10 000 Hz Legend

Infobox Album | Name = 10,000 Hz Legend
Type = Album
Artist = Air


Released = May 28 2001
May 29 2001 (US)
Recorded =
Genre = Electronica
Length = 60:44
Label = Astralwerks
Source/Virgin France
7243 8 10332 2 7
Producer = Air, Tony Hoffer
Reviews = *Allmusic rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:1b881vk3zzba link]
*"NME" (9/10) [http://www.nme.com/reviews/air/5041 link]
*Pitchfork (7.6/10) [http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/14844/Air_10000_Hz_Legend link]
*"Rolling Stone" rating|2.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/air/albums/album/129373/review/5941730/10000_hz_legend link] | Last album = "The Virgin Suicides"
(2000)
This album = "10,000 Hz Legend"
(2001)
Next album = "Talkie Walkie"
(2004)

"10,000 Hz Legend" is the third album by French electronic duo Air, first released in May 2001. 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 Buffalo Daughter.

Track listing

#"Electronic Performers" – 5:36
#"How Does It Make You Feel?" – 4:37
#"Radio #1" – 4:22
#"The Vagabond" – 5:37
#"Radian" – 7:37
#"Lucky and Unhappy" – 4:31
#"Sex Born Poison" – 6:18
#"People in the City" – 4:57
#"Wonder Milky Bitch" – 5:50
#"Don't Be Light" – 6:19
#"Caramel Prisoner" – 4:58
#"The Way You Look Tonight" (Japanese edition bonus track) – 3:46

Personnel

*Air – Arranger, Producer, Engineer
*Ken Andrews – Vocals
*Beck – Harmonica & Vocals on "The Vagabond", Vocals on "Don't Be Light"
*Buffalo Daughter – Vocals on "Sex Born Prison"
*Elin Carlson – Soprano (Vocal)
*Barbara Cohen – Voices
*Jason Falkner – Vocals on "Radio #1"
*Corky Hale – Harp
*Tony Hoffer – Producer, Editing, Mixing
*Bruce Keen – Engineer, Editing
*Brian Kehew – Engineer
*Roger Neill – Arranger, Conductor, Choir Conductor, String Conductor
*Lisa Papineau – Vocals
*Nilesh "Nilz" Patel – Mastering
*Brian Reitzell – Drums, Drum Sounds
*Julia Saar – Vocals (background)

The working title of "Radian" was "Karmafuzz".

References

External links

* [http://www.air-10000hzlegend.com/2.htm Official album website]
* [http://www.splendidezine.com/reviews/may-7-01/air.html Splendid E-zine reviews: Air]