Moon Safari

Fell in love with this album 20 years ago! Great to hear it again.

such a bitch for air

This is not a good album with some great tracks, it's a great album with some good tracks. And two kinda janky ones. All I need is beautiful in a way I'd find it difficult to express fully. Sexy Boy and Kelly Watch The Stars are perhaps the two weakest tracks on the album, and both of them were released as singles. Which probably goes a long way to justifying this as a great album.

I've actually listened to this one a lot over the last year or so because it is ambient and that helps me work on things without the distraction of lyrics. I know nothing about the band and nothing about any of this, but I love the textures and the grooves. Since it is on regularly in my house...I'm going 5 stars.

A very inventive electronica classic with numerous genre influences. Not perfect, but pretty damn good. Low 5 star

One of the greatest albums of all time

Have I heard about Air? Probably couple times, but never about a band with this name. And that's a mistake, because "Moon Safari" is a really peaceful and very atmospheric electronic music, apparently opening the doors for downtime bands all around the world. The album is filled with many great moments and beats, it was a lot of fun from start to finish. It's not the greatest record of all time, but it hits all the right tones.

if I'm in the mood for it this album makes me absolutely transcend, so good for so many different occasions

have loved many years

absolute classic of the era

Excellent!

Enorm relaxed album waar ik enkele hitjes al van kende. Ik geef ietwat makkelijk 5 sterren hiervoor.

This album was incredibly good; I cannot believe I have not heard about this before (somehow). Easily a five star album, gave it at least two spins yesterday. Need to dive really deep into this. Just love the vibe. The first song on the album is amazing!

there are two things the french are good at: 1. rioting 2. electronic music fav songs: new star in the sky, you make it easy, kelly watch the stars

Tracks heard before: 'Sexy Boy' (probably because I have watched 'Ten Things I Hate About You'). This is amazing electronic music two tracks in! Atmospheric soundscapes. I can see why they were picked to make the soundtrack for the film 'The Virgin Suicides' -- it strikes me as the kind of music that would complement the film perfectly. Beth Hirsch reminds me of Beth Gibbins from Portishead. This album reminds me of Daft Punk if they weren't Daft Punk. I suppose both are French. 'Moon Safari' is fantastic. I can understand why one of the top reviews thought it was 'elevator music' but I can't say I agree in any way. It's relaxing and just what I needed today. Ooo, and they're French. 9.5/10.

It's just a great excellent for chill listening

Effortlessly cool without feeling shallow. A nice blend of acoustics and electronics. Definitely an album I can see myself throwing back on

a really lovely album, and a surprise — all the french electronic music i’ve heard before has been very club/industrial, so this was a great change of pace. everything here feels very intentional, and this is an album i’ll come back to for sure

Liked this way more than i had been expecting. Sexy Boy is a JAM.

What's with French electronic duos making everything else in the genre look like child's play? This was great, I loved how mellow it was, and some of the production felt years ahead of other electronic acts. Really chill, but never boring, and the mix of vocal and instrumental tracks kept the album fresh throughout.

Awesome album, trippy, chilled, uplifting!

Très français. Très chill. When chillout went mainstream. An album for those who found Daft Punk too gauche.

Semplicemente perfetto, un trip totale

Wow! This is a gorgeous album. Been meaning to listen to it, glad the issue finally got forced. The first half is 5/5 easily, especially Sexy Boy and Kelly Watch The Stars.

Cinematic infectious booty shaking kitsch.

Awesome! 5 / 5 stars.

Dreamy

This is a fantastic album, been listening to this since I was a teenager. There are no bad songs on it, and the first half has several perfect ones. The bassline on "La Femme D'Argent" is heavenly.

Superb album, one of the greatest electronic chill records ever made

When I started my One Album A Day project and saw that this was my first album I was ecstatic. I was already very familiar with Air, and Moon Safari is one of my all time favourite albums. "La femme d'argent" has one of the catchiest bass riffs that often pops into my head from time to time. The whole album is so dreamy and chill, and just a joy to listen too while relaxing.

Makkelijke keuze natuurlijk.

Chilled out scenic fun

Stellar!

