Now Available: Air, Air, Everywhere

Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoit Dunckel, the duo from Versailles, France otherwise known as Air, have been delivering their ever-evolving blend of dance, electronica, prog-rock, and psychedelia since 1995, when they released their debut single, “Modular Mix,” and they’ve built a tremendous fanbase with their subsequent efforts over the course of the last two decades. If you’re one of their many fans, then this is a good week for you…so good, in fact, that the goodness actually carries over into next week as well.

Let’s start with the most awesome news first: today marks the release of The Virgin Suicides – 15th Anniversary –The Limited Edition Super Deluxe Box Set, a mammoth affair which would seem to argue that the soundtrack to Sofia Coppola’s first feature film is far more important on the pop culture landscape than the film itself...or not. (We figured we’d better throw in the “or not” just in case: Ms. Coppola is pretty well connected in the entertainment business, you know.) Either way, though, there’s no question that we’re taking this album very, very seriously, indeed, as you can see by what’s included:

The Virgin Suicides - (Original soundtrack) (Solid Red 180G vinyl):

A Side:
1. Playground Love (With Gordon Tracks) (3.32)
2. Clouds Up (1.28)
3. Bathroom Girl (2.24)
4. Cemetary Party (2.35)
5. Dark Messages (2.28)
6. The Word Hurricane (2.31)
7. Dirty Trip (6.11)

B Side:
1. Highschool Lover (2.41)
2. Afternoon Sister (2.23)
3. Ghost Song (2.14)
4. Empty House (2.36)
5. Dead Bodies (2.56)
6. Suicide Underground (5.31)

The Virgin Suicides - Unreleased live album (Picture Disc - Only available in this boxset):

A Side:
1. Playground Love (KCRW L.A Radio Jan 2000) (3:57)*
2. Dark Messages/The Word "Hurricane" (KCRW L.A Radio Jan 2000) (4:40)*
3. Highschool Lover (KCRW L.A Radio Jan 2000) (2:41)*
4. Clouds Up (Live L.A Jan 2000) (3:15)*
5. Bathroom Girl (Live L.A Jan 2000) (2:55)*

(Tracks 1 to 3: recorded on January 2000 at the Village Recorder and broadcast live in Los Angeles on KRCW.com and 89.9 KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic with Nic Harcourt in January 2000. Tracks 4 & 5: Recorded live at « American Legion Hall » L.A. 22 January 2000.)

B Side:
1. Dirty Trip (Live L.A Jan 2000) (5:03)*
2. Empty House (Live L.A Jan 2000) (3:17)*
3. Dead Bodies (Live L.A Jan 2000) (2:21)*
4. Cemetery Party (Live L.A Jan 2000) (3:21)*
5. Suicide Underground (Live L.A Jan 2000) (7:01)*

(Tracks 1 to 5: Recorded live at « American Legion Hall » L.A. 22 January 2000)

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Playground Love EP (Solid Red 180G vinyl):

A Side:
1. Playground Love (With Gordon Tracks) (3:30)
B Side:
1. Nosferatu Remix by Flower Pistols (3:26)
2. Highschool Prom (Playground Love - Rob Remix) (2:26)

---------- The Virgin Suicides deluxe edition (2CD) / original album + unreleased live bonus CD

CD1: Original Soundtrack

1. Playground Love (With Gordon Tracks)
2. Clouds Up
3. Bathroom Girl
4. Cemetary Party
5. Dark Messages
6. The Word "Hurricane"
7. Dirty Trip
8. Highschool Lover
9. Afternoon Sister
10. Ghost Song
11. Empty House
12. Dead Bodies
13. Suicide Underground
14. Bathroom Girl (Demo Version)
15. Playground Love (Vibraphone Version)

CD2: Unreleased Live Bonus CD

1. Playground Love *
2. Dark Messages/The Word "Hurricane" *
3. Highschool Lover *
4. Clouds Up +
5. Bathroom Girl +
6. Dirty Trip +
7. Empty House +
8. Dead Bodies +
9. Cemetary Party +
10. Suicide Underground +

*Recorded at the Village Recorder in Los Angeles and broadcast live on KRCW.com and 89.9 KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic with Nic Harcourt in January 2000.
+Recorded live at American Legion Hall in Los Angeles in January 2000.

• 2 Exclusive posters include an unpublished interview of the Band in January 2015

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• VIP Pass (Air post show party at the Hollywood American Legion, January 2000 laminate replica)

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• Download card: (The Virgin Suicides (Original Motion Picture Score+ Bonus) + The Virgin Suicides (Live) + Playground Love EP)

Whew!

And beyond that, we’ve also reissued five – count ‘em – four of Air’s other efforts on 180-gram vinyl: their Premiers Symptômes EP, along with the albums 10 000 Hz Legend, Talkie Walkie, and Pocket Symphony. All of those are out right now, but since we’re sure you’ve spotted a particularly glaring omission, allow us to address it: Moon Safari is coming out next Tuesday. Sorry it’s a week later than the rest, but it’s kind of like keeping the Air party going, don’t you think? That’s the picture we’re painting, anyway.

And, say, that reminds us: if the super deluxe Virgin Suicides is too much Air for you, don’t worry, we’re releasing a mere 2-disc version of the 15th anniversary reissue next week, so keep your eyes peeled for it.

Now, we realize that we’ve doled out so many facts over the course of the past few paragraphs that your head is probably spinning, so to save you from having to memorize all of the above information, you can just click right here, which will transport you straight to our homepage for all things related to our Air releases and reissues. And if for some reason you’ve made it all the way to this point and you’re suddenly asking yourself, “Wait, why did I read this far? I don’t even know who Air is,” then check out this playlist and educate yourself post-haste.