okay as a background filler. Might be enjoyable to switch between the conversation you have, and the varied basslines (melody and tone) with some upright, some electric, and lots of synth bass everywhere.
For a band called Air this slaps. I like the vibe. A couple of these are kinda dull and a few are just good grooves so even if theyre repeated a thousand times its chill.
good for atmosphere/ambience but hard for my brain to listen to without other stimulus, pretty fun stuff though this is like perfect background music and i mean that in a good way, maybe 3.5?
There’s that one song
A fine album that peaks up top and slowly peters out. Very European.
Good vibes
Didn't blow my mind as much as expected, but really nice atmospheric album. Great production and some very cool textures.
Ranges from pleasant background electronica to inoffensive elevator music. Good for working.
Very cool. I never really knew where the next song would go.
Not quite sure where I would fit this music into my rotation. It is chill electronica pop. Like a softer daft punk. A collection of soft, melodic beats and a mixing of synth and electric instruments. It just doesn’t scratch an itch for me, but if I were waiting on a plane and this was the background music as i found my seat? Perhaps…
pretty okay. nice to have on in the background.
good bit also like it gets kinda boring in the end?
Not bad, sounded the an Oceans movie soundtrack.
Extra half star for ten things.
Too much of a background music feel for me
La femme d'argent - ain que delician, que luxo, que lounge, que relax, vamos relaxar negonas! Sexyboy - Isso é eletrônico? Preguicinha de ouvir, vontade de passar... que musica grande... zzzz All I need - Hmm essa tem vocal, a letra me apetece, mas pera isso é eletrônico? Parece mais um synth pop, tem momentos que parece que é a Madonna cantando, quando a voz fica mais grave. O sintetizadores dão o charme nessa música, muito sensual... vontade de tirar a roupa e ficar peladaaa Kelly Watch the Stars - Gente? Isso é tão Kraftwerk. Parece que estou fazendo uma viagem espacial retro, pigando de estrela em estrela. Escorregando na cauda de uma estrela cadente como se ela fosse um tobogã. Talisman - O baixo nessa música é babadeiro.... O puro tesaum essa faixa. Ui acelerou, o tecladinho traz um ar sofisticado. OMG temos violinos! Chique, é como uma trilha sonora de um filme cult que está no cartaz do MUBI. Remember - Monas isso parece Daftpunk chapado de maconha. Legalzinha, mas sem sal, to com vontade passar a faixa. Tem uma pegada meio horror, meio nostálgica. Melhorou, pegou sal agora. You make it easy - Ui som de maré, o vocal voltou. Essa parece trilha sonora de novela do Manoel Carlos. Vontade de passar. Esquecível. Ce matin-l'a - Nossa esse som que começa a musica achei bafo, ui o violão. Omg vamos abrir um portal! Tava faltando mesmo um saxofone nesse álbum. Parece que vai finalizar o album mas tem mais duas faixas. New star in the Sky - Ai que lenga lenga, vamos acabar? Num gosto de gaita vey. Vontade de passar. Passei, chatona demais. La voyage de Pénélope - Bafo o sintetizador. Luxo. Terminou o album de forma digna. Em resumo, é um album bonzinho. Tem algumas faixas boas. La femme d'argent e Kelly Watch the Stars são as maiores aqui, apesar de que nenhuma fiquei com vontade de salvar para ouvir depois. Pra quem curte um lounge-retro-sexy é bem bom. Tem umas faixas que eu deletaria, completamente esquecível. 6/10
Very chill… almost TOO chill.
Title track kinda long. Sexy boy chorus kinda sucks good but kinda bland instrumentals, wasn’t what I was expecting, dunno if that’s good or bad the tone of the music switches a lot
Better than the Virgin Suicides soundtrack, and I think this rightly reflects what is good and strong about the band. Nice vibe and groove for its genre. I hate to admit it, but “Sexy Boy” (single) is a fun track.
Pleasant enough. Meandering. Instrumentals ok. Not really my thing but I get it
Kann man gut nebenbei hören.
En del fine melodier. På sitt beste får du en Bowie / Ultravox stemning av lydbildet. Enkelte ganger bruker de synthlyder som mer forstyrrer lydbildet. Høres ut som forprogramerte fra et billig casio keyboard. Beste låt «All I need».
From memory (hearing it a few times maybe 20 years ago), this was nice background music that wasn’t really worth a proper listen. On reflection, pretty much the same. There’s more going on sonically than I gave it credit for, hence a 3 star review rather than 2, but I wouldn’t go back and listen again.
Started out strong - I like the sound, especially the bass parts. Unfortunately several later tracks are unbearably drippy which caused my opinion to diminish.
As background music goes, so much more satisfying than the Eno.
Not bad when they actually sing a melody
Sounded airy, light and a bit like a science fiction movie soundtrack. Interesting.
