Le voyage dans la lune (album)
| Le voyage dans la lune | ||||
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| Studio album by Air | ||||
| Released | 6 February 2012 | |||
| Recorded | Scream Studios, Gum Prod | |||
| Genre | Downtempo, Electronica, ambient, space rock | |||
| Length | 32:08 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Air | |||
| Air chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The A.V. Club | B[3] |
| Drowned in Sound | 7/10[4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A[5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| The Independent | [7] |
| The New York Times | positive[8] |
| Paste | 8.0/10[9] |
| Pitchfork Media | 5.7/10[10] |
| Rolling Stone | [11] |
Le voyage dans la lune (English: A Trip to the Moon) is the sixth studio album by French electronic music duo Air. Announced by EMI on 7 December 2011, the album was released on 6 February 2012.
Development
The album is inspired by the 1902 silent science fiction film A Trip to the Moon (Le voyage dans la lune) by Georges Méliès and is intended to be a soundtrack to the restored version of the film. A free three-minute film excerpt featuring the song "Sonic Armada" was made available for one week in early December 2011 in conjunction with a pre-order offer. The digital version of the album along with the newly restored and colourised sixteen-minute film was released as a strictly limited edition.[12]
Track listing
All songs composed by Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Nicolas Godin, except "Seven Stars", lyrics by Victoria Legrand; "Who Am I Now?", lyrics by Annie Hart, Erika Forster and Heather D'Angelo, music co-composed by Brian Reitzell.
- "Astronomic Club" – 3:12
- "Seven Stars" – 4:22
- "Retour sur terre" ("Back on Earth") – 0:45
- "Parade" – 2:31
- "Moon Fever" – 3:50
- "Sonic Armada" – 5:06
- "Who Am I Now?" – 3:03
- "Décollage" ("Takeoff") – 1:39
- "Cosmic Trip" – 4:10
- "Homme lune" ("Moon Man") – 0:27
- "Lava" – 3:03
Personnel
Credits for Le voyage dans la lune adapted from album liner notes.[13]
- Air – production
- Jean-Benoît Dunckel – vocals (4, 9, 11); Mellotron (1, 4, 7, 10, 11); Wurlitzer (1, 9); piano (2, 4, 7–9, 11); synthesizer (2, 4–6, 8–11); organ bass, Solina (7); vibraphone (7, 11); drums (11)
- Nicolas Godin – guitar (1, 2, 4, 7); harpsichord (1); synthesizer (1–5, 9); timpani (1, 2, 5, 7, 8); bass (2, 4, 6, 9, 11); vocals (3); piano (3, 5); Mellotron (4); electric sitar (6); percussion (7, 8); drums (8); banjo, electric guitar (11)
- Louis Arlette – engineering
- Au Revoir Simone – vocals (7)
- Stéphane "Alf" Briat – mixing
- Chab – mastering
- Victoria Legrand – vocals (2)
- Georges Méliès – artwork
- Laurent Pinon – design
- Vincent Taeger – drums (1, 2, 4, 9)
- Alex Thomas – drums (6)
- Isabelle Vuarnesson – cello (1)
Charts
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart[14] | 76 |
| Austrian Albums Chart[15] | 38 |
| Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[16] | 19 |
| Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[17] | 28 |
| Canadian Albums Chart[18] | 68 |
| Croatian International Albums Chart[19] | 38 |
| Dutch Albums Chart[20] | 40 |
| Finnish Albums Chart[21] | 39 |
| French Albums Chart[22] | 17 |
| German Albums Chart[23] | 36 |
| Greek Albums Chart[24] | 70 |
| Irish Albums Chart[25] | 21 |
| Italian Albums Chart[26] | 35 |
| Japanese Albums Chart[27] | 148 |
| Portuguese Albums Chart[28] | 22 |
| Scottish Albums Chart[29] | 36 |
| Spanish Albums Chart[30] | 89 |
| Swiss Albums Chart[31] | 11 |
| UK Albums Chart[32] | 35 |
| US Billboard 200[33] | 57 |
| US Dance/Electronic Albums[34] | 4 |
References
- ↑ "Le Voyage dans la Lune (A Trip to the Moon) – Air". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ↑ Phares, Heather. "Le Voyage Dans la Lune (A Trip to the Moon) – Air". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ↑ Murray, Noel (7 February 2012). "Air: Le Voyage Dans La Lune". The A.V. Club. Onion, Inc. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ↑ Ashman, Neil (3 February 2012). "Air – Le Voyage Dans La Lune". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ↑ Maerz, Melissa (17 February 2012). "Albums: Feb. 17, 2012". Entertainment Weekly. Time. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ↑ Jonze, Tim (2 February 2012). "Air: Le Voyage dans la Lune – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ↑ Gill, Andy (3 February 2012). "Album: Air, Le Voyage dans la Lune (EMI)". The Independent. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ↑ Ratliff, Ben (13 February 2012). "Air, Of Montreal and the Jim Black Trio". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ↑ Reed, Ryan (7 February 2012). "Air: Le Voyage dans la Lune". Paste. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ↑ Neyland, Nick (8 February 2012). "Air: Le Voyage Dans la Lune". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
- ↑ Hermes, Will (22 February 2012). "Le Voyage Dans La Lune". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ↑ "Press release". en.aircheology.com. 8 December 2011.
- ↑ Le voyage dans la lune (CD liner notes). Air. Virgin Records. 2012. 5099995563329.
- ↑ "Chartifacts – Week Commencing: 13th February 2012". ARIA Charts. 13 February 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ↑ "Air – Le voyage dans la lune" (in German). austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ↑ "Air – Le voyage dans la lune" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ↑ "Air – Le voyage dans la lune" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ↑ "Top 100 Albums in Canada". Jam! Canoe.ca. 16 February 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ↑ "Top Stranih – Tjedan 8. 2012." (in Croatian). Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ↑ "Air – Le voyage dans la lune" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ↑ "Air – Le voyage dans la lune". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ↑ "Air – Le voyage dans la lune" (in French). lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ↑ "Air, Le voyage dans la lune" (in German). charts.de. Media Control. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ↑ "Top-75 Albums Sales Chart – Εβδομάδα 10/2012" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- ↑ "Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 9 February 2012". Chart-Track. Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ↑ "Artisti – Classifica settimanale dal 06/02/2012 al 12/02/2012" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ↑ "エールのアルバム売り上げランキング" [Air album sales ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ↑ "Air – Le voyage dans la lune". portuguesecharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ↑ "2012 Top 40 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ↑ "Air – Le voyage dans la lune". spanishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ↑ "Air – Le voyage dans la lune". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ↑ "2012 Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ↑ "Air Album & Song Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ↑ "Air Album & Song Chart History – Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
External links
- "Cinema's first blockbuster restored". BBC News. 20 December 2011.
- "Air’s Safari to the Moon" - March 2012 interview with Air, on making "Le voyage dans la lune"
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