Moon Safari
by
Air
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studio album
First released:
Jan 16 1998

Overview Edit

Moon Safari is the first full-length studio album by the French band Air, released in 1998. The album is considered a classic of the chillout genre. It is noted in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. It scored hits with the tracks "Sexy Boy", "Kelly Watch the Stars!" and "All I Need" (which features vocals by Beth Hirsch). Moon Safari debuted at number six in the UK album charts mainly due to almost universally glowing reviews by the British music press and the success of the single "Sexy Boy".

On April 14, 2008 Virgin Records released a reissue of Moon Safari to mark the album's 10-year anniversary. The limited edition album came with a bound book, a DVD documentary about the duo and an extra CD with live performances and remixes.

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Record label:
Catalog number:
6644
Release dates:
  • Jan 27 1998

Genres

Chillout, Downtempo, French, Indie Pop, Trip-hop, Electronica. Vote on Genres

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5 stars One of my favorite ambient music albums of all time.
I heard a bunch of wonderful things about Air through the musical grapevine and in reviews such as this one, it wasn't until I bought the CD and listened that two things were confirmed:

1. This is among the best ambient music CD's of our time; and

2. I'd been listening to this CD for years.

As it turns out, the owner of a local lounge (Blue Agave in Santa Barbara CA.) has had it on rotation for the last few years. I'd been intoxicated (literally and figuratively) to (and by) this music for quite…
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Written by Christian Hunter "Christian Hunter"
3 stars Busting out with 70's Moogy synth rifs
Fun, if a bit goofy and heavy on the Moog synthesizer sound reminisent of the 70's. Talkie Walkie seems more sophisticated, with tastier basslines.
Written by David O. Shantz "DavidShantz"

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Credits Edit

  1. arranger

    1. David Whitaker [Arranged By [Strings]]

  2. design

  3. engineer

    1. Jean-Benoît Dunckel [Performer, Recorded By]
    2. Jérôme Blondel [Mixed By [Assistant]]
    3. Nicolas Godin [Performer, Recorded By]
    4. Nilesh Patel [Mastered By]
    5. Peter Cobbin [Recorded By [Strings]]
    6. Stephane Briat [Mixed By]

  1. performer

    1. Beth Hirsch [Vocals]
    2. Eric Regert [Organ]

  2. producer

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Moon Safari 10 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Astralwerks
catalog number: 6644
release dates: Jan 27 1998
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Moon Safari 10 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: 6644
release dates: Jan 27 1998
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Moon Safari 10 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Source Records France
catalog number: 7243 8 44978 2 8
release dates: Jan 16 1998 in France
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Moon Safari 10 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Astralwerks
catalog number: 6644
release dates: Jan 27 1998
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Moon Safari 10 tracks format: 1 x CD
release dates: Jan 16 1998 in France
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