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Product Identifiers

Producer
Air
Record Label
Astralwerks
UPC
5099996639603
eBay Product ID (ePID)
16050126140

Product Key Features

Artist
Air (France)
Format
CD
Release Year
2009
Release Title
Love 2
Genre
Electronic
Run Time
46 mins 2 seconds

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Additional information
Personnel: Joey Waronker (drums, percussion). Audio Mixer: Stephane "Alf" Briat. For part of Air's POCKET SYMPHONY tour, JB Dunckel and Nicolas Godin played shows with only drummer Joey Waronker as support, forcing the band to strip their songs down to their essences. They stick with that lineup on LOVE 2, which delivers some of the most Air-like music to the band's name, and with good reason: This is the first time Dunckel and Godin have produced their own album. The duo tends to follow their more ambitious work with more accessible material and LOVE 2 is no exception, replacing POCKET SYMPHONY's exotic, experimental bent with a renewed emphasis on their quintessential sound. Godin and Dunckel dig deep into their arsenal of vintage electronic gear, topping those burbles, buzzes and whooshes with some strings here and a few fuzzed-out guitars and basslines there. Above all, atmosphere is the focus, and early on, the album finds Air at their most confectionary: "Love" is irresistibly pretty, offsetting a glockenspiel that sparkles like grains of sugar with brisk shakers. From there, LOVE 2 sweeps away any remnants of POCKET SYMPHONY's expansive melancholy with concentrated happiness--these are some of Air's most lighthearted songs since TALKIE WALKIE. "Be a Bee," with its aptly buzzing and hovering synths and spy movie theme guitars, could be one of the most stylish novelty pop songs ever. However, the album is often at its best when Air gives listeners more in the way of vocals and hooks. The elegantly psychedelic "So Light is Her Footfall" and the hazy soft-rock sunbeam that is "Sing Sang Sung" expand on the band's pop side just enough, while "Heaven's Light" crystallizes the gorgeous retro-futuristic sci-fi romance Air has crafted since their PREMEIRE SYMPTOMES days. Indeed, LOVE 2's title and album artwork--which features the duo sitting by the shore gazing pensively into the mid-distance--play up Air's image as makers of mood music extraordinaire, albeit with a bit of an ironic wink. The music does just as deft a job of negotiating the fine line between sophistication and schmaltz; LOVE 2's centerpiece "Tropical Disease" has it both ways, going from dramatic to melodramatic to playful and back again as it covers rippling pianos, slightly goofy sounding flutes and a decidedly seductive coda. Dunckel and Godin add just a little tension and darkness to the album's sweetness and light as it unfolds, especially on "Eat My Beat," an impressive showcase for the immediacy Waronker's drumming brings to all of these songs. Air remains a deceptively subtle band, but repeated listens to LOVE 2 reveal that Godin and Dunckel aren't just remaining true to their aesthetic here, but that even a smaller-scale album from the duo has plenty of wit and surprises to offer.
Reviews
Rolling Stone (p.70) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he new dirt and gravitas are refreshing, as is the groove weight of guest drummer Joey Waronker." Spin (p.72) - "[T]he duo have nearly perfected their wistfully melodic synth- and vocoder-driven easy-listening jams." Alternative Press (p.106) - "Air build a soundtrack to the movie in your head that's always eclectic and often quite lovely." Billboard - "LOVE 2 hinges on Joey Waronker....His delicate playing helps bring all of those potentially spacey piano arpeggios back down to earth..." Q (Magazine) (p.110) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]heir cocktail of '70s synth rock and cosmic funk has undergone only subtle changes as they drift along in Gallic sophistication." Clash (Magazine) - "Always the masters of engaging, laidback music, Air seem to effortlessly release classic after classic."
Distribution
EMI Music Distribution
Number of Audio Channels
Stereo
Number of discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
USA

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