Le femme d'argent - 3/4 Sexy Boy - 2/4 All I Need - 3/4 Kelly Watch the Stars - 3/4 Talisman - 3/4 Remember - 3/4 You Make It Easy - 4/4 Ce matin-la - 4/4 New Star in the Sky - 4/4 Le voyage de Penelope - 4/4
Lo-fi, electro, triphop with nothing amazing about it. Kind of the summary of the genre in general. I listen to this kind of stuff for several hours a month while really needing to focus at work. This music has the ability to put me in a great zone, but honestly for no other reason then it is simple rhythmically and nothing that really deviates from the path. This album accomplishes what it sets out to do (in my opinion) of being something you can set in the background a vibe without really knowing there’s music being played. I like this album and will be listening again soon when I need to get in the zone, but this isn’t anything amazing a feels out of place here. I think the Robert Dimery wants the reader to see the best of the best, and game changing albums in as many genres as he deems fit, but this genre isn’t anything “you must hear before you die.” 6.2/10 #39/1001
Really liked this. Had that SBS Chill vibe. Ambient but not simplistic. Listened to this while on a road trip and liked it so much that I played it three times. No real track stood out for me it was the whole vibe. It shaped my mood rather than demanding my attention. Nicely done.
Heard it before. For some reason I didn't remember anything from the album except for Sexy Boy. But oh man, was it worth listening to the album again. I definitely didn't appreciate it enough the first time round 3/5
I think there was a moment where I felt like I was having an out of body experience but for the most part this was remarkably unremarkable. Something about it needed better production. It was too many sounds and not enough music.
It was OK
interesting and etherial not a bad listen.
Good and calming nice Record. Will definetely get a spin on a warm summer evening. (3.5/5.0)
Good, did not blow my socks off but solid. Works as good background music. Not sure where the elite albums are but this did not feel like a must listen. 6.3/10
Nice atmosphere created here. Certainly not for every occasion, but it's definitely an enjoyable vibe. The single "Sexy Boy" is still the best song, but it's a good record to have in one's collection.
An album I already knew. Some nice songs. Added a couple to my regular playlist.
舒服的
Is this the soundtrack to Oceans 11? Are Danny Ocean and the boys about to rob a casino? That was my first reaction when I started Moon Safari by Air. (I liked the Oceans’ movies, by the way) Speaking of movies, I feel like I heard Sexy Boy in one but can’t place it right now. That’s gonna bug me. I’ve got to look it up. Hold on. *playing Air for hold music* (See what I did there? I know, it’s not that clever) It was 10 Things I Hate About You! That’s where I heard Sexy Boy! Glad I cleared that up. Anyway… Moon Safari is a decent album. It was a fine listen. I don’t mind some downtempo electronica, but, at best, this is probably just background music. Maybe a late night hang out vibe? I could see that. I will add this to my library for just such an occasion. And if I’m being honest, I could see this album growing on me more over time. It does have that potential. For the here and now though, Moon Safari by Air will get a 3 rating from me. I have the sudden urge for a crepe. 3/5
Not my usual style, ambiant music doesn't resinate with me too much. But I could stick this on to concentrate.
I actually enjoyed this a lot! This is the first electronic album I kind of connected with. Still not super replayable to me but I enjoyed it.
Omalla tavallaan retro fiilistelylevy. 3/5
A lot of fun, reminds me of zero 7
Ofd
fun background noise. idk that i'd listen again though
Background music but nothing more for me.
Pretty laid back chill vibes, nothing thrilling or two wild, can imagine this being a nice instrumental to have on in the background of a laidback party or something.
I always get nervous when something is categorized as "electronica", but his had some actual music on it. Pleasantly surprised.
lol verarscht, ich mach doch mal no es album mues sege das mich das cover da sehr ahgsproche hett, vorallem wenn eim da en timon lookalike gaht ahspringt chammer schwär nei sege das album het min mood hüt sehr guet troffe welli da chli id schuel ghocked bin und chli umeghange bin ah dem sunnige tag muesmer das album glaubs namal geh irgendswen finds au lustig das die sich da als "french band" vorstelled, als wärs sehr wichtig das sie vo frankrich sind hey mir sind imfall vo frankrich, ufpasse gell, ecksgüsi hey feeling generous today, might regret later 3.5
its fine
It was okay. The first track seemed like something out of Ocean's 11. 3/5
Good background music. I probably wouldn't choose to listen to it though.
Day 14 Nice sound enjoyed the album #musicsky #albumsky 3/5
OK
Not my cup of tea, but still interesting.
This wasn't really my thing. A couple of OK songs but lyrics like "Sexy boy" or "Kelly watch the stars" repeated 50 times aren't lyrics.
Appreciate it for what it is...just not my thing.
It reminds me of a album you would play in a cocktail lounge. Easy Space Pop Lounge listening with 60s Chamber Pop influences. Will listen again! 3.5/5
Some good songs, some not quite so good songs.
C'mon 1001 Albums, gurl give me nothing!!! If someone took a spy movie's soundtrack and turned it into LoFi or/instrumental music this would be the result. I love boring music though.
La femme d'argent - 5 - Fantastic elevator music Sexy Boy - 1 - Awful everything else was a 3 or a 4 So the rating average = 3
Not something I would normally listen to but it works well as background music. 3 stars or C-.
Not something I'd normally listen to, but I enjoyed it! That being said, I wouldn't rush to go back to it
Not my usual thing, but it's not bad. Very light for lack of a better term. Hard for me to really get into, but provides a nice tranquil background vibe.
