Friday, 11 May 2007 |
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‘Beach
Party’, from Air France’s ‘On Trade Winds’ EP, is the summer song to
get you through the winter months.
Originating from Gothenburg, Sweden, Air
France are the most obscure of the obscure. Their myspace page
looks like it was put together by their grandmother. A google search
reveals a disjointed, almost un-navigable website that sells strange
clothes and, for no apparent reason, the ‘On Trade Winds’ EP.
Other than that, your guess is as good as mine. No interviews, no
press, no iTunes or Amazon.
Their music however, is pure ecstasy. It shimmers like summer
oceans and bounces like beach balls across outstretched hands. In
its joy, it’s reminiscent of Junior Senior’s ‘Move Your Feet’ without
the frantic hustle.
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On their second single, ‘Never Content’ Caribbean keys, orgasmic
breathing and ocean sounds wash together creating a sound that Cafe del
Mar could only dream of catching.
This is toes-in-the-sand electro, beach music from chilly
Scandinavia. While Sigur Ros made icy soundscapes to decipher the
depressing Icelandic freeze that surrounded them, Air France makes
music for the imaginary tropics they dream of when Gothenburg ices
over. May I have your attention please. Flight Air France
is ready for boarding. By Nick Christie
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AIR FRANCE - Beach Party 
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