Moon Safari

238. Moon Safari - Air (1998) 10.18.26 Variety: 5 Adequacy: 5 Listenability: 5 Uniqueness: 5 Emotionality: 5 = 5.0 "All I need is a little time/ To get behind this sun and cast my weight/ All I need is a peace of this mind/ Then I can celebrate" This was literally our lazy Sunday soundtrack back when me and my wife were still living in sin. Get up late, clean the apartment up, settle down on the couch to read or play some PS2, and just make a day of that. Usually Air, sometimes Stereolab CDs would rotate in. ( Daft Punk was much more suited for driving). SO lot's of late 90s / early 2000s French nonsense was on the menu at hour place. And we loved it. There was a casual effortless and overall chill and welcoming vibe to a lot of this music that did not see to be very commonplace at the time, and which was much appreciated. They're Scottish, but would throw Belle and Sebastian into this lot - French Name get's them honorary membership maybe? It all felt like music to envelop and shelter you. No hard vibes, and no real reminders of the harshness of reality. So a sort of musical escapism that I still very much appreciate. Air have two albums on the list, and as much as I love the guys, that sounds about right. The Virgin Suicides soundtrack is a very solid second choice. I do find it insane that those other two acts I mentioned only have a single album a piece on the list though. As good as Air is, it seems like they had WAY less of a cultural impact than Daft Punk especially ( that Discovery is not on the list is a crying shame and Random Access Memories is arguable given some of the awful late career picks that are on it) and even less of one than Stereolab. But this is a list made by Brits, so maybe those other two didn't hit as hard there. Thinking back on it, I'm not sure I personally knew anyone besides me and my wife who liked, much less owned albums by Air, so I'm probably just overestimating the value of my own personal music canon. As luck would happen, today is Sunday, so I'm going to try an recreate that lazy vibe from 25 years or more ago and just soak this one in while doing next to nothing, and see if it still hits just as smoothly. I can almost feel my blood pressure dropping in anticipation. THE TRACKS "La Femme d'argent" - Can something be triggering in a positive way? If so, this song does that for me. It's the concept of chill vibes given musical form, and from the opening notes it washed over me in a relaxing wave. I've heard this stuff called space age bachelor pad revival, downtempo, electronic lounge, space pop... any number of descriptions which all seem to be getting the feeling I'm getting at this very moment. Despite the electronic elements it feels anything but cold or clinical, and I'm pretty sure a lot of the instrumentation was played live in the studio for the recording of this. I've seen these guys play live in videos and it does not sound too much different ( check out their Tiny Desk Concert) than what we have here aside from some of the spacey buzzing. No surprises here, but this is going to be my general take on the whole thing. This one in particular though is a welcoming cocktail and an invitation to step down into the conversation pit, find a place on the mid century modern couch, and let your worries fade away for about 45 minutes or so. Let that groovy bassline gently dig its way into the folds of your brain, and drink juuuuuust enough to get a nice buzz. "Sexy Boy" - We get some processed vocals from guest Jean-Benoît Duncke on this one, and an upbeat, almost danceable number that feels just slightly out of step with the rest of the album, especially with it's downturn in the refrain. They turn down the lounge knob about a good half and crank up the spacey knob to make up for it. This is maybe the track you skip and save to the end when all the guests have said their goodbyes. Wink wink, nudge nudge. "All I Need" - We get another guest vocalist Beth Hirsch, who also provides the lyrics. I've never looked into her solo discography before, this makes me want to. She's American, and provides a great contrast to the Francophone goings on, and compares quite well to similar Massive Attack songs that Tracey Thorn guested on. There's a really chill funky feel to bits like the organ accents at the end of Hirsch's chorus lines, and Hirsch provides a jazzy bit of yearning that never feels quite depressive, but more hazy and like she's just a bit behind the eight ball. If any of the tracks embody the downtempo descriptor, it's this one. Bright days are head, but they haven't quite arrived yet. And maybe there's no real hurry. "Kelly Watch the Stars" - This one starts with some mysterious vibes and then launches into a pulsing, bright and spacey, toetappingly beautiful and catchy as hell piece of light and bouncy retro pop. Supposedly written as a tribute to Jacyln Smith's character Kelly from Charlie's Angels, who the guys from Air grew up with crushes on, it's sweet and absurdly simple, with no lyrics except the title repeated over and over. And it's magic. Maybe my favorite track o the album. There's a very memorable table tennis themed music video for this which is worth checking out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rui0hzN-EFE "Talisman" - An instrumental, this one is very slow and slow and funky, and full of references to 70s Blaxploitation scores, with its huge galloping Curtis Mayfield/ Isaac Hasyian bass line and lush cinematic strings. There are some spacey synths applied over top so you never quite forget where you're at, but it comes close to feeling like some long lost 70s film score classic track, and maybe hints at their future step into the film score world with the Virgin Suicides album. "Remember" - Some more retro space age stuff as we open with a robotic vocoder urging us to remember. When the strings drop in and the melody hits