5/10
Via La France! Completely surprised by how much I enjoyed this album. Always heard them in bits and pieces. This would’ve been a great CD in the car in the 90s
Weird but not bad - 3
Cool
This is one of those albums that has been suggested to me many times but streaming services because it's adjacent to other groups I like. However I never seem to quite fully get into it. It is close enough to other things I like that it feels like I should like it for sure but yet...I almost want to say it's too light? Still though I like the overall genre and appreciate the sound so still a 3 star for me.
nice enough
Not my favorite but I defintely appreciate the artistry
Doors are great quintessential Doors. Favorite song is on here but prefer Morrison hotel more. The music defined an era in a lot of ways. One of them being a white artist garnering the fame over his black contemporaries.
meh. a few good tracks
Groupe inconnu. "La Femme d'argent" est une excellente entrée en matière. J'ai bien apprécié cet instrumental, en particulier la basse, et les chorus de clavier. L'introduction de partie chantées (voix naturelle ou avec un Vocoder) dans les pistes suivantes n'amène pas grand chose, j'aurais préféré des morceaux totalement instrumentaux. Globalement une bonne découverte, que je ré-écouterais probablement mais qui ne rejoindra pas ma collection. =>3/5
Har hört albumet live och ibland får jag en sådan eufori av det, men oftast inte, oftast en tråkighet.
Heilt greit, men føle ikkje nåken trang til å hørra da fleire ganga
Very funky, kind of psychedelic. Listened to it while cleaning and it was the perfect vibe for that. Enjoyed listening to this a lot!
smooth chill vibes. Could be very soothing in the right context, but not so much my thing.
Very mellow electronic sounds
This is a classic of nineties chill ambient electronica. Definitely not my kind of music, but I listened to this before because it was very popular. The music washes over you with various electronic and acoustic soundscapes. Sometimes some soft vocals, and a persistent muted beat in the background. Some songs try to add some variation but it’s still pretty minimal. It all sounds like a movie soundtrack. Thing is with a movie soundtrack there’s the movie to keep you interested and here there’s nothing like that. It’s all very relaxing but kinda boring. Giving it three stars since it’s good for the genre and I think it's considered an important work and not actively offensive. I just don’t like the genre.
Interesting! Some very cool tracks in here, but also some real boring duds. Never heard of these guys.
Mellow, moody - nice background music
This record is effectively laidback but I find myself wishing it was more off to no good than it is. The synth takes away from the treble and the vocals diminish what could otherwise be a powerful and urgent experience. 'Air' and 'Moon' are apt descriptors of an album that is too spaced out, too ungrounded, too up in the air, and too over the moon. The production is certainly inventive, and while I admire the coherence of the project as a whole, its suave sensibility, exacerbated by Beth Hirsch's singing, serener and even more full of it than Beth Gibbons's, is not one I naturally gravitate to. Perhaps that's just it - I don't want to gravitate - I want to be pushed and pulled and then made whole again. With this, I only hover, or is it drift?
Hauskahkoa.. Kevyttä... air... downte.po... eri asia kuk chilli g and wibing..
I have this album but bought it by mistake. Thought I was buying Moonmadness by Camel which is a classic unlike this. But it’s inoffensive and when playing in the background is fine. 3/5 6/2/25
There are a couple tracks that I do enjoy and already have on playlists, but the Beth Hirsch tracks are awful and boring. I think the Virgin Suicides soundtrack by Air is a much better listen.
Listened to it 3-4 times during the day. Nice, easy going album, with a perfect title. While listening to this, you feel as if you were crusing through space, exploring the surroundings. The album takes you on a journey into the future. There are nice lead lines and riffs throughout the album. The atmosphere is created by nice arrangements and background noise. Being an electronica album, this is really not that repetitive and keeps the listener engaged. Would give it 3.5 if I could.
I was pretty fond of their sound at the beginning, but it kind of lost me as it went on. Still above average for an electronic album
Aw yeah. Just chill. Not an active listen for me but good background.
i wanted to like this more, but it was a pleasant enough listen
Smooth, didn't mind it
Nice to listen while relaxing.
It's this weird, synth-y, acoustic, blues, techno, Enrico Morricone, lo-fi thing. I have never heard anything like it.
Very nice and never heard of the Duo. The Bass is very present over the whole album and gives it a unique groove. The synth sounds are also well crafted and the compositions don't get boring
Better at that star but decent
It's a light, chill electronic album. I liked the sound, even if there wasn't too much to dig into.
I liked this album better than the other album of theirs we listened to. It was soothing and had some good rhythms.
Somewhat interesting
since I had very low expectations on this.....it was better than I expected. not a fan of electronica, but this wasn't bad. had it on while cleaning, so made some nice background music. would I seek it out to listen to again-no, but if it was on I would not object to it
Really chill :)
some good fun. nothing crazy, but it was entertaining and had some head bobs every once in a while.
Unlike yesterday's "faux French electronica", this is actual French electronica, or perhaps dream pop. Super down tempo, kinda chill music. I had their album "The Virgin Suicides" before, which was a score they wrote for the movie of the same name. As electronica goes it's fine. Nothing too spectacular, but much better than most electronica acts. Favourite songs: Sexy Boy, La Femme D'Argent, Ce Matin-la, You Make It Easy Least favourite songs: Le Voyage De Penelope 3/5
Daft punkish. Great background.
