Premiers Symptômes

Premiers Symptômes
EP by Air
Released	29 July 1997
Recorded	1995–1997
Genre	Downtempo, Ambient
Length	27:00 33:51 (re-release)
Label	Source, Virgin
Producer	Air, Étienne de Crécy
Air chronology
Premiers Symptômes (1997) Moon Safari (1998)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
NME	7/10[2]
Pitchfork Media	(7.8/10)[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

Premiers Symptômes (English: First Symptoms) is the debut EP by French music duo Air. It consists of early singles released between 1995 and 1997. "Les Professionnels" was later used for the basis of Air's 1998 single "All I Need".

Track listing

1. "Modular Mix" – 5:59
2. "Casanova 70" – 5:53
3. "Les professionnels" – 4:32 ("The Professionals")
4. "J'ai dormi sous l'eau" – 5:42 ("I Slept Under Water")
5. "Le soleil est près de moi" – 4:52 ("The Sun Is Close to Me")

1999 re-release bonus tracks

6. "Californie" – 2:27 ("California")
7. "Brakes On" – 4:22
   • Remix of Alex Gopher's "Gordini Mix"
   • Alternately titled "Gordini Mix" (Brakes On mix) in some regions

Japanese bonus tracks

8. "Le soleil est près de moi" (Buffalo Daughter Remix) – 4:48
9. "Le soleil est près de moi" (Money Mark Remix) – 2:37

Personnel

• Air – production
• Stéphane Briat – mixing (tracks 2, 4, 5)
• Alexandre Courtès – artwork
• Étienne de Crécy – production, mixing (tracks 1, 3)
• Guy Davie – mastering
• Jean-Benoit Dunckel - Fender Rhodes Piano, Organ, Solina Strings Ensemble, Korg MS20 and Mini Moog Synthesizers, Clavinet, Choir & Vocoder Effects
• Nicolas Godin - Bass, Solina Strings Ensemble, Mini Moog Synthesizer, Drums, Percussion, Samples, Sitar, Reverse Piano, Talk Box & Vocoder Effects, Fender Rhodes Piano, Guitars, Voice
• Alex Gopher – reverse Rhodes (track 1)
• Xavier Jamaux – sampler (track 1)
• Fabrice Lepicier – photography
• Eric Regert – organ (track 2)
• Sabotage! – design
• Etienne Wersinger – tambura (track 4)
• Patrick Woodcock – Euphonium (tracks 2–5); acoustic guitar (track 3)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1999) Peak position Australian Albums Chart[5] 63 UK Albums Chart[6] 12 US Top Heatseekers[7] 18

Certifications Country Certification United Kingdom Silver[8]

External links

• Premiers Symptômes at MusicBrainz

References

1. "Premiers Symptomes – Air". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation.
2. "Premiers Symptomes". NME. IPC Media. 17 July 1999. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
3. Wisdom, James P. "Air: Premier Symptomes". Archived from the original on October 5, 2000. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
4. Walters, Barry (2 September 1999). "Air: Premiers Symptomes". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Archived from the original on 29 January 2009.
5. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
6. "Air – Premiers Symptomes". Official Charts Company. Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
7. "Premiers Symptomes – Air – Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
8. "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. 7 April 2000. Retrieved 26 February 2012.