it feels very E.L.O. coded, and does just as good as Jeff Lynne in the melody department. Spooky and romantic and absolutely drowning in nostalgia. "You Make It Easy" - Beth Hirsch is back, providing lyrics and vocals once again on a track that is maybe most akin to Stereolab than anything else on the album with it's Casio preset Samba/ Bossa Nova beat. Hirsch's vocals are trembling and full of emotion and feel perfect for a love song that celebrates the sort of comforting and thankful feeling that comes with absolute trust. There's more than a bit of Sade in here with the smooth, jazzy atmosphere. When the strings and synths come in big in the instrumental bridge, the song swells and feels as much like a big hug as you'll get on this album. "Ce matin là" - Another instrumental, this one starts off optimistic and spacey and throws a bit of a folksiness into teh mix with an acoustic guitar. Things stop on a dime to swell up again and lift the whole song up into a kind of not quite kitschy 70s mellow realm where a band like the Free Design might be seen waving hello from their own cloud. It's sweet and gentle without ever feeling saccharine or cliched. This might be the track might be teh best distillation of the entire album's vibe. If you hate this, then there's not much hope for the rest of it. "New Star in the Sky" - More folky guitar on this one, and we get what feels like a lullaby of sorts, and the calming reassurance levels are off the charts. It's a sound that I think Beck leaned heavily into with Mutations, and even more so with Sea Change, though he was a bit more ambiguously depressive about it. The robotic vocals here still manage to feel warm and soothing despite the layer of electronic processing. A very pretty comedown track. "Le Voyage de Pénélope" - We close on a very cinematic instrumental track that comes closer than anything on the album to feeling like any kind of downer. With the funky 70s film score vibes returning, it's got a certain ennui about it that is lacking elsewhere. Maybe the downer feeling is coming from the fact that the album is almost over. "We're really sorry guys, but this is all." It's not boring or tedious in any way though. It's just the feeling that you get when you don't want things to end, but you know they have to. HIGHLIGHTS - Everything MIDLIGHTS - LOWLIGHTS - FINAL THOUGHTS Air is one of the first bands I remember listening to that leaned really far into the whole retro nostalgia vibes of the less cool aspects of the late 60s and 70s - the Burt Bacharachy, sun-kissed, mellow stuff. I referred to it by several names previously, but it was unique enough that when Stereolab hit me around the same time, I was fully prepped for it. Boards of Canada were weirder, but also picked up on some those same hauntological aspects of the past as viewed through a fictional and likely never to be future. Air lean way into the poppier, retro-futurism side of things, and it stays light and optimistic for the most part, so I think avoids the creepiness that comes with so much of that other similar stuff. There's never a feeling that these guys are mining all of this stuff for irony or to make some point. They just really dig it. It's a sincere, and loving reimagining of this stuff and they update it enough that it doesn't feel dated all over again, even today. This is a 5/5 no skips album for me. It might not be as dynamic or energizing, or boundary pushing or full of undeniable radio-friendly monsters as some of the greatest ones on the list, but it's one that suits me perfectly, and has the extra mark in its favor of being MASSIVELY positively nostalgic for me, and represents a time in my life that new music was mush more of an important, primary driver for me. This came out at a time when I had enough time and commitment to listen to an album I liked so many times that ever little bit became burned into my memory. So are they getting a bit of an artificial bump from me that is outsized compared to their influence or impact? Sure. But if I've learned anything there is no such beast as objectivity when it comes to art, and you like what you like. Possible turn-Offs might include: - a languid, drawling pace on some tracks - a mix of analog and electronic that might feel strange - a requirement that you don't absolutely gate mellow, retro-futuristic vibes - a lack of anything even approximating rock and roll You Might enjoy this if you: - really dig those early 70s synthy, loungey vibes - can tolerate a more ambient approach to pop music - are into any of the bands mentioned below - can stand a bit of French language in your lyrics PLAYLIST ALTERATIONS - nope FURTHER LISTENING Precursors: - The In Sound from Way Out! by Perrey and Kingsley - Les Demoiselles de Rochefort by Michel Legrand - Snowflakes Are Dancing by Isao Tomita - Kites Are Fun by the Free Design - Histoire de Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg - Zuckerzeit by Cluster - The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd - Trans-Europe Express by Kraftwerk - Rubycon by Tangerine Dream - The Persuaders! (soundtrack) by John Barry - Another Green World by Brian Eno - Neu! 2 by Neu! - Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre Contemporaries: - Music Has the Right to Children by Boards of Canada - Dots and Loops by Stereolab - Long Season by Fishmans - Homework by Daft Punk - Blue Wonder Power Milk by Hooverphonic - Mezzanine by Massive Attack - Morning Light by Locust - Breath From Another by Esthero - Around the House by Herbert - Like Weather by Leila Descendants: - In a Beautiful Place out in the Country by Boards of Canada - Simple Things by Zero 7 - Melody A.M. by Röyksopp - Felt Mountain by Goldfrapp - The Noise Made by People by Broadcast - Sea Change by Beck - The Universe Smiles upon You by Khruangbin - Details by Frou Frou - The Universe Smiles Upon You II by Khruangbin

