AIR

来自法国的浪漫电子乐团Air乐队，以独特的半说半唱的演唱方法结合流行音乐、加之当今的电子元素，使作品中弥漫着新浪潮感觉和怀旧气息。

AIR概述专辑

空气乐队来自法国的浪漫电子乐团Air乐队，当年以《Moon Safari》红透了半边天，它把法国人浪漫的气质通过电子乐淋漓尽致的表现了出来，特有的半说半唱的演唱方法结合流行音乐、加之当今的电子元素，使作品中弥漫着新浪潮感觉和怀旧气息！专辑中运用了大量电子特效，同时也又加入传统乐器音色，大显浪漫和潇洒之气质，音乐飘渺、清新，令人赏心悦目！专辑开头的 “La Femme D'Argent”在一片潮水声和模仿非洲手鼓的节奏中登场，模拟80年代早期合成器的键盘很快让慵懒的爵士情怀占据了耳膜，生动含蓄的音符跳跃在空气里，缓缓的震动下仿佛置身于飘渺的太空。稍显凝重的节奏在接下来的 “Sexy Boy”中展开，Air骚痒式的音效一下一下规整地撞击耳鼓，背景是晶莹剔透的电子合成器音色，女声被处理成疏离的电子感受，一遍遍地重复着简约的一句 Sexy Boy的唱词。怀旧感强烈的“All I Need”请来了美国女歌手Beth Hirsch客串，电子蛙音和原音吉它的开场简直叫人欲仙欲死，飘逸的女声也有一种美妙的催眠效果，键盘的适时加入妙到颠毫。复古的电声在“Kelly Watch The Sky”中延续着，和 “Sexy Boy”有着异曲同工之妙，音乐上的幽默感和偶尔的恶作剧表现在曲子的后半段表露无疑。氛围化的感觉在纯音乐的“Talisman”中再次迎面而来，像是对第一首曲子的呼应，弦乐在中段的加入足以让你的双脚离开地面，空旷的、虚幻的空气啊！挂了效果的人声在“Remember”一曲中显得冷感、凋落，不断重复着的“Remember together remember forever”这一句歌词，和着鼓声的反复，隐隐地灼伤了皮肤和心灵。一阵风声掠过，穿过太空的电子声波，“You Make ItEasy”来了，旋律上口，伤感无奈又点到为止，摇摆的月影，婆娑的舞蹈， Beth Hirsch继续甜腻腻地吟唱，弦乐段落和电子声效也跑出来作怪。歌名古怪的“Ce Matin La”中Air请来著名乐手 P.Woodcock演奏长号，带出了浓得化不开的老爵士风情，空心吉它点缀其间，突然Panl Anka“Time Of Your Life”熟悉的旋律在耳边响起，不由得人对逝去的时光油然而生恍若隔世的感受。“New Star In The Sky”再次使人跌落在缥缈的太空之中，后半段孩子们打闹的声效和长笛的呜咽叫人陷入无法自拔的缅怀。专辑最后一首“Le Voyage De Penelope”由辽远、空灵的钢琴开场，引出蛙音的键盘和旋律主题，一步三回头，一步三回头，和着号的哀鸣，Air向我们作了惜别。

怀旧、甜腻的气息和未来主义的神秘感在这张唱片里良好地兼容并存着，暧昧、复古，又极富美感，听到沉醉处，仿佛可以嗅得到空气里的芬芳，抬手可以触摸到空气中浮动着的精灵。Air也许就是这样，捕捉着音乐中流动的颗粒。

在以往的概念中，电子乐是机械、冷漠、单调并缺乏人性的东西，但是当你听过来自法国Air的唱片之后，会改变这一看法，他们为电子乐注入了法国人特有的浪漫气质，使你在如空气一般流动的音乐中，感受其中的空灵与美妙。

由Nicolas Godin和Jean Benoit Dunckel组成的Air出道于1995年，直到1998他们才正式出版专辑，就是这张Moon Safari。这张唱片很巧妙地把电子潮流与当年的新浪潮音乐以及法国流行音乐结合在一起，所以，那种怀旧的气息一直萦绕在他们的音乐中。

一般电子乐里该具备的要素和先锋电子乐中惯用的手法，在这张专辑里都体现出来了，但听上去并不枯燥，这一方面是他们较好地把握住了音色所营造出的色彩，另一方面，类似老电影中的旋律完全可以打消人们对电子乐的机械、枯燥而心存的障碍。

