Reviews (page 9 of 15)
fr*nce is L but the vibes are immaculate. makes me want to run around a sunny field with the love of my life
I swear to god this was playing over the airport intercom last month. Good shit!
Ah, always a breath of fresh air these two. One of my favorite duo's, great album.
miss having it
A couple of French lads like what Daft Punk are doing but decide to make an album for the after party. Slinky basslines, bubbling synths - everything you'd expect. Best Tracks: La femme d'argent; Sexy Boy; Kelly Watch The Stars
I've heard about this album many times and when I got this I got very excited, I think this is a low 4/5, but I still like it a lot, it can just be a bit boring at some points.
Wow - that's a strong first four tracks! Especially Sexy Boy and All I Need. After that excellent intro, it is some very pleasant, cinematic, 70s sounding French Prog - some very Serge Gainsbourg orchestration. But I already have Serge in my life, so after side 1 it's a little redundant, if still very listenable.
HL: Ce matin-là, Sexy Boy, Le voyage de Pénélope It’s really good! The retro, 70’s-esque mix of analogs & organic instruments were a welcome salve to a stressful day.
Nice
Weird but good!
Really dug this, an excellent departure. The title is perfect, it does feel like a minor space exploration. This sounds like, if space travel was commercialized in the '70s, the kind of music you'd hear on a commercial flight to the moon. Me likey. Favorite tracks: La Femme d'argent, Kelly Watch the Stars, Remember, Ce Matin-la. Album art: Absolutely love it, perfectly fits the aesthetic of the music. Feels like '60s-'70s retrofuturism. I'm still surprised this is a late '90s album. 4/5
I remembered this album to be a bit boring besides "all I need". Must say I quite liked listening to it again after quite some time. Not an album I'll play regularly, but certainly wouldn't mind listening again.
I didn't finish the album but from what I did hear I can absolutely tell why this is a classic of electronic music, will definitely finish it over the weekend.
Historic. Fantastic beats
I makes me feel like daft punk is trying to put me to sleep but like in a good way
This was like stepping into a time machine. I loved this album in 1998 and I love it now. Unfortunately I don’t really do hallucinogens anymore so it didn’t quite fuck as hard. Sexy boy will forever be one of my favs!!!
Back the. i thought this was music for dummies and electrojerks. Now I can really hear it. Sweet!
Great.
This album was really cool! I actually really enjoy this kind of music, it sounds like something I would make. "Sexy Boy" is now in my daily mix. This album was really easy to listen to and was satisfying. 4/5 not because it stood out, but because it was an easy listen and also cool sounds.
I was never into Electronic music—but this album is really good. Reminds me of some of the instrumental works of Pink Floyd (similar to their Transitional period and Gilmour period) Overall loved the space-age theme.
pretty cool slow paced edm album with some added instrumental for more depth
Smooth as
chill music. Loved it.
Súper interesante. Un trip hop bastante electrónico. Entre daft punk y massive attack. Algunas canciones con líricas femeninas. Otras más ambient.
I’ve seen and herd of the group before but to say I’ve listened to their stuff before is a stretch… The album opens with la femme d’argent it’s got a great groove to it and for a 7 minute long instrumental this is very good and actually kept me interested for most of the time. Next is the album’s lead single sexy boy it’s a solid song with a great groove and the french singing works as a little break ( and it’s much better than doing a Daft Punk and repeating the same word 100 and something times) but I can’t say that this song is my kinda thing though. All I need seems to be the most popular song on spotify and well it makes sense that it is as it’s really nice sounding just calm. You know how I said that air weren’t doing the daft punk thing of repeating the same line over and over again well I lied Kelly watch the stars is exactly that daft punk thing of repeating the same line over and over again ( but at least it’s still instrumentally pleasing). Tailsman starts as a depressing little instrumental piece then more layers get added making it actually a really interesting bit of music. Remember is certainly a unique thing indeed and I don’t hate it but I could easily go without hearing this again. You make it easy is a great tune I actually prefer it as a song than All I need and I think it could’ve been more successful than that song id it were released. Ce matin là is a nice call instrumental providing a cool little mid side two break but I must admit it’s the worst instrumental on here. The penultimate track a new star in the sky is a very good song but it does take a little while for the vocals to come in and the song to really get going! The album closes with La voyage de Penelope it’s a nice fitting instrumental that works really well next to new star in the sky. Overall this has to be the best electronic album I’ve ever herd. It’s still only a high 4/5 though because Kelly watch the stars wasn’t a good sonic and without the album content I will never hear the instrumental track again.
Right when big beat was the thing in France and the UK with acts like The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers and of course Daft Punk with their electro-disco, Air offered a more mellow version of electronic music, more in line with Portishead or Massive Attack without the darkness. It's great, the first half is arguably flawless and even if it gets kind of blurry near the end, it remains enjoyable all the way through. I know this one's their classic, but I personally prefer their Virgin Suicides score and particularly their Premiers Symptômes debut, which remains my favorite.
Great great vibes coming from this
It goes in a lot of direction while being a great coherent blend.
An album where the tones of all the instruments are perfect, especially the bass. The atmospheres are wonderful. A beautiful offering from Air, music you can easily get joyfully lost in it.
3.8 - a solid, melodic and atmospheric journey that starts stronger than it finishes, but is still excellent throughout. Modern music that still evokes the past. A great example of electronic music made better by restraint.