(3/5) A chill bleep, bloop album. It is lucky it found me in a good headspace to appreciate it some, otherwise I'd say something about how it's pretty repetitive and there is not a lot of variation. But, as DIMERY bleep, bloop album picks go, this is fine.. just toss it on the stack with all the others.

So this faded so far into the background while I had it on that I forgot I was listening to it. That’s strike one from me. It became more music to ignore to. It failed to achieve an interesting moment. I listened to it later in the evening and found it to be a slightly better late night album. Yesterday we got Napalm Death’s “Scum” and due to the proximity it’s fresh on my mind. I can’t help but compare and I would much rather listen to that than this airy non-album any day. Ambient and inoffensive. 2/5

You probably don’t need a ton of Air albums in your collection, but you probably need one. And this would be a good pick.

So excited to see this one arrive in the list. On heavy rotation when I was 17, this album feels timeless. Simultaneously being space age and 70's. Comfortable, groovy, atmospheric and calm. The tracks individually are works of art but as a whole it is also brilliant. Love it!

I love this album, listened to it countless times, great tunes, great sound, great bass, chilled and enjoyable. Maybe a touch forgettable in places?

Alors les parties électroniques sont vraiment pas dégueu, j'ai trouvé l'atmosphère franchement plutôt cool. On ne peut pas dire que ça casse trois pattes à un canard, mais c'est loin d'être nul, donc pourquoi pas. Sauf que cet album n'est pas instrumentales. Il y a du chant. Et du chant que, pour une raison inexplicable, j'ai trouvé franchement casse-couille. C'était pas très intéressant, c'était parfois très répétitif et vraiment, je ne saurais expliquer pourquoi, ça me crispe. Donc voilà, une écoute qui commençait pas mal, mais qui était bien décevante.

Godfathers of the lofi techno movement of the 90's/00's. This was such a mellow and fun listen. Air is a band that deserves more praise for their body of work.

Air tiene la especialidad de hacer que sus álbum se sienta completamente consecuente, pero que sus canciones se puedan diferenciar y disfrutar. Si bien no es de lo mejor que escuché, es un gran álbum.