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

This is one of those funny little anomalies that occur from time to time - it's an album I absolutely love and adore but I have never once owned a physical copy of it on any medium. Which sometimes leads to longer spells than usual between listens. The downside to this is only that it's kind of ridiculous I've never owned a copy. The upside to this is I feel like I get to rediscover the album once or twice a year - and every time it brings me so much joy. This album has aged well - I'm certain I enjoy it more now than I did when it came out. Lush vibes that feel sophisticated and pleasurable the whole way through. "Sexy Boy" is my jam, and would absolutely be my entrance music if I were a wrestler.

Æðisleg plata, bæði á eigin forsendum og nostalgískum. Svo góð lög, ljúf og töff í senn. Ég man alltaf eftir Þossa, þá á X-inu, kynna Kelly watch the stars með tilvísun í stjörnurnar á HM í Frakklandi 98. Frábært HM, og frábær plata.

Een van mijn favoriete albums, zo warm, zo luisterbaar, zo onmiskenbaar Air. Origineel qua productie, melodiën, en arrangementen. Baanbrekend album!

Classic album

Poppy, chilled, much better than I expected

Todo un viaje por una epoca menos complicada.

Great album

It's difficult to give this an unbiased review because I used to listen to this album repeatedly in college. I still think it's great

If I was in a sensory deprivation tank floating in space something tells me this is the soundtrack that would probably start to play in my mind

Moon Safari is one of my favourite albums of all times, I can literally enjoy this album at all times.

10/10 it has such a fun, retro sound for its time even tho it came out in the 90s, it feels like something you’d hear from the 70s, at least to my amateur ears the actual album is so incredibly well made I just love everything about this

genuine 5 stars for me. this is one of the best "airplane" albums of all time, which is a compliment.

Beautiful, wonderfully paced, timeless classic. More of a special significance to me as it was playing in the background for most of my teens. Re-listening after all these years it is still as awesome - just one cute noticeable difference - I can note the low quality of certain samples in the mix - but that actually doesn't even detract from the greatness of this record.

Very slick and engaging. This is likely to be the start of an electronic deep dive similar to the metal one that Anthrax sent me down a while back. This is exactly the type of album I could see myself playing while driving or walking around on a sunny day. It's the definition of a vibe. Never too repetitive so it never got annoying. Sleek and novel. 5

A masterpiece. Essential.

Hopeful posting

omg like time travelling to my teenage years.

Beautiful album, especially the first half is very strong. 5/5

Undoubtedly, my favorite aspect of the album is the atmosphere it invokes. For a record with scant lyrics in a standard sense, Moon Safari is quite romantic. Cuts like "Remember," "You Make It Easy," "All I Need," and "Le Voyage de Penelope" all have a strangely intimate sound to them. However, this resonance may be what defines this album and it rockets Moon Safari from great to amazing.

Surprisingly enjoyable! I’ve only ever heard” Sexy Boy” before but there’s some other gems on here. Also it’s varied not everything in the same style. I’ve enjoyed electronica more in recent years so, deffo a good album for me! Saved tracks: Kelly Watch the Stars, Talisman, New Star in the Sky

Always loved this Gallic masterpiece.

Already loved this album.

Excelente!!

Easy listening electric beats. Mellow for morning or late evening listening

Familiarity bias. Much use of this as falling asleep music in my youth. Still great. Remember still the worst track, the Beach Boys sample just doesn't work for me.

Immediately refreshing and interesting.

I love how ethereal it is. It doesn’t feel like music, but something more. It’s an experience. Feels like I’m floating in space and I’m safe at home at the same time.

sexy boyyyy

A favourite of mine already ! Love this album from start to finish . Seen the tour as well ❤️

Man, it was a nice surprise to discover them for the first time.

This album probably would've been a 3 for me 10 years ago, go figure. Nowadays, I find a nice mellow groove that stays for the whole album, even as it shifts around in tone and mood. It doesn't overstay it's welcome either. 4.5 rounded up because Kelly Watch the Stars puts me in a better mood whenever it gets stuck in my head. 🤩

Great album

A total surprise, in the best way. It's impressive how the sounds can conjure different places and vibes for different people; a 70s spacestation bachelor pad, a stylish spy film score, a safe zone in a 90s video game. For me, it's the sound of a cool house party, where you're swapping between a fun and crowded party downstairs, and a cool quiet bedroom upstairs to recharge. It's fantastic that an album can vividly take me to such a place, as well as do the same to other people in different ways. Feel bad giving it 5 stars, since it's not revolutionary or anything, but I really like it.