Favorites: Kelly Watch the Stars - I have heard this one before although I do not know where. I can tell Air has influenced one of my favorite synthwave groups, FM Attack, because of their use of vocoder. You make it easy. Love the lounge vibe and orchestral instrumentation. Ce Matin Là - sounds like a throwback to 50s/60s film score. Turns out it was featured in a French Film. Dislike the talk box on Sexy Boy.
Super nice vibes, excellent background music. Will definitely revisit!
Very good
Very strong Radiohead vibes
Chill-out. Agradable. Venga, un 4.
Les garçons sexy.
I read the reviews on this site before listening and found a lot of comparisons to Daft Punk. I can see where this is coming from, they're both French duos who work with electronic music, but I wouldn't call it fair to compare as they're pretty different outside of those two broad categories. Daft Punk is a bit of party, disco and funk, while this is more chill and lowkey. I don't know if it reflects Air's discography but I like what I've heard so far. I don't think there are stand out tracks here but all of them are solid at least. Good listen.
7/10 very nice B)
Very chill, I like it
Didn't listen but I am intimately familiar with this, having been at university at the end of the 20th century and the start of the 21st. Beautiful, esoterically weird and just the right thing for the right time but never wrong no matter when it comes on.
My reaction to this is a testament to my own prejudices. I enjoyed this greatly, and it's definitely going into rotation for repeated listens, study music, etc. And yet I have some kind of bias against taking it seriously as art. What's up with that? It is not immediately "challenging" or "riveting," but I don't think it's trying to be and it doesn't have to be. In 1998 it must have been way ahead of its peers and for the trails it's blazed for Royksopp, Tycho, etc I am thoroughly grateful.
I loved this album. I only have listened \"Sexy Boy\". I think is fine and elegant, game changer for the time it was released. On the cons side, the last couple of songs resulted monotone to me.
Coffee table classic. Nearly all the tracks are radio hits or well known from bars, restaurants, clothes shops, TV programs, dinner parties. Very good melodies and fairly stripped back, but clever music that could have been set in 70s, 80s or 90s and now pretty much timeless. Almost prog (Floyd, Kraftwerk). Excellent.
I am surprised with how much I am enjoying this album so far. Normally I'm not a huge electronic music guy, but I'm digging what I am hearing. Some of the songs in the latter half aren't as interesting to me.
Brilliant album.
My favorite of their albums.
p836. 1998. 4 stars The bastard love children of Jean-Michel Jarre and Vangelis. Accessible electronic mood music for the masses. It's good, but does outstay its welcome on the longer tracks.
Superb album for the morning of the night that went before it! Chill and thrill.
This is great. I'd heard La Femme d'Argent lots before but never knew what it was called. A few other tracks on this I recognized too. Very vibey and memorable
Not usually a fan of electronic music, but man did this hit all the right notes for me. Made me feel like I was floating in space a lot of the time, and the vocals sprinkled here and there did much to break up any monotony there could have been.
Brilliant from start to finish.
ok this is a vibe ! / my rating 3.5/5 belongs on this list 4/5
Beautiful, funky pop music. Sounded like the old trip hop tunes I listened to in college.
Wat een heerlijke muziek voor een zondagochtend. Echt een eye-opener
Heerlijk slaapverwekkend, chill album. Ook nog eens jeugdsentiment.
I could swear that we'd done this one already, but maybe it was just me listening to the album on my own that I'm remembering... That pretty much tells you how I feel about Air right there. I love getting lost in their lush soundscapes. They have this vaguely nostalgic retro vibe to them, and yet the way it is all layered together so smoothly and cleanly, using more modern production techniques, it ends up sounding somewhat outside of time. This album and "Premiers Symptomes" are my favorites. Nothing else ever seemed to quite match the seductive qualities of this early material. They went on in subsequent albums to get a bit goofier in a way that sort of breaks the spell for me. But this early stuff man, I think it might possibly be the best make-out music in existence.
Air are a viiiiibe. I've only listened to their "Talkie Walkie" album so this was fun. What a debut. A mix of downtempo lounge and fun slow dance music. Makes me feel like a fancy lad.
Really good album, wasn’t expecting to like this as much as I did!
nice chilled vibe, enjoyed it
This whole record is on my Asleep On The Plane playlist that I listened to when I was traveling almost weekly. It’s a favorite. I discovered it when I saw the video for Sexy Boy somewhere. It’s worth seeking.
Low-key grooves, fresh, modern easy listening. Highlights include Sexy Boy, Kelly Watch the Stars, Talisman, New Star in the Sky.
Moon Safari is the second album recommended to me from Air. I'm not sure how to assess how much I liked this album. There were portions of the album that reminded me of ELO or some of the popular music from the 70s. Some of my least favorite tracks were the tracks with female guest vocalists. All of the tracks seemed at least okay. I added "La femme d'argent" (my favorite track) and "Talisman" to my personal playlist for a re-listen. I would be open to listenting to more from Air. I don't think that there are any tracks that I would skip, so I'll do a bit of rounding up to a full 4 stars.
Didn't expect to like this so much but it was really good. I was familiar with a couple of the songs without being aware of it. Guessing they made the rounds in popular culture somewhere or other. The quality fell off a little bit in the second half but this was a 5-star effort for the first half.
Well this was surprisingly fantastic and thoroughly enjoyable!
This was an unexpected surprise. Really great!
It slaps
Eld
Smooth like butter
Epic FTW!
