Great show at Fiesta for the French duo Air. An unforgettable evening amidst soft lights, ethereal symphonies full of elegance and sophistication.
In perfect style, elegant, dressed in black and in ties, the two boys from '69, accompanied for the occasion by a drummer-bassist and another keyboardist, take the stage, giving us sophisticated symphonies and moments of pure adrenaline.
Zero presentation, nothing at all, everything left to the essential, that is, the music, yes, the music that the two of them create, bringing original and piercing sounds to the air.
Their refined elegant style is the essence of their minimalist music, reduced to the essential, to the minimum.
For a moment, it feels like hearing Pink Floyd with their sounds, and in others the electronics of Kraftwerk and Jean Michel Jarre, but they are Air.


Live, they truly deliver, despite those who doubted their exceptional live performance. They simply rearrange, create something different, and that's the beauty.
The live arrangements are both wonderful and the sound is exceptional.
The digital remastering, in the end, ensured purity and clarity to their sounds.
Jean-Benoît Dunckel's keyboard, piano, and synthesizers were stunning, at one point reminiscent of Jarre.
The only regret perhaps was the execution of Cherry Blossom Girl, not arpeggiated by guitarist Goduin, and anyone expecting a woman to sing this song would surely have been surprised, there are no women, they are the true actors of it all, these two guys from Versailles.
A natural drug that beats any type of synthetic drug, well-being for the soul and ears, an hour and twenty minutes of pure melting.
Among psychedelia, electronic, pop, ambient sounds, and trip hop, these Air remain one of the few groups still to be respected in the global music landscape.
Dedication to sound is everything in this group, and this is felt.
Nothing is left to chance, even the duration of the concert, the essence of minimalism.
They are AIR.

 

Tracklist Lyrics and Videos

01   Venus (04:04)

You could be from Venus
I could be from Mars
We would be together
Lovers forever
Care for each other

You could live in the sea
And I could be a bird
We would be together
Lovers forever
Care for each other

If you were an illusion
I would make it real
We would be together
Lovers forever
Care for each other

If you walk in the sun
I would be your shadow
We would be together
Lovers forever
Care for each other

02   Cherry Blossom Girl (03:39)

I don't want to be shy
Can't stand it anymore
I just want to say "Hi"
To the one I love

Cherry Blossom Girl

I feel sick all day long
From not being with you
I just want to go out
Every night for a while

Cherry Blossom Girl

Tell me why can't it be true

I never talk to you
People say that I should
I can pray everyday
For the moment to come

Cherry Blossom Girl

I just want to be sure
When I will come to you
When the time will be gone
You will be by my side

Cherry Blossom Girl

Tell me why can't it be true X2

Cherry Blossom Girl X2

I'll never love again
Can I say that to you
Will you run away
If I try to be true

Cherry Blossom Girl

Cherry Blossom Girl
I'll always be there for you
That means no time to waste
Whenever there's a chance
Cherry blossom girl

Tell me why can't it be true X2

03   Run (04:12)

Holy girl
Don't get up
For running

Stay with me
I feel sad
When you run

Sands of time
Are lying
On my chest

Stay in bed
I feel sad
When you run

Stay like this
On the hills
Of my chest

Don't wake up
I feel strange
When you go

Stop the night
Hold me tight
Holy girl

Don't stand up
I feel strange
When you go

04   Universal Traveler (04:22)

I know so many
Places in the world
I follow the sun
In my silver plane

Universal traveler
Universal traveler
Universal traveler
Universal traveler

If you have a look
Outside on the sea
Everything is white
It's so wonderful

Universal traveler
Universal traveler
Universal traveler
Universal traveler

So far
So far
So far away

I met so many
People in my life
I've got many friends
Who can care for me

Universal traveler
Universal traveler
Universal traveler
Universal traveler

Just feel everywhere
At home tomorrow
Is a brand new day
Let's go somewhere else

Universal traveler
Universal traveler
Universal traveler
Universal traveler

So far
So far
So far away
So far
So far
So far away
So far
So far
So far away
So far
So far
So far away

05   Mike Mills (04:26)

[Jean-Benoît Dunckel/Nicolas Godin]

--- Instrumental ---

06   Surfing on a Rocket (03:43)

Time for flying rockets
For silver jets
For surfing bombs
Surfing on a rocket

Don't pray to go
Please take my hand
Don't get me down
Surfing on a rocket

I'll be back one day
Just pray for me
I'm on my way
Surfing on a rocket

5 4 3 2 1 0
No one can stop me to go
You'll never see me again

07   Another Day (03:20)

Say
Goodbye
Sunshine
Daylight
'Cause it's just another day
You will lose it anyway

Kiss
The time
That goes
Away
'Cause it's just another day
You will lose it anyway

You
You lust
In Space
In Time
'Cause it's just another day
You will lose it anyway

08   Alpha Beta Gaga (04:39)

[Instrumental]

09   Biological (06:04)

[Jean-Benoît Dunckel/Nicolas Godin]

Thousands of hairs
Two eyes only
Its you

Some skin
Billions of genes
Again its you

XX XY
That's why it's you and me

Your blood is red
It's beautiful genetic love

Biological
I don't know why I feel that way with you
Biological
I need your DNA

Your fingerprints
The flesh, her arm, your bones
I'd like to know
Why all these things move me

Let's fuse ourselves to be as one tonight
Apart of me would like to travel in your veins

Biological
I don't know why I feel that way with you
Biological
I need your DNA

10   Alone in Kyoto (04:51)

(Instrumental)

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By Little

 I don’t know if you understand me if this feeling I have is shared with those reading... but even though I consider myself a fan of AIR, this thing leaves me so perplexed, so very bitter.

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