Air - 10,000 Hz Legend

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• AIR 10000 HZ LEGEND

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Music Review: A Brand New Sound For Air!
Rating: 4 Stars

Right now I find this c.d. to be exteremely interesting and quite challenging.I've listened to it at least 5 times in full and I'm only barely getting into it.Only time will tell whether this is a good/great or dull c.d. and as yet I'm not sure if I'll be listening to it non-stop in 6 months time.My basic instincts right now tell me though that this c.d. could be very special indeed.

One thing you notice about this c.d. as regards comparisons to Moon Safari is that there are a lot more vocals-be they vocoded,treated,their own,Becks or one of three female vocalists.They've even got a lyric sheet in this c.d. and these lyrics tend to be either them having a major laugh at the world or very bizaare spacey,robotic love stories.You'll also notice that the tracks are quite long in comparison with Moon Safari,with many songs being 6/7 minutes long.

The tracks on this c.d. are quite diverse from each other.The first track is excellent and is one of the more melodic but in a Kraftwerk sort of way with drumbeats,robotic talk,minimalist synths dominating from the start.That is until this song really takes off some 4 minutes in with a grander sound and a full string compliment.Track 2 "How Does It Make You Feel" starts off with acoustic guitar and gentle drum beat.Then we get this bizaare whispered robotic talk-complete with "outrageous" French accents-it's hard to know if the subject of this adoration is a living thing or a machine.Then before the chorus we get these humming choirs of angels before a quite unexpected chorus a harmonious choir which totally changes the tone of the song.It's a good track and very interesting in the way it changes.Then we have the single Radio #1-which starts off with a very familiar sound for Air as regards synths and that bass sound.I'm not sure how much I like the vocals-but they certainly are very different.It sounds like it should be a really commercial song but it manages to stay just a bit too off the wall to be a true hit single.The start of track 4 with Beck comes as a major surprise,like you don't expect a harmonica on an Air c.d.This is a total blues song and Beck sounds as good as ever.The lyrics are very melancholic and it all hints at a certain desparation especially when you hear Beck's manic laugh at the end of the track.

Track 5 "Radian" is absolutely magnificent.The first instrumental track apart from the very Arabic sounding chant/singing at the start.This track is dark,moody and very mysterious.The singing gives way to a rumbling drum beat-again quite ethnic sounding and then it changes when a flurry of harps come in.Three minutes in and it becomes a very familiar Air sound,usual drum beats and synths backed up by flute and string sound.The next track has real bass sounding synths last heard in the late 70's with a male/female question and answer vocal duet.Like many of these tracks they take a while to get going and track 7 is no exception.Again it's pretty slow tempo and quiet in sound with vocoded vocals until the Buffalo Daughter(Female duo) sing the Japanese chorus.

The final quartet of songs are probably the best on the c.d.Track 8 starts off with the customary deep bass synth and piano.Lyrically it's their version of a Radiohead,Daft Punk's "Fitter,Happier".Lyrically "Wonder Milky B****" is the funniest on the c.d.The vocals sound like Johnny Cash and the song moves through many phases and sounds."Don't Be Light" is my favourite track.It features Beck again albeit a much briefer appearance.It starts off sounding like Orbital meets Star Trek theme and from there it develops into an excellent full on dance song,with some crazy guitars added and sinister strings.I think it's also the most radio-friendly song.The last track is a slow,melancholic,instrumental finale.

So there we have it.I'm getting to like this c.d. more and more with each listen.I do think it's excellent but it's impossible for me to say it's better then the last,as they are so comprehensively different.This is one of the most interesting and stimulating c.d.'s I'm likely to hear this year or any year.Experiment!

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