Moon Safari
by AIR
- Type: Album
- Released: January 27, 1998
- Label: Source, Virgin
- Country: France
- Length: 43:38
- Community rating: 4.12/5 from 30 ratings
Artists on this release: Jean-Beno卯t Dunckel, Nicolas Godin
Album Notes & Community Reviews
The debut studio album by French electronic duo Air, 'Moon Safari' is a landmark release in the downtempo and ambient pop scenes of the late 1990s. Its sound is characterized by a mellow, retro-futuristic atmosphere, seamlessly blending lush electronic textures with elements of lounge, neo-psychedelia, and classic French pop. The album, which features both instrumental tracks and vocal contributions from Beth Hirsch, became a commercial and critical success, praised for its soothing, cinematic, and deeply romantic quality that set a new standard for chill-out music.
Genres
Descriptors: male vocalist, melodic, space, downtempo, lounge, ambient, French language, retro
Tracklist
- La femme d'argent (7:06)
- Sexy Boy (4:58)
- All I Need (feat. Beth Hirsch) (4:28)
- Kelly Watch the Stars (3:46)
- Talisman (4:16)
- Remember (2:34)
- You Make It Easy (4:01)
- Ce matin-l脿 (3:39)
- New Star in the Sky (5:40)
- Le voyage de P茅n茅lope (3:10)
Credits
- Jean-Beno卯t Dunckel - performer, recorded by, producer, written-by, spoken vocals, strings, syrinx, piano, fender rhodes, wurlitzer, organ, melotron, clavinet, mini-moog synthesizer, synthesizers, glockenspiel, hand claps, sound effects, background vocals, korg ms-20 synthesizer, rhodes piano, wurlitzer electric piano, songwriting
- Nicolas Godin - performer, recorded by, producer, written-by, spoken vocals, talk box, acoustic & electric guitars, harmonica, wurlitzer, organ, mini-moog synthesizer, vocoder, synthesizer, glockenspiel, bass, tambourine, shaker, percussion, drum programming, sound effects, background vocals, acoustic guitar, korg ms-20, minimoog and solina string ensemble synthesizers, drums, songwriting
- Beth Hirsch - written-by, spoken vocals, vocals, songwriting
- David Whitaker - arranged by [strings], conductor
- P. Woodcock - acoustic guitar, tuba
- Eric Regert - organ
- Marlon - drums
- Enfants Square Burcq - vocals
- Caroline L. - hand claps
- Marc Teissier du Cros - a&r
- The Directors Bureau - artwork [art production], artwork [production]
- Mike Mills - design
- Nilesh Patel - mastered by, mastering
- J茅r么me Blondel - mixed by [assistant], additional mixing
- Stephane "Alf" Briat - mixed by, recorded by, hand claps, mixing
- J茅r么me Kerner - recorded by [assistant], additional recording
- Peter Cobbin - recorded by [strings], recording of strings