Air’s music always conjured dreams and images. As a side project by the name of City Reading (Tre Storie Western), they composed the musical background for stories by Alessandro Baricco.
This short story is based on the last track of 10′000 Hz Legend, named Caramel Prisoner. It is, of course, best read while listening to the [...]

From the first bass note, the music immediately brings to mind Serge Gainsbourg’s legacy. Be it the texture of drums or the bewitching repeated melodies, Serge’s heritage is omnipresent, with reminiscences of Je suis venu te dire que je m’en vais, La Ballade de Melody Nelson, etc.
5:55 takes you to a whole new universe, [...]

Air have been around for 6 years now and have released seven albums, including one movie soundtrack, one remix album and one short story soundtrack. Each of them is quite different from the others, yet it is still possible to hear the unique “Air sound” in each of them. Time for a new step [...]

The first thing to know is that, unlike previous albums, City Reading was intended to be played on stage by only two musicians (Nicolas & JB), as a live performance. Therefore, and except for a flute in two tracks, the whole album is exclusively played by the duo.