File under the spacey tunes they play at boutique hotel pools. Bumped up during my lunch time walk around the office and it took me away which adds bonus star
I was surprised to hear Remember, which may be my only familiarity with the group. Kinda dreamy overall.
Surprisingly, a very solid electronic album. With the atrocities in the genre included in this list, this album is among a very few that focuses more on writing songs and compositions rather than beats. The album has a great runtime, solid production, a few clear singles, melody, dynamics and differing rhythms. Respect to Air!
French House meets Stereolab in the best way possible. An expansive, encompassing LP that could come off as cheesy but reads as genuine due to its wonderful instrumentation and vocal performances.
Great album
like the indie 90s version of vaporwave. smooooth
I like it quite a bit.
Great album with plenty of whimsical, psychedelic grooves. Modern retro. "Remember" is my standout song.
Actually dig it - pretty relaxing
Reminds me a lot of Zero 7 Simpler Things... the chillout electronic vibe is great. La Femme d'argent is incredible, and songs like Sexy Boy, Kelly Watch the Stars and Talisman find their vibe. Very enjoyable.
Gave me flashbacks to my 20s when I lived in DC. Feels like a Friday night at a lounge or friend’s party. I forgot how much I loved this album. Sets you up for just a real chill, mellow evening.
Ah, the sound of 1998 sophistication, familiar from every coffee shop, dinner party and dorm room that wanted to class itself up a bit. I think I prefer the Beth Hirsch vocal tracks to anything else on here. "Le soleil est près de moi" from the Premiers Symptômes EP really should have been included too. 4 stars for nostalgia.
Listalla aiemmin ollut Virgin Suicides ei oikein sytyttänyt, mutta tämä Moon Safari kuulosti jo hyvältä. Lähellä jo vitosta, mutta neloseen kuitenkin jää tällä kertaa. Rauhallista tunnelmaa ja ilmavaa (hehhehe) sointia. Tämä täytyy pistää muistiin, sopinee hyvin viikonloppujen päiväaikaan taustamusiikiksi. Kuuntelin tämän levyn kaiuttimista ja kuulokkeilla. Kaiuttimilla kuulosti paremmalta, kai tämä on sen sorttista kamaa, että myös kuunteluvälineillä on väliä.
Paluu vanhaan suosikkilevyyn. Tämä herättää aika samankaltaisia tunteita kuin aiemmin arvosteltu Mobyn Play. Vaikken sinänsä en keksi suurempia moitteita levystä tai sen kappaleista, ei tämä vaan sytytä enää ihan samalla tavalla kuin aiemmin. Erityisesti hittibiisit (La Femme Argent, Sexy Boy, Kelly Watch the Stars) tuntuivat vähän väsähtäneiltä. Eniten juuri nyt miellyttivätkin levyn loppupään kappaleet You Make It Easy, Ce Matin-La ja New Star in the Sky. Vanhoilla meriiteillä tämä olisi ollut selvä nelonen. Nyt keikutaan kolmosen ja nelosen välimaastossa. Muihin kolmosen levyihini vertaamalla arvosana pyöristyy ylöspäin.
I was never super bother about this when it came out, because of the simple, repetitive vocal hooks. But relistening now I’d discounted a lot of really nice production. I recognised a lot more of the instrumentals than I would have expected.
You can hear the roots of Beach House and Tame Impala in this
4/5 Nice different genre of music
A lot of songs that you've heard earlier, but you cannot name them.
This stood a head above the typical electronica fare from this list so far for me. I really dig the chill, atmospheric mood and vocals.
Ha ilyen volna a popzene érdemes volna rádiót hallgatni. Izgalmas prüntyögések, szép balanceban van a hangszer meg a prüntyögés. Nyugis, kellemes, filmzene is lehetne pár track, pláne az utolsó.
Sleepy music. Bianca knew femme d’argent lol and I liked it too
Med musikens drömmiga ljud och harmoniska melodier kunde jag sjunka ner i marken och smältas in i musiken. Albumets extraordinära förmåga att väcka empati hos lyssnaren gjorde det till en minnesvärd upplevelse. Albumet lyckas nå en känsla som få gör. Trots den exceptionella egenskapen har vägen till kvaliteten otillräckligheter. Musiken kändes för tunn vid vissa tillfällen. Ett logiskt motargument hade varit att det är albumets tendens och teknik för att producera det de vill uppnå. Enligt mig framstod dessa tunna delar vara ostadiga, otrygga och obearbetade.
Melodic electronic music with mix of vocals. Enjoyed the easy listen.
Amazing airport music, sexy boy is a biiiig tune
Bon album électro qui s'écoute très bien et est très relax. J'ai bien aimé le style 4.5
La femme d’argent is one of the coolest songs of all time
Chilled me right out
Should buy this too
That was a cool album and a good time
It’s good. It’s not terribly unique or groundbreaking though. Having said that, I do enjoy French electronica. It’s was a good listen
This was a nice discovery. A nice set of songs to just relax and let play in the background.
