Air - Moon Safari

Released in January 1998, Moon Safari was the debut album from Versailles duo Air and helped define the 'chill-out' and French electronic scene of the late 1990s alongside acts like Daft Punk. Built on vintage synthesisers, vocoders and a strong sense of melody over dancefloor function, it became a genuine commercial crossover, selling hundreds of thousands of copies worldwide, and its influence can still be heard across downtempo, dream pop and film score work today.

Air are the French duo of Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoit Dunckel, who met in Versailles and bonded over a shared love of vintage synthesisers and 1970s film music. Moon Safari made them one of the defining acts of the French electronic wave of the late 1990s, and they've gone on to score films including Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides, consistently prioritising mood and melody over trend-chasing.