Space music. Sit back and listen. Looking at the stars. Preferably with a doob or a beverage. Nuttin better.

Not as good as I remember. Sexy boys good

Cinematic coffee shop mysterious cool

I have saved Sexy Boys, Ce matin-la et le voyage de penelope et finalement Talisman. Maybe I will listen to more music of this band. 2.5*

Sigh… 4th 1 star in a row…

Fun electronic music we vibed to on our road trip. Enjoyed it

I was very surprised by this. I thought after the first song it would be an emotionless electronic album but it really surprised me and had some great songs.

I love this album.

This was pretty groundbreaking for it's time. It also reminds me of a fun time in my early 20s so it gets bonus points.

Was familiar with and enjoy "La femme d'argent" but also enjoyed "Sexy Boy" "Kelly Watch The Stars" and "Le Voyage de Penelope" but the album did meander a little too much in the middle for me

One of the great albums. Instant 5 star. I put it alongside Portishead as a seminal downtempo album, and it's impressive that they do it without the benefit of a Beth-caliber vocalist on most songs (at least half is instrumental).

'Kelly Watch the Stars' and ' Remember' might be misfires, but this is awfully close to perfect.

This is close to 5 stars for me. All I Need and Talisman are 2 of my absolute favourites. 4.5

Absolutely loved this album when it came out, and still have a fondness for it now. Track one is particularly beautiful but I don't think it deserves.more than a 3, pleasant as it is.

Tunes!!!!!! Great choice RGP. The singles, especially “Kelly Watch The Stars” on this album are particularly good, “Remember” is my favourite song. 3 lovely stars. Tom.

awesomeee

Yeah it's good sexy boy

Beautiful

Overall great album but I definitely liked their subsequent albums more.

One of my favs from the 90s when it came out I'd never heard anything like it before and upon relistening it still holds up I really enjoyed listening to it again just a really nice chilled out experience

An orchestral, electronic jungle. Some of the synths remind me of Persona 5 (3.5).

I was expecting a 70s funk record with an album cover like that, but what I got was a fairly decent electronic record. I like the feature vocalist in the couple songs she shows up in and the album was a good soundtrack to the fairly long drive I took only to figure out that the tape deck my granddad gave me was FUBAR and I need to buy a new one. There isn't a lot that ties this album to a lot of other Downtempo groups and albums I really like, but it was okay enough.

Two Air albums in one week?

so raw, very beautiful piece

Haha I wondered when this one was coming! Nice and smooth and very ahead of its time!

Love this album, ambient chill vibes. Perfect for letting your mind wander or focus.

Eh. All sorta sounded the same, liked the song with the feature on it- 2.4

I've seen this album cover before, but I know nothing about Air or the music. I'm hoping for good things. 01. La Femme D'argent Nice and smooth. Real catchy, which is impressive for an instrumental. 02. Sexy Boy I really love those haunting vocals. And that instrumental is kick-ass!! 03. All I Need A nice, much more downtempo one. Really pretty. 04. Kelly Watch The Stars Not as impressive as the first three, but still an absolute banger. Love it. 05. Talisman Was still great, but didn't really pick up until the last minute for me. 06. Remember TOO short. :( 07. You Make It Easy So beautifully relaxing. Legit calmed me down, and like I was already calmed down like wtf how'd they do dat. 08. Ce Matin-Là Once again, just really pretty! This the kind of music that just makes you happy. 09. New Star In The Sky This shit pretty. Those strings along with that acoustic guitar is magical. 10. Le Voyage De Pénélope A real slow-burn to end it off with. When that electric guitar came in I made a nasty ass stank face. Do I think this is a perfect album? No. But I'm giving it five stars because this is beautiful. This is my favorite album I've heard so far that I have barely known anything about. Ágætis Byrjun I had at least heard about for being incredible; where as this I've heard nothing! This is a beautiful piece of art everyone should hear.

Rock, Pop, 1998 -> 2

The first two tracks were great, the rest was boring. Top tracks: La femme d’argent, Sexy Boy

This album is basically how it feels like to be floating above green fields on a sunny spring morning. I will not elaborate any further.