Pour toi, Hilary : C’est un groupe assez cool, j’en profite pour écouter quand je suis au boulot, mais pas beaucoup plus. Je ne sais pas si c’est un compliment ou pas, désolée Air 🙃 Comme j’ai dit dans le group chat, c’est pas mon album préféré - je préfère la bande originale de Virgin Suicides
Moody in a late '90s way, I dig it although it’s not something I will return to
This album gets significantly better when they don't use the vocoder vocals. "New Star in the Sky" gets a pass because of those strings and guitar chords, but good lord do they take a song from good to alright. I would 100% listen to "You Make It Easy" again. It reminds me of "Sketch For Summer" by The Durutti Collection if it was produced by Everything But The Girl. Actually, whenever Bitch Hirsch makes an appearance, the whole vibe turns very EBTG. Which I'm not super mad at, just an observation. All the songs after this one will probably get played again.
Took all the retro synthy sounds that were bouncing around the clubs and being sampled and wrung within an inch of their lives by djs, and rammed them through a Serge Gainesbourg strainer and used actual music skill to make songs both instrumental and with lyrics. Took all of the spastic insanity out of the stuff too. It's very chill. Recently I was subjected to a Spiritualized album that tried to take two or occasionally three chords and a bunch of reverb and bludgeon me into a trance, or possibly coma, state. "Moon Safari" allows you to stay awake and go about your business. I could do without tracks 3 and 7, which make me want to turn off the record and put on Portishead instead, and without track 8 which mistakenly allows a french horn to play a solo. If you like track 9, go check out the High Llamas, it's quite a bit like them (Hawaii or Gideon Gaye). This is cool, fluffy stuff, easy to listen to, but not easy to produce.
It was fine. I enjoyed most of it and it was a very different style of electronic music from what I'm used to.
If James Bond met Daft Punk for a French electronica adventure, this would be the resulting album. Unique and interesting vibe.
french daft punk, lol. that one animal crossing sounding ass song is pretty good
for a french band they don't speak much french
enjoying my fuzzy french ambience
und wieso genau isch das Album luut Apple Music em Genre „Dance“ zuezordne? de ersti Song sehr vielversprechend, gfallt mer guet. Sexy Boy isch denn allerdings bereits biz plump. und denn wirds schnell mal zum langwiirige Breittrete vo semi-gmüetlicher Slow-Dance-Elektronik. biz Credit wetti em Album aber ge, ich has no kuul gfunde zum lose:) teilwiis sehr ähnlichi Gsangs- oder Synthesizer-Kläng wie bi L‘Impératrice, v.a. im letzte Song ischs mer ufgfalle, de Synthie tönt eis zu eis wie i eim vo irne Songs (ich glaub es isch Épilogue).
For me this hits the uncanny valley between pretty and interesting. It has too many harsh tones to simply be beautiful, but not enough experimentation to fascinate the ear and mind. I didn't love it, I didn't hate it. It did grow on me some with a second listen.
P good
The Beth Hirsch songs! So beautiful. But they're not all winners. Not especially compelling or more than background noise. I did skip Kelly Watch the Stars as it wasn’t working for me.
One was right in the sweet spot for this, but it never took back in day and still won't or doesn't ... one's tried so c'est la vie, eh? (though maybe one means comme ci, comme ca). At any rate, the effort to make pace-age lounge music cool again is commendable, but it gets pretty dull pretty fast. And like a lot of kitschy, borderline novelty acts, it has not aged well
I liked this album much more than The Virgin Suicides, I will say that. There were a few songs that were a bit repetitive (looking at you, "Sexy Boy" and "Remember"). But the instrumentals were pretty good. "All I Need" sounded a bit like Madonna singing (yes, I know it wasn't her). More of the instrumentals, less of the vocals stuff for me, please. Top tracks: "Le Voyage de Pénélope", "Ce matin là,", "All I Need"
It's fine and all, not my thing. Air is a good name for this band because their sound is certainly breezy. I'd say I most enjoyed the songs with Beth Hirsch lending guest vocals - All I Need and You Make it Easy. Ce matin-la was maybe my favorite instrumental piece. Talisman was good too. Not sure I cared for all the voice effects in the synth heavy songs, including on their big single Sexy Boy (which I've never heard before). I'll give it an average rating but I'm ready to move on.
First 2-3 Songs nice the rest not so my taste
Nice and chill music great background music 3/5
Atmospheric and stylish. I could work to this or throw it on at a party; might not be for me for close, repeated listening.
I think this just isn't my taste. I find it to just make me wish I was listening to something else.... but I guess it's good?????? If you like this sort of thing??