So good. I listen to it often.

This album is one of the best ever.

A massive favorite. Loved it when it came out. Love it now

OMG I fucking love this album.

Phenomenal! My partner plays this album a lot and i’ve always loved it but have never known the name of it

I love this album

I have listened to this album quite a lot in the past couple of years, having rediscovered it through (I think) a reddit thread. Very chill. The only song I sometimes skip is You Make It Easy.

<3

Dear lord. Yes. Right on. This album is crazy good. As «Virgin suicide» is.

This turned out to not be great running music, but I went back to it at work, and it is seriously beautiful and calming, I was blown away

YES! I love this album. So chill and beautiful. Great music to work to.

Favorite

Really liked this, some good old fashion funky stuff

Very funky. A genre I haven't heard before or at least can't name. There was nothing particularly exciting about it but it wasn't bad background music.

electronic goodness!!!

ЭТО БАЗА!

Pretty cool. Psychedelic, but thick and satisfying, not too “airy”, some good grooves.

Great album!!

This is everything

Dope album! If they had partial stars this would be short of five but feeling generous.

It’s like a gigantic electronic pillow I want to nestle in. 5/5

Thoroughly enjoyed this album. Had the feel on the mid- to late-90s downtempo electronica. I felt transported back to high school with this one. Almost felt like if Röyksopp co-wrote the backing tracks with Fiona Apple, with a bit of Massive Attack mixed in for fun. The '60s and '70s era synths mixed with instruments was a welcome surprise. The overall album was pleasant, though I feel I will revisit my favorites, particularly La femme d'argent, All I Need, Kelly Watch the Stars, Remember, and Le voyage de Pénélope. Great code writing music for me.

I immediately recognized the first song, even though I've never heard of the artist or album. I enjoy the downtempo vibes and slow grooves. My head was nodding along to the easy beats and I can definitely see myself coming back to this for easy, instrumental listening during work. Loved this!

Chill, good for work, some orchestral

Ya lo conocía. Tengo un cd de ellos, pero no es éste. Venga, le doy un 5.

Late 90s classic. Still a great album, so 5 stars, with a note that its successor (10000000 Hz Legend) is the real classic (1000000 stars)

A masterpiece in 90s downtempo. It's beautiful, nostalgic, and a vibe for every occasion, whether for background, study, relaxation, or dancing. There are accessible pop songs back and forth with atmospheric spacey instrumental tracks. Every sound is perfected, not a single weak track. They nailed down the track ordering. Did they seriously make all the sounds themselves? With the only (possible) samples being small artistic choices like the children laughing in "New Star in the Sky"? Not sure how to describe it well, but I like how the songs carry me through feelings of anticipation and resolution, there's no repetition but I look forward to how to resolve parts they build up to.

I remember hearing & digging this album when it came out, but I seem to have lost track of it sometime over the course of the last 24 years.

I'm a bit biased since this is one of my favourite albums already. This is like pure silk through the avenues of my mind, so cool it defies classification and about as mellow as you'll ever need.

Love this. Always have. Always will.

So many songs I love in this album and inadvertently listening to them for years on chill out albums before I knew who they were !

Great album. Absolute pioneering chilled electronics which has wel stood the test of time.

This is share-housing in 1999 for me. Great album.

Familiar, French, fantastic

Prachtig album! Lang niet meer gedraaid, maar eigenlijk nog beter dan toen ie net uitkwam.

Very good!

Love those chill vibes

That was genuinely amazing. It's like Pink Floyd Daft Punk, which sounds like the stupidest thing ever, but actually works really well. I found that the weakest track for me was yet again the first one. Maybe my ears needed some warming up, I don't know. After that it's great song after great song. The biggest highlights for me were "Sexy Boy", "You Make it Easy", "New Star in the Sky". Turns out French electronic elevator music goes HARD. This and Oxygene, which I just had four days ago.

An indie classic. Feels like hanging out at a cool wine bar.

My first listen was while working (coding) and it was nice, would give a 5 based on that, but ofc didnt pay much attention. Second listen I actually payed attention and have to say I like this. 4.5 but rounding it up

Замечательно

Beaitiful album

This is a throwback to hs

Brought back some good memories of listening to this and The Virgin Suicides.

Great album. Reminds me of working nights at a TV studio and playing that in the background while working.

