Premiers Symptômes

Premiers Symptômes
EP by
Air
Released29 July 1997
Recorded1995–1997
Genre
Length27:00
Label
Producer
Air chronology
Premiers Symptômes
(1997) 		Moon Safari
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Austin Chronicle[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]
Muzik[5]
NME7/10[6]
Pitchfork7.8/10[7]
Q[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[10]

Premiers Symptômes (English: First Symptoms) is the debut EP by French electronic music duo Air. It consists of singles issued between 1995 and 1997.

History

"Les professionnels" was later used as the basis of Air's 1998 single "All I Need".

Of 'Le soleil est près de moi', Nicolas Godin said: "It's the best song we ever did. It proves the best that you do isn't always the most successful. It came very naturally. The hard thing was finding a sentence to express the feeling we had. It was winter, so we wanted to have the sun near us. We did it in my living room before we were official artists, and we had so many problems with neighbours complaining about the noise of the Fender Rhodes. It was horrible."[11]

Track listing

  1. "Modular Mix" – 5:59
  2. "Casanova 70" – 5:53
  3. "Les professionnels" – 4:32 ("The Professionals")
  4. "J'ai dormi sous l'eau" – 5:42 ("I Slept Under Water")
  5. "Le soleil est près de moi" – 4:52 ("The Sun Is Close to Me")
1999 re-release bonus tracks
  2. "Californie" – 2:27 ("California")
  3. "Brakes On" – 4:22
    • Remix of Alex Gopher's "Gordini Mix"
    • Alternately titled "Gordini Mix" (Brakes On mix) in some regions
Japanese bonus tracks
  2. "Le soleil est près de moi" (Buffalo Daughter Remix) – 4:48
  3. "Le soleil est près de moi" (Money Mark Remix) – 2:37

Personnel

  • Air – production
  • Jean-Benoit Dunckel - Fender Rhodes Piano, Organ, Solina Strings Ensemble, Korg MS20 and Mini Moog Synthesizers, Clavinet, Choir & Vocoder Effects
  • Nicolas Godin - Bass, Solina Strings Ensemble, Mini Moog Synthesizer, Drums, Percussion, Samples, Sitar, Reverse Piano, Talk Box & Vocoder Effects, Fender Rhodes Piano, Guitars, Voice
  • Alex Gopher – reverse Rhodes (track 1)
  • Xavier Jamaux – sampler (track 1)
  • Eric Regert – organ (track 2)
  • Etienne Wersinger – tambura (track 4)
  • Patrick Woodcock – Euphonium (tracks 2–5); acoustic guitar (track 3)
  • Stéphane Briat – mixing (tracks 2, 4, 5)
  • Étienne de Crécy – production, mixing (tracks 1, 3)
  • Alexandre Courtès – artwork
  • Fabrice Lepicier – photography
  • Sabotage! – design
  • Guy Davie – mastering

Charts

As of 2001 it has sold 77,000 copies in United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b Bush, John. "Premiers Symptomes – Air". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  2. ^ Schreiber, Ryan (29 February 2000). "Air: The Virgin Suicides". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  3. ^ Messer, Kate X. (12 November 1999). "AIR: Premiers Symptomes (Astralwerks)". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  4. ^ Hermes, Will (17 September 1999). "Premiers Symptomes". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  5. ^ Bush, Calvin (September 1999). "Air: Premiers Symptomes (Virgin)". Muzik (52): 75.
  6. ^ Cameron, Keith (17 August 1999). "Air – Premiers Symptomes". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  7. ^ Wisdom, James P. "Air: Premier Symptomes". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 5 October 2000. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  8. ^ Scott, Danny (September 1999). "Air: Premiers Symptomes". Q (156). Archived from the original on 12 December 2000. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  9. ^ Walters, Barry (2 September 1999). "Air: Premiers Symptomes". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 29 January 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  10. ^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Air". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 10–11. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  11. ^ "Your guide to the best tracks from the best albums of 1999". Q. No. 160. January 2000. p. 3.
  12. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  13. ^ "Air – Premiers Symptomes". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  14. ^ "Premiers Symptomes – Air – Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  15. ^ "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. 7 April 2000. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  16. ^ "Billboard". 12 May 2001.