Moon Safari, by Dave Depper

Moon Safari

by Dave Depper

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markbc01 Of course this is my favorite Air song! Favorite track: La Femme d'argent.

jpowell736 How amazing is it that Dave almost singlehandedly re-created a 90's classic album and in some ways, topped the original? He is not just a member of Death Cab for Cutie but a brilliant musician in his own right. Favorite track: You Make It Easy.

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1.	La Femme d'argent 06:54	buy track
2.	Sexy Boy 04:54	buy track
3.	All I Need (feat. Katie Harkin) 04:27	buy track
4.	Kelly Watch the Stars 03:59	buy track
5.	Talisman 04:01	buy track
6.	Remember 02:33	buy track
7.	You Make It Easy 04:00	buy track
8.	Ce Matin-Là 03:39	buy track
9.	New Star In the Sky 05:36	buy track
10.	Le voyage de Pénélope 03:15	buy track

about

The edict from the record label (Turntable Kitchen) was simple enough: cover an iconic album from the late 90s in its entirety. I didn't have to do much thinking on it before deciding upon Air's "Moon Safari", a record as formative in my musical development as any Beatles album. It also provided a fun challenge: how do you "cover" a record that's nearly half instrumental? I enjoyed tweaking the sound palette quite a bit from the gauzy 60s to a more sleek 80s-flavored patina. Loops of lounge drums were replaced by a vintage Roland 707 drum machine. The ubiquitous vocoders had to go. Baroque acoustic pop grew some disco beats, and fuzz guitars roam the landscape here and there like predatory dinosaurs. Did I improve upon one of the greatest albums ever made? Of course not. But boy did I have a great time taking a swing at it.

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released January 21, 2022

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Dave Depper Portland

I'm a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer, and member of Death Cab for Cutie.

Portland, Oregon.

davedepper.com

discography

Moon Safari

Jan 2022
Europa

Jan 2021
Utrecht Suite

Nov 2015
The Ram Project

May 2011

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