AIR - Talkie Walkie
Label:
Catalog#:
7243 5 96724 0 3, CDVX 2980, ASW 96724
Format:
CD, Enhanced, Album
DVD, DVD-Video, Limited Edition, PAL, NTSC
DVD, DVD-Video, Limited Edition, PAL, NTSC
Country:
France
Released:
27 Jan 2004
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Electro,
Downtempo,
Synth-pop
Tracklist
| 1 | Venus | 4:04 | X | |
| 2 | Cherry Blossom Girl | 3:39 | X | |
|
Flute -
Malik Mezzadri
Vocals [Additional] - Jessica Banks | ||||
| 3 | Run | 4:12 | X | |
| 4 | Universal Traveler | 4:22 | X | |
| 5 | Mike Mills | 4:26 | X | |
| 6 | Surfing On A Rocket | 3:43 | X | |
|
Bass -
Jason Falkner
Cymbal [Ride Cymbal] - Brian Reitzell Percussion - Joey Waronker Vocals [Additional] - Lisa Papineau | ||||
| 7 | Another Day | 3:21 | X | |
| 8 | Alpha Beta Gaga | 4:39 | X | |
| Recorded By [Street Sounds] - Darrel Thorpe* | ||||
| 9 | Biological | 6:04 | X | |
|
Percussion -
Joey Waronker
Piano - Michel Colombier Vocals [Additional] - Lisa Papineau | ||||
| 10 | Alone In Kyoto | 4:51 | X | |
| DVD 01 | Electronic Performers | |||
| DVD 02 | Talisman | |||
| DVD 03 | Don't Be Light | |||
| DVD 04 | People In The City | |||
| DVD 05 | La Femme D'Argent | |||
Credits
Bass -
Jason Falkner
(tracks: DVD 01 -> DVD 05)
Drums - Brian Reitzell (tracks: DVD 01 -> DVD 05)
Engineer - Yann Arnaud
Keyboards - James Rotondi (tracks: DVD 01 -> DVD 05)
Mastered By - Bob Ludwig
Mixed By - Darrel Thorpe* , Nigel Godrich
Performer, Producer - Air
Recorded By [Additional], Producer [Additional] - Nigel Godrich
Strings - Michel Colombier
Drums - Brian Reitzell (tracks: DVD 01 -> DVD 05)
Engineer - Yann Arnaud
Keyboards - James Rotondi (tracks: DVD 01 -> DVD 05)
Mastered By - Bob Ludwig
Mixed By - Darrel Thorpe* , Nigel Godrich
Performer, Producer - Air
Recorded By [Additional], Producer [Additional] - Nigel Godrich
Strings - Michel Colombier
Notes
All titles published by Revolvair. Performed and produced by Air at Revolvair studio, Paris. Additional recordings & production by Nigel Godrich at Ocean Way, Hollywood.
Mixed at Ocean Way, Hollywood.
Street sounds on track 8 recorded by Darrel Thorpe.
Mastered at Gateway Mastering studios.
Cover art: Richard Prince with technical assistance from Aaron Klein at Ultimate Image NYC.
Cover photo: Claude Gassian.
Interior photos by Jenna Felling.
Polaroids by Marc Teissier du Cros.
Design: Roger Gorman/Reiner Design NYC.
DVD "Electronic performers" by Bruno Dunckel - Live performance Summer 2002.
DVD is Multizone PAL / NTSC compatible.
Cat# on CD: 7243 5966000 4
Cat# on DVD: 7243 5991819 8
Mixed at Ocean Way, Hollywood.
Street sounds on track 8 recorded by Darrel Thorpe.
Mastered at Gateway Mastering studios.
Cover art: Richard Prince with technical assistance from Aaron Klein at Ultimate Image NYC.
Cover photo: Claude Gassian.
Interior photos by Jenna Felling.
Polaroids by Marc Teissier du Cros.
Design: Roger Gorman/Reiner Design NYC.
DVD "Electronic performers" by Bruno Dunckel - Live performance Summer 2002.
DVD is Multizone PAL / NTSC compatible.
Cat# on CD: 7243 5966000 4
Cat# on DVD: 7243 5991819 8
Recommendations
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AIR French Band* - Moon Safari (CD, Album)
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AIR - 10 000 Hz Legend (CD, Album)
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AIR - The Virgin Suicides (CD, Album)
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Daft Punk - Homework (CD, Album)
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Boards Of Canada - Geogaddi (CD, Album)
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Reviews & Discussion
TALKIE WALKIE sees a welcome return to form for Air, much closer in spirit to MOON SAFARI than 10,000 HZ LEGEND. "Venus," for instance, has that beautiful, drifting quality that made MOON SAFARI a classic. "Cherry Blossom Girl" continues that trend, as does "Universal Traveler" and the instrumental "Mike Mills." And despite the odd syllablization on "Universal Traveler," the vocals on TALKIE WALKIE are passable (although I do miss guest vocalists such as Beth Hirsch.) "Alpha Beta Gaga" leans more towards the prog-rock that unfortunately weighed down 10,000 HZ LEGEND, but it's sufficiently buoyed by its whistling melody. "Alone In Kyoto" ends the album on a gorgeous, almost ambient, note. Air has done plenty of soundtrack work and that attention towards mood shows here. Let's hope they continue to grow in the right direction.
Air, after a few diversions into electronic corners, return to the source of their best material.
Talkie Walkie is indeed their finest album in years and is a welcome return to the style that made "Moon Safari" what it is, a classic in it's own right, an album which has now spent over 200 weeks inside the UK albums chart.
Being quite amazingly surprised by the quality of this recording let's hope that albums like this will keep coming in the forthcoming years.
Wonderful!
Talkie Walkie is indeed their finest album in years and is a welcome return to the style that made "Moon Safari" what it is, a classic in it's own right, an album which has now spent over 200 weeks inside the UK albums chart.
Being quite amazingly surprised by the quality of this recording let's hope that albums like this will keep coming in the forthcoming years.
Wonderful!