| Artist |
Air |
| Album Title: |
10,000 Hz Legend |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Electronic |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
05/29/2001 |
| Label |
Astralwerks Records |
| Catalog No |
ASW 10332-2 |
| Bar Code No |
7 24381 03322 7 |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Electronic Performers (5:36)
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| 2.
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How Does It Make You Feel? (4:37)
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| 3.
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Radio #1 (4:22)
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| 4.
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The Vagabond (5:37)
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| 5.
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Radian (7:37)
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| 6.
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Lucky And Unhappy (4:31)
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| 7.
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Sex Born Poison (6:18)
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| 8.
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People In The City (4:57)
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| 9.
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Wonder Milky Bitch (5:50)
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| 10.
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Don't Be Light (6:19)
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| 11.
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Caramel Prisoner (4:58)
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| Date Acquired |
10/29/2001 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Amazon |
| Purchase Price |
12.99 |
Web Links |
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Notes |
Notes:
Packaged in a standard jewel case with 8-page booklet including lyrics and credits.
In booklet:
All tracks published by [Revolvair logo] except:
Vagabond (track 4) published by Revolvair / BMG Music
Sex Born Poison (track 7) published by Revolvair / Buffalo Taught Her Music / EMI
Recorded at Studio Appolo and at the Bomb Factory, Hollywood Sound and Capitol Studios.
Mixed at Studio Plus XXX.
Mastered at The Exchange.
On disc + on tray card:
℗ & © 2001 Source / Virgin France under exclusive license to Astralwerks. Manufactured by Astralwerks. Made in the USA.
Credits:
A&R, Executive-Producer – Marc Teissier du Cros, Stéphane Elfassi
Arranged By [Strings, Choir And Flutes Arranged By] – AIR, Roger Neill
Conductor [Strings, Choir And Flutes Conducted By] – Roger Neill
Design Concept, Design – Ora-Ïto
Edited By – Bruce Keen, Tony Hoffer
Engineer [Sound Engineer] – Brian Kehew, Bruce Keen
Engineer [Studio Appolo: Sound Engineer] – Julien Doubey, Julien Marty
Logo [AIR Logo], Layout – Åbäke
Mastered By – Nilesh Patel
Mixed By – Tony Hoffer
Mixed By [Assisted By] – Julien Delfaux
Photography By – Arno Bani
Producer [Produced By] – AIR
Recorded By [Studio Appolo: Drums Recorded By] – Pascal Garnon
Recorded By, Performer [Performed By] – AIR
Written-By – Dunckel (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6, 8 to 11), Godin (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6, 8 to 11)
Companies, Etc.:
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Source
Copyright © – Source
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin France
Copyright © – Virgin France
Licensed To – Astralwerks
Manufactured By – Astralwerks
Recorded At – Studio Apollo, Paris
Recorded At – Bomb Factory
Recorded At – Capitol Studios
Recorded At – Hollywood Sound Recorders
Mixed At – Studio Plus XXX
Mastered At – The Exchange
Barcode and other Identifiers:
Barcode (Text): 7 24381 03322 7
Mastering SID Code (Variants 1 to 9): IFPI L044
Matrix / Runout: 724381033227
Mould SID Code: IFPI 163F
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Analyzed Folder: Air - 10,000 Hz Legend_dr.txt
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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR4 +0.00 dB -06.40 dB 01 - Electronic Performers.flac
DR5 +0.00 dB -06.40 dB 02 - How Does It Make You Feel¿.flac
DR4 +0.00 dB -05.97 dB 03 - Radio #1.flac
DR5 +0.00 dB -08.04 dB 04 - The Vagabond.flac
DR8 +0.00 dB -10.28 dB 05 - Radian.flac
DR5 +0.00 dB -06.05 dB 06 - Lucky and Unhappy.flac
DR3 +0.00 dB -07.14 dB 07 - Sex Born Poison.flac
DR5 +0.00 dB -08.03 dB 08 - People in the City.flac
DR7 +0.00 dB -09.33 dB 09 - Wonder Milky Bitch.flac
DR6 +0.00 dB -08.12 dB 10 - Don't Be Light.flac
DR7 +0.00 dB -09.32 dB 11 - Caramel Prisoner.flac
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Number of Files: 11
Official DR Value: DR5
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review by John Bush:
Eager to prove their songwriting smarts and knowledge of traditionalist pop on their sophomore work, French band Air pulled back slightly from the milky synth pop of their 1998 debut, Moon Safari. 10,000 Hz Legend is a darker work, just as contemplative and unhurried as its predecessor, but part of a gradual move from drifting, almost pastoral melancholia to a downright post-modern helplessness in league with Radiohead. Air are still tremendously effective producers, and have actually expanded their palate with a surprising array of pop instrumentation (acoustic guitars, flutes, pianos, a harmonica, harps, and many strings) to file alongside the countless trilling synthesizers and machine sequencers. The two lead-off tracks, "Electronic Performers" and "How Does It Make You Feel," are breathtaking productions that exploit the same robot-weariness tendencies that made "Sexy Boy" (from Moon Safari) an alternative hit. Still, those detached retro-vocoder treatments sound so much more passé in 2001 than when the duo first tried them out in 1996. Jason Falkner and Beck, a pair of equally hardworking slacker-pop icons, appear (respectively) on the next two tracks, the tongue-in-cheek single "Radio #1" and an excellent morning-after jam named "The Vagabond." Again, the production is stellar, but these find Air stranded between art rock and pop, caught in the trap of trying to make great pop music yet never sounding particularly studied or concerned about it. Falkner pops up again on "Lucky and Unhappy" and "People in the City," a pair of album standouts that subvert any pop inclinations with a raft of bridges and breakdowns among the layers of production. "Wonder Milky Bitch" is another precisely studied track, a haze of lunar-desert synth pop directly evocative of country-pop classicist Lee Hazlewood, and "Radian" brings Air back to the instrumental textures of their early work. Fans and involved listeners are definitely rewarded with increased dividends after multiple listens, but even they may wish for an album that harked back to the simpler days of the Premiers Symptomes EP and Moon Safari.
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