AIR releases the 25th anniversary of their seminal debut album Moon Safari in a Deluxe audio-video package available via Warner Music France. The special edition is now available to stream everywhere now, with a selection of Moon Safari audio rarities. The album re-issue (a Deluxe 2CD/Blu Ray Audio-Video) will include a Spatial Dolby Atmos audio version of the original album along with super rare or previously unreleased tracks as well as Mike Mill’s 1998 documentary film Eating, Sleeping, Waiting & Playing filmed during the band’s first ever worldwide tour and more…

Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoit Dunckel formed the band in 1995, the duo has released six albums in addition to their EP Premiers Symptômes, which was followed by the release of the aforementioned album along with two soundtracks. Despite being young 20-somethings at the time and having only released one EP to date, Godin and Dunckel’s stars aligned, and together, they were blessed with the creative skill to make the perfect electronic pop songs. These two students of astrophysics and architecture set about creating their own universe with the confidence and pedigree of seasoned pros.

Today, the record’s legacy is canonical, but at the time of release, its multi-million success was far from assured. Says Dunckel: “We were a duo doing some electronic thing, dreaming of selling 10,000 copies and being recognized by other musicians as cool. Then suddenly, we met the world.” In no time at all, AIR’s downtempo influence was easy to detect all around.

Through Moon Safari, AIR’s music infiltrated and transfixed some of the great visionaries of the late 20th century – David Bowie, Madonna, Beck – as well as influencing preeminent aesthetes of the incoming age – including Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kevin Parker, and Sofia Coppola, whose creative relationship with AIR became as synergetic as that of Angelo Badalamenti and David Lynch (another fan).

Dunckel sums up his own album as “a deep, universal spell, full of love and mystery.” “To me,” Godin concludes, “Moon Safari is perfect.” And who can argue…

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Moon Safari Rarities
Tracklisting

01 DIRTY HIROSHIMA (DEMO)
02 NEW STAR IN THE SKY (DEMO)
03 CE MATIN LÀ (DEMO)
04 MAGGOT BRAIN (LIVE)
05 J’AI DORMI SOUS L’EAU (BBC LIVE SESSION)
06 SEXY BOY (BBC LIVE SESSION)
07 KELLY WATCH THE STARS (BBC LIVE SESSION)
08 KELLY WATCH THE STARS (EXTENDED)
09 REMEMBER (DAVID WHITAKER VERSION)

03-24 London, England – London Coliseum sold out

05-25 Sydney, Australia – Vivid LIVE at Sydney Opera House

05-26 Sydney, Australia – Vivid LIVE at Sydney Opera House

05-30 London, England – Royal Albert Hall

05-31 London, England – Royal Albert Hall

06-02 Zürich, Switzerland – Unique Moments Festival

06-14 Barcelona, Spain – Sónar Festival

06-15 Monaco, MC – Opéra Garnier Monte-Carlo

06-18 Lyon, France – Les Nuits de Fourvière sold out

06-21 Rome, Italy – Roma Summer Fest

06-22 Ferrara, Italy – Summer Vibez

06-24 Paris, France – Days Off Festival at the Philharmonie sold out

06-26 Halifax, England – The Piece Hall

06-27 Southampton, England – Guildhall Square

06-30 Dublin, Ireland – Trinity College Dublin

07-05 Gdynia, Poland – Open’er Festival

07-09 Cascais, Portugal – CoolJazz Festival

07-13 Montpellier, France – Festival Radio France, Amphithéâtre d’O

07-16 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg – Neimënster

07-18 Gent, Belgium – Gent Jazz Festival sold out

07-19 Gent, Belgium – Gent Jazz Festival sold out

07-21 Berlin, Germany – Zitadelle Spandau

07-23 Vienna, Austria – Metastadt Open Air

08-10 Copenhagen, Denmark – Syd For Solen festival

09-25 Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre

09-27 Seattle, WA – Benaroya Hall

09-29 Los Angeles, CA – Orpheum Theatre

09-30 Los Angeles, CA – Orpheum Theatre

10-02 San Francisco, CA – The Masonic

10-04 Denver, CO – Bellco Theatre

10-06 Minneapolis, MN – State Theatre

10-08 Chicago, IL – Auditorium Theatre

10-10 Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre

10-12 Toronto, ON – Massey Hall

10-13 Laval, QC – Place Bell

10-15 Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway

10-17 Philadelphia, PA – The Met

10-18 Washington, D.C. – The Anthem

10-21 New York, NY – Beacon Theatre

10-22 New York, NY – Beacon Theatre

10-24 Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle

10-26 Miami, FL – Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theatre

10-29 Dallas, TX – Music Hall at Fair Park

10-30 Austin, TX – Moody Amphitheater

Order Moon Safari 25th Anniversary Edition Rarities by Air HERE