Somebody got un computer for their birthday. Dull, repetitive, le background music.

Excellent for any occasion.

Elevator music for the heavens, Moon Safari feels like sitting on a cloud. Synthy, dreamy, bliss. Outstanding

What a beautiful and ethereal album. I had an ex who loved this band and got me into them. What this French duo does with music to produce soundscapes is incredible. Makes me think about being in space and on the moon

This is in my top 10 all time CDs. Sounded completely different than anything else I’d heard. And it has stayed relevant and interesting to me throughout the years. Saw the entire CD live in Miami in 2024.

So chilled it’s frozen. Very cool and good album to relax to. Makes you feel lighter than…. something.

very smooth, much more enjoyable than expected. 4/5.

Płyta tak dobra, że wysłuchałam jej trzy razy z rzędu. Gdybym miała ją polecić to to jest muzyka na każdą okazję - na chill na podłodze, na seks na podłodze, do gotowania, do tańczenia, no świetna muzyka. Le French Touch 🥖

this album is.... kinda hard to assign a numerical rating to. i enjoy the sound well enough but it's kind of like, electronic lounge jazz almost? in that it feels almost like it's intentionally trying to shove itself out of my conscious mind and into the background. and for what its worth, it makes absolutely fantastic background music! but it comes at the cost of being basically impossible to lock on to. ive listened to it maybe 7 times at this point, because that's how many it took to register which individual tracks stand out enough to have caught my attention a couple times. "sexy boy", "remember" and "ce matin-là" all appear on the resulting mental list, but i'd have to go back in for at least an 8th listen to explain why, and im a few days behind again so i don't really have time for that. so instead i will give this a 3, which feels insane given how many times ive listened to it at this point, but i just can't bring myself to give a 4 to an album that feels so dead set on avoiding grabbing my attention. unfortunate.

8/10 Best songs: La femme d'argent Super vibey triphop. Perfect atmospheric background music; this would be an AMAZING soundtrack. There may not be any big "wow" moments on this album, but it's strong enough that I don't think it needs any.

diet daft punk

So it’s fair to say that this album is actually very interesting. This has a unique sound to it, almost sounds like an old-fashioned movie soundtrack in some ways. Not that it’s amazing, but at least it intrigued me throughout

Insanely good. Had the privilege of seeing these guys live and it was one of the best shows I've ever seen.

Pioneros de la electrónica. Mítico y mitificado! Pero entre mucho más de lo que pensaba . No sé, no lo siento una joya para mí. Pero me gustó mucho. (Belén)

Wow, hell yeah. The French really know their music.

Of all the late 90s albums on here that soundtracked my pub working days this is the most Proustian for me. It is a rush of memories in all kinds of mind states and situations. It was so multi purpose. It could nurse everyone's post clubbing Sunday morning hangovers, it could soothe the nerves of tired weekday lunchtime shoppers and office workers, it could level out depressed or elated Saturday afternoon football supporters, it could turn your scabby round the corner pub into somewhere much cooler on a Friday night if you also dimmed the lights just right. When Air came to town a bunch of us went along, essentially on a staff night out. They had giant banners hanging from the ceiling featuring the Sexy Boy ape. At the end of the night one of the more daring girls got on the shoulders of a particularly light fingered colleague and tore one of the banners down while the rest of us stood about nervously expecting the venue security to accost our friends at any moment. But they never did and we all spilled laughing out of a fire escape door. We took our trophy to a nearby bar with a late license and talked about which club we thought might let us in for free, for being from a bar that carried their fliers. Plans were discussed to persuade our manager that we had to hang the banner in the main window of the pub. More drinks were consumed, a club was selected and yes the banner was forgotten and left behind in the late license bar. Nearly thirty years on my light fingered friend who we later learned used to nick the pub's CDs, including this one, will still rage at himself for forgetting that banner.

The soundtrack to a billion dinner parties. It's a nice album, a good album, at times a great album, but a hard album to get too excited about. The absolute peak example of background music.

