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MOON SAFARI |
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One of my favorite ambient music albums of all time.
by paul Davis, CA United States
Reviewed on April 19th, 2004
I heard a bunch of wonderful things about Air through the musical grapevine and in reviews such as this one, it wasn't until I bought the CD and listened that two things were confirmed:1. This is among the best ambient music CD's of our time; and 2. I'd been listening to this CD for years. As it turns out, the owner of a local lounge (Blue Agave in Santa Barbara CA.) has had it on rotation for the last few years. I'd been intoxicated (literally and figuratively) to (and by) this music for quite some time now standing outside on their little patio, drinking, smoking, carousing... I usually like to call out certain songs on CD's I review as noteworthy. I won't in this case however because every track is excellent. They did a wonderful job stitching their arrangement too, each track, while different, blend seemlessly into each other. Unlike allot of ambient music, this CD will chill you out, lift your mood, but won't put you to sleep. I'm sure this was by design....a noteworthy accomplishment in that unlike the equivalent to musical smelling salt, whenever a faster paced track comes on, it doesn't offend with overly loud or obnoxious beats. If you love this album, consider trying a few other similar artists. The first one that leaps to mind is Zero 7. Their new album "When it Falls" is a brilliant and similar comparable. Another wonderful new talent is Solar House, they have a newer CD called "Magic of the City" that is a bit more upbeat, but still very seductive and ambiance friendly... Hope this was helpful. Enjoy.
More "Moon Safari" reviews:
[2005-01-22] Grows On You (10)
[2005-01-21] 256 Reviews (4)
[2005-01-13] Great instrumentals but not enough of them (6)
[2005-01-13] smooooth smoooth (8)
[2004-11-11] SPACE TRIP (8)
[2004-07-01] Amazing! (8)
[2004-06-21] ISO more like this! (10)
[2004-06-15] One of the best of 1998 (10)
[2004-06-08] A Mediocre Attempt at Musical Metaphysics. (4)
[2004-06-02] Great album? Not even close.... (4)
[2004-05-21] Timeless Classic! (10)
[2004-05-01] Forever On My Playlist (10)
[2004-04-19] One of my favorite ambient music albums of all time. (10)
[2004-04-17] Simply Amazing (8)
[2004-04-13] Busting out with 70's Moogy synth rifs (6)
[2004-04-10] THE BEST ALBUM EVER. A MASTERPIECE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (10)
[2004-03-25] Beth Hirsch is sensational (6)
[2004-03-16] methinks... (8)
[2004-03-01] A Must Have For Your Collection (10)
[2004-02-23] One of the All-Time BEST! (10)
[2004-02-11] Wonderful (10)
[2004-02-05] See Galaxy and some old Italian Westerns (10)
[2004-01-30] Possibly one of the best electronic albums out there. (10)
[2004-01-23] too chique (10)
[2004-01-19] Easy listening (6)
[2003-12-10] La Femme d'Argent (10)
[2003-10-28] One of the Greatest Electronic album ever.... (10)
[2003-10-04] SENSUOUS AND DRUNK (8)
[2003-07-29] A must have of electronic (8)
[2003-07-09] All I need. (8)
[2003-07-04] Smooth listening (10)
[2003-05-24] The Air is clear, and the soundscape is lush and colorful. (10)
[2003-05-21] Played out (6)
[2003-05-18] Hits its target right on the mark (8)
[2003-05-16] Sonic Masterpiece (10)
[2003-04-06] So much fun and seriousness (10)
[2003-02-09] A Classic (10)
[2002-12-10] first rate album. (10)
[2002-11-11] The Vocals Hurt (6)
[2002-11-01] Moon Safari is one of my favorite electronic albums! (10)
[2002-10-23] More Dance songs please (4)
[2002-09-05] This is the ... (10)
[2002-08-12] Let Air take you away! (10)
[2002-07-19] Dream Pop Jazzy Bliss (8)
[2002-06-23] very cool, very hip music that reminds me of Steely Dan (8)
[2002-05-30] An american listener (8)
[2002-05-29] Am I missing something here? (4)
[2002-05-29] Sway (8)
[2002-04-21] une disque fran?aise...qui n'est pas mauvaise? (8)
[2002-04-15] Fungus music (10)
[2002-04-04] Light as Air (8)
[2002-03-19] Pleasant but... (6)
[2002-03-19] Pure Music Bliss (10)
[2002-03-12] Music to set the mood (8)
[2002-02-02] All Good (8)
[2002-01-19] moon safari (10)
[2001-12-31] Bedroom music (8)
[2001-12-22] genius (10)
[2001-10-26] Not Air's Best - But Already Very Good (8)
[2001-10-25] You won't believe it until you hear it. (8)
[2001-10-25] fantastic (10)
[2001-10-23] good for a pleasant night at home (10)
[2001-09-27] Just buy it... (8)
[2001-09-21] A brilliantly synthesized album. (10)
[2001-09-12] Claudia Learned to Walk! (8)
[2001-09-01] This is really good (10)
[2001-08-30] Highly listenable, pleasurable, poppy acid jaz. (10)
[2001-08-27] Satisfaction (10)
[2001-08-20] Moving on out (8)
[2001-08-14] Bonjour Air! (10)
[2001-07-24] Wow... (8)
[2001-07-03] Synthesizer ambience isn't dead (8)
[2001-06-26] Immaculate Ambience (10)
[2001-06-24] This is One (10)
[2001-06-21] Not all electronic music has to be bad (10)
[2001-06-20] If there is music in outer space... (10)
[2001-06-19] Love........the reason I wake up every morning (10)
[2001-06-16] Space Chiiiilllll Out!!! (10)
[2001-06-05] 7 out of 10 aging hipsters agree.. (8)
[2001-05-05] Oh my GOD, what a beautiful CD. (10)
[2001-04-19] French ambience anyone? (10)
[2001-04-15] It's Air French Band. (10)
[2001-03-29] la esencia de la electronica(el angel electrico) (8)
[2001-03-25] Never fails to transport me into a high, isolated world (10)
[2001-03-01] Prog rock? Mmmm...no. Frog rock? Yep! Well, sort of. (8)
[2001-01-28] electronic bliss (10)
[2001-01-03] The French Connection. (10)
[2000-11-09] A bit spaced out but, nice. (8)
[2000-11-03] Just great (10)
[2000-10-31] Sit back and relax (10)
[2000-10-30] Easy (10)
[2000-09-13] Truly outstanding in every way (10)
[2000-09-06] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (10)
[2000-09-04] Gravity Defying! (10)
[2000-08-28] Good music (8)
[2000-08-24] A Joyride to the Moon? (8)
[2000-08-18] How much does property cost there? (8)
[2000-08-05] AIR's dreamy sound is a gas. (10)
[2000-08-01] Can't get enough AIR... (10)
[2000-07-28] This is good stuff... (8)
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