A Is For AIR
*Originally released August 29th 2016*
Steve and Doug soldier forward into the alphabet once more, taking a gander at the fascinating and wonderful music of French electronic duo AIR. They also chat about artillery, the 60's, and the wonderful world of copyright.
Music featured this week:
Radio #1 - 10 000 Hz Legend
Sexy Boy - Moon Safari
Surfing On A Rocket - Talkie Walkie
Night Sight - Pocket Symphony
6:20 - Figures still hover at about 11.7 million Canadians tuning in to watch The Tragically Hip's last concert in 2016
10:19 - We did wind up doing R Is For Radiohead
10:41 - Here is S Is For Spiral Beach
11:21 - And here is F Is For The Flaming Lips
12:02 - And finally, here is O Is For Outkast!
27:52 - So here's the [re:jazz] version of "All I Need" and here's the original version by AIR
38:31 - AIR has collected all their music videos in one handy playlist
46:30 - Check out the music video for "Surfing On A Rocket"
53:38 - The instrument is called a Blaster Beam and, more accurately, it's an 18 foot steel beam with tons of tensed wires stretched along, that are then struck by the artillery shells. Here's a video demonstrating its use for a Star Trek The Motion Picture special screening
1:01:43 - Whoops! We goofed.... you can actually see the two gents in the tower overlooking the landscape on the cover art for 10 000 Hz Legend. Small, but definitely there
1:08:31 - So there's a couple versions you can watch online, but I think this one is pretty spot on. It's a mix of the whole soundtrack set to the footage of La Voyage dans la Lune
1:20:54 - As of January 2020, Brexit is STILL in flux
Steve's Recommendations:
Venus - Talkie Walkie
Lost Message - Pocket Symphony
Missing The Light Of The Day - Love 2
Doug's Recommendations:
Universal Traveler - Talkie Walkie
Radio #1 - 10 000 Hz Legend
Kelly Watch The Stars - Moon Safari