The debut album from french music duo Jean-Benoit Dunckel and Nicolas Godin aka Air. Air is known for their work with Sophia Coppola's The Virgins Suicides. Their psychedelic space pop and driving down tempo make this a wonderful listen.
This album can probably be attributed to the works of Serge Gainsbourg. The sounds of static waves open up La Femme D'argent, which roughly translates to The Silver Women. This space pop instrumental is full of synthy delights. Sexy Boy sounds like something you'd see in a slo-mo club scene, with a dark bass line driving the chorus (lyrics with translations). All I Need features the vocals of Beth Hirsch, and has a very Massive Attack feel to it. Maybe one of my favorite songs on the record is Kelly Watch The Stars, which has a funky beats and simple repeating lyrics, and I think a theremin. On the B Side you have Talisman slow it down with a sexy jazz piano feel. Remember takes samples with the Beach Boy's Do It Again, and gives it a robot-ish twist. Beth Hirsch comes back to sing on You Make It Easy, a soothing song with some spanish vibes. Ce Matin-La is an instrumental that has great horns in it with a Dave Brubeck touch to it. New in the Sky is a slow space aged song that has the sound of children playing in the background. Le Voyage De Penelope closes the record, which is a very sexy song with a lot of french stylings.
If you like psychedelic music like Pink Floyd or the electronica like Kraftwrek or Massive Attack, then you should give this album a try. Amazon has it out of stock for $14, but surprisingly Fry's has it for $11. As you might be able to see, I got mine used at Amoeba for $9.99.
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