I love the music !

Lekker dromerig. Maar toch interessant genoeg om er de aandacht bij te kunnen houden. De 3 singles uit het album kende ik al. Maar de rest is ook zeker de moeite waard.

Great album

An old favourite - nice to revisit and one track made it into the wedding playlist

A true lo-fi, lo-tempo, chill-out synth classic

Þvílík fegurð!

Really good stuff

Fantastic album. So iconic

I always used to think French pop started and finished with Serge Gainsbourg. This is the album that changed my mind

I mean, it's an all time classic.

Идеальный летний альбом для любого времени года

This album was on constantly at the photo studio I worked at in the late 90's. I loved it then and love it now.

Excellent

Ya lo conocía. Tengo un cd de ellos, pero no es éste. Venga, le doy un 5.

Fucking classic. I love it.

Classic, heard this album many many times in my life!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_psebBaOFM that was my reaction to seeing this superb album.

Half Daft Punk, half Khruangbin, all sexy

Was intrigued by this one. Thought I'd not come across them before but found 1 track already on a playlist of mine. Enjoyed it - great music 4 working from home.

Excellent album, added to library

Doux

Awesome

This album is an all-time favorite

absolutely classic album

Stone cold classic. Haven’t listened to the full album in years and forgot how good it is. No dud tracks.

Stunning album and a genuine all-time favourite of mine. So this gets maximum possible points for the music but I'm slightly less sure about the legacy/influence/significance (although I'm basing this largely on Wiki). Either way a sick album, with no weak points. 9.5/10

A classic album of its time. Could listen to it all day long, and yet for some reason hadn't put it on in years. Thanks for the reminder of how bloody good it is.

Excellent! Great songs on this album which I would never have known the artist unless listening to JLAC.

Smooth, elegant & timeless. When I listened to it 25 years ago I thought there was a bit of "filler" on side 2 but not now.

I was surprised to find this album, totally rocks #1001albumsgenerator https://1001albumsgenerator.com/ssb

Very light eletronic music with a disco touch. I like it

Simply wonderful

I knew this album and forgot I knew it. I listen to the first track pretty often on a playlist I like. I've heard the 2nd song a lot. I finally listened to the whole album sometime last year and really like it.

Perfect, just what I was looking for on a cloud Saturday. Really well made.

Awesome electro chill

Smoother than a gillette commercial

Breezy

Luftig, veldig fint, hører igjen

a truly beautiful album of art

a lovely sweet assortment

Moon Safari my baby. Didn't know it was on this list.

5*

Excellent album

I was not expecting to love this album the way I did. It is a level of chill and relaxing that is just sublime, and the choices of pads and synths carry the sound without ever getting stale. Best one so far.

Th-th-th-throwback

Amazing vibes. Give me more!

Lot's of big hits on this one. Will need to listen deeper. "Sexy Boy" and "All I need" are staples of the 90s.

Cool and very chill

You can hear the cool oozing out of the speakers

One of my favorite atmospheric albums. Languid and chill. Sonically smooth and sexy. Put it on in the late hours of a date and see what happens.

Try to describe this album without using the words 'chill' or 'vibes'. You can't do it

transports me to a clear crisp blue sky

A solid album, but I think I'll need to give it more listens in order to fully appreciate it.

This came at the perfect time. I bought this for my partner on vinyl a few years ago as she remembered it fondly from her dad playing it in childhood - couldn’t be more different to what my parents were playing in childhood! But I ended up enjoying it then, and I definitely enjoyed it now. A great album.

real gem

Something about this album tickles my brain just right. It has made a surprisingly strong first impression on me. In the future I could maybe see this becoming an all-time favourite of mine.

7 - GOOD

Sexy Boy All That I Need Kelly Watch the Stars You Make It Easy

Classic album. Who doesn’t want to listen to French atmospheric jazzy pop songs?

3,5 starss

Grew on me a lot. Pretty great world constructed within this album

I really enjoyed this album. -1 for cringey "Sexy Boy" song. More Air!!

Easy listening. Slightly weird, highly enjoyable.

Nice background music, but no the huge fan

Fantastic album

An excellent album to drive at night or chill out with.

