Le voyage dans la lune (album)

Le voyage dans la lune (English: A Trip to the Moon) is the sixth studio album by French electronic music duo Air. It was released on 6 February 2012 by Virgin Records.

Le voyage dans la lune
Studio album by
Air
Released6 February 2012 (2012-02-06)
Length32:08
LabelVirgin
ProducerAir
Air chronology
Love 2
(2009)		 Le voyage dans la lune
(2012)		 Music for Museum
(2014)
Singles from Le voyage dans la lune
  1. "Parade"
    Released: 16 December 2011[1]
  2. "Seven Stars"
    Released: 6 January 2012[2]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.4/10[3]
Metacritic70/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Alternative Press[6]
The A.V. ClubB[7]
Entertainment WeeklyA[8]
The Guardian[9]
The Independent[10]
Mixmag4/5[11]
Pitchfork5.7/10[12]
Rolling Stone[13]
Spin8/10[14]

Background and release

The album is inspired by the 1902 silent science fiction film A Trip to the Moon (Le voyage dans la lune) by Georges Méliès and is intended to be a soundtrack to the restored version of the film. A free three-minute film excerpt featuring the song "Sonic Armada" was made available for one week in early December 2011 in conjunction with a pre-order offer. A limited edition of the album (70,000 copies worldwide) includes the CD and a DVD of the film.[15] The digital version of the album, along with the newly restored and colourised 16-minute film, was released as a strictly limited edition.[16]

Track listing

All music is composed by Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Nicolas Godin, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Astronomic Club"3:12
2."Seven Stars" (lyrics: Victoria Legrand; music: Legrand, Dunckel, Godin)4:22
3."Retour sur terre"0:45
4."Parade"2:31
5."Moon Fever"3:50
6."Sonic Armada"5:06
7."Who Am I Now?" (lyrics: Au Revoir Simone; music: Annie Hart, Erika Forster, Heather D'Angelo, Brian Reitzell, Dunckel, Godin)3:03
8."Décollage"1:39
9."Cosmic Trip"4:10
10."Homme lune"0:27
11."Lava"3:03

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Le voyage dans la lune.[17]

Air
  • Jean-Benoît Dunckel – Mellotron (tracks 1, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11); Wurlitzer (tracks 1, 9); piano (tracks 2, 4, 7–9, 11); synths (tracks 2, 4–6, 8–11); vocals (tracks 4, 9, 11); Solina, organ bass (track 7); vibes (tracks 7, 11); drums (track 11)
  • Nicolas Godin – timpani (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 8); guitars (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7); synths (tracks 1–5, 9); harpsichord (track 1); bass (tracks 2, 4, 6, 9, 11); piano (tracks 3, 5); vocals (track 3); Mellotron (track 4); electric sitar (track 6); percussions (tracks 7, 8); drums (track 8); banjo, electric guitar (track 11)

Additional musicians

Technical
  • Air – production
  • Stéphane "Alf" Briat – mixing
  • Louis Arlette – sound engineering
  • Chab – mastering

Artwork

Charts
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[18] 76
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[19] 38
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[20] 19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[21] 28
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[22] 68
Croatian International Albums (HDU)[23] 38
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[24] 40
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[25] 39
French Albums (SNEP)[26] 17
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[27] 36
Greek Albums (IFPI)[28] 70
Irish Albums (IRMA)[29] 21
Italian Albums (FIMI)[30] 35
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[31] 148
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[32] 22
Scottish Albums (OCC)[33] 36
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[34] 89
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[35] 11
UK Albums (OCC)[36] 35
US Billboard 200[37] 57
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[38] 4

References
  1. "Parade – Single par Air". iTunes Store (France) (in French). Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. "Seven Stars – Single par Air". iTunes Store (France) (in French). Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  3. "Le Voyage Dans La Lune by Air reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  4. "Reviews for Le Voyage dans la Lune (A Trip to the Moon) by Air". Metacritic. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  5. Phares, Heather. "Le Voyage Dans la Lune (A Trip to the Moon) – Air". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  6. "Air: Le Voyage dans la Lune". Alternative Press. No. 284. March 2012. p. 94. ISSN 1065-1667.
  7. Murray, Noel (7 February 2012). "Air: Le Voyage Dans La Lune". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  8. Rahman, Ray; Maerz, Melissa; Anderson, Kyle; Collis, Clark (17 February 2012). "Albums: Feb. 17, 2012". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  9. Jonze, Tim (2 February 2012). "Air: Le Voyage dans la Lune – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  10. Gill, Andy (3 February 2012). "Album: Air, Le Voyage dans la Lune (EMI)". The Independent. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  11. Green, Thomas H. (14 March 2012). "Air". Mixmag. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  12. Neyland, Nick (8 February 2012). "Air: Le Voyage Dans la Lune". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  13. Hermes, Will (22 February 2012). "Le Voyage Dans La Lune". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  14. Walters, Barry (19 February 2012). "Air, 'Le Voyage Dans La Lune' (Virgin)". Spin. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  15. Mapes, Jillian (4 February 2012). "Air Over 'The Moon' About Film Score Turned Full Album". Billboard. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  16. "Pre-order limited edition digital album". Aircheology.com. 8 December 2011. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012.
  17. Le voyage dans la lune (liner notes). Air. Virgin Records. 2012. 5099995563329.CS1 maint: others (link)
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  22. "Albums : Top 100". Jam!. 16 February 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  23. "Top Stranih – Tjedan 8. 2012" [Top Foreign – Week 8, 2012]. Top of the Shops (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
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  25. "Air: Le voyage dans la lune" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
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  27. "Offiziellecharts.de – Air – Le voyage dans la lune" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  28. "Top-75 Albums Sales Chart – Εβδομάδα 10/2012" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
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  31. "月世界旅行(初回生産限定盤) | エール" [Moon World Travel (First Press Limited Edition) | Air] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  32. "Portuguesecharts.com – Air – Le voyage dans la lune". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  33. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
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  37. "Air Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  38. "Air Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
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