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AIR - Pocket Symphony
| Guardian | | After once defining Gallic ambient pop, Air have taken all manner of detours from the ill-advised pomp-rock of 2001's 10,000 Hz Legend to, finally, ending up in Japan. The French duo's fifth album has been fashioned around far eastern classical instruments such as the koto (a Japanese floor harp) and shamisen (a Japanese banjo)....full text |
| | Sputnikmusic.com | | Summary: Relying more on atmosphere than catchiness, Pocket Symphony is an entrancing piece, capturing Air doing away with pop songs with little complaint to be heard....full text |
| | Treble | | French duo Jean-Benoit Dunckel and Nicolas Godin exude a chic electronic ambiance, chillier than a mid-winter windstorm. So it should come as no surprise that latest effort Pocket Symphony is a faithful continuation of the group's aesthetically atmospheric leanings. As they have demonstrated in the past, Air makes mood music, that mood being either a: sexy, b: soothing, or c: both....full text |
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