Electrónica experimental e innovadora. Gran album

sublime listening

For a debut album, it’s pretty well done. They’re able to create these soundscapes that are very inviting and small-scale but also have these melancholy or sometimes spacey tones. The vocal tracks are pretty good, and some tracks do stick out more than others. It’s meant to be enjoyed as a purely auditory experience, so I can’t blame it for dragging at times. Overall pretty sweet, might check out more from them.

Sometimes the best thing moving between the ears is some chill vibe air which allows you to stop everything else, breathe…and take a downtempo shift with life.

If you're not listening to Air and eating croissants, what are you even doing with your life? 3.5/5

good alt trip hop album

I didn't know the band and became curious about it's roots when I found some similarities with Daft Punk. What a great vibe.

Fave song: Proud Mary Hard to knock an album this tight and cohesive that also has one of the best songs ever written on it. 4/5

4.74. Can’t bump it to five so rounding for to 4.5 so rounding down to 4. Weird math I know. Love it.

4.5

Well rounded, easy listening electronic-jazzy-pop. This album is a bit of an enigma but I find it quite approachable and enjoyable. Sexy Boy is kind of a red-headed stepchild here and kinda detracts from the project as a whole. Minus the aforementioned, this record is worth your time and I can see how this was an influence to a host of later acts.

Reminds of the House MD soundtrack. I really liked the vibes of this album.

Like this much much more than the Virgin Suicides Soundtrack. La Femme d'argent hitting those Deodato vibes and then Sexy Boy (which I had no idea was by Air but I knew pretty well) and then I was well on my way to just vibing the whole way through. Definitely will be listening to this again. Not quite 5 stars in my book but probably the strongest 4.49 I can muster.

Gives moon safari vibes with its ethereal downtempo style. One of France's rare wins!

Good

Do yourself a favor and watch them play this album in full at Royal Albert Hall. Great record. 4.5 stars. https://youtu.be/uQauaVbPEAA?is=ST0LXW6IU8xN5SwF

Either I like this or I just really loved the year 1998.

8/10

Pretty good

This played a few times through in the background of my morning. Pleasant. Nice in that the songs don’t all sound the same. It’s a shift four stars, because there isn’t anything that really makes it stand out, but would easily get 3.5.

Oh yeah, talk about a good chill vibe. Got a little carefree noir going here, and I'm here for it. Thoroughly enjoyed this one.

Reminds me of JMJ.

Buy on vinyl: Maybe Good, soft, slow new wave electronic music. Reminds me a bit of Mazzy Star, but with less or no vocals.

Sounds better now that I'm an old fecker. Wasn't much of a fan back in the day

Vibe

Great Songs: La femme d'argent, All I Need Good Songs: Sexy Boy, Kelly Watch the Stars, Remember, You Make It Easy, Ce matin là, New Star in the Sky Mid Songs: Talisman, La voyage de Pénélope Bad Songs:

Very nice

8/10

Very sweet vibes on this one. I hadn't thought about this album at all since the first time I heard it, but I immediately remembered how spaced-out and relaxed the experience is. Probably not going out of my way to listen again, but I certainly won't complain if it comes on.

This was kind of lovely? New to me artist that I could get into.

A French electronic music album. Hopefully it's better than that filthy Serge Gainsbourg guy. It is better than both Gainsbourg and all of the shitty British electronic music artists that this list seems to love. Electronic music is at its best when it evokes moods, and that's what this does. It evokes a variety of moods dependent on the track, and some are even fairly good as pop songs. While talent in electronic music can be difficult to discern to the musically uninitiated, I would consider Air to be talented musicians working in this sphere. Listen up, everybody: electronic music is a genre with as much merit as rock, rap, pop, jazz, or soul. It may not always be the best listening experience, but it has multitudes of quality just like the others. This album is ranked #2 of 19 albums for 1998. Other 1998 albums rated by me: Celebrity Skin(4/19)-3

Ah yes the old classic Sexy Boy

Really nice calm album. Not a lot of words but the energy of each song is calming

Fun vibes, I would come back to this album. Personally I would listen to this on a chill walk or as background music for doing some art.

Το είχα αδικήσει. Νομίζω κάνει κοιλίτσα αλλά γενικά πολύ δυνατό

So cool. One of the best and original uses of synths I've heard on the list so far. Took me away and I'll definitely be listening again.