The tracks exude Pink Floyd's psychedelic majesty, jazz's subdued ambience, random quotations from the history of soul, funk and disco music, and more than a passing mention of Burt Bacharach's and Ennio Morricone's scores. (7/10) Favourite Tracks: All I need
I really like their music now because of this and Virgin Suicides soundtrack. Great album
Air produced something close to pure bliss with this record, creating a set of songs completely apt for the name of the album. "La femme d'argent" shoots for the moon and dances its way to the surface in a hazy paradise. I could listen to that bassline groove for the whole album, but after what feels like no time at all we're hit with "Sexy Boy"'s distorted synth-bass, the beat crashes in and we hear possibly the most seductive vocal ever delivered through a Leslie speaker. The rest of the album floats delicately between lush ballads, danceable psych-rock, and blatantly ELO-reminiscent strings and vocoder (looking at you "Remember"). All the lyrics are fairly immaterial, forming part of the landscape more than anything to live by or get tattooed on your arm. But that's not an issue here- the beauty of this album brought it close to a 5* listen, showcasing everything a band like Pink Floyd could have been doing in the 90s if they hadn't become plodding, middle-aged Radio 2 kissers. This is a 9/10 for sure- rounding down because I didn't think it finished as well as it started.
I liked this. If was kind of like jazz, but not like jazz. Most of the songs were good.
Sexy album
Tenía mucho sin escucharlo-- siempre deja buena vibra.
Pretty nice
Second album by this group to show up on my list. I like this one a little better. Nice to listen to today while I worked. I found myself chuckling a bit because the opening bars of the first cut, "La femme d'argent," sound somewhat similar to the Grateful Dead's "Scarlet Begonias." [[Eventually, one way or another, everything connects :-) ]]
Very good
Classic. This zips me straight back to the end of Sixth Form and early Uni. Brilliant album, which has stood the test of time.
Cool chill album. Started very stringy, ended a little weak.
Super chill, really enjoyable album
Never heard this before. From the opening bass line of LA femme d'argent I knew this was a sound tailor made for me. Gorgeous melodies, dancey rhythms and that bass, just lovely. It slows a bit in the middle section that keeps it from a 5 for me, but a strong 4 🌟
Nice album for dinner time, chilling
Nice dreamy blend of electronica and genuine musicianship.
Pretty chill - liked the vibe, esp for late 1990s
Very airy and some great background details that compliments the main beat extremely well 7/10
Surprisingly, I really liked this. French space music
Early Gorillaz vibes! Good mix of chill electronic sounds, not monotonous
Very pleasant, great background music.
me gustó mucho, hermosos los temas con Beth Hirsch
Very enjoyable
funky beats
Ich schreibe auf deutsch um meine wortgewandheit in meiner Muttersprache ein bisschen zu steigern. Ich habe zuvor noch nie von der Band oder dem Album gehört, aber war vom ersten Song an gefesselt. Der opener La femme d'argent hat mir besonders gut gefallen, genauso wie die nachfolgenden Stücke. Am Ende litt meine Hörerfahrumg wohl ein wenig an meiner kurzen Aufmerksamkeitsspanne und dem meinem Alltagsstress, dennoch ein sehr schönes erstes Album, sehr entspannend, einfach sehr cool. Ich liebe das Konzept dieser Webseite, ohne sie wäre dieses Juwel mit Sicherheit an mir vorbeigegangen.
I'd have really enjoyed this when I was in high school, I think. I believe I heard the 2nd track back in those days, but the 1st track is the real gem.
Обожаю французов за проникновенность, самобытность и чувственность их музыки. Не знал этой группы, первая крупная находка.
Love All I need
Tolles Album, höre den verträumten Sound immer noch gern
everywhere in 1999 - great first album, pretty overplayed though
4stars bc of the multi media use. Electronic album with every instrument imaginable. Not a GREAT breakbeat/trip hop album, but good and entertaining.
Fantastic.
Phenomenal debut. I fucking love Air.
Lost my album notes but I thought the album name was very fitting. Great stuff.
This was really good. Recognised at least 3 songs. And the others were good too.
This is Groove Salad. So many songs I recognize. Great downtempo stuff.
Lovely jubbly
First 3 song OK, rest was a bit boring.
Jaka jest szansa na to, ze z 1001 albumikow trafi sie akurat francuzki duet tworcow muzyki elektronicznej, ale jakiej elektroniki, cale szczescie nie jest to pompownik czy inne uba buga lamanym basem po calym woluminiarzu, bo moon safari to debiutancki album duetu Dunckela, ktory jest czlowiekiem za klawiszami i Godina, bedacego tworca konceptu aira, nazwa zespolu jest akronimem od amour, imagination, reve czyli dreamowac, wydany dopiero 3 lata po utworzeniu zespolu, wczesniejszy okres dzialnosci to raczej mikstejpy i singlowanie, no i to co robia muzycy elektroniczni, czyli kreca imprezowe sety, ale debiutancki krazek jest utrzymany raczej w czilowym klimacie, ktory nie pasuje do imprezowania, bo material jest utrzymany raczej w down tempo, wiec 90 BMP, pojawiajace sie wokale, jeden z uncreditowanymi francuzkimi lirykami na sexy boyu, a drugi kelly watch the stars z angielskim wokalem ktory jest zapetlonym tytulem traka, obok nich dwa kawalki bedace zasluga kolabu z beth hirsch, dwa uncreditowane kawalki sa z pewnoscia najbardziej popowym brzmiacym materialem tego krazka, jest jeszcze remember z swoimi mocno synthowymi vibami na wokalu, ale nie jest to plastykowy pop jak z ostatniego picka, a bardziej space agowe popowanie, ktore tworzy kontrast z mniej popowymi kawalkami ktore po nich nastepuja, jak w przypadku kelly jest to talisman, ktory pokazuje skale instrumentalna, jaka duet potrafi operowac, bo wykorzystanie smyczkow w takim gatunku jest dosc niecodziennym, ale udanym eksperymentem, do tego dochodza gitarki operowane przez Godina i przemyslane operowanie synthem, traki birthowe kojarza mi sie z endingami starych bajeczek, lata 80/90 w klimatach sci fi, moze to z powodu tego, ze aira jesli mnie pamiec nie zwodzi na manowce zaslyszalem w jakims AMV, z sexy boyem prawdopodobnie, co nakierowalo mnie na moonowe safari, nawet w tytule mozna sie doszukac inspiracji spacowymi jamami, a moze nawiazaniem do beach boyowego surfingowego safari, co moze byc calkiem dobrym strzalem, bo oba albumy byly debiutanckimi krazkami tych zespolow, dziesiecio trakowa plyta na 43 minuty, to solidna dawka relaksu po pierwszej bandzie na ksiezyciu z wczoraj, co do plejkowych wstawek, to nie jestem pewny na ktorej ele plejce, ale moonowe safari gdzies juz musi goscic, ale wrzuce dodatkowo all i needa i sexy boya na guti szit
4.4 + I’ve loved this album ever since I first l heard it at a Newbury Comics listening station. There’s a breathy, shimmery quality that pervades the entire record — appropriately, it makes me imagine floating in space.
