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.
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.
The first dialogue with a person, just like the first listen to a record must be explosive, it should make you want to 'stop and rewind' the song just heard, not 'fast forward' in anticipation of 'let’s see if there will be something better next'.
Each album more NEW and MODERN than the last. Songs often too complicated yet highly significant, cutting-edge sounds always with an eye on the past.
The music of the AIR is music that should be DECANTED, SIPPED like a good vintage wine.
The repetitiveness of the electronics triumphs, leaving the listener suspended once again like in the days of 10 000 hertz legend.
Alone in Kyoto is splendid, lulling the listener with its calm into who knows what journeys...