Definitivamente um álbum incrível, já tinha ouvido "Sexy Boy" por recomendação de uma pessoa querida, então ouvi com altas expectativas, que foram muito bem atendidas. Adiciono ainda uma observação de quão incrível é a progressão sonora de cada música, dando quase um sentido lírico pra cada nota de cada instrumento.

I always see Moon Safari at record collector and it’s always intrigued me, but I’ve never given it a full listen until now. The production is the obvious highlight of the album with this ethereal, floaty sound throughout it all. Instrumentals usually don’t do much for me, but I really like the ones on this album. “Talisman,” “La Femme d’Argent,” and “Le Voyage de Pénélope” are all really strong instrumentals, but I think my favorite one would have to be “Ce Matin-Là.” It starts with this really cool pulsing sound that adds so much to the atmosphere of the album. Then the horns come in and it turns into this piece that, to me, is extremely reminiscent of Mario Galaxy. I love instrumentals that are full of all sorts of sounds that you can’t really describe, and this album does a great job of that. It’s one of the biggest highlights of the album. The vocal tracks here are also fantastic, with all of them having these super delicate and soft vocals that pair perfectly with the established sound of the album. I love the songs where they sing themselves, like “Sexy Boy” and “Kelly Watch the Stars,” I love the super electronic sound of their voices. The addition of Beth Hirsch, who has a much cleaner voice, is also really nice. Her two songs on the album are both fantastic and add a different feeling to the album. Overall, this album really impressed me and I’m glad I finally gave it a listen. It’s a really unique album with a sound I haven’t heard much of before. It gets 4/5 stars, excellent, and my favorite track is “Ce Matin-Là.”

This was one chill as hell, really nice to relax to

it was really good!!! all of it wasnt my thing but some of the tracks were super nice... my favorites were Sexy Boy, Talisman, and Le Voyage De Penelope

A few days after the Virgin Suicides. This is the essential Air album.

I liked it! Mellow in a very pleasant way

Great!!! Almost a 5 for me. Just dragged on the end for me

Pleasantly surprised. Nice chill vibe, but interesting too.

Jotku biisit sillee tosi vibe ja sit jotku vähä random

Best: Sexy Boy; All I Need; Ce-matin-là Worst: Remember

Great album. Electronic, but poppy and also kind of 90’s indie rock influenced. Really enjoyed it. 4.5 maybe.

This is a pretty great album, but I have to be in the right mood. I started listening to it yesterday, and thought "this is nice, but I'm about done with it" and it was only song 3. I finished up tonight, after a mentally draining day at work, and it definitely lowered the blood pressure a bit. I'm probably underrating at a 4, but I have to be in such a specific mood to want to play it again.

I thouroughly enjoyed this album. Each song felt vastly different from the other and as a whole seemed psychadelic and it did feel like I was on a safari on the moon, not sure how they did that. I liked la femme d’argent the most i think, which got me invested right from the jump.

This is a really solid album with a really confidently defined sound and aim, I feel. I can imagine it was rather avant-garde for its time-- its leaning away from contemporary arrangements, melodies, instruments, etc. I love the overall feelings and atmosphere it creates; it really does feel like you are on a safari on the moon! Overall, a really well-done project.

Incredibly relaxing album Fave track: Ce matin-la

Beautiful atmospheric album, great for relaxing and clearing your mind

Beautiful soundscape.

I didn’t know that I loved this band. I already knew the first 2 songs.

I’m feelin it slime…. I feel it

overall a Very enjoyable listen!! :) its a Vibe™️ this is also another band i always wanted to check out more stuff from so glad i had an excuse to do so! fave- la femme d'argent, really enjoyed it as an opener to the album!! and honorable mention for sexy boy, its a classic

This is so circa 98. Clearly a wicked record Best tracks: Ce matin-la, sexy boy, all I need 8 / 10

Dreamy, Loungy, sehr cool!

Great album!

yes haha, YES!

Good instrumentals, will definitely save for studying music

The french are ok sometimes

Pleasant aesthetic overall. It flows well, leaving the impression of a live set in a retrofuturistic lounge somewhere in a megatropolis. At the same time, it remains perpetually restrained, anonymous. It does anything but demand to be listened to; it channels a passively captivating vibe. Given that there's basically nothing here for an active listener, can it really qualify as must-hear? Hmm, well hearing and listening are two distinct actions, so I'll go with a soft yes. 4/5

Kinda sleepy. But kinda good.

yes already listened

2nd time I’ve listened to this album recently- listened to in the car yesterday, and I have to say what an excellent album, really loved it, with several stand out trax

Chillii ambienttii meininkii yes sir

very atmospheric, quite electronic, more instrumental with less vocals on some tracks, overall enjoyable

Pretty good

It started off as a modern take on Space Age Jazz of the late 50s and I was really into it but then it evolved in unexpected ways to be very moody and ethereal before coming back to the Space Age Jazz. I was very surprised by how much I liked this.