“La Femme D''Argent”好像就是用合成器弹奏出的一段旋律，但很迷人，更迷人的是Trance效果的运用，它仿佛真的让音乐离开地面，飘向空中。即便是到后半段加入大量的moog solo，其旋律仍能抓住人。“All I Need”虚实结合，木吉他的点缀与合成器的效果相映成辉，歌曲的旋律更像是出自60年代的唱片。美国女歌手Beth Hirsch的演唱又多了一份怀旧色彩。同样，她在另一首 “You Make It Easy”中的演唱也为歌曲增色不少。“Ce Matin La”中，Air请来了P. Woodcock演奏长号，带出一股老爵士风情，并且巧妙地把Paul Anka的“Times of Your Life”旋律融入其中。不过，专辑里的亮点是“Sexy Boy”，这也是他们先前推出的EP唱片中的歌曲，这是一首听上去很像Portishead风格的Trip－Hop歌曲，旋律优美且飘逸。他们就是凭借这首歌，赢得了美国人的认可，使他们能在美国有一 之地。可这样说，Moon Safari是一张典型的电子乐唱片，它用了几十种电子效果；但它也是典型的流行音乐唱片，因为音乐中没有半点晦涩的东西，每一首作品都以动人的旋律为主。Air的高明之处在于，能借电子乐还怀旧音乐之魂，踏轻易地就能触到内心深处的怀旧情结。它浪漫、缥缈，甚至旋律听起来有些媚俗，但这一切都被他们效果修饰的和谐、艳丽，甚至超凡脱俗。而这些似乎只有法国人的浪漫才能做到。

对于欣赏电子乐有心理障碍的人来说，Moon Safari绝对是一本通俗教材，它生动地告诉你如何在旋律与电子效果（Trance、Ambient甚至音色）之间找到最佳结合点

AIR作品简介

le voyage dans la lune

歌手： Air

唱片公司：暂无

发行时间：2012-02-06

专辑标签：欧美流行流行电子Pop Electronic

歌曲数：11

le voyage dans la lune简介：Le Voyage Dans La Lune (A Trip To The Moon) is an upcoming album by the French band Air. Announced by EMI Music on December 7, 2011, the album is scheduled to be released in 2012.

According to a press release, the album takes its inspiration from the classic 1902 silent film Le Voyage Dans La Lune (A Trip To The Moon) by Georges Méliès. A fully restored version of the film is currently playing at film festivals world-wide. Air composed an original score for this new film version of the film. A free 3-minute film excerpt featuring the song "Sonic Armada" was made available for one week in early December 2011 in conjunction with a pre-order offer. The digital version of the album along with the newly restored and colorized 16-minute film will be released as a strictly limited edition.

love 2

歌手： Air

唱片公司：暂无

发行时间：2009-10-06

专辑标签：80后欧美流行爵士Jazz驰放Chillout

歌曲数：12

love 2简介：据国外音乐媒体报道，法国著名电音组合Air将于今年10月6日发行他们的第五张录音室专辑《Love 2》。

据了解，这张《Love 2》是Air乐队在他们位于巴黎的新录音室Atlas Studio录制的第一张唱片。在此之前，Air曾与电台司令(Radiohead)和保罗-麦卡特尼(Paul McCartney)的制作人尼杰尔-哥德里希(Nigel Godrich)以及Beck、Supergrass的制作人托尼-霍夫尔(Tony Hoffer)合作过，然而，这张《Love 2》却是他们第一次从创作、录音到制作过程一肩挑。

在《Love 2》正式发行之前，两支单曲将率先上市。7月7日，专辑的开场曲目《Do The Joy》将以数字形式开始销售，而在8月25日，专辑中另一首《Sing Sang Sung》也将与广大乐迷见面。

据Nielson SoundScan统计，Air 1998年发行的处子专辑《Moon Safari》迄今为止在全美共售出了36万4千张，Air前四张正式专辑的总销量共计达到了73万3千张。而在2000年，他们还为电影《The Virgin Suicides》(《处女自杀》)创作了原声音乐，那张原声大碟如今的销量也有近16万张。这些年来，Air从早期的《Moon Safari》之后一直在吸收和融入一些新鲜的元素。

在这张《Love 2》中，乐迷们可以期待听到一些风格更为广泛的声音和不同的编配。其中的《Love》和《Tropical Disease》更具jazzy groove曲风，而纯演奏曲目《Be A Bee》和《Eat My Beat》则更具一种温暖的质感。对于Air来说，每张专辑中也都会有个别法国式的流行曲目，这张专辑中的《Heaven's Light》、《Sing Sang Sung》和《You Can Tell It To Everybody》就继承了这一“传统”。

