Air France 'No Way Down' EP

Sincerely Yours

26 May 2008

 

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No Way Down EP Pitchfork review exert

 

Air France use elements of both Balearic and pop to create their sumptuous, sincere fantasy world. In that respect, Air France's No Way Down-- currently import-only outside of Sweden except as 320 kbps mp3s-- is reminiscent of the Avalanches' dazzlingly great Since I Left You, another record that finds wide-eyed delight in silly stuff like truth, beauty, and fun, as well as Jens Lekman's Night Falls Over Kortedala and the Tough Alliance's A New Chance. It imagines an impossibly idyllic place through sounds that probably could never have been performed that way in real life. Though it's been said, many times, many ways: Welcome to paradise.

 

Unlike Balearic disco contemporaries such as Studio or A Mountain of One, No Way Down does childlike joy, not hypnotized headiness. Typewriter-like clicks and John Williams-ready horn fanfares, complete with tympani, introduce the opener, "Maundy Thursday". This track soon settles into chilled-out synth washes and sober piano melodies, establishing a tone of sincerity without sacrificing lush outdoor beauty. The swooning string flourishes on finale "Windmill Wedding" aren't far off from the introduction to hip-hop producer Bangladesh's ubiqitous beat for Lil Wayne's "A Milli". Electric guitar and piano ripple across each other like waves, giving way to Spanish-tinged guitar, percussive human breaths, broken-up female vocals, church bells, and bird chirps. The coup de grâce: the whinnying of a horse. You can almost picture someone's gallant lover galloping across the surf.

 

 

 

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01 Maundy Thursday

02 June Evenings

03 Collapsing at Your Doorstep

04 No Excuses

05 No Way Down

06 Windmill Wedding

 

Favourite EP of the year. It's just a blissful summer record. Amazing. Having had it for a while now it continues to grow and grow.

Words cannot describe :wub: Perfect.

 

 

Just to BUMP this but you can buy this now from Rough Trade in CD form, yay.

 

http://www.roughtrade.com/site/shop_detail...&sku=306065

gone. no more from Air France. I recently thought how their new album had been a long time coming.

oh WHAT. I've been so excited for this album since It Feels Good To Be Around You was released, so so good.

 

bah.

Damn! I was hoping for a new album at some point soon.

 

let us bask.

I have it on now to celebrate/mourn. The album really does encapsulate early summer for me.

http://pitchfork.com/news/48550-hot-chip-a...l-singles-club/

 

‎Demand Vinyl is a new vinyl-only label launching on New Year's Day 2013, run by the folks behind Something in Construction. They're kicking things off with a subscription singles club, featuring contributions from Hot Chip, Air France, Memory Tapes, Saint Etienne, Niki and the Dove, Laetitia Sadier, Levek, Moons, Holy Strays, Dreamtrak, NZCA/Lines, and more.

 

CONTRIBUTIONS FROM AIR FRANCE SAY WHAT.

 

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Edited December 7, 201212 yr by Harve

:o Would be great if they release something new. I could never find It Feels So Good To Be Around You anywhere :(

:o Would be great if they release something new. I could never find It Feels So Good To Be Around You anywhere :(

I have a lovely 320kb/s mp3 of this I could upload if you want?

 

After some very deep googling, it seems that this may be a let down:

 

http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/demand...l/updates/15956

While many of the artists are confirmed to give us a new track, some have not picked it yet so we are waiting. It’s quite exciting though.

 

The first three are as follows:

 

1.

St Etienne: Spring (Air France Remix)

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Philco Fiction: Oh!

 

A remix that existed almost 3 years ago. Fuck.

:( :( :(

I have a lovely 320kb/s mp3 of this I could upload if you want?

Late but yes please Harve :D

Some TV programme from 1987:

 

 

3.15. omg.

Some TV programme from 1987:

 

 

3.15. omg.

:o Collapsing At Your Doorstep!

I miss them so badly :(