Latenighttales - Air

10,000 Hz Legend - Air

machine in the modern age. 'Oh' but you say 'Radiohead were accused of being prog and writing an album about man and machine in the modern age years ago!'. However, Air don't whine like Radiohead and instead use the machines around them as a means of expressing themselves and coping in the world. Opener 'Electronic Performers' is an acoustic strum backed with very cleverly crafted electronic noises. The vocals have been processed and pitched down to make them sound impossible sad; singing 'we are electronic performers....we need to use envelope filters to say how we feel', introducing the theme of the album brilliantly in terms of ...

10,000 Hz Legend - Air

machine in the modern age. 'Oh' but you say 'Radiohead were accused of being prog and writing an album about man and machine in the modern age years ago!'. However, Air don't whine like Radiohead and instead use the machines around them as a means of expressing themselves and coping in the world. Opener 'Electronic Performers' is an acoustic strum backed with very cleverly crafted electronic noises. The vocals have been processed and pitched down to make them sound impossible sad; singing 'we are electronic performers....we need to use envelope filters to say how we feel', introducing the theme of the album brilliantly in terms of ...

10,000 Hz Legend - Air

Unusually for me I bought this CD on it's day of release despite not having heard any of the tracks from it.When buying an album I normally wait until it's had at least four singles released and is available in the bargain bin.But not with this! Air's 'Moon Safari' is one of my all time favs and their soundtrack for 'The Virgin Suicides' was superb. The band are a French two piece consisting of Jean-Benoit Dunckel and Nicholas Godin who make subline music which has a subtle futuristic bent.In 'Moon Safari' most of the songs had a space theme and where suitably spaced out.Singles such as 'Sexy boy' still sound fresh and there is no way ...

10,000 Hz Legend - Air

Unusually for me I bought this CD on it's day of release despite not having heard any of the tracks from it.When buying an album I normally wait until it's had at least four singles released and is available in the bargain bin.But not with this! Air's 'Moon Safari' is one of my all time favs and their soundtrack for 'The Virgin Suicides' was superb. The band are a French two piece consisting of Jean-Benoit Dunckel and Nicholas Godin who make subline music which has a subtle futuristic bent.In 'Moon Safari' most of the songs had a space theme and where suitably spaced out.Singles such as 'Sexy boy' still sound fresh and there is no way ...

The Virgin Suicides (ost) - Air

This is NOT a good Air album, unfortunately. In fact, I'm quite worried that I've wasted my money!! The album starts off pretty well, with Playground Love, which, uncharacteristically for Air, is a song. This is the stand-out track of the album. But after that, things take a turn for the worst. Each remaining track seems to be built on the same theme found in Playground Love - the same theme is repeated over and over again - which is good for adding an air (pardon the pun!) of solidity to a movie, but a definite no-no as far as originality is concerned. For what you get with this album, it is VERY over-priced. It's like buying an album full of ...

The Virgin Suicides (ost) - Air

This is NOT a good Air album, unfortunately. In fact, I'm quite worried that I've wasted my money!! The album starts off pretty well, with Playground Love, which, uncharacteristically for Air, is a song. This is the stand-out track of the album. But after that, things take a turn for the worst. Each remaining track seems to be built on the same theme found in Playground Love - the same theme is repeated over and over again - which is good for adding an air (pardon the pun!) of solidity to a movie, but a definite no-no as far as originality is concerned. For what you get with this album, it is VERY over-priced. It's like buying an album full of ...