{"product_id":"air-moon-safari-exclusive-orange-vinyl-377005","title":"Air – Moon Safari (Exclusive Orange vinyl)","description":"\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRelease details\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Description tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAir's \u003cem\u003eMoon Safari\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e arrived in 1998 as the debut album by Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel, and it still sounds like a defining statement from the French electronic wave that followed. Built from downtempo grooves, soft-focus synth melodies and a distinctly retro-futurist sense of arrangement, it helped push chillout and easy-listening textures into the pop conversation without losing its elegance. Pitchfork later placed it at number 46 in its best albums of the 1990s list, and the record went on to sell around two million copies worldwide, with platinum certifications in both the UK and France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat keeps \u003cem\u003eMoon Safari\u003c\/em\u003e so replayable is how musical it is. Air were working with more than atmosphere alone: shimmering Rhodes chords, restrained brass, melodic synthesizer lines and touches that nod to Serge Gainsbourg and Burt Bacharach all give the album a warmth many late-90s electronic records never aimed for. The hit run of “Sexy Boy,” “Kelly Watch the Stars” and “All I Need” made the album inescapable at the time, while Beth Hirsch’s vocal on “All I Need” adds a human glow to all that cool design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis reissue also lands at a moment when the album has been newly celebrated onstage, with Air performing \u003cem\u003eMoon Safari\u003c\/em\u003e in full on their anniversary tour. If you know it already, this is one of those records that explains its reputation within a few minutes; if you do not, it remains an easy way into Air’s world of weightless basslines, polished melancholy and late-night European pop craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited retail-exclusive edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrange vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLP reissue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemastered version\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e33 RPM stereo pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReviews\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cq\u003eAir's wonderful debut is, perhaps oddly, re-packaged as a 10th-anniversary set\u003c\/q\u003e – \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/11442-moon-safari-10th-anniversary-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cq\u003enone of which could outdo the Parisian duo’s lambent beauty and chic retro-futurism.\u003c\/q\u003e – \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2024\/mar\/25\/air-review-a-wild-jawdropping-widescreen-extravaganza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n    \n\n    \u003c!-- Genres --\u003e\n    \n      \u003cp\u003eGenre: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/electronic-vinyl-records\"\u003eElectronic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \n\n    \n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Release tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n          \n          \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003e LP\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnits: \u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/electronic-vinyl-records\"\u003eElectronic\u003c\/a\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Tracklist tab content --\u003e\n  \n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"Dutch Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44269297401921,"sku":"4383822","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1474\/5258\/files\/PARLP56505-1__04568.1783649012.jpg?v=1785294609","url":"https:\/\/www.dutchvinyl.com.au\/products\/air-moon-safari-exclusive-orange-vinyl-377005","provider":"Dutch Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}