Il n'y a pas longtemps que J’ai eu la bande-son de Virgins Suicides, et maintenant J'ai un autre album d'Air. J'ai aimé celui la beaucoup plus, mais ça aide que c'est pas une bande-son. C'est un peu different que ce que j'ecoute normalmente, mais je pense que ça va devenir quelque chose j'ecoute normalmente.

Sunday, 28 June, 2026 This record is great. It’s lo fi style hits every time.

I really liked this album and I’m going to rate it as a 4/5. The instruments were very enveloping and it makes you feel relaxed but dynamic at the same time. This album would be perfect for a unique romantic dinner. I will definitely listen to it again. Moon Safari (1998) by Air.

air good yes sexy boy

kende ik al: zo een goed chill album

Good and it was kinda magical bc at the end of my awesome day we went to this fancy sushi spot and Sexy Boy played… anyways i ljkedd it a little less than i thought i would but some bangers for sure!

The first part is excellent. I had been listening to several of these songs for years with no awareness of the album or the band, my spouse silently added them to our Spotify playlist. Sneaky.

I like it more than I thought I would! Learned that what downtempo was today

perfect album to listen to while floating around in space. first 3 songs are 10/10

Atmospheric electronic much better than what I normally hear when I think of electronic. Great album to just turn on and relax or while you’re doing chores.

Quirky and fun

Was super worried that would be some strange album but it was hella vibey

Daft Punk Lite

Great electronic album. Forgot all about how iconic Sexy Boy is!

funky and so smooth, instrumentals are great and I loved “remember” and “Kelly watch the stars”. I actually remember my dad playing “sexy boy” in the car one time, so that was cool lol

really love how instrumental this is- so easy to listen to

Loved this, very relaxing album

If you're my cat, then Kelly Watch the Stars is a fantastic tune to have your human listen to while playing with a cat wand and this is a five-star album for that song. But if your a human, this isn't an album to exercise to, but a fun chill-out album. Four stars.

Álbum rock experimental francés. Me ha recordado en algunas canciones a una mezcla de Pink Floyd y Daft Punk muy curiosa. Muy recomendable, se escucha solo pero a la vez siento que es mejor escucharlo con atención, buen álbum.

I have never listened to an electronic album that I more than tolerated. Surprise!! I fucking loved this. Everything about this- melodies, instrumentation, song structure- is just beautiful start to finish. Perfectly named album, too. Really feels like an ethereal float through outer space, but the music stays grounded and never loses structure the way some space-psychedelia sounds sometimes can. Fuck. Might turn into a 5.

This feels like a software update on the 1950s/1960s instrumental lounge music you can find for fifty cents in the back of really bad bookstores and I am here to embrace it with arms open wide

What if Daft Punk but more chill and airy? I'm down

8.5/10 very relaxing didnt expect that i would like it as much as i did

It's fine, there's nothing about it I dislike but at the same time there's not too much that stands out for me I've heard this album being called "everyone's favourite ['love-making'] music", so I guess no tracks absolutely *have to* stand out on their own - more important things are at stake. I'm inclined to give it a 4 on the basis that it sounds terrific and I was decently entertained throughout. 3.8

Some good tracks early on, but the second half started to drag a bit. I liked it, but it seemed like something that would be better as an EP

A classic from the 90s. Good stuff!

Extremely cool album to listen to while driving through the majesty Of Iceland

I imagine all the elevators in spaceships and space stations have this on repeat. Likes: La femme d’argent; All I Need; Kelly Watch the Stars; You Make it Easy; Ce martin-là

3,5

This was an enjoyable listen. I will be back. 4/5

goated album, has classics with a mix of songs with no vocals. very dramatic, raw and electronic, feel like i’m a spy or in a mystery movie

Very late 90s and better than I remember.

