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2009 release from the French Electronic duo. With such an impressive body of work behind them, the band is now free to write and record as the inspiration takes them and able to draw on their very own musical lexicon honed over 12 years of active duty and an enviable collection of vintage synthesizers, guitars, and assorted gadgets that grace Atlas, their very own state-of-the-art recording studio nestled in the leafy backstreets of northern Paris. Love 2 is the group's fifth studio album and, whilst being instantly recognisable as an Air record, sees the band exploring some new territories with the help of of L.A.-based drummer/percussionist Joey Waronker.
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Reviews:
Air is back to its roots
Having been a fan since Moon Safari and its nearly perfect songs, I moved on to Talkie Walkie, a very good complement to above CD. Premiers Symptomes, especially the opening tracks Modular Mix and Casanova 70 is such a mellow groove, psychedelia and slow jazz saxophone mixed into such a nice blend. I was disappointed with Pocket Symphony, not really taken by the change in direction, although the final track Night Sight is vintage Air bliss. With the release of this CD, Love 2, I was very pleased by the return of Air to its soothing, experimental, joyous and mellow selection of fine tunes. I found the tracks Be a Bee, Heaven's Light, and You Can Tell it to Everybody to be my personal favorites, and the song So Light is Her Footfall could easily have been a ballad from the 1960s. Vive La France!
Amour, Imagination, Rêve (AIR)
Inevitably, bands will try new things album to album. What if that band was so influential that they start to influence themselves? This is Air. Love 2 is clearly an album inspired by their previous collective works. This is evident to those familiar with Air. The inclusion of Be A Bee is a huge bonus, as this song was written years ago but they only performed it live (until now). This album fits perfectly with the AIR mantra of love, imagination, dream. If you like any other Air album, you will enjoy Love 2. For those of you who are new to Air, this would be a great place to start. See them live. You will be inspired.
I really liked it..
I didn't like the last album, to me that did not flow. I like this new, retro and psychedelic dance of France. Personally is is awesome work by this duo.
Doesn't flow.
I don't know what it is with artists. Their early work seems to usually be their best. Having been a fan for a while, this album just proves my point. With hints of there old selves in songs like Be a Bee, maybe they will some day come back around to make that melodic soul-moving music as in La Femme D'argent.
Bottom line, I don't and won't buy this latest album. I'll just keep wearing out Moon Safari, Talkie Walkie, and Pocket Symphony.
Brilliant!
Brilliant album! This is the second Air album I decided to buy (first being a Moon Safari) and I am so happy I did. The sound is great. All tracks are fantastic and somehow feel related to each other. Love 2 is not just a bunch of tunes but it has a feeling of a real album (sequence is important, of course). I would suggest buying an entire album, as intended by the artists. This music will make you feel good. (Also, it is good to have a little break from an entire month of listening to the remastered The Beatles :))