在2010年年初，Air计划将在欧洲和北美地区举办巡回演出，而首场演出定在了他们的家乡巴黎

pocket symphony

歌手： Air

唱片公司：暂无

发行时间：2007-03-06

专辑标签：欧美流行驰放Chillout

歌曲数：12

pocket symphony简介：by Heather Phares

Ever since Moon Safari was hailed as an instant classic, Air have swung back and forth between the experimental and accessible sides that Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel united so perfectly on their debut. 10,000 Hz Legend might have been too grandiose and aggressively experimental for some Air fans, but Talkie Walkie sometimes felt as if the duo was presenting the most widely palatable version of their music possible. On Pocket Symphony, Dunckel and Godin find a balance between pretty and inventive that they haven't struck since, well, Moon Safari, even though it isn't nearly as immediate -- even by Air's standards, this is an extremely introspective and atmospheric album. It's beyond clichéd to call the duo's music filmic; nevertheless, "Space Maker" and "Night Sight" play like the album's opening titles and ending credits, bracketing a set of songs that are sadder and wiser than anything Air has done since The Virgin Suicides (particularly "Lost Message," which could have easily appeared on that soundtrack). Made around the same time Dunckel and Godin were working with Jarvis Cocker and Neil Hannon (who also appear here) on Charlotte Gainsbourg's 5:55 and Dunckel was recording his solo project Darkel, Pocket Symphony could be seen as part of a loose trilogy; if so, it's more in line with 5:55's moody romanticism than Darkel's hyper-pop (where, apparently, any lighter-hearted tracks along the lines of Talkie Walkie's "Alpha Beta Gaga" or "Surfing on a Rocket" ended up).

surfing on a rocket(ep)

歌手： Air

唱片公司：暂无

发行时间：2004-03-29

专辑标签：欧美流行驰放Chillout

歌曲数：7

surfing on a rocket(ep)简介：Exclusive U.S. only release featuring a previously unreleased studio track! Two of the most dancefloor friendly tracks on Air's massively acclaimed album "Talkie Walkie" get several amazing new interpretations on this 7-track E.P. release. For "Surfing On A Rocket", the Israeli team NoMo Heroes have produced a sublime downtempo version with an intoxicating Middle Eastern refrain, while DFA Records artist The Juan MacLean transforms the track into a deep cosmic funk jam. For "Alpha Beta Gaga", Air recruited celebrated DJ Mark Ronson to craft tough hip-hop beats around the tune's catchy whistled melody, one an instrumental mix and the other a vocal mix featuring MC Rhymefest. As an additional treat for Air fans and completists, this E.P. also features a previously unreleased Air original, the super-chill "Easy Going Woman" featuring vocals by Thomas Mars of Phoenix.

talkie walkie

歌手： Air

唱片公司：暂无

发行时间：2004-02-17

专辑标签：欧美流行驰放Chillout

歌曲数：11

talkie walkie简介：by John Bush

Artistic development doesn't always improve an artist's work, as the members of Air discovered when their second album, 2001's 10,000 Hz Legend, disappointed fans and critics expecting another pop masterpiece to rank with their debut, Moon Safari. 10,000 Hz Legend buried the duo's clear melodic sense underneath an avalanche of rigid performances, claustrophobic productions, and a restless experimentalism that rarely allowed listeners to enjoy what they were hearing. Gone was the freshness evident on Moon Safari: the alien made familiar, the concept that electronic dance could be turned into a user-friendly medium, the illustration of simplicity and space as assets, not liabilities. Fortunately, Air learned from their mistakes -- or, at least, their limitations -- leading up to the recording of third album Talkie Walkie, and the happy result is a solid middle ground between both of their previous records. The features are kept to a minimum and the tracks are constructed to sound no more complex than they need to be, even though Air risk the assumption that Talkie Walkie is a simple album. While there's nothing present to compete with the plodding glory of "Sexy Boy," Talkie Walkie ultimately succeeds because of Dunckel and Godin's renewed contentment to produce the tracks they do better than any other -- ones with a surface prettiness but no great depth. (It's no mystery why they've been tapped for several scores.) Ironically, the one track here that shrugs off the simplicity of electronic pop is a track first heard in a film, "Alone in Kyoto," an impressionistic string piece originally composed for the Sofia Coppola film Lost in Translation.

everybody hertz

歌手： Air

唱片公司：暂无

发行时间：2002-02-19

专辑标签：中国流行流行Pop

歌曲数：3

everybody hertz简介：After dazzling all and sundry with their lusciously sublime 1997 debut Moon Safari, Air promptly confused a good portion of those listeners with the dark and dense follow-up, 10,000 Hz. Legend. But it was inevitable; either they returned with Moon Safari Pt. II, which probably would've far outsold 10,000 Hz. Legend but also burdened them with the tag of redundant. Instead, they took the Radiohead route and pleased the critics, a move that'll more than likely benefit their career in the long run.

