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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, the French music duo Air‘s debut album, Moon Safari, was played in its entirety at Way Out West Festival, one of the leading music festivals in Scandinavia, on August 8.

Air is associated with a variety of musical styles: electronica, space pop, dream pop, progressive rock, downtempo, chillout, trip-hop, ambient, electronic pop, and space rock. Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel’s critically acclaimed debut album, Moon Safari, was an international success in 1998.

“Moon Safari” propelled Air to international fame and established them as one of France’s most successful music groups. The album’s blend of nostalgic elements and innovative sonic experiments formed a timeless retrofuturism not unlike groups such as Boards of Canada and Stereolab – just as thrilling in 2024 as when it was first released. In recent years, Air has continued to explore the downtempo genre through a series of albums and a considerable amount of film scores. The “Moon Safari” tour marks their first joint endeavor in over a decade. Air themselves say: “Moon Safari no longer belongs to us. It belongs to the audience.“ (Way Out West 2024)

Air setlits at Way Out West 2024