Moon Safari
by Air

From ButterThumbz TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/19/2012 10:22 | #55445 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

Ladies and gentlemen, we are floating in France.

At first glance I see a lot of similarities between this band and another french, electronic duo, known as Daft Punk. So I have to admit I was a bit skeptical when I went out of my way to give this album a listen. To my surprise I was quite pleased. Even though I was worried that I would be wasting my time with a Daft Punk clone, I quickly fell in love with the way this album made me feel. It quickly became apparent that the only thing Daft Punk and Air had in common (Musically speaking) was the fact that they both use electronic instrumentation. Air is more eclectic than Daft Punk and much more peaceful. Daft Punk creates in your face dance music(not saying that like it is a bad thing), whereas Air created an electronic masterpiece that makes me feel like I am floating amongst clouds. This album sounds like Air. It sounds like a soft whisper that takes the listener wherever the wind blows. From up in the clouds on songs like Talisman, All I Need, and Remember, to down in the french streets on Sexy Boy, and to a softer kind of dance club for Kelly Watch the Stars. Overall this album is one of the best of the 90s as well as a great debut album. I would have loved to have seen these two perform in France back in 1998.

This album is phenomenal. The sonic depth present on each track is staggering and makes listening again and again thoroughly enjoyable as you pick out new parts that you love. You definitely will need multiple listens as well because on first listen this album just seems alright but then once you properly explore it and understand what the artist is doing you realise how good this record truly is. There are no tracks which deviate from the atmosphere created and every track is in the range of good to outstanding. Sonically, it really challenges the boundaries of the electronica genre and sometimes goes beyond into a different and new genre altogether. The control and mastery this artist has over sound is nothing short of exceptional. On the other hand, I can see the arguments that it is a bit slow and at times repetitive and can understand why people may not enjoy it due to that. On the whole, this record is worth listening to and is one of the most original and unique releases I have ever heard. (Edited)

From Boltzmann TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/02/2018 11:02 | #220395 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

In the era of trip hop, these guys gave a much more positive spin to electronic music, making the most laid back music ever. And from time to time it can get emotional.
It was a solid record and completely new at the time.

From IanFrance 01/20/2021 14:43 | #264724 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

For an electronica album, this sounds awfully like soft rock. The balance between the two genres is perfect, however, and bears repeated listening. It is a testament to the staying power of this LP that it was released in 1998 yet sounds as fresh today as it did upon release. Part of that is the way the band have channelled the classic songwriters of the Brill Building pop behemoth, sounding like these tracks could have been written for (or by) Carol King in an alternate dimension. It’s easy listening, but without the negative connotations that that sometimes carries. A brilliant album.
High Points: La Femme D’Argent; Sexy Boy ; Talisman ; Remember