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Classic Album Review: Air | Premiers Symptomes

The French duo dig into their back catalogue of European singles for this EP.

This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):

 


Well, it isn’t exactly fresh Air.

In the wake of the North American success of the album Moon Safari, this French synth-pop duo have dug into their back catalogue of European singles for this EP. And there’s a whole catalogue of styles on display here: Breathy moonscapes, icy-cool electric piano, space-age Europop melodies, blaxploitation funk, old-school robo-disco bump and even a sprinkling of folk guitar. As always with Air, you never know which way the wind is going to blow.