Melodische Keyboard/smooth electro sounds, Akustik bis auf 1-2 Features. Ganz nette Hintergrund Musik aber gibt mir jetzt nicht zu viel. Geht bisschen in Richtung Jazz. 3/5
Random album generator is really playing with me by giving me back-to-back, like, "dense sounds put together" music. I think I liked this more than Animal Collective because it's a little grittier, but it was still just a lot of sounds. This review is basically me impersonating my friend in my group who feels like some songs have "a lot of singing" in them, which is like a ??? concept to me, until now, because this has a lot of sounds in it ok
Eletrônico lo-fi para tomar uma champagne em ibiza. Legalzinho
Very easy listen, very generic. Not good, not bad
Refreshing
I was so confused listening to this album, I swear that we had heard this music before and then I couldn't find anything on the web that references it being similar so I don't know. Super easy listening though and enjoyable
Wie man sie kennt. 3,3
Pretty unique, good listening for cooking, chilling or walking around. A very high 3 but I can't justify putting it next to some of the other 4s.
good but i don't think i would listen again
I wasn´t sure what to expect from band and album, but with "Sexy Boy", the well known "All I Need" and "Kelly Watch The Stars" I got into the mood. A really nice and chilling listen.
already listened to it, enjoyed. diverse album, goes in a lot of different directions
I remember running home with the CD with excitement when this came out but being left underwhelmed by it. Really I should be loving this - Moog-y and Space-y - but I still feel the same about it - I don't think the Autotune-y treatment of the Vocals helps...
Ambient. Eh. Might be a good beach listen.
The opening tracks very strong, but the rest not really. The opening though!
Interesting. But not that interesting. One of the few where I'm not real sure why its on this list. Gotta educate myself.
come musica ambient ci sta...
A band I’ve absolutely never heard of, but a fairly enjoyable album. Ciara knew the song “Sexy Boy” from a movie soundtrack, but otherwise this was all completely fresh. It was like a 1st draft version of Daft Punk’s ‘Random Access Memories’ made years earlier, so I can imagine this was very influential and revolutionary for the time it came out. We found it to be chill and easy, nothing particularly groundbreaking and good driving music to just zone out to. “All I Need” was probably the favorite of the bunch and with the vocals it definitely reminded me of what ‘RAM’ would eventually be. A nice mix in the “electro-funk” world and thankfully not too long at 43 minutes.
3.5 Used to listen to this one all the time.
3.9
nästan 4 med sexy boy
It created a pretty chill/dreamy atmosphere but felt a little repetitive at times. Decent background music but not an everyday listen for me.
Light, ephemeral, and catchy.
This is a weird record. I don’t expressly dislike it, in fact, at times I find it quite charming and enjoyable. There’s some really neat vocal melodies throughout, which I think is my favourite aspect of the album. There’s also some very interesting synth work that truly feels ahead of its time. It does at times feel quite disjointed though, as if more of a collection of songs rather than one cohesive unit. I’m not sure if that’s necessarily a bad thing, but I don’t think I care for it. I also do not care for the vocoders on “remember”. Its inclusion feels more abrasive than tasteful. There are some really interesting soundscapes created here, and at times it feels far more atmospheric than it does melody or groove driven. Not something I’m likely to listen to again, but not something I hate either. 3*
Es como un disco instrumental electronizado. Como un daft punk más chill. El disco está muy bueno pero se hace medio largo.
Very interesting experience. It's not something I'll listen to every day but I like the experimental vibe of this album. I don't understand French, but they sound great. I will leave 3 stars today.
pretty cool album, more of Air that is meant for a soundtrack or something.
Eh. Fine but forgettable.
easy listening, nothing really special about it, favourite song: Sexy boy
Never really paid much attention to these when they arrived in the late 90's and only vaguely remember their hit single. Having given it a listen, it’s a nice sounding album and I do like a bit of electronica. I can understand its appeal but it’s a little too safe for me. I could see me enjoying it on a Sunday morning with a cup of coffee but beyond that it’s not rocked my world.
Funky music. Not sure about this...
Chilli ja toimiva
Just worse daft punk
This was great background music, but nothing special. Three stars.
Maybe my tastes have just changed, but I loved this when it came out. Still a couple of great tracks (SB & AIN), but the rest just reminds me of TV show atmosphere music and elevators.
I do appreciate this list for making me find new artists like this even if they’re not my absolute favorite.
3.5 actually, loved it
A little electric funk
really nice background music, although the screechy notes can get annoying at times
wasn’t bad, some songs are in a playlist in work with me so i hear them basically all the time, album was okay though, some good tracks
good album
Started of nice but ultimately nothing more than some pretentious background music. The two songs with the vocalist prove why they're mostly instrumental music.
Interesting album. Noticed some songs that I heard somewhere before. It is something that can listen to, but nothing that I would choose to listen to if I had to listen to something I like.
Vibey and words are in English, kinda liked it for background
re chill banco
Chilled out, more electrical style with a mix of male and lovely female vocals. No stand out songs but a nice chill elevator album
Behaglig musik när jag körde bil. Av nån anledning så har jag alltid trott att dom sjöng Sexy Bride och inte Sexy Boy..
- irgendwie super moody gewesen - catchy stuff dabei, wenn ich auch nicht sicher bin, ob ich da nochmal was von hören würde - zum Ende hin wurde es dann doch noch etwas langweilig
funky
Is this cool or just inoffensive?
Fine as "mood music" or something, but not remarkable in any way.
Nice.
I would own an outdoor lounge at a luxury resort just so I could play this album on a loop.