Now to further cloud the waters, Air are releasing this remixed take on 10,000 Hz. Legend, which sees a laundry list of the underground's most lauded sonic re-interpreters to create hi-tech takes on three of that album's songs: "Don't Be Light," "How Does it Make You Feel?" and "People in the City."

Daft Punkster Thomas Banglater turns "Don't Be Light" into quite the grandiose '70s prog-rock mini-epic, complete with a fuzzed-out guitar solo worthy of Hawkwind. Mr. Oizo goes the minimal electro route on the same tune while The Neptunes find a catchy hook in their inimitable, funky pop style and run with it. The Hacker just turns on the classic New Order preset and churns out something that could be called "Blue Wednesday Afternoon.""People in the City" is transformed into an earnest lounge ballad courtesy of Modjo, "How Does it Make You Feel?" takes a trip into deep dub environs via Adrian Sherwood and it all ends on a mellow new track, "The Way You Look Tonight." For the completists. --From URB Magazine

10000 hz. legend

歌手： Air

唱片公司：暂无

发行时间：2001-05-28

专辑标签：欧美流行驰放Chillout

歌曲数：8

10000 hz. legend简介：Previously Air´s Jean-Benoit Dunckel and Nicolas Godin made softcore collages of Pink Floyd-ish synth tones and droning French lounge pop. 10,000 Hz Legend goes further out, attaining new heights of cheesy, Space Odyssey-like computer music. Like Kraftwerk skinny-dipping with French nymphet Jane Birkin and Star Wars´s R2D2, Legend swells with mad robo-love, following a computer romance amid droll tributes to vacant pop culture. Beck´s appearance on "The Vagabond" proves the Loser only works well solo, making Air disappear on their own album. The absurd "Radio #1" and the sappy chorus in "How Does It Make You Feel?" could snuggle beside Celine Dion´s latest yawner. But there is magic: "Radian" is a Cluster-like orb of cooing flutes, gentle rhythms, and a ghostly vocal. "Electric Performers" offers clunky electronic beats and the lines "We are the synchronizers / Machines give me some freedom." The catchy "People in the City" sounds like Mirwais producing Serge Gainsbourg, while "Don´t Be Light" recalls electro Krautrockers Neu! Feeding us Moog merengue and Reese´s Pieces rhythms, Air remain sweet computer boys to the core.

the virgin suicides(处女之死)

歌手： Air

唱片公司：暂无

发行时间：2000-02-29

歌曲数：11

the virgin suicides(处女之死)简介：《迷失东京》是索菲亚·科波拉执导的第二部剧情长片，1999年她执导了自己的导演处女作《处女之死》(The Virgin Suicides)，这部颇受专业人士好评的电影讲述了70年代密切根州，一对天主教夫妇因小女儿茜茜莉亚自杀而改变。左邻右里都对她自杀原因诸多揣测，住在他们附近的4名男孩，开始注意她的4位姐姐的一举一动……影片以青春期少女的深邃忧伤震惊了世界，之前她只拍摄过一部14分钟的短片“Lick the Star”。索菲亚，身为科波拉的女儿，从婴儿时代起就接触了电影的熏陶，从《处女之死》到《迷失东京》的飞跃，更使我们不得不惊叹她的敏锐洞察力和过人才华，期待她更多更好的影片…… 电影原声大碟《The Virgin Suicides》同样为人们所称赞，音乐有些忧郁、压抑 ，专辑内共有13首纯乐器演奏作品 ，除了第一首歌(Playground Love)由Air新成员(Gordon Traxx)演唱之外，其余全部为《处女之死》(The Virgin Suicides)的电影配乐及由此启发而写的歌曲。如果说Air“空气”乐队的上一张专辑充满了70年代摇滚感受，这张唱片的定位则转到玩花样，玩幽暗，玩气氛，真可谓别有新风味!鉴于剧情比较沉重压抑，Air“空气”小组基本上还是偏离他们擅长的轻松跳跃的谱曲手法，更多是营造那种低迷又有些忧郁的氛围以求和故事所要体现的人物和事件更为吻合，因此本张专辑还是呈现了较多迷幻电子乐色彩，对于很多“空气”小组的追随者而验，确实是个发现。虽然受电影的局限，许多音乐没有带上乐队的明显标签，但是从(Highschool Lover)、(BathroomGirl)中还是能够体会到“空气”的特征。

