Premiers Symptomes [EP] [Extra tracks] [Import]

Premiers Symptomes [EP] [Extra tracks] [Import]

Track Listings

1. Modular Mix

2. Casanova 70

3. Professionnels

4. J'Ai Dormi Sous l'Eau

5. Soleil Est Pres de Moi

6. Californie

7. Brakes On

8. Soleil Est Pres de Moi [Remix Par Buffalo Daughter] [*]

9. Soleil Est Pres de Moi [Remix Par Money Mark] [*]

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Air's European-label five-song EP, Premiers Symptomes, may have been a collection of early singles, but when it first came out in 1997 it felt all of a piece. Deploying an array of vintage mid-century instruments (Fender Rhodes, Minimoog, Clavinet), as well as a tuba, Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoit Dunckel created a cloistered, lulling sound world that was entirely their own (although, think The Percy Faith Orchestra Covers Brian Eno's Music for Airports and you get the basic idea). By contrast, the recent rerelease of Premiers, with two bonus tracks, sounds like exactly what it is: a collection of early singles. It's not that newcomers "Californie" and "Brakes On" are unworthy, just that their overt funk shatters the tranquil atmosphere this French duo so painstakingly establish elsewhere. Most electronica fans are usually more than happy to bump 'n' grind, but when they're in the mood to play Premiers Symptomes, all they want--all they need--is the Air that they breathe. --Jeff Salamon

Product Description
Japanese edition of mini album featuring the hit French electronica duo's rare early tracks recorded for the 'Sourcelab 1' compilation, plus their debut single for MoWax & some cuts recorded in 1996. Also contains two bonus tracks, two mixes of 'Le Soleil Est Pres De Moi' (Money Mark Remix & Buffalo Daughter Remix). Nine tracks total. Standard jewel case. 1999 release.

Premiers Symptomes,Air,EMI Int'l,Alternative Pop/Rock,Ambient Pop,Club/Dance,Electronic,Electronica,France,Indie Pop,Pop,Rock,Trip-Hop

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