You might want to sit down for this one – and maybe throw on “La Femme d’Argent” while you’re at it.
Just days after selling out four shows in a row at the legendary Salle Pleyel in Paris, the French downtempo icons AIR have announced a pair of gorgeous, groove-laden releases that will drop just in time for Record Store Day on April 12. This is not a drill. This is Moon Safari season.
First up: Blue Moon Safari, a full reimagining of their beloved debut by none other than genre-blurring British producer Vegyn – aka Joe Thornalley, known for his boundary-pushing work with Frank Ocean and Travis Scott. It’s an inspired choice, really. Moon Safari was the ultimate chill-out record for the turn of the millennium. Vegyn, the next-gen sonic architect, takes it apart and rebuilds it into something that’s still seductively familiar… but a little dreamier, a little weirder, a little now.
Songs like “Sexy Boy,” “All I Need,” and “Kelly Watch the Stars” helped define an era — the kind of tracks that turned couches into rocket ships and bedrooms into outer space. And now, on Blue Moon Safari, they’ve been reshaped with love and flair, ready to inspire a new generation of headphone introverts and late-night lounge-dwellers.
But wait — there’s more.
AIR are also releasing Moon Safari Live & Demos, a white vinyl-only Record Store Day gem that collects ten previously unreleased rarities, demos, and BBC live sessions from their debut era. This is the kind of stuff crate-diggers dream about: studio moments frozen in time, fragile ideas that blossomed into genre-defining grooves, and the stripped-down beginnings of what would become one of the most influential electronic albums of the 1990s.
With these two releases, AIR is doing something rare — they’re opening up their musical scrapbook and letting us peek behind the velvet curtain of Moon Safari. It’s a nostalgic celebration, yes, but it’s also a bold look forward. Because if Vegyn’s remixes tell us anything, it’s that AIR’s sound isn’t stuck in the past — it’s part of the future, too.
So here’s your checklist: circle April 12 on your calendar. Head to your local record store. Get your hands on Blue Moon Safari and Moon Safari Live & Demos. And don’t be surprised if you float all the way home.
Because twenty-six years later, Moon Safari is still showing us how to land softly in a loud world.
Air 2025 Tour Dates
5/6 – Crans, SWI @ Caribana Festival
5/24 Sao Paulo, BRA @ C6 Festival
5/28 Lima, PERU @ Arena 1
5/30 Bogota, COL @ Coliseo Midplus
6/6 – London, UK @ Lido Festival
6/7 – Paris, FRA @ We Love Green Festival
6/17 – Dublin, IR @ Fairview Park
6/21 – Lido De Camaiore, ITA @ La Primera Estate Festival
6/23 – Zagreb, CRO @ InMusic Festival
6/24 – Sofia, BUL @ Arena Sofia Kolodruma
6/26 – Madrid, SPA @ Noches Del Botanico
6/28 – Istanbul, TUR @ Gezgin Salon Festival
6/29 – Athens, GRE @ Herodes Atticus Theater
7/3 – Herouville, FRA @ Beauregard Festival
7/5 – Eindhoven, NL @ Klokgebouw
7/6 – Luxembourg, LUX @ Rockhal
7/9 – Aix Les Bains, FRA @ Musilac
7/10 – Juan Les Pins, FRA @ Jazz A Juan
7/11 – La Rochelle, FRA @ Francos
7/16 – Munich, GER @ Tollwood Tent Festival
7/18 – Hamburg, GER @ Stadtpark Open Air Festival
7/24 – Arles, FRA @ Les Escales @ Theatre Antique
7/25 – Toulouse, FRA @ Poney Club
7/26 – St Nazaire, FRA @ Escales De St Nazaire
7/27 – Suffolk, UK @ Latitude Festival
8/1 – Oxfordshire, UK @ Wilderness Festival
8/2 – North Berwick, Scotland (UK) @ The Lighthouse Festival
8/6 – Bonn, GER @ Kunstrasen Open Air Festival
8/7 – Lokeren, BEL @ Lokerse Feesten
8/8 – Helsinki, FI @ Flow Festival
8/16 – Paredes De Coura, POR @ Paredes De Coura Festival
9/21 – Los Angeles, CA, USA @ Hollywood Bowl w/ The LA Philharmonic Orchestra
