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If you've never made out to Air's Moon Safari, you're probably doing it wrong. The slinky, synthy 1998 debut from the debonair French duo has served as soundtrack to many an indie rock love affair over the years, and, in addition to its many other musical merits, happens to sustain a pretty perfect rhythm throughout for smoochin' and such. Try it! You'll like it.

In celebration of ten years of contributing to the population explosion, Moon Safari will be reissued in an expanded, limited edition form March 31 in the UK on Virgin (according to NME) and April 15 in the U.S. on Astralwerks (according to Astralwerks). Tucked inside a DVD-sized bound book, the three-disc set includes original ten-track LP, another disc sporting ten more "remixes, rarities and radio sessions,"-- including Beck's pretty strange take on "Sexy Boy" and the Moog Cookbook remix of "Kelly Watch the Stars"-- and a DVD.

The DVD features the documentary Air: Eating, Sleeping, Waiting & Playing, a 60-minute chronicle of Air's first tour directed by Mike Mills (not that one) and originally released in limited edition in 1999. Also included on the disc are the video clips for "Sexy Boy", "Kelly Watch the Stars", "All I Need" and Premiers Symptomes' "Le Soleil Est Pres De Moi", and some previously unseen album graphics by Mills himself.

But how am I supposed to look at the telly when you are kissing on my face?

Air have a pair of appearances at the Australian V Festival in late March and have added a few more dates around the fest sets, though that seems to be about it for their touring plans at the moment. If I made music like this, I'd find excuses to stay home and "listen," too.

Moon Safari:

01 La Femme d'Argent
02 Sexy Boy
03 All I Need
04 Kelly Watch the Stars
05 Talisman
06 Remember
07 You Make It Easy
08 Ce Matin Là
09 New Star in the Sky
10 Le Voyage De Pénélope

Moon Safari Remixes, Rarities and Radio Sessions:

01 Remember (David Whitaker version)
02 Kelly Watch the Stars (live at the BBC 1998)
03 J'ai Dormi Sous L'Eau (live at the BBC 1998)
04 Sexy Boy (live at the BBC 1998)
05 Kelly Watch the Stars (Moog Cookbook remix)
06 Mabrouk (live on KCRW 1998)
07 You Make It Easy (live on KCRW 1998)
08 Bossa 96 (demo)
09 Kelly Watch the Stars (demo)
10 Sexy Boy (Beck 'Sex Kino' mix)

DVD:

01 Eating, Sleeping, Waiting & Playing
02 Videos: "Sexy Boy", "Kelly Watch the Stars", "All I Need", "Le Soleil Est Pres De Moi"
03 Album graphics

Air:

03-27 Perth, Australia - King's Park
03-29 Sydney, Australia - Centennial Park (V Festival)
03-30 Gold Coast, Australia - Avica Resort (V Festival)
03-31 Brisbane, Australia - Tivoli
04-03 Adelaide, Australia - Thebarton Theatre
04-06 Sydney, Australia - Opera House