AIR – 10 000 Hz Legend

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Label:	Virgin – 724381033227, Source – 724381033227, Virgin – CDV 2945, Source – CDV 2945, Virgin – 7243 8 10332 2 7, Source – 7243 8 10332 2 7, Virgin – 8 10332 2, Source – 8 10332 2
Format:	CD, Album
Country:	Europe
Released:	May 28, 2001
Genre:	Electronic
Style:	Leftfield, Downtempo, Experimental

Tracklist

1	Electronic Performers	5:35
2	How Does It Make You Feel? Vocals – Roger Joseph Manning Jr.	4:37
3	Radio #1 Drums [Drum Sound] – Brian Reitzell, Justin Meldal-Johnsen Vocals – Jason Falkner, Ken Andrews, Roger Joseph Manning Jr. Vocals [Solo], Soloist – Justin Meldal-Johnsen	4:22
4	The Vagabond Handclaps – Annabel (2), Dunckel, Thomas (26) Lyrics By – Hansen, Dunckel, Godin Vocals, Harmonica – Beck Hansen	5:37
5	Radian Harp – Corky Hale Voice – Barbara Cohen	7:37
6	Lucky And Unhappy Vocals – Jason Falkner, Ken Andrews, Lisa Papineau	4:31
7	Sex Born Poison Lyrics By – Dunckel, Godin, SuGar* Performer [Buffalo Daughter Credited To] – SuGar, Yumiko Vocals – Buffalo Daughter	6:18
8	People In The City Backing Vocals – Julia Sarr, Olyza* Vocals – Jason Falkner, Ken Andrews	4:57
9	Wonder Milky Bitch	5:50
10	Don't Be Light Drums [Drum Sound] – Brian Reitzell, Justin Meldal-Johnsen Soprano Vocals [Solo], Soloist – Elin Carlson Vocals – Beck Hansen Whistle – Jean Croc	6:18
11	Caramel Prisoner Producer [Additional] – Tony Hoffer	4:56

Companies, etc.

Distributed By – Virgin France S.A.
Produced For – Record Makers
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Source
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin France
Copyright © – Source
Copyright © – Virgin France
Published By – Revolvair
Published By – Buffalo Taught Her Music
Published By – BMG Music
Published By – EMI
Recorded At – Studio Apollo, Paris
Recorded At – Bomb Factory (2)
Recorded At – Capitol Studios
Recorded At – Hollywood Sound Recorders
Mixed At – Studio Plus XXX
Mastered At – The Exchange
Glass Mastered At – EMI Uden
Pressed By – EMI Uden

Credits

A&R, Executive-Producer – Marc Teissier Du Cros, Stéphane Elfassi
Arranged By – AIR, Roger Neill
Conductor [Strings, Choir And Flutes Conducted By] – Roger Neill
Design Concept [Concept By], Design – Ora-Ïto
Design [Air Logo], Layout – Åbäke
Drums – Brian Reitzell (tracks: 2 to 5, 8 to 10)
Edited By – Bruce Keen, Tony Hoffer
Engineer [Sound Engineer At Hollywood Sound And Capitol Studios] – Brian Kehew, Bruce Keen
Engineer [Sound Engineer At Studio Appolo] – Julien Doubey, Julien Marty
Mastered By – Nilesh Patel
Mixed By – Tony Hoffer
Mixed By [Assistant] – Julien Delfaux*
Photography By – Arno Bani
Recorded By [Drums] – Pascal Garnon
Recorded By, Performer, Producer [Produced By] – AIR
Written-By – Dunckel*, Godin*

Notes

All tracks published by Revolvair
"The Vagabond" published by Revolvair / BMG Music
"Sex Born Poison" published by Revolvair / Buffalo Taught Her Music / EMI

"Don't Be Light" contains a sample from "Arabian Era", featured on the Sound Library LP by Jean-Pierre Decerf.