This was nice to have in the background ! Sexy boy is 5*s easy
Pre-listening thoughts: this is my birthday album! While I was secretly hoping for a band or album I already knew/listened to, I guess it’s cool to experience something new WHATEVER. I do think it’s funny that on the album cover next to their band name, it says “French band” as if you need a disclaimer. Did they think we were tuning in because it was just gonna be air noises?? 😭 or did they have to warn people they were French cause honestly valid Post/during listening thoughts: hmmm this is electronica and psychedelic music. The world knows exactly what genres I’m not fond of and gives them to me on my brightest days. Well! It’s not bad though. I just enjoy lyrics and vocals to be prominent features of music (and this is why Beth Hirsch ate) 5.5/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: no Fav tracks: All I Need, Kelly Watch the Stars Least fav tracks: Talisman
Fine and vibesy and credibly kitschy-retro, but space age nostalgia only goes so far (even if you're French). So this gets sorta dull in the end. The nice/interesting, groovy or relaxing bits (e.g., "Ce'matin la") are rather quickly canceled out by tedious ones (e.g., most of the vocals, "New Star in the Sky"). Its innovations were oversold at the time and the passing decades haven't much improved it.
Meh.
The whole album felt like a compilation of interludes used across various films from various genres. A highlight being ‘La femme d’argent’ for making me feel like a detective in a 1970’s ‘Shaft’ knockoff film. Across other songs, artists like Beck and Tame Impala come to mind who have similar styles especially in some of the earlier songs of the album. The constantly shifting vibe crossed into smooth jazz and Bossa Nova all the way to techno, psychic rock, all of which being unexpected but very much welcome to create an overall pleasant listen with each song as original and interesting as the last.
3 flat
Sexy boy is one hell of a tune. So many memories come back from late teens early 20s when listening to it. The album is easy listening and great in the background. Favourite song: sexy boy Least favourite: There is nothing bad on this at all. Album artwork: cracking cover
Just alright
3/5
Wasn't sure what to think going into this, but I enjoyed it. Some songs, especially La femme d'argent, feel like precursors to lofi music of which I am a big fan of. Good variety for an electric album, lotta chill and psychedelic vibes. My prior experience was mostly EDM and Daft Punk, so this was a nice change of pace. Favs: Kelly Watch the Stars, La femme d'argent
It's a pleasant listen for sure, but to me its sensual aesthetic felt too detached. There was some emotional sincerity in there, but at times the emotion felt undermined by kitsch. I can easily see why people would love an album like this but it's just not for me, I need more substance. I couldn't see anything that the album was trying to say, but maybe they weren't saying anything at all. I wanted to give up and not even finish it.
Decent but not as exciting as the other Air album I had a few weeks ago (Virgin Suicides). Good background music but nothing really special except Sexy Boy. A bit long winded and repetitive. 3
Good vibes. 3/5
The instrumentals on this album are really fun. I actually wasn't as big of a fan of the tracks with vocals.
Like a more boring Daft Punk. If you were in the mood for super-chill, this does offer some great textures and bass lines. It’s certainly a vibe. To me, a perfect 3.
bleeeeeds together but i do like it 3/5
it was alright. chill. would prefer it slow way down and be ambient. good sounds, though. 3 stars
Interesting ambient (?) music - not even really sure what you'd call this genre. Of course I knew 'Sexy Boy' from 10 Things I Hate About You but the rest was new to me. Not an unpleasant listen!
I could easily see these songs soundtracking Adult Swim bumps. Nothing revolutionary, but soothing.
3.5 I love their sound, but knock it down to a 3 for being repetitive electronic music.
The instrumental tracks for this album are really good but the rest is not for me. I don't like the robot voices that much and the lyrics were whatever. Sexy Boy was a song I really didn't like and felt like a dropoff from the strong opener. It was a good album to listen to and worth being on this list, but I wouldn't revisit it.
Intresant I början men blev långtråkigt efter ett tag
Interesting electronic music with some great moments. Use of auto tune not impressive.
It was okay, not bad but not special.
I know of this french band. Only know sexy boy but nothing else. Interested to hear it.
In my early sinful 20s Air became a soundtrack for late nights and experimentation. It was fitting that Talisman was featured on 1999s GO! Soundtrack, a movie about one night, drugs, raves, Katie Holmes, cops, and mayhem. It still remains my favorite track off this album. This is a great debut album for the Frenchmen. The problem I have had with Air is the moody ambience requires a specific mindset to appreciate, otherwise it’s prone to become background music.
This album is the best thing I got from a an otherwise awful ex. But that was years and years ago. I still listen to the album occasionally, but definitely not as much, and listening to it now it all kinda blends in together in a not unpleasant but definitely monotonous kind of way. If I were listening to it for the first time I think I’d give it a 3. I’m tempted by a 4 for the sake of nostalgia, but realistically it’s a 3.
Kinda needed this today. The mainly instrumental offering was well played, and was not challenging to listen to. I definitely did not need any challenges
Great background music
Got pumpkin David Bowie with a splash of Pink Floyd
Interesting
I quite enjoyed it. It is interesting. Like the love child of Daft Punk and Massive Attack.
The first track off this album is pure bliss. Floating through the ether and magical for 7 minutes, then shit gets weird. The synth vocal sound and shrill tones are over used to the point of being campy and the added textures of sounds becomes noise. Not bad, but not going into my rotation.
