News
Feb 03, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Next week Air will release their much anticipated take on George Méliès' classic silent film Le Voyage Dans La Lune, featuring both an original soundtrack to the restored 14-minute movie as well as a fully-fledged album inspired by the work. More
Martians Take Some Prisoners
Jan 02, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Nearing ever closer to the release of their updated soundtrack to George Méliès' classic silent movie La Voyage Dans La Lune, French duo Air have unveiled another taste of their score with the track "Sonic Armada." More
Georges Méliès Classic Given Modern Mix
Dec 08, 2011
By Mike Hilleary
As previously reported, Georges Méliès' classic silent film Le Voyage Dans La Lune (A Trip to the Moon) is being given a modern rejuvenation with the help of French duo Air. More
Dec 06, 2011
By Laura Studarus
As previously announced, Air is releasing an updated soundtrack to classic French short film, La Voyage Dans La Lune. Today, the duo released a new track from the album. More
Limited Edition Album out February 7 via Astralwerks features Victoria Legrand (Beach House)
Nov 21, 2011
By Mi Tran
First French duo Air collaborated on a short film and soundtrack for Cartier, and now its been announced that the band will release an original soundtrack for the vintage black and white French silent film, Le Voyage Dans La Lune. It features guest vocals from Au Revoir Simone and Victoria Legrand (Beach House). More
Available to View Now on Cartier Facebook Page
Nov 09, 2011
By Mi Tran
As previously reported, French band Air was working on a short film for French jewelry company Cartier.
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Nov 04, 2011
By Laura Studarus
All has been quiet on the Air front for some time lately. But word has come the French duo have scored a short film. More
Plus: Paul Rudd vs. The Divine Comedy, plus interviews with Broadcast, Grandaddy, The Flaming Lips, Bat For Lashes, Rilo Kiley, Broken Social Scene, and much more
Oct 19, 2011
By Mark Redfern
Under the Radar is excited to announce the release of the indie music and entertainment print magazine’s 10th Anniversary Issue which hits newsstands next week. The extra-sized 10th Anniversary Issue features cover artists Joanna Newsom and Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold together in an exclusive photo shoot and joint interview. Exclusive video taken during the cover shoot of Robin Pecknold and Joanna Newsom arm wrestling can be found here. More
Jul 27, 2010
By Laura Studarus
French duo Air are heading back to the states for a one-off show in Los Angeles, October 23rd. More
Jul 01, 2010
By Laura Studarus
One side, a couple of scrappy psychedelic-loving kids from Brooklyn. On the other, two posh Parisians. Who didn’t see the MGMT/Air remix coming? Okay, we didn’t, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t excited. More
Joined by British Percussionist Alex Thomas (Bat For Lashes)
Dec 07, 2009
By Kyle Lemmon
Hot on the heels of this year's Love 2, Air is planning a March tour of North America. This is the sexy Parisian duo's first tour of these parts in three years so they've enlisted some help to make it extra special. Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel will be joined by British drummer/percussionist Alex Thomas (Bat For Lashes, Badly Drawn Boy) on the journey. More
French Electro-Pop Duo to Release Fifth Album October 6th
Jun 17, 2009
By Laura Studarus
French electro-pop band Air (Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Nicolas Godin) will release its new album Love 2 on October 6th. The duo’s fifth studio album, Love 2 is the first to be recorded in the band’s Atlas Studio, located in northern Paris. In another first, the band has self-produced the entire album. We have the tracklist and the album cover. More
Interviews
Jan 01, 2007
By Lily Moayeri
Nicolas Godin, one half of the French duo Air, sounds like he’s speaking from a monkey cage. In reality, he is in the lobby of a hip New York hotel after having spent hours with his other half, Jean-Benoît Dunckel, convincing passport control they are not the thieves of their own passports which were stolen a few years back. More
Reviews
Le Voyage Dans la Lune
Astralwerks
Feb 06, 2012
By Laura Studarus
In 1902 French director Georges Méliès released the short film Le Voyage Dans la Lune (aka A Trip to the Moon). It is considered to be the first sci-fi movie, in which, over the course of 14 minutes a group of scientists land on the moon and fight mushroom monsters, before returning home safely. More
Oct 15, 2009
By Kyle Lemmon
Judging from the contentious back-and-forth discourse following the viral release of single "Do the Joy," Air fans most likely fall into two camps: those that want Moon Safari 2 and the group that prefers Jean-Benoit Dunckel and Nicolas Godin's more vaporous downtempo jams. More