Pocket Symphony
by
Air
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studio album
First released:
Mar 6 2007

Overview Edit

Pocket Symphony is the fifth full-length album by French duo Air. The album was released in March 2007 and features collaborations with Jarvis Cocker and Neil Hannon.

Pocket Symphony also incorporates some of the Japanese instruments Godin recently learned to play from an Okinawan master musician: the koto (also referred to as a Japanese floor harp) and the three-string, banjo-like shamisen. However, a press release claims that "conventional instruments continue to play a great role" in the duo's music. The album features art by Xavier Veilhan.

The first single from this album, "Once Upon a Time", can be heard on the group's MySpace page.

Pocket Symphony debuted on the U.S. Billboard 200 at number 40, with about 17,000 copies sold in its first week.

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Release dates:
  • Mar 20 2007

Genres

Ambient, Chillout, Downtempo, Electronica. Vote on Genres

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5 stars Best of 2007: Grows on you
I am happy with "Pocket Symphony". With their 2007 comeback album, the French duo has managed to combine their sound from "Talkie Walkie" with their earlier work, yielding an album that has a crisp electronic sound hovering lush ambient soundscapes in the best Air style ever.

Now, I must admit the first listen to it didn't quite sink in, and there are still (after numerous listens) tracks that I don't enjoy too much ("One Hell of a Party" and "Napalm Love" being the top two). But the rest of th…
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Written by Manny Hernandez "@askmanny"
2 stars Didn't sink in
I just never really got grabbed by this album. Other than Mer du Japon, the songs were way to atmospheric. Some of Air's songs really grab me, but many don't. Nothing "catchy", but I can tell from the other reviews, many are quite happy with this.

:)
Written by NovaLamp "lamp4"

Track listing Edit

  • vinyl

    format:
    number:
    title:
    number name artist hh:mm:ss
    1
    Space Maker
    ?:??
    2
    Once Upon a Time
    ?:??
    3
    One Hell of a Party
    ?:??
    4
    Napalm Love
    ?:??
    5
    Mayfair Song
    ?:??
    6
    Left Bank
    ?:??
    7
    Photograph
    ?:??
    8
    Mer du Japon
    ?:??
    9
    Lost Message
    ?:??
    10
    Somewhere Between Waking and Sleeping
    ?:??
    11
    Redhead Girl
    ?:??
    12
    Night Sight
    ?:??

Credits Edit

  1. arranger

    1. David Campbell [String Arrangements]

  2. producer

    1. Air

Other versions Edit

Pocket Symphony 12 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Astralwerks
catalog number: ASW 83761
release dates: Mar 6 2007 in United States
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Pocket Symphony 12 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: ASW 83761
release dates: Mar 6 2007
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14 tracks format: 1 x digital
record label: EMI Music France
release dates: Mar 6 2007 in United States
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13 tracks format: 1 x digital
record label: EMI Music France
release dates: 2007 in [Worldwide]
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