Top heavy. Lots of chill for most of it

It was ok as far as background music goes but I’m unlikely to revisit

Tämä oli aika ”laidback” tavaraa. Ei jäänyt oikeastaan mitään mieleen.

At times really beautiful

I first listened to this album back in 2024 when after showing my father something I was into at the time, he grabbed me this album from his CD collection and said “try this”. I didn’t get it. I think I do now. Majestic trip hop. Though saying that immediately after on the queue a song called “Once upon a Time” played from one their newer albums and I fear that song clears this album lmao

I liked it!

High 3 - good and interesting

Album #210: Air – Moon Safari ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Second album in a week that’s hearkened me back to my AV days. I used to work as an AV technician in corporate events, which meant I worked in a lot of very swanky, high-end hotels doing boring corporate conferences. If I went into the toilets of one of those hotels, this is the music that you would hear playing. It’s very inoffensive, easy-to-listen-to electronica that’s quite pleasant on the ear. Although I had heard of this album, and everybody knows Sexy Boy, which is an absolute belter, I’d never listened to it, even though I know it has a bit of a reputation and is quite revered. Initially I thought, is this just another easy-listening album? There have been a few easy-listening albums on this list so far, and I just think the notion of having an album that you need to hear before you die being an easy-listening album is silly. An album that you need to hear before you die needs to be something quite life-affirming. It might have the potential to change one’s life or something like that. It needs to be important. And I find this very, very easy-on-the-ear stuff to be not particularly important in the grand scheme of things. But I was wrong about this one. This is an album that creeps up on you. This isn’t corporate electronica. This is post-corporate electronica. It’s taking lounge music and developing it even further. The songs are just too good, for one thing, but they also take such interesting turns. Nearly every song starts off on a pleasant track, with beach-sounding, wavy synths coming in, but nearly every song has moments of sheer beauty. A song like Talisman totally represents what I’m speaking about here. Very corporate sounding. You can imagine rich fuckers sitting around a plate of olives discussing deals to the start of it, but then this gorgeous string section comes in. It just elevates everything and moves it up. The songs with strings on them are gorgeous. They have an ear for a chord progression, and they make interesting choices with their music. Beth Hirsch does great vocals throughout, especially on You Make It Easy, which has a memorable chord progression and vocal melody, and is probably my favourite song on the album. This one surprised me. It deserves its revered reputation. Really good four-star album.

“Yes, sir. We're just passing through. We're on our way to France, sir. I have nothing to declare, sir. I throw myself at the mercy of the court!” Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (1980)

it has some vibes but not totally for me Will I listen to again: 8%

Buen album con temas tranquilos para chillear

I like Sexy boy and All I need

Doesn’t get much better than this. I must’ve listened to it hundreds of times already, saw the live show. It’s just perfect. Remixes are also great.

This was very good!

Didn’t love it

It was cool listening to this for the first time. Great album cover too! Real innovative.

Медитативная лёгкая электроника.

My housemate had this in the late nineties and we listened to it a lot. We thought it sounded like she was singing 'Sexy Mullet' instead of 'Sexy Boy's and that's still true. I remembered it as being all squelchy Moogs and retro kitsch and that's true, but it's also very much doing its own thing, and I can see how it must have influenced lots of later mellow chill-out music.

Great album, obviously a chill vibe, awesome to listen to later at night.

WOW this was incredible. I remember reading about this album before, but never got around to listening to it. So glad I finally did, I can see this becoming a new favorite!

Really nice bass and synths. Very relaxed without feeling empty. Great atmosphere.

It doesn’t rock but keeps the attention

Sounds like TV series soundtracks from the 1980s, pleasant to listen to.

Ok

Another one in the category of songs you've heard but don't know the artist.

