Description
PRE-ORDER ITEM — EXPECTED TO ARRIVE BY MAY 29, 2025, BUT DELAYS ARE POSSIBLE. Any regular in-stock items ordered at the same time (in the same shopping cart) will be held aside and sent with your pre-ordered goods as one shipment. Orders with multiple pre-orders will be sent as one order, when everything in the order is in stock. If you want the order to ship immediately, or want your pre-ordered items to be sent out as soon as they arrive here, rather than in a group, you must order them separately. PAYMENT WILL BE TAKEN WHEN YOU COMPLETE CHECKOUT.
After the epic Psychonavigation box set, Infinite Fog is back with Air. Are You ready for Travelling Without Moving?
Pete Namlook, one of the most influential figures in the history of electronic music, passed away in 2012, leaving behind a vast sonic legacy. Yet Air remains his most poetic, organic, and emotionally resonant project. Created between 1993 and 2006, the Air series is a five-part symphony of ambient, ethnic, jazz, neoclassical, and cosmic electronic elements.
Now, nearly two decades later, Infinite Fog proudly presents the long-awaited reissue of the entire series, for the first time ever as a complete 5CD boxset. From the wind-kissed sensuality of Air I, through the abstract voyages of Air II, the rich instrumental palette of Air III, the stylistic fusion of Air IV, to the deeply personal and introspective Air V, this collection stands as a milestone in ambient music history.
Ethereal female vocals, natural field recordings, cosmic jazz, neoclassical textures, immersive ambient
Recorded in solitude in Hödeshof, Germany — Namlook’s personal creative retreat
For fans of: Brian Eno, Steve Roach, Global Communication, Klaus Schulze
Limited edition 5CD boxset in a deluxe soft-touch case with spot varnish finish
Ambient, world, neoclassical, lounge, and organic field sounds, all in synthesis with deep atmosphere and refined melancholy. A true revelation for lovers of expressive electronics and contemplative ambient.
For the first time, the complete Air series in one definitive edition.
“Air is not just music. It is a state of mind. A space. A travelling without moving. A timeless classic.”
More about this collection:
CD 1: Air I — You (1993)
The beginning of the journey. One of the most delicate and emotionally charged ambient albums.
Ethereal French female vocals, the breath of the wind, slow-evolving synthesizer waves, and a soft touch of melancholy.
A seamless progression from beatless textures to a techno-tinged, passionate climax.
CD 2: Air II — Travelling Without Moving (1994)
Immersion in weightlessness.
Eleven untitled chapters flowing together: from zero BPM up to 130 BPM.
Live percussion and field recordings create an organic sense of movement without relocation.
A sonic reimagining of space and time.
CD 3: Air III — Secret Heritage (1996)
The stage of expansion.
A deeper integration of ethnic instruments, piano, string textures, and Eastern melodies.
“Oui” is built almost entirely on ethnic arrangements, while “Est-ce que l’amour fait mal?” returns to deep bass, string harmonies, and ethereal vocals.
CD 4: Air IV — Elle A Du Shell (1999)
Musical alchemy.
Caribbean jazz, electronic bebop, deep ambient, space trance, and ethno-electronics intertwine into a rich, multilayered composition.
Namlook continues to break down genre boundaries, creating a new form of ambient music.
CD 5: Air V — Jeux Dangereux (2006)
The final and most personal chapter.
According to Pete Namlook himself, the album with the deepest emotional impact.
Air V is a meditation on impossible love, light, and farewell.
A long and maturing journey completed with a conscious and luminous finale.
