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Space Maker | AIR | 4:02 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Once Upon a Time | AIR | 5:02 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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One Hell of a Party (Featuring Jarvis Cocker) | AIR | 4:02 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Napalm Love | AIR | 3:27 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Mayfair Song | AIR | 4:18 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Left Bank | AIR | 4:07 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Photograph | AIR | 3:51 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Mer Du Japon | AIR | 3:04 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Lost Message | AIR | 3:32 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Somewhere Between Waking and Sleeping (Featuring N. Hannon) | AIR | 3:36 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Redhead Girl | AIR | 4:33 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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12
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Night Sight | AIR | 4:17 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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The Duelist (Featuring Jarvis Cocker & Charlotte Gainsbourg) | AIR | 4:40 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 13 Songs |
iTunes Review
The French duo of Jean-Benoit Dunckel and Nicolas Godin often sport ominous, somber tones. Like their soundtrack work (Lost In Translation), Pocket Symphony has long stretches of instrumental performance where the mood evokes a weightless journey through space and time. “Space Maker” begins in this state of mild grandeur that loosens up for the modestly more playful “Once Upon a Time.” Produced by Nigel Godrich (Radiohead) and featuring the Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon (“Somewhere Between Waking and Sleeping”), Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker (“One Hell of a Party”), and Cocker and Charlotte Gainsbourg (“The Duelist”), Pocket Symphony has moments where the duo are trending ever so slightly towards pop. Even then the notes drip in reluctant phrases. “Napalm Love” is surprisingly chipper given its title. “Photograph” stalks its victim with an ethereal creep. “Mer Du Japon” has an extra skip and density in its pop step. “Left Bank” lays back on the electronics for acoustic guitar and cello and sweet, deep, hushed vocals.
Customer Reviews
Maybe I'm Impatient
... but I cannot find anything spectacularly novel in Pocket Symphony. Air is capable of making great albums, such as Premiers Symptomes and Moon Safari, yet the development of their sound has remained ultimately the same... and has become stale. The album can appeal to two audiences: the "first listeners" who want to get a taste of Air's sound, and the fans willing to invest in every album. This album is different from the previous ones - there are new songs on it, complete with different lyrics and a few tossed up chord progressions.
Yet I'm not quite impressed.
Being an "indie buff" is not an excuse to defend this album, and not listening to it doesn't make me a "pop-conditioned teen"; Air has my respect and admiration. For now, however, I have temporarily lost interest in a group that will not stray too far from the boundaries they have created almost a decade ago.
Good, if uninteresting, music
AIR's problem, just like all others in its niche, is the danger of uninterestingness. When making music that is calm, peaceful, and subtle, one treads a dangerous line. Zero 7 is the most notable example of a band that failed at making this kind of music. And so it is with this album. Sure, there's something here for every AIR fan, and I am happy to have this record in my collection. However it doesn't excell Moon Safari in skill, and does not surpass 10,000hz Legend or Talkie Walkie in innovation. It's simply devoid of anything really interesting. If you're a first-time air listener, better to go with Moon Safari or Talkie Walkie. This album, which by no means is that bad, is just simply too boring to be counted as one of AIR's "best".
A Breath of Fresh "Air"
Possessing an eccentric bravura much in the same vein as Daft Punk, Air has been known to create lavish sounds perfect for such subdued moments like riding an elevator or strolling through an art museum, serenity and tranquility replete. Although this shouldn’t prompt any eager anticipation within pop-conditioned teens for Air’s new album release, Pocket Symphony, the quirky French duo’s new compilation of songs should garner special attention for indie buffs who have followed the group since their breakthrough album, Moon Safari. With Pocket Symphony, Air presents another satisfying disco-vibe compilation infused with Euro-dance beats, sprinkled with extra surprises.
A pageantry of synthesized beats and computerized voices and tunes, Air’s new album shares countless similarities with Moon Safari, but what really sets Pocket Symphony apart is its emotional substance in the album’s collective premise. Indeed, it has more feeling than anything else they’ve done before. The use of piano, acoustic guitar, and even koto (a traditional Japanese instrument) are a slight departure for the two synthesizer maestros, but the instrumental deviation is appropriate for a more emotionally heavy album. Pocket Symphony sweeps the keen listener along a tenderly rendered and expansive range of emotions, with an equally wide spectrum of music to match. Tracks like “Left Bank” and “Lost Message” elicit sad feelings, while others such as “Mayfair Song” and “Napalm Love” bring out calm relaxation.
Air penetrates into new depths with their newest album without sacrificing their great sound. Perfect for a laid-back night alone, Pocket Symphony manages to be an aural spectacle of an album.
Biography
Formed: 1995 in Paris, France
Genre: Electronic
Years Active: '90s, '00s
Top Albums and Songs by AIR
| Name | Album | Time | Price | ||
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Sexy Boy | Moon Safari | 4:58 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Cherry Blossom Girl | Talkie Walkie | 3:39 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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3
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Playground Love | The Virgin Suicides (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) | 3:32 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Alone in Kyoto | Talkie Walkie | 4:51 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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5
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Surfing on a Rocket | Talkie Walkie | 3:43 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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6
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Alpha Beta Gaga | Talkie Walkie | 4:39 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Universal Traveler | Talkie Walkie | 4:22 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Run | Talkie Walkie | 4:12 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Venus | Talkie Walkie | 4:04 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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All I Need | Moon Safari | 4:28 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
- $6.99
- Genres: Electronic, Music, Jazz, Big Band, Easy Listening, Bop
- Released: Mar 05, 2007
- ℗ 2007 Aircheology license exclusive Virgin Music une division EMI Music France