Not bad, I liked most of the music. On the border for 4 stars, but not quite there for me.
The low-fi vibes are pretty incredible on this album. I normally really don't like Electronica albums, but this one hits different. A big thing for me usually is the repetitions of the electronics, but here I feel like those repetitions are used more as a backdrop for the more interesting bits. Honestly, just vibey and fun to listen to. Favorite Song(s): La femme d'argent
First listen Saved 4/10 Top track: La femme d'argent
One of those albums that I've apparently listened to 100s of times because it was on rotation at a previous job. So yeah, this is hotel reception music.
im not normally a fan of electronic music but i really like the minimalistic/jazzy vibes this album had! i also really like some of the chord progressions they had in certain of their pieces.
Very chill stuff with a nice variety of sounds and textures.
Me siento como cuando ves una peli que te mamaba de chiquito. Obvio me sigue gustando pero ya no pega igual, lo siento muy predecible y cursi en el mal sentido. Igual está súper cute y me puso de buen humor, pero hasta ahí.
I guess this was ok. I didn’t hate it, didn’t love it. I guess it was better than I was expecting, but then, I don’t know what I was expecting. I might listen to it again, I might not. All that ambivalence is just how it felt, I guess.
Nice, but I might need to listen more to really appreciate it.
Great to listen to while working or reading.
Pretty fun listen. Sexy Boy is in a movie that I can't remember.
Another oddball album. I suppose I would call this synthpop if I had to label it. Not a bad album by any means, but nothing really stands out about it. Kind of devolves into background noise.
Thoughts before listening: Another massive album that I've read about my entire adult life but always assumed wasn't for me. Airy, light ambient soft rock meets electronic music is what I've always thought this would sound like. Review: It's hard for me to rate something like this that is just so much outside of my personal music tastes. I just don't tend to listen to this type of spacey, slow groove based music although I certainly understand that it's objectively good. It's nice when someone like Beck or the Beastie Boys includes this style track in the middle of one of their albums, but I get bored quickly with a full record of that sound. That being said, I added "Sexy Boy" to my playlist and will give this album 3-stars.
I can't put my finger on what doesn't work on this album.
Pretty solid really liked some tunes, some not as much. Loved Beth Hirsch she slayed
Royalty free new age chillout estranged sibling of Daft Punk. Though I found it a bit boring it did grow on me through the back half. Fave Tracks: Sexy Boy, Remember, Ce matin-la 3.4/5
Nice enough to have on in the background. I didn’t even notice that I started or finished the album.
not my bag tbh
Really chill album and I can't say I did not enjoy it. I also can't say I would revisit it again or there is anything in here that I would find compelling enough to include in this book. Air feels like the forbearer to music from bands like Daft Punk and even some of the tropical house music that has been released. So perhaps that merits inclusion. If given the choice, I do prefer this more low-key electronic music and All I Need, Kelly Watch the Stars, You Make it Easy and Le Femme D'argent are all really good songs. If a person is in to electronic music then this album would be worth a listen, though I'm not sure I would recommend it to the average music fan. The music does grow on you a bit after a while, but I would most likely not seek this album out.
Interesting, but only as time/place music.
Really cool atmosphere. Sounded like video game music. Good, video game music. I want a game called Moon Safari and this is the OST 3.5/5
Duas músicas legais, o resto cai na mesmice.
1. la femme d’argent: 6/10 2. sexy boy: 5/10 3. all i need (feat. beth hirsch): 3.5/10 4. kelly watch the stars: 6/10 5. talisman: 6/10 6. remember: 7/10 7. you make it easy: 7/10 8. ce martin-là: 7.5/10 9. new star in the sky: 6.5/10 10. la voyage de pénépole: 5.5/10 overall rating: 6/10
I listened to this twice a couple weeks apart - because after the first listen, it felt like an album that I would enjoy more on second listen. Yet, even after a second listen, I still come away from it feeling like it was fun but forgettable. Might revisit it at some point but for now, it feels kinda meh to me.
It's okay. Not my thing
I’m not generally a fan of electronic music but this is good.
Well, I wasn't familiar with this album at all, though maybe aware of the single Sexy Boy. This is nice enough but a little bland - I prefer things a bit more abrasive.
meh meh meh
I can appreciate it, but not really my thing.
Decent for studying. Gives a very retro vibe.
Very airy ambient pleasant noise
While this isn't really my style, I do really like the vibe going on. Really nice simple compositions that are pleasant. Fairly predictable. It's like listening to macaroni and cheese.
chill background music
Interesting. Feels like the precursor to Daft Punk. Less refined, but certainly glimpses in there.
Not super good but still enjoyable. Very chill. Favourites: la femme d'argent, ce matin-là. Good instrumentals but a little too long also I'm not a fan of french "people". 3/5
3/5
Great instrumentals
I think I enjoyed this. I had never hear of them before. This definitely feels like a late night, dark bar kind of album. That’s not when I listened to it and my listening was cut up at different times of the days so I don’t feel like I have a true judgement. I will probably try this at another time.
3.3/5 listened 2x.
Very instrumental, felt like a chill, vibey feeling. Jazzy feeling pretty good.
