Air play Moon Safari in Trinity College review: A sparkling nostalgia trip presented in triumphant technicolourNicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel of Air in Sydney. The set for Dublin show was like a space-age bachelor pad. Photograph: Nina Franova/WireImage. I certainly can’t get my head around it. The album, released in 1998, was an instant retro-futurist classic, kickstarting a French electronic revolution, and soundtracking a zillion dinner parties and cocktail receptions.
The stage set could have been built by Le Corbusier – it’s like looking into a space-age bachelor pad or the bridge of a craft in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Bassist/guitarist Godin and keyboardist Dunckel are joined by drummer Louis Delorme, the trio all decked out in interstellar white as the familiar bassline of La Femme d’Argent launches us on a journey back into the future with help from a galaxy of lighting effects.
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