10 000 Hz Legend Explained

10 000 Hz Legend
Type:	studio
Artist:	Air
Cover:	Air - 10 000 Hz Legend.png
Recorded:	2000–2001
Studio:	Appolo (Paris) Bomb Factory (Los Angeles) Hollywood Sound (Hollywood) Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre:	Progressive rock^[1] space rock^[2] new prog electronic^[3]
Length:	60:44
Label:	Source Virgin
Producer:	Air Tony Hoffer
Prev Title:	The Virgin Suicides
Prev Year:	2000
Next Title:	Talkie Walkie
Next Year:	2004

10 000 Hz Legend is the second studio album by French electronic music duo Air, released in France on 28 May 2001 by Virgin Records and in the United States on 29 May 2001 by Astralwerks. 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 suGar Yoshinaga of Buffalo Daughter.

The album artwork was produced by Ito Morabito. It features Monument Valley, located on the Arizona–Utah border.

Critical reception

10 000 Hz Legend received generally less favourable reviews from critics than had their previous albums. Most reviewers focused on the group's departure from the sound of 1998's Moon Safari, although the soundtrack album The Virgin Suicides (2000) had a similar mood and sound. Q listed 10 000 Hz Legend as one of the 50 best albums of 2001.^[4]

The American music website Stereogum takes its name from the lyrics of the song "Radio #1".^[5]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of 10 000 Hz Legend.^[6]

Musicians

• Air – arrangements
• Brian Reitzell – drums ; drum sounds
• Justin Meldal-Johnsen – bass ; solo vocals ; drum sound
• Roger Joseph Manning Jr – keyboards ; vocals
• Beck Hansen – vocals ; harmonica
• Jason Falkner – vocals
• Ken Andrews – vocals
• Buffalo Daughter – vocals
• Lisa Papineau – vocals
• Jean Croc – whistle
• Elin Carlson – solo soprano
• Barbara Cohen – voice
• Corky Hale – harp
• Julia Sarr – background vocals
• Olyza – background vocals
• Thomas – hand claps
• Annabel – hand claps
• Jean-Benoît Dunckel – hand claps
• Roger Neill – string, choir and flute conducting, arrangements

Technical

• Air – recording, production
• Julien Marty – sound engineering
• Julien Doubey – sound engineering
• Pascal Garnon – drum recording
• Brian Kehew – sound engineering
• Bruce Keen – sound engineering, editing
• Tony Hoffer – additional production, editing, mixing
• Julien Delfaud – mixing assistance
• Nilesh Patel – mastering
• Stéphane Elfassi – executive production
• Marc Teissier du Cros – executive production

Artwork

• Abake – Air logo, layout
• Ora-Ïto – concept, design
• Arno Bani – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)! scope="col"

Peak position
European Albums (Music & Media)^[7]	8
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[8]	86

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)! scope="col"

Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[9]	195

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jones . Chris . Review of Air – Talkie Walkie . . 20 November 2002.
2. Web site: Fitzmaurice . Larry . Air . . 31 January 2012 . 22 October 2017.
3. Web site: Sherburne . Philip . Air: Twentyears . Pitchfork . 13 June 2016 . 23 October 2017.
4. The Best 50 Albums of 200 . Q . 185 . December 2001 . 60–65 . 0955-4955.
5. Web site: Rachel . T. Cole . Q&A: Air's Jean-Benoît Dunckel on the Future of the Band, Working with Sofia Coppola, and Inspiring the Name . . 14 August 2015.
6. 10 000 Hz Legend . liner notes . . . 2001 . 7243 8 10332 2 7.
7. European Top 100 Albums . . 19 . 25 . 16 June 2001 . 8 . 29800226 . World Radio History.
8. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/46017/ranking/cd_album/ . ja:エールのアルバム売り上げランキング . Air album sales ranking . ja . . 26 February 2012 . https://archive.today/20120912194019/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/46017/ranking/cd_album/ . 12 September 2012.
9. Web site: The Official UK Albums Chart 2001 . . 6 . 1 August 2019.