Album: Moon Safari by Air (1998)
Genre: Lounge | Style: Electronic | Mood: Dreamy
Format: Album

Description: Moon Safari is the debut full-length studio album by French electronic music duo Air, released in 1998. On 14 April 2008 Virgin Records re-released Moon Safari to mark the album's tenth anniversary. The limited edition album came with a bound book, a DVD documentary about the duo and an extra CD with live performances and remixes. The French edition of Rolling Stone magazine named this album the 65th greatest French rock album (out of 100).

Artist Background: Air is a music duo from Versailles, France, consisting of Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel. The name Air is derived from the backronym Amour, Imagination, Rêve which translates to Love, Imagination, Dream. Air's debut EP, Premiers Symptômes, was followed by the critically acclaimed album Moon Safari, the re-release of Premiers Symptômes, The Virgin Suicides score, and subsequently albums 10 000 Hz Legend, Everybody Hertz, Talkie Walkie, Pocket Symphony, Love 2, and Le Voyage Dans La ... Part of the Versailles, France music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Lounge movement. Known for Electronic style.

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Music Scene: Part of the Versailles, France music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Lounge movement. Known for Electronic style.

Tags: Lounge, Electronic, Dreamy, 1990s, Album

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Moon Safari is the debut full-length studio album by French electronic music duo Air, released in 1998. On 14 April 2008 Virgin Records re-released Moon Safari to mark the album's tenth anniversary. The limited edition album came with a bound book, a DVD documentary about the duo and an extra CD with live performances and remixes. The French edition of Rolling Stone magazine named this album the 65th greatest French rock album (out of 100).

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