Air

"Surfing on a Rocket" mp3

"la femme d'argent" mp3

A friend of mine in Chicago had a great opportunity to interview Air, the two dudes you see to the left. You may be able to find the interview on chicagoinnerview.com by Spencer Lokken. Air, a french duo (the band actually has 5 members) brings a different approach to production which is clearly evident on all of their work. They produced the soundtrack from the movie "Virgin Suicides" (kirsten dunst) and also have a handful of studio albums. This was yet another band I was introduced to in Chicago and got a chance to check them out at the Riviera before my departure. I had listened to Talkie Walkie (their latest album) and a little of Moon Safari but that was about it. Their live performance was definitely something I'd never seen before but was exactly what I wanted that night.

Here's a great review I found:

Ever since the launch of their now seminal classic album "Moon Safari" in 1998, the French duo of JB Dunckel and Nicolas Godin have traveled in a long arching orbit above the musical universe, occasionally stopping off on a neighboring planet to observe the earth from a critical distance.

Now, two years after the ‘dark side of the Moon Safari’ that was "10,000 Hz. Legend", Air return to earth with a spine-tingling collection of cinematic pop songs entitled "Talkie Walkie", a reference to Dunckel and Godin’s unspoken communication during the recording process.

Recorded in Paris and completed in Los Angeles in June with Radiohead and Beck collaborator Nigel Godrich at the controls for the final mixdown, "Talkie Walkie" shows a band very much on a forward path, smashing expectations while still delivering on their every promise.

Probably the most intimate and personal album of their careers, Air seem to have shone a light through the prism of their recorded catalog to create a musical tapestry that might at times recall the elegant bounce of "Moon Safari", the somber ache of "The Virgin Suicides" and the futuristic hum of "10,000 Hz. Legend" yet still pulling us into the vortex of their creative vision - and this time they’ve got hooks to spare!

The album ends with the melancholy "Alone In Kyoto", which Air also contributed to Sofia Coppola’s most current film, the critically acclaimed "Lost In Translation".

"Surfing on a Rocket" is off the Talkie Walkie album and also has been featured on Nissan commercials. The other track I uploaded was "la femme d'argent" which is off Moon Safari and is a personal fav of mine. Enjoy...