VA - Late Night Tales: AIR (2012)

Lets be honest French chill-out masters Air were never going to have any trouble blending a sophisticated mix of mood-enhancing rock and pop for the soul. Opening with All Cats Are Grey by The Cure (from the start of their dark Trilogy Faith: nothing like starting as you mean to go on), it soon swoops into even trippier territory with Planet Caravan by Black Sabbath (from their 1970 album Paranoid) and into Nino Rotas ultra-eery O Venezia, Venaga, Venusia (from the original soundtrack to 76 art-house classic "Il Casanova di Fellini, slowly but surely it takes in tracks from The Band, Japan, Scott Walker and Lee Hazlewood. As melancholic as it is after-dark dreamy, you can rest assured that theres no JLS in the mix here.

Track List:

01 All Cats Are Grey The Cure 5:28
02 O Venezia, Venaga, Venusia Nino Rota 3:44
03 I Shall Be Released The Band 3:12
04 Ghosts Japan 4:37
05 The Old Man’s Back Again Scott Walker 3:43
06 Come Wander with Me Jeff Alexander 2:55
07 Metal Heart Cat Power 4:02
08 Lovin’ You Minnie Riperton 3:23
09 For the World Tan Dun 4:18
10 Le long de la riviere tendre Sebastien Tellier 3:10
11 My Autumns Done Come Lee Hazlewood 4:06
12 P.L.A. Robert Wyatt 2:31
13 Let’s Get Lost Elliott Smith 2:27
14 Cousin Jane The Troggs 2:25
15 Musica Air 3:08
16 Ravel – Pavane pour une infante defunte Cleveland Orchestra 4:55
17 Late Night Tales: Air (Continuous Mix) Air 1:05:03