Beautiful ambient chilled beats with breathy whispered vocals by this French duo. This Album was pretty big back in the late 90s with Sexy Boy & Kelly Watch The Stars the big hits and best tracks on this release. It's good and brought back some good teenage memories for me but the album is a bit repetitive.
Good mood music with some catchy tracks. Not hating this at all.
Ooooo, this is quite cool and trippy. A world of stars, rainbows and odd flowers abound. Raindrops the colour of swirling words - each one a tiny mirror. Trees with feathers for leaves. That kind of thing! I really enjoyed Sexy Boy, despite the odd title. And All I Need is so pretty, and absorbing. All in all, quite cool. I think some tracks go on a bit too long and the spell is broken. But maybe this is an album to listen to at night - through headphones. I listened in the morning - still connected with the essence of it though. A shiny sound - like A New Star in the Sky.
first track .was expecting some words ngl. second track "sexy boy" wait why do i feel like i know this. or just the beat. pink floyd type shit. idk man. not my type of shit
I like the chill vibe. It's very musical, unlike some trap/house stuff I've heard. ASMR types would love it. I can see where it would have its place for a lot of people. I'm not impressed enough to listen again though. Love the trombone sound in the final song of the album. Really thought it was a trombone, but I looked it up. Nope
Good. Remember it being much better, but solid easy listening.
No. 184/1001 La femme d'argent 3/5 Sexy Boy 3/5 All I Need 3/5 Kelly Watch the Stars 3/5 Talisman 3/5 Remember 3/5 You Make It Easy 4/5 Ce Martin-la 4/5 New Star In The Sky 3/5 La voyage de Penelope 3/5 Average: 3,2 Pretty enjoyable, but I would categorize it as background music.
I'd have to go with "good studying music". Just something nice to have on in the background.
Just chilling
Interesting album. Electronic music isn't my thing but this was relaxing, relatively enjoyable and quite weird.
Very pleasant
I feel the same about this as I did when it came out: meh. I never really got the hype when it was released. That being said, listening to it however many years later made me realize it’s kinda become a classic. So the hypers knew what they were talking about.
Mjög ljúf og flott tónlist, mjög þægileg vinnutónlist. Frábærir tónlistarmenn en aðeins of settlegt samt fyrir minn smekk. 3,5
I was pretty excited when this started. I like electronic music and it seemed from the beginning that it might get pretty interesting. It ended up being slower and less interesting than I wanted but because of that it probably an easier listen for most. Not bad by any means but also just not super interesting.
I listened to this one when I first started. Here is my review: Very groovy. Super easy listening, and vibey. Good to have one while working. Not sure when I'll revisit, but I'm happy I'm aware of it. I recognized a lot of the songs. Glad I can put a name to it.
Not really my type of deal idk i liked sexy boy that was the only one i really thought was interesting what is wrong with you people???
I can dig it. I think they over reached trying to put out ten tunes. Would have been a better album without 1 or two tracks. Remember should have been forgotten)
Electronic music is generally not my favorite, and while I don't plan to re-listen to the album, it was enjoyable. The beats weren't over produced and made the listening easy. The melodies tended to match the beats and weren't completely unhinged (an issue I have with electronic is the random vocals that are just saying random nonsense). Overall a solid album but one that isn't really for me specifically.
Has this been setbreak music? It could be setbreak music. Decent chill background stuff so it's okay
Relaxing and pleasant, but I feel it's missing "something" to really stand out
While I did not enjoy their other appearance on this list, the film score for The Virgin Suicides, I did find this earlier work to be far more interesting and enjoyable. As might be expected from the down tempo genre, it is a very chill album. I can attest that this was the kind of music that was being played in the chill rooms of raves, to ease people back from the chaos of a rave and towards humanity. Top notch production and mixing. For me, the vocoder in "Sexy Boy" was maybe the only seriously jarring thing on the album. It is also clear that while AIR takes their cues from all kinds acts, Yello, Curtis Mayfield and of genres prior to them (bossa nova, lounge jazz, krautrock, 70s era film scores) it is equally clear that this album has influenced the sound of acts since its release by reminding modern acts that smooth jazz from our earlier canon can be reinterpreted in fun and unusual ways, and therefore an album worth having on this list. Having said all that, it is the kind of album that now having heard it, I likely won't put the whole thing on ever again. However I did add a couple of tracks to my regular rotation, which is a step up from their The Virgin Suicides film score album. Another listener on here noted upon this release that the line between relaxing and wondrous and kind of boring is a thin line, indeed it is, and they do cross it at times. I was not a fan of "Sexy Boy", "All I Need", or "You Make It Easy", lest you think I disdain Beth Hirsch, I think she is great, I just didn't feel anything with these tracks. My Favorite tracks were the Curtis Mayfield inspired "La Femme d'argent" aka the Silver Woman, and the smoky acid jazz of "All I Need", the 70s cinema lushness of "Talisman" and "Ce Matin-La" aka "This Morning".
I remember this pair being mentioned sometimes in the late 90s but I never saw any videos on MTV. Eh, wouldn't have liked it then, anyway
Lowkey a bit sade at some points 5/7
Nice background sounds but wouldn't listen again
Fucking good
Good, not great. I can see in '98 that it was pretty amazing.
Too artsy fartsy bruv 3/5