Throwback to twenty years ago when every coffee shop, hair salon and Club Monaco would just rotate between this album and St. Germain Tourist. Love this album though.
Good calm trip-hop / electronica. Like their earlier album from this list (the soundtrack to The Virgin Suicides), this is great atmospheric music to put on and vibe out to.
Nice
Makes me wanna do druggggssss
Suuuuuuper relaxing. Fallen asleep to this many times.
This one was interesting and great background mood music.
Pretty good, eclectic album. Weird that the only song from it I know was a pop hit
Pretty chill. I really enjoyed listening to it while I was at work.
Vibey
Lovely stuff. Some tracks a minute too long tho.
Not something ID normally listen to, but fun.
La femme d'argent, ce matin-la, all I need
On the fence on how to rate this one; not my favourite Air album (behind "Talkie Walkie") but for a laid-back downtempo album it's very well executed. Will err on the side of rewarding it for the space it occupies.
Progressive, but not a rock. Not bad at all to work by.
I'm usually not a big fan of electronic music, but this album is just great. I know the bar isn't very high but it's probably my favourite of its genre.
p good, very "film soundtrack" vibes -C
Very fun ambient exotica, immaculately produced and with great tunes. A warm bath of an album.
Enjoyed that. Basically a collection of every big-budget advert's soundtrack over the last 10 years, but it was a really good listen. One I'd never heard of that I'll definitely re-visit.
This was refrashing :)
I really liked this. Very relaxing. Some songs remind of of Hyperstory. Dig this one. A clean 4 stars
Favourite Track: You make it easy
Department store music that is good.
Loved it. First half was much stronger
trevliga bitar, känns old school elektroniskt. både stråkar o blås vilket höjer autensitetsnivån.
I liked the instrumental tracks best. Sexy Boy was a bit too repetitive for my taste.
Moon Safari was the exact calm I needed when I gave it a listen. Air gives me the vibes of one of my favorite bands, TWRP, and I felt like I was floating in space when I listened to the album. A very positive vibe.
Trevligt
Good album with relatable lyrics like "Sexy Boy"
Great chill music when you lay in bed
3.5
It has a very fun relaxing and unique attitude but I can think of quite a few EDM or adjacent acts that I would just rather be listening to. But I at least expect to put this on again from time to time.
Ohhh this one is great!
Only listened to half. Know sexy boy
High quality if slightly overfamiliar burbling
Didn’t love it
It doesn’t rock but keeps the attention
Daft punk mixed with boards of Canada? First track made me think BoC, second made me think DP. Pretty sure I really enjoyed this you know? But too busy working
Schön. Ach Air, du belanglose fast Fahrstuhlband die irgendwie immer Soundtrack Musik macht (s.a. virgin sucides ost), aber immer gerade noch schön und wiedererkennbar genug um Popmusik zu sein. Ich erinnere mich an Abende mit Viva zwei, wo ich mir gewünscht habe dass deine Musik vorbei ist.
Ok album
An album that I am conflicted about as it starts brilliantly with a few corking songs and hooks but by the end it is unbelievably boring and I just want to skip songs (wondering what could have interested them in recording or releasing such lame lounge electronics that goes nowhere and says nothing).
Kinda weird, mostly in a good way. Daft punkesk I guess
Fun, super chill.
3.5
No complaints was some nice listening and I will admit electronic music needs more than one listen to get a good impression, but middling for me overall.
"La femme d'argent," the official song of waiting for a concert to start.
692/1001 2026.09.01 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Tyckte om det mer än jag trodde att jag skulle göra. Väldigt franskt. Vet inte om jag kommer lyssna på det igen dock.
Tiene buenos temas, es un álbum lento y lo volvería a escuchar en situaciones de poco estrés y que requieran de mí concentración
- Talisman
Dark Side of the Moon for people who aren't depressed. Pretty solid album, although I like the darker vibes of Virgin Suicides. A tad dated, especially with the 70s funk stuff going on a bit. The final two songs are easily the best (and shocker, they're the ones that are giving the most DSotM vibes).
chill vibe, but probably won't look for it again
It's very chill. The first 2 songs are the best and then the album steadily gets less interesting with each passing track. Kind of like the sort of chill, spacy, background music that people in the 60s thought we'd be listening to by the end of the millenium. Ce matin-là is lovely.
