The first three volumes of the Air series are high-water marks for Pete Namlook. Like the Silence series they show some rich ethnic and neo-classical leanings, and they remain particularly effective examples of how he uses live acoustic instruments in an electronic setting. The delicate, tinkling cymbals and soft tom-tom beats on "Je suis seule et triste ici" from Air I (1993), for instance, are utterly refreshing because Namlook is able to maintain a deep electronic ambient feel while still expanding electronica's instrumental vocabulary.
Air II (1994) is deeply psychedelic. An eleven-part "trip" subtitled "Traveling Without Moving", it takes it's thematic cue from Frank Herbert's cult sci-fi novel and movie Dune…
Parlophone Records is proud to announce the third in a series of three digital David Bowie live releases from the 90s. The previously unreleased David Bowie live album, ‘Something In The Air (Live Paris 99)’ recorded live at the Elysée Montmartre on 14th October, 1999, is available from 14th August.
Parlophone Records is proud to announce the third in a series of three digital David Bowie live releases from the 90s. The previously unreleased David Bowie live album, ‘Something In The Air (Live Paris 99)’ recorded live at the Elysée Montmartre on 14th October, 1999, is available from 14th August.