I am a sexy boy

Just what I needed to get through my timesheet entry on a Friday

Blue Lines Massive Attack Reggatta De Blanc The Police 25 Adele

A review in two scenes Scene 1: INT a dodgy South London flat late 90’s My flatmate has both a PC and moon safari. When he’s working I spend the evening playing football manager and listening to moon safari. Scene 2 : INT a very mediocre hotel somewhere in the south east 2024. Away for work I have a very average breakfast whilst moon safari plays in the background It’s fair to say that this album deserves better than either of those listening environments. Its silky smooth exterior hides great depth. In the sultry vocals of Beth Hirsch and in the lush production. And the bass… my word… it pulses, grooves and drives the whole thing alone. Do yourself a favour, listen to this sat a table overlooking the med as the sun sets and you drink something cool. If you can’t do that give yourself the time and space to bathe in the albums warmth

Overall I enjoyed. I think there’s a few songs that stick out, and it’s better than the last album from Air that I listened to. Rating: 7/10 Favorite Song: New Star in the Sky, Sexy boy, la femme d’argent

Great

Great album to relax to.

Lovely dreamy electronic pop stuff. Obviously the famous first two songs are great, but I found the female vocal songs to be excellent as well.

It was surprisingly enjoyable.

Pre daft punk kinda. Overall enjoyed

I'd not heard of Air. I start the album playing, enjoy listening through headphones while I read the Wikipedia article, which leads me to I browse the 2010 list of 100 essential albums of French rock (on which it appears), I went down some rabbit holes but then searched up more about Air, including a Mixmag interview from 2025 (when the "Blue Moon Safari" remake was released). When the album's finished, I watch a couple of the videos (which seem to help me gauge the intent) and then I replay the album some more. It's significantly more energetic than the 'chillout' or 'downtempo' labels would have lead me to expect. Also it sounds way more analogue than the label "electronic duo" would have suggested - more like multi-instrumentalists who had aimed for retro arrangements with drums, bass and plenty of keyboards (often given solo space), occasional front-and-centre space-bleep bits. (Quote from Nicolas Godin: "I wonder how we put all of this together, because they're all made using the same trick: one bassline, some pads, organs…") It seems very nicely produced - good for headphones, I dare say it would be good for coming down from over-excitement (while not nearly falling-asleep music). Largely instrumental, some tracks have singing/vocoder - chords and vibe in Kelly Watch The Stars quite suggestive of Daft Punk. A step back has me wondering what is the album saying, or (since it doesn't appear to be demanding attention) what does it want from us - is it happy to be a soundtrack to other activities, eg reading a book?? It's described as "dance music" - I wonder if people did or would dance to these tracks in a club context?? Whatever answers might seem good to these questions, I've decided that for me this album is Very Good, 8/10.

Yah, this is good music! I can picture 13 year old Daft Punk hearing this and going, "Yah, that's the stuff!" And the Massive Attack kids were like "We're taking some of it, too!" I usually hate on songs/bands that get very repetitive, but somehow I wasn't annoyed by it much here. I prefer the instrumental bits over the singing ones. Beth is fine, but not quite grabby enough for me. Overall though, super listenable. Not soul-stirring or deep, but quality background music. I'd give it a 3.7. A 4 here because I really didn't have a minute where I wanted to skip out.

SOOOOO 90’s omg- I need to go to a coffee shop in a Lycra turtleneck so I can listen to this again

I really like this downtempo chill sound. Feels like flowing water. A bit ethereal, a bit dreamy.

Heyy! I just listened to this a few weeks ago after my brother recommended Air. Crazy timing. Nice down-tempo atmospheric album, great bass lines, overall just a great sleepytime or early morning record to listen to over coffee. Gives off that kind of chic “sexy spy” sound that I think is a hard line to walk and where a lot of artists fall embarrassingly into shmaltz (looking at you Ute Lemper)— but it’s pulled off really well here. I couldn’t blame anyone for not feeling this but it’s my jam for sure.

Wollt ich schon immer mal hören, cool. Am Ende etwas langweilig.

4.5

A very relaxing and enjoyable listen. A good album to listen to driving home after a night out or just relaxing at home having a beverage of your choice.

Liked it - quite varied, Sexy Boy the hit I remember, but lots of much mellower tunes make up the rest of a pretty relaxing listen

More of a 3.5-3.75 stars album than a 4 star album.