^^Summary^^ This is a good album if you want a soft gentle chill out album. I tend to have this playing in the background after a hard day’s work or when I’m driving. It’s not as good as the earlier Moon Safari album, but it is still good on its own. Alpha Beta Gaga is my favourite track and Biological is my least favourite.
^^Introduction^^ I bought this at the tail end of 2004, I listened to it a couple of times and then forgot about it. I pulled it out a few weeks ago and put it in the car. I love this album for driving around in heavy traffic, as the mid tempo beats really allows you to relax and generally feel great. The CD cover is a picture of the two Gaelic songwriters with a background of mathematical symbols and equations.
^^Tracks^^
1. Venus The album starts well with this track, a good solid yet chilled beat followed by the male vocal singing the line, ‘You could be from Venus, I could be from Mars…’ Then the track carries on into a male female duet, before moving on to a more instrumental score.
2. Cherry Blossom Girl This track has a good funky drumbeat and synthesised violin sound. The vocals are soothing, gentle and easy on the ears. I like this track and it would have been my favourite if it were not for track 8.
3. Run This starts with a couple of synthesiser beats followed by the vocals. I really like this song as it has a good soft backbeat and although the vocal repeats over and over in parts, if you are not listening carefully it sounds just like another instrument.
4. Universal Traveller The guitar sound on this track is very gentle and soothing. The female backing vocals are good and they complement the track well.
5. Mike Mills This picks up the beat a little, it is an instrumental song with a good beat, strumming guitar and a piano sound all intermixed very well.
6. Surfing on a Rocket This has a good guitar sound and a vocal, it tends to remind me of a late eighties track.
7. Another Day The tempo slows down with the haunting vocals on this track. I find this another good chilled out track
8. Alpha Beta Gaga This track starts at fast pace, a quick beat and guitar twang. It then settles into a more upbeat tune with a vocal whistle over the top of the funky guitars. This for me is the best track on the album as it is upbeat yet chilled at the same time.
9. Biological Biological is a step down from the previous track and as such it suffers a little bit in the comparison of the previous upbeat track. I think that at six minutes it drags on a little and is probably my least favourite track on this album. It only really gets going towards the end when the guitar picks up.
10. Alone in Kyoto A nice genteel track to seal off this album. The main beat is like the ticking of a clock and the mixture of the various sounds is good. Then the track drops into a piano tune and finally on to a sound of waves lapping the shore.
^^Conclusion^^ If you want an album with nice gentle relaxing tracks, then this is the album for you. I find it great to relax to this album as it is chilled and yet has a funky edge to it. The only thing I would level against this album is that this is not Air’s best album, that accolade goes to the Moon Safari album as it has a much better repertoire of tracks. The tracks on this album are somewhat similar apart from one or two that are better and one that is weak. A good addition to anyone’s chill out collection.
Thanks for reading
Cad
How helpful would this review be to a person making a buying decision? Rating guidelines
Nice review. I like air - esp. "la femme d'argent" off moon safari, and theres another tune they did called "Playground love" which is cool, and has a cracking little video to boot
Spiderkid 17.03.2005 14:28
Nice review. I really enjoyed Moon Safari (less sure about their '10000 Hz Legend') and was wondering about this one. Might check it out soon. Cheers Tom
Talkie Walkiecomes five years after their landmarkMoon Safariand Parisian mood-enhancers ... more
Air are back doing what they do best. Famously shy of ever repeating themselves, JB Dunckel and Nicolas Godin have filled in the years with the poorly received fol...
Postage & Packaging: £1.21 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
Talkie Walkiecomes five years after their landmarkMoon Safariand Parisian mood-enhancers ... more
Air are back doing what they do best. Famously shy of ever repeating themselves, JB Dunckel and Nicolas Godin have filled in the years with the poorly received fol...
Postage & Packaging: £1.21 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
Talkie Walkie comes five years after their landmark Moon Safari and Parisian ... more
mood-enhancers Air are back doing what they do best. Famously shy of ever repeating themselves, JB Dunckel and Nicolas Godin have filled in the years with the poorly received ...
Postage & Packaging: Free! Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours...
Advantages: Brilliant sound design. Excellent mix (Nigel Godrich). Good melodic and harmonic content. Disadvantages: Very difficult to find any. There's only one weak track -05 - Mike Mills.
TheFirstEscapist 03.12.2004 (03.12.2004)
·
Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of Talkie Walkie - Air
Advantages: Brilliant sound design. Excellent mix (Nigel Godrich). Good melodic and harmonic content. Disadvantages: Very difficult to find any. There's only one weak track -05 - Mike Mills.
TheFirstEscapist 03.12.2004 (03.12.2004)
·
Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of Talkie Walkie - Air
Mar 11th, 2005
very helpful by (100%):
![Ministry Of Sound Anthems (1991-2008) [Digipak] - Various Artists](http://imagesa.ciao.com/iuk/images/products/small/406/prod_small-6791406.jpg)
![Gatecrasher's Club Anthems 1993-2009 [Digipak] - Various Artists](http://imagesb.ciao.com/iuk/images/products/small/861/prod_small-7337861.jpg)
