Advantages: A beautifully produced collection of 'lazy' music Disadvantages: None this album is sublime
Air have grown up with this album, it for me is their best. I know most people think I'm mad, but for me each track conjures up a different image of what I would be doing had I all the money I need. They've kept away from the more upbeat drum and synth line programming the Moon Safari had and replaced it with really intricate layering of instruments, and have brought out their guitars. that just seem to float around you, forcing you to relax.
Favourite ... ...TheFirstEscapist again) Mike Mills, they both include beautiful guitars and strings and really show the musical talent of the 2 french legends.
This is a must buy, regardless of you musical tastes, you can fail to fall for the
It was also the most used album by advertising agencies of last year, with the most famous has to be "Talisman" it was used by Orange for there animated campaogn last year. ...
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Advantages: An under-rated gem, brimming with lush sounds Disadvantages: Accusations of pretentiousness are not wholly unfounded
Having gathered astonishing critical acclaim for their popular moog-centric debut 'Moon Safari', not to mention the 'Premieres Symptones' collection, much was expected from the French duo's second album proper. Almost inevitably, the album disappointed many critics hungry for more of 'Moon Safari''s ambient craft and it was quickly dismissed as over-blown and pretentious by many. However, although there are moments of cringeing Pink Floyd mimicry, ... ...make this album a future forgotten classic. Opener 'Electronic Performers' sets the pace with its orgasmic washes of sound and simple melodic phrases before descending into minimalist beats and computer voices, ending with sweet piano chords that bear the closest relation to 'Moon Safari'. 'How Does It Make You Feel' is equally contrasting, a vocodered lament to a frustrated lover that possesses the most unexpectedly gorgeous chorus and vocal harmonies ...
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