REALLY CUUUTEE (i think i didn't finish it but I liked what I heard)
Pretty creative and fun
I’ve been listening to La femme d’argent for years and never thought to listen to the album. It was chill
Some chill music to have on in the background but it isn’t really my thing and I probably wouldn’t listen again. Think they were able to create a good atmosphere in their songs but then a lot of them went on too long and were too repetitive for me. Fav song: La femme d’argent Least fav: Remember
My only reference for air is that I have got multiple pub quiz questions wrong about French musical duos with them as the answer. Love this cover but the actual album is just ok. I like the vibe it sets but when the vocals start coming into it I was put off. Specific rating - 3.7 Fav song - la femme d’argent Least fav - you make it easy
had some nice instrumental moments but overall kinda boring due to lack of buildup and songs just not going anywhere. have some parts that sound like daft punk. maybe they included them?
Smooth and easy to listen to. The album does a great job of setting a mood. While not music I really enjoy listen to a lot I had a good time listening through this.
not as good as Joni Mitchell’s Blue
Fine
I've had the song "La femme d'argent" in my playlist for a couple of years already and heard "Sexy boy" years ago, but it's the first time I'm listening to the whole album. I like "space" music, the likes of Didier Marouani and Jean-Michel Jarre, so I'm pretty familiar with the sound palette. I don't enjoy all tracks equally, as I'm not a big fan of vocoder. For example "Remember" has some interesting sounds but the vocals ruin it for me, and the Beth Hirsh songs don't really do it for me either. Too much pop, not enough "space". I like "La femme d'argent", "Talisman", "Ce matin-là", the rest not so much.
Sexy Boy Kelly Watch the Stars You Make it Easy
Vaca come back
Thank you generator for giving me something I wouldn't have found without you
Νice lounge dance not breathtaking though
Some good songs, but overall the album is mid, 2.5
It was fine. Will I listen to it again? Probably but won’t be going back often. Very chill album
Cool moments, not something I'm revisiting because Daft Punk exists
Fun sounds, very ethereal. I really enjoyed some songs, others I found a bit boring.
I bought this record the day it came out because I was really into electronic music at the time (or what was then being called, electronica). At the time it was not what I was looking for. I kind of dug the chill funky retro sound but I wanted more Boards of Canada, Squarepusher, or Aphex Twin. I eventually grew to enjoy it but it’s still more of a mood album to put on while doing something else.
really pleasant to work to! some songs felt emotional even as instrumentals, love the dreamlike quality to them.
I absolutely loved The Virgin Suicides, so I went into this expecting something here to reach out and grab me the same way. It never really happened. The music is smooth and pleasant, but most of it stayed at the level of background music. There are some nice textures and a very clean late-night lounge feel, but after a while it all started sounding a little too polished and weightless. Nothing was bad, and I understand why people love the atmosphere, but atmosphere alone wasn’t enough to carry the whole album for me. Maybe I set the bar too high because of The Virgin Suicides. This was easy enough to listen to, just nowhere near as interesting or memorable.
its something i would study to
I like ambient music as much as the next music but I guess it's harder to find ambient music that I LOVE?
This album feels very generic. I’m sure that it’s on this list for a reason but whatever reason it is, it doesn’t hold up too well. Overall not a bad album but it really just feels like background music.
Jamais écouté avant. Il y a des albums dont on comprend parfaitement le projet, qui sont tout à fait à la hauteur de leurs ambitions, qui parviennent à être visiblement ce que leur créateur espéraient qu'ils soient et qui, pourtant, nous laissent parfaitement de marbre. Moon Safari est de ceux-là. Difficile de prétendre qu'il est raté, inécoutable ou à côté de la plaque et il fait bien ce qu'il essaye de faire. Mais voilà, le résultat final, plus que chill, est globalement chiant, et ne s'élève jamais au delà d'une musique d'ambiance ma foi plutôt agréable (et après tout, pourquoi pas, c'est déjà pas si mal), mais sans le moindre relief. Mention spéciale aux morceaux chantés, à la limite de la soupe indigeste. Top : La Femme d'Argent Flop : Remember
Very nice sounding album but not really my genre
Some songs were pretty good while others were meh, pretty decent album, not much to say, experimental
Fun French but enjoyed the dreamy vibes
Very easy, airy electronic grooves. This is literally the album we put on when having people over to visit and we just want to chat without distracting music. I do like it. But I never out it on to just listen to. This was a different experience.
Pretty good overall, just lacked that bit of something. Sexy boy is very good and has been widely received for that reason
If your idea of Electronic Music is Aphex Twin or Autechre, or some Japanese Industrial Noise, then AIR will seem very easy listening. They are, of course, stylish and polished and chic. They have morer than a touch of Jean-Michel Jarre and Daft Punk about them. Their melodies - yes they have melodies, Merzbow fans - are directly appealing. The whole thing could easily sound like elevator music, but it is rather better than that. Sexy Boy and Kelly Watch the Stars are the obvious standouts, but every track is honed to a fine edge of enjoyment. Personally I think it's all a bit safe, but clearly a lot of people love it. Wweorrrth a listen at least once.