premiers symptomes

歌手： Air

唱片公司：暂无

发行时间：1999-09-01

专辑标签：驰放Chillout流行电子Pop Electronic氛围Ambient

歌曲数：8

premiers symptomes简介：Air's European-label five-song EP, Premiers Symptomes, may have been a collection of early singles, but when it first came out in 1997 it felt all of a piece. Deploying an array of vintage mid-century instruments (Fender Rhodes, Minimoog, Clavinet), as well as a tuba, Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoit Dunckel created a cloistered, lulling sound world that was entirely their own (although, think The Percy Faith Orchestra Covers Brian Eno's Music for Airports and you get the basic idea). By contrast, the recent rerelease of Premiers, with two bonus tracks, sounds like exactly what it is: a collection of early singles. It's not that newcomers "Californie" and "Brakes On" are unworthy, just that their overt funk shatters the tranquil atmosphere this French duo so painstakingly establish elsewhere. Most electronica fans are usually more than happy to bump 'n' grind, but when they're in the mood to play Premiers Symptomes, all they want--all they need--is the Air that they breathe. --Jeff Salamon

kelly watch the stars(cd-single)

歌手： Air

唱片公司：暂无

发行时间：1999-01-01

专辑标签：欧美流行驰放Chillout

歌曲数：4

kelly watch the stars(cd-single)简介：来自法国的电子梦幻流行乐的双人乐队Air的专辑《Moon Safari》的第二张单曲。The second single from the French duo's smash album 'Moon Safari'. Includes Beck's Sexy Kino Mix of the hit 'SexyBoy', plus 'Remember' (D. Whitaker Version) and two versionsof 'Kelly Watch The Stars' (Edit & Album Version). Slimlinejewel case. 专辑曲目：1. Kelly Watch the Stars 2. Sexy Boy 3. Kelly Watch the Stars 4. Remember

moon safari

歌手： Air

唱片公司：暂无

发行时间：1998-09-08

专辑标签：欧美流行驰放Chillout

歌曲数：10

moon safari简介：他们是一支流行电子乐队，乐风抒情悦耳。2001年的专辑《10千赫传奇》(10000HzLegend)将Air愈发成熟、具有惊人的深度和美感的音乐才华展现无遗。其中既有轻快的曲调，又有阴暗沉郁的声响

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

A cavalcade of analog synthesizers, organs, electric pianos, and processed voices populate Moon Safari, a thoroughly appealing, otherworldly debut album from Air. Where most of their dance contemporaries push the boundaries of trip-hop or jungle, Air blends Euro-dance with new wave. Any futuristic element on their album feels strangely outdated, since they're borrowed from the early '80s, which gives their music an odd, out-of-time feeling. The waves of gurgling synths beneath the spacious, colorful chords and melodies give the impression that the music is floating in space. For all the atmospherics and layers of synths, there's a distinct pop sense to Moon Safari that makes it accessible and damn near irresistible.

the virgin suicides ost

歌手： Air

唱片公司：暂无

发行时间：1900-01-01

专辑标签：舞曲流行Dance Pop

歌曲数：1

the virgin suicides ost简介：Air´s debut, Moon Safari, solidified the French duo´s position among fickle electronica music fans and earned them critical accolades throughout the press. Yet one of their most important fans turned out to be Sofia Coppola (daughter of Francis Ford), who, inspired by their moody ambiance, asked them to write the soundtrack for her directorial debut. The Virgin Suicides--adapted from the novel by Jeffrey Eugenides about the Lisbon sisters and their quest for answers in a turbulent American adolescence--includes stars such as Kirsten Dunst and Kathleen Turner, and Air make a deeply impressionistic subliminal appearance as well. Gordon Tracks sings the lush and romantic "Playground Love"; the rest is a throbbing score of somber synths and thick washes of modest psychedelic touches that recall the tranquil buzz that comes from too much staring at the lava lamp. The only complaint is that this 13-track album is only 40 minutes long; some of the cuts should have been longer. The meditative quality practically demands it.