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 AIR's Official Website