Hyper chill album. 7/10
Alright, how about a little french electronic music that’s not made by those other french electronic musicians? Going in, I did not know pretty much anything about Air(the band), and after listening to it, I was able to get a better gist of their sound. Honestly, I enjoyed it. It was interesting because it sounded like they were blending real instruments in with the electronics, which was a nice touch. I mainly enjoyed all the spacey sounding ambient tracks, such as Talisman and New Star In The Sky, my first two standouts, but the more pop oriented stuff on the album, such as Kelly Watch The Stars, another standout, were very enjoyable and did give me a Daft Punk vibe, especially in the vocals. I also enjoyed the introspection of Remember, my final standout track, for its floaty, almost melancholic vibe. Overall, I enjoyed this album. It’s not one of my top tier records, but if you need some good quality electronic music to listen to, I’d say check this one out.
La Femme d'argent is pretty good. Songs are very slow. Kelly watch the stars is pretty decent. I like remember. I would say 3 stars.
Worse daft punk, still good daft punk.
good. peaceful.
pretty neat. the 1998 release date is shocking considering how much stuff from the late 60s-70s early electronica era sounds exactly like this. not very remarkable to me but i'd definitely check it out again
Sexy Boy
Приятно было
This was really good! Like, this is great mellow mood music. I'm generally anti-electronica, but this veers in the right kind of trip-hoppy direction for me. Good album!
I've heard from this band before, since one of its songs is in one of my favoriete movies (ten things i hate about you). But I've never really listened to it. I think it was okay. It was nice background music, but I also kinda forgot it was there. Not very memorable for me personally.
3/5 Favorite Song: You Make It Easy
Good groove chill out.
Overall Rating - 3.00/5 (6.00/10). Solid electronica. Not necessarily my style of music, but still good.
estuvo bueno, flow bacano pero lwk no me gustó
Better than I thought it was gonna be! Nice and dreamy with some very nice sections x
Felt very much like it could be used for instrumentals for Steve Soderbergh films I.e the Ocean’s Trilogy. Could be ahead of its time. Coming out in 1998, but more 2010s vibe. Possible Daft Punk inspiration. Album Rank: 6.2 Favorite Song: Remember
#991. I'm not entirely sure i have an opinion on this one. 3/5: something
Can't say this generated much of an option either way for me. It's OK enough, doesn't offend my ears. It's nice enough background when on. Really struggle to to have much more of an option. It represents another strand in pop music so fine It's on the list, it lapses into similar to film music of the time, but we can't have that here so this will have to do, though its not as strong composition wise. Yes, I'm another who has seen the cover not knowing what to expect. 3 star
Air is neat.
I really like it. But strictly as like, background nothingness in order to not have to pay attention to it. When I do actively tune in, it's interesting enough, but man it does not hold my attention at all.
Nice background music, sort of ambient but with some interesting vibes
Bom
I was fully prepared to give this a 1 or a 2 based off the cover. Actually pretty surprised. I didn't hate it...it's got some grooves, it's got some hooks. It's cool. Probably wouldn't come back to it, but it's a solid 3. Glad I listened to it and can appreciate it.
Pretty good, not my cup of tea, but it was funny with good instrumentals.
Nice and chill, with some pretty cool songs, but overall a bit boring and I found it dragged even though it was only background music.
I do like this album
A chilled out Daft Punk. I don't know who did it first but I'm so over robotic vocoder vocals. And Sexy Boy, for all its success, is not very good. The rest is better. Good enough for a 3. (Listens : 1)
So many songs I recognise but didn't realise they were all on the same album, let alone the same artist! Cool.
Good for an ambient noise album, but probably wouldn’t listen to it again
3/5 Chill and lo fi. Favorite Songs: La femme d'argent You Make It Easy Talisman Le voyage de Pénélope
very movie soundtrack, which makes sense because they then went on to make the virgin suicides soundtrack. very cool however i would only return to a few of the standouts like sexy boy
Saved: Sexy Boy, All I Need
Hm... more enjoyable than I expected
3 1/2 Stars: Took me right back to my college radio days. A very lo-fi vibey album of French electronica that plays a little too safe, but I can see why this was highly regarded at the time. A good background album while you're doing other things.
I probably need another listen before I can determine whether this is average or genuinely good ambient pop. I enjoyed it at times and was unengaged other times during the listening process. 3 seems safe for now
fav songs: la femme d'argent you make it easy stylish, mellow, atmospheric 50/100
lekker sfeerfje terwijl ik de was ophing
Kinda like weird keyboard techno but in a pregame jazz bar type way before it becomes a jazz bar but is trying to get through a good weird vibe
Kvaliteteten på den her er høj. Der er kælet for det og det lyder meget... fransk deraf. Jeg kan sådan set godt lide det, og må også respektere, Air som band for at kunne være de første til at lave sådan noget her - for det tænker jeg de har været? Men altså, sååå meget bedre bliver det ikke med tiden. Jeg føler en OK treer her, lige i midten. Der er nogen highlights, men også noget ret kedeligt. Produktionen er der og ALTID.
6/10 - It’s not my style of music, but I see the appeal. It’s pleasant and interesting. I would give this some spin if I wasn’t wanting an electronic sound. Glad it was on the list.
I like the songs here that have lyrics, but too many of the instrumental tracks tend towards background music. It's all pleasant enough though. 6/10
Gorgeous album with swooping melodies and gentle beats. Funnily enough the only song that doesn't really fit the vibe is "All I Need" which is a great song on its own. This album makes me think of hangovers and lying in the sun.
