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Rating: As a particularly inspired critic once wrote, listening to Moon Safari by Air is like looking at the world through a glass of champagne, and the electro-pop freshness of this work confirms this apt metaphor.
The French duo with this work breathes new life into a certain type of electronic music that was disappearing, swallowed by the "hard" sound from across the channel from groups like Chemical Brothers, Prodigy, or Aphex Twin. In contrast, the sound of Air is diametrically opposite. Sparkling, clear, a breath of fresh air that shines a light on a respectable French electronic scene, also generating hordes of disciples/clones.
The album, which always maintains high levels, contains more than one gem, starting with the splendid and melancholic All I Need, one of the best pieces in their entire discography, to the instrumental Ce Matin-La and Le Voyage De Penelope, true easy-listening orchestrations. There are also post-modern reworkings of pop themes from the past, more or less recent (Sexy Boy above all). But it's not just pop that's renewed by Air, who draw heavily from jazz, funk, soul, and more.
In conclusion, with their "Moon Safari," Air opens the doors to a new way of making electronic music, becoming masters and inspirations to a generation of musicians (Cassius, Modjo, Etienne de Crecy, Saint Etienne to name a few).
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
02 Sexy Boy (04:58)
Sexy Boy Sexy Boy
Où sont tes héros aux corps d'athlètes
Où sont tes idoles mal rasées, bien habillées
Sexy Boy Sexy Boy
Dans leurs yeux des dollars
Dans leurs sourires des diamants
Moi aussi un jour je serai beau comme un dieu
Sexy Boy Sexy Boy
Apollon 2000 zéro défaut vingt et un an
C'est l'homme idéal charme au masculin
Sexy Boy Sexy Boy
03 All I Need (04:28)
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
All in all there's something to give (all in all there's something to give)
All in all there's something to do (all in all there's something to do)
All in all there's something to live
With you...
With yooouuuu...
Ah oo aye
Ah oo aye aye
Ah oo aye
All I need's a little sign
To get behind this sun and cast this weight(get behind this sun) of mine
All I need's the place to find
And there I'll celebrate
All in all there's something to give (all in all there's something to give)
All in all there's something to do (all in all there's something to do)
All in all there's something to live
With you...
With yooouuuu...
Ah oo aye
Ah oo aye aye
Ah oo aye
All I neeeeeeeddd...
06 Remember (02:34)
Remember together
Remember forever
Remember together
Remember forever
Souviens toi, ce jour là, toi et moi
Remember together
Remember forever
Souviens toi, ce jour là, toi et moi
Souviens toi, ce jour là, toi et moi
Remember forever
Remember forever
07 You Make It Easy (04:01)
“Never been here – How about you?”
You smile at my answer
You've given me the chance
To be held and understood
You leave me laughing without crying
There's no use denying
For many times I've tried
Love has never felt as good
Be it downtown or way up in the air
When your heart's pounding
You know that I'm aware
You make it easy to watch the world with love
You make it easy to let the past be done
You make it easy
How'd you do it? How'd you find me?
How did I find you?
How can this be true?
To be held and understood
Keep it coming - no one's running
The lesson I'm learning
Cause blessings are deserved
By the trust that always could
Be it downtown or way up in the air
When your heart's pounding
You know that I'm aware
You make it easy to watch the world with love
You make it easy to let the past be done
You make it easy
You make it easy to watch the world with love
You make it easy to let the past be done
You make it easy
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By luciano
This record will remain a testament to the decade it belongs to.
A 'contemporary' album that will presumably accompany me until retirement.
By Ilpazzo
Moon Safari is a masterpiece! 10 perfect tracks, 10 musical jewels selected in a single album.
This album is like a drug! It creates addiction, you listen to it when you’re happy and when you’re sad.