Recorded & performed at studio Appolo and at the Bomb Factory, Hollywood Sound and Capitol studios.
Beck appears courtesy of Geffen
Ken Andrews appears courtesy of Epic

A&R and executive production for Record Makers

(p) & (c) 2001 Source/Virgin France
Made in EU
Printed in EU

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 7 24381 03322 7
Barcode (Scanned): 724381033227
Rights Society (Circled): bel BIEM
Price Code: PM 527
Label Code: 03098
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, 17, 19, 27): EMI UDEN 8103322 @ 2 1-1-8-NL
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Mastering SID Code (Variants 1 to 28): IFPI L046
Mould SID Code (Variant 1): ifpi 1516
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Mould SID Code (Variant 3, 11, 21, 26, 27): none
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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	10,000 Hz Legend (CD, Album)	Astralwerks, Virgin	ASW 10332-2, 724381033227	US	2001
Recently Edited	10,000 Hz Legend (2×LP, Album)	Source, Source, Virgin	7243 8 10332 1 0, 8 10332 1, V 2945	Europe	2001
Recently Edited	10 000 Hz Legend (CD, Album)	Virgin, Source	VJCP-68306, 724381033227	Japan	2001
	10,000 Hz Legend (CD, Album, Promo)	Astralwerks	ASW 69980-2	US	2001
Recently Edited	10 000 Hz Legend (CD, Album, Promo)	Source, Source, Virgin	sa6520, SA6520	Europe	2001

Reviews

Patyczak2PL Nov 21, 2013
Edited 9 years ago
this album should be named "dark side of the moon safari"pure genius, like everything from french band.
Phaelam Jan 5, 2012
Edited 11 years ago
one of their best. darker than moon safari. if you are in for moody listen, put this album on.
personal favorite.
alibot Jul 23, 2009
To me, '10 000 hz legend' is a brilliant album for air to have released after 'moon safari'.

'Moon safari' is laid back easy listening that is immediately accessible, requiring no work to fall in love with.

I believe, air released this album to intentionally have the opposite effect on their listeners and to challenge them, as the second track asks, 'How does it make you feel?'

I remember the first time hearing '10 000 hz legend' being completely shocked and outraged. I couldn't believe a band like air could produce such rubbish after a beautiful album like 'moon safari'. Well that was years ago, and since then I have listened to this album many many more times, and now realize that its absolutely superb. I in fact now listen to 10 000 hz far more regularly than 'moon safari'. I also now see in retrospect that the music in this album is really far more evolved and intelligent than the dreamy soundscapes in 'moon safari' which are quite typical.

I bet that fivershutch who wrote his comment in 2004 would actually update it now in 2009 after listening to this album over the years, and agree with me.

Bottom line, if you are a true audiophile and cannot see the absolute brilliance in '10 000 hz legend' then you need to go back to music school 101.
anType Oct 3, 2004
Edited 18 years ago
What's with all the bad ratings & comments? I think this is a pretty stunning album. It really was a drastic change in direction for Air, but the result is pretty awesome. The album is very melodic and it sounds quite IDM-ish in places. However, I wouldn't argue about the fact that it has a few flaws: Whereas it's nearly impossible not to love tracks like "The Vagabond" and "Radian", some tracks like "Wonder Milky Bitch" manage to ruin the whole feeling of an album.

As a conclusion, I just want to say that people must be more openminded. I'm pretty sure that most people were expecting Moon Safari 2 and were really surprised by totally different music. It's a very good thing that Air always enhance their horizons and not repeating themselves.
After all, if someone dislikes this album - it doesn't mean that it's bad. It just means that it's not your cup of tea.
fivershutch Jan 18, 2004
I think this CD had one of the shortest lifespans in my collection. I was really disappointed with this after being blown away by Moon Safari. I really tried to give this CD a chance. I listened to it over and over and it did nothing for me! :( After being duped into buying the Everybody Hertz CD, I've vowed not to purchase anymore of their albums with out listening to them at the preview station first (yes, I'm one of those buyers who purchases CD based on word of mouth, magazine reviews, or even the label's reputation). As the saying goes "fool me once, shame on you! fool me twice, shame on me!".