10 000 Hz Legend

10 000 Hz Legend
Studio album by Air
Released 28 May 2001 (2001-05-28)
Genre
Length 60:44
Label Source, Virgin
Producer Air, Tony Hoffer
Air chronology
The Virgin Suicides
(2000)		 10 000 Hz Legend
(2001)		 Talkie Walkie
(2004)

10 000 Hz Legend is the second studio album by French music duo Air, released in France on 28 May 2001 by Virgin Records and in the United States on 29 May 2001 by Astralwerks. On this album, tracks are longer and more electronic-oriented than on their previous records. These experimentations find the duo expanding their capacities and working with other artists including Beck and suGar Yoshinaga of Buffalo Daughter.

The album artwork was produced by Ito Morabito and features Monument Valley in its cover image.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Alternative Press8/10[7]
Entertainment WeeklyC[8]
The Guardian[9]
Muzik5/5[10]
NME9/10[11]
Pitchfork7.6/10[12]
Q[13]
Rolling Stone[14]
Spin7/10[15]

10 000 Hz Legend received generally favorable reviews from critics. Most reviewers focused on the group's departure from the sound of 1998's Moon Safari, although the soundtrack album The Virgin Suicides (2000) had a similar mood and sound. Q listed 10 000 Hz Legend as one of the 50 best albums of 2001.[16]

The American musical website Stereogum takes its name from the lyrics of the song "Radio #1".[17]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Nicolas Godin, except where noted; all music composed by Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Nicolas Godin.

No.TitleLength
1."Electronic Performers"5:36
2."How Does It Make You Feel?"4:37
3."Radio #1"4:22
4."The Vagabond" (lyrics by Beck Hansen)5:37
5."Radian"7:37
6."Lucky and Unhappy"4:31
7."Sex Born Poison" (lyrics by suGar Yoshinaga)6:18
8."People in the City"4:57
9."Wonder Milky Bitch"5:50
10."Don't Be Light"6:18
11."Caramel Prisoner"4:58

Personnel

  • Air – Arranger, Producer, Engineer
  • Justin Meldal-Johnsen – bass, vocals, drum sound
  • Roger Joseph Manning Jr – keyboards, vocals
  • Brian Reitzell – Drums, Drum Sounds
  • Beck – Harmonica & Vocals on "The Vagabond", Vocals on "Don't Be Light"
  • Buffalo Daughter – Vocals on "Sex Born Poison"
  • Jason Falkner – Vocals on "Radio #1"
  • Lisa Papineau, Julia Sarr, Ken Andrews, Elin Carlson, Barbara Cohen – Vocals
  • Corky Hale – Harp
  • Jean Croc – whistle
  • Roger Neill – Arranger, Conductor, Choir Conductor, String Conductor
  • Nilesh "Nilz" Patel – Mastering
  • Tony Hoffer – Producer, Editing, Mixing
  • Bruce Keen – Engineer, Editing
  • Brian Kehew – Engineer
  • Design [Air Logo], Layout – Åbäke
  • Design [Concept & Design] – Ora-Ïto

Charts

As of 2001 it has sold 80,000 copies in United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.[39]

References

  1. ↑ https://pitchfork.com/features/5-10-15-20/8764-air/
  2. ↑ http://www.nme.com/reviews/album/reviews-nme-5041
  3. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/32rg/
  4. ↑ https://www.pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21990-twentyears/amp/
  5. ↑ "Reviews for 10,000 Hz Legend by Air". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  6. ↑ Bush, John. "10,000 Hz Legend – Air". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 7 January 2011.
  7. ↑ "Air: 10 000 Hz Legend". Alternative Press (156): 58–59. July 2001.
  8. ↑ Browne, David (1 June 2001). "10,000 Hz Legend". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  9. ↑ Simpson, Dave (25 May 2001). "A trip down prog alley". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  10. ↑ Bell, Duncan (June 2001). "Air: 10 000 Hz Legend (Source)". Muzik (73): 67.
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  16. ↑ "The Best 50 Albums of 200". Q (185): 60–65. December 2001.
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