I'm not a fan of downtempo or ambient music, so when I rolled "Moon Safari" from the 1001 album list, I was worried I wouldn't like it. But at the same time, I was excited! I had never heard of AIR, and this would be the first album off the list that I've never heard of before. Once I heard the soft-yet-funky groove of the opening track, "La Femme D'Argent," I thought, "What was I afraid of? This is great!" The synths aren't over the top, and the electronic elements are merged really nicely with the real instruments. The rain sounds really set the tone for the album. This was a nice, relaxed listen. But as the first half of the album came to a close with "Talisman," I started to wonder if my initial fear wasn't so irrational after all. The songs really began to blend together; they almost felt repetitive. I felt that some of the songs, such as "All I Need," really overstayed their welcome. I found myself beginning to get bored. I would argue all the better songs (with the exception of the closer) are on the first half of the album. "Le Voyage de Pénélope" was a great way to close the album, but most of the songs before it just weren't interesting to me. It's a nice album to relax to, and it's a very easy listen. Maybe if I was more of a fan of ambient music, I would've enjoyed this album more. But it's not for me. ----- #0003 Heard on: 15 Sep. 2026 Rating: ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆ (194 / 325) Favorite track: Le Voyage de Pénélope Least favorite track: All I Need - ft. Beth Hirsch

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

Yeah not it for me, just sort of vanished into the background whilst I was driving 2

Groovy. Soothing. Beautiful instrumentals. Introduction to downtempo, and a great debut album by wonder Frenchmen duo, Air. Good stuff to listen to on a beautiful windy day. Favorite Song: Ce matin-là Score: 81/100

Notable Textzeile: Remember together Remember forever Souviens-toi, ce jour là, toi et moi Als K und ich zusammengezogen sind und wir unsere CD-Sammlungen (meine große und Ks kleine) zusammengeschmissen haben, haben wir in alle Sachen die von K waren einen roten Punkt gemacht um sie hinterher wieder auseinander sortieren zu können. Keine von uns hätte wohl gedacht, dass das nach 19 Jahren immer noch nicht nötig war. Air hat einen roten Punkt. Bei Air hätte ich den nicht gebraucht, denn da kann ich mich gut erinneren, dass ich das nicht gekauft hätte. Zu keiner Zeit meines umfassenden CDs kaufen. Aber nicht weil ich es gar nicht mag. Ich finds voll okay. Im besten Sinne Hintergrundmusik. Die jetzt einmal relativ weit im Vordergrund laufen durfte und dabei vor allem nostalgische Gefühle ausgelöst hat. Schön. 3,5 wegen eben der Nostalgie. #cd #k

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.

Immer schade wenn man der letzte in der Gruppe ist der reviewt, denn: 1. Ist das natürlich machen AIR fantastische OST-Musik (wie in Virgin Suicides), die sich auch immer nach Soundbett anhört. 2. Ist das tolle spährische Musik, die nie stört und einen immer beruhigt. 3. Habe ich das Album vermultich noch nie so bewusst gehört wie hier. Weil es so herrlich gut und angenehm im Hintergrund funktioniert ohne wie Fahrstuhlmusik zu klingen. Find alles daran gut und freue mich dass irgendjemand damals gesagt hat: Das machen wir jetzt so!

Spacey, ambient, eclectic and frankly…fucking cool. I knew “Sexy Boy” from MTV which was always kind of an oddity, but I dig this album. Not that it will be super regular, but I could see adding this to the random rotation.

Really easy listen. Caught me off-guard with the fact I knew some of the songs, had no idea based on the cover/name. Enjoyable and one I can see myself returning to. Especially good if I was reading / doing something else I think.

Good album that starts like a 10 and ends at about 4-5. Last three songs are a bit mid

Never heard something that sounded like that

Air gets a lot of airtime (pun not intended) in my house and I do love French Electronica, but I’ve never listened to Moon Safari in full………. …..and I’m so glad I did! Gorgeous strings arrangements. I enjoyed it so much I listened to it twice and I’ll be buying a hard copy at some point. This has been firmly added to my list of favourite albums.

Need to be lying with a long drink by the pool watching the beautiful people to appreciate this fully. I wasn’t.

Downtempo is right. Way too mellow, although it has interesting melodies .. not crazy about the whisper singing though

I want uptempo, not down. This is so boring. Gave up halfway through. Give me bops.

A bit too slow at times (for me personal preference) but an undeniable masterpiece

Ok album

Lofi hip hop mix beats to relax/study to MOVE OVER Saved: Like half the songs, what is happening