Perfectly pleasant background music for a suburban cocktail bar’s happy hour but you don’t really need to listen to it. A generous 3.
nice one
La femme d'argent - 4 Sexy boy - 4 All i need - 4 Kelly watch the stars - 2 Talisman - 3 Remember - 2 You make it easy - 3 Ce matin la - 3 New star in the sky - 2 Le voyage de penelope - 3
really pleasant listen. pretty good instrumentation although it never really rose above the level of pleasant
Album assez hétéroclite, des musiques bonnes et des moins bonnes, mais rien ne m’a transporté au final
OK album
Why would they go on a safari to the moon? Are they stupid? 2.5 stars.
This album made me feel nostalgic
Background music.
nice music, interesting sound, but it's not really my type of thing.
Good album I'd never heard of before. Unfortunately the final few tracks brought it down from a potential 4 to a 3
It was not the how of music that I would have chosen for myself, but it was enjoyable and easy to listen to. I liked the electronic music vibe… it was ok overall.
Way more enjoyable than I typically find electronic albums. Chill. A good listen overall. Wouldn't mind it as background music is a bar or something. I liked "Remember."
Different but ok
Favourite tracks: All I Need, Remember Really nice soft electronica, kept me interested all the way through although the tracks with vocals were an obvious stand out to me. 3.5/5
this was a good pick for a really nice day, the opening track is really great, i will say i do have beef with that sexy boy song purely just out of annoyance, as the album goes on my thoughts throughout each song would shift from “idk how i feel about it” to “okay i like it” until i hit remember, that is my stand out of the album, i enjoyed it more than i thought i would, take songs like you make it easy, its a pretty good song, i enjoyed it, nothing less than that is how i’d describe this album, i’m surprised at how much i did enjoy it but it is pretty good.
It was fine. Atmospheric, electronic music. 3/5
Review - better than I expected but still not great. Score - 6/10 Need to listen? YES
Best Track - "Sexy Boy"
Nothing really grabbed me here, but it was a pleasant album to listen to.
7/10 good to get one i haven't heard for my first pick, very good chill vibes chillax stuff w chills
çok fazla daft punk'ın atası gibi hissettirdi parçalar. bazı yerlerde saksafon kullanımını çok ama çok beğendim. beth hirsch ile işbirliği olan şarkılar daha çok sardı çünkü bu tarz yk2 fütüristik soundları genelde bu albümdeki gibi vokallere daha çok yakıştırıyorum. tam 90lar sonunda kalın kot kumaşlı bi pantolonumla ve ip askılı hafif nemli, yapışkan havada rutubet kokan metro durağında arıza yapan metroyu beklemek gibi hissettirdi.
I remember when this album came out, Sexy Boy was playing everywhere, and everyone around me was suddently into downtempo, lounge bars and after-parties. I had a knee-jerk reaction to it, because I was an edgy contrarian. It was a bit unfair of me, so I'm glad I finally had the opportunity to give the complete album a chance. I'll admit I was wrong - it's a beautifully crafted record, with groovy samples, a distinct retro vibe and a very peculiar blend of sexy and psychedelic beats. It takes its time to slowly build a unique soundscape that has certainly influenced many artists over the years, and I can see now how groundbreaking it was. That being said, it's still not really my kind of music. Although I'm much more open to EDM now, I always struggle with downtempo. It's pleasant enough, but I can never shake the feeling that it's just background music designed to be forgotten while you're doing something else. If I try to listen with focus, it bores me pretty quickly ; it just lacks the extra depth that I need to remain interested for a whole 40 minutes. It was a nice experience overall, but I don't think I'll come back to it. If I need trippy laid-back music, trip hop does it better. 6/10
Finally, some French stuff. I’m not a huge fan, but it does the job pretty well. The whole retro 70s vibe is genuinely charming and gives the album a cool atmosphere.
Really enjoyed the front half of the album, but started to lose interest. Ethereal, dancy, and good times still to be had.
Siempre pensé que este álbum era más viejo y no del 98. Esta piola, chill, te va metiendo en el Moon Safari que el álbum pretende. En ese sentido es bueno. Los sintes, las texturas que va generando, medio de viaje espacial. Dicho esto, no es un género que me atrape, no termino de entrar del todo. 6/10
-i’ve heard this one before. very interesting album. Air has such a unique sound -La femme d’argent kinda carried the album right off the bat imo, the rest was good but didn’t stand out quite as much. i do like it more than the Virgin Suicides score which i initially gave a 4 but ah well -Favorites: La femme d’argent, Sexy Boy, All I Need
This was good! I listen to a lot of music in this vein already (good background music for working!) so there wasn’t anything noteworthy here for me, but this was still an enjoyable album! Definitely have found a new band to check out. 3/5.
easy listening
Interesting and chill album, close to a 4
Robot Jazz. Robot Folk? I don't know, I kind of liked it more than I thought I would. Talisman just sounded like the epitome of cool Daft Punk meets Beck. 3
Cool ambient, relaxed album. It was excellent background listening, and I didn't get pissed off or annoyed by any of it. I didn't get a whole lot of excitement either, but it wasn't bad. 3/5, pretty inoffensive, was maybe groundbreaking at the time but doesn't do a whole lot for me these days. Would listen again though!
An understated, chill vibe Favourite track: La femme d'argent
Enjoyable but forgettable
This is ok. I'll give it a soft 3.
Chill pleasant experience. The fusion of acoustic instruments, electronic elements and vocals were pretty nice a bit forgettable doe 6.5-10