Listen: Air collaborate with Beach House

One of the most un-Googleable bands in the history of mankind, French ambient craftsmen Air have made a new track with help from Victoria Legrand, who you might know better as the quine from Beach House.

The song is one of several written by the duo for the soundtrack to an adaptation of silent film Le voyage dans la lune (The Voyage to the Moon). The new film is made from stills uncovered in 1993, and will be shown at Cannes next year.

But enough of that - onto the music! “Seven Stars” is a brooding, very dark tune which somehow still manages to make one’s head bob as though mounted to a very slow-moving car. The subtlest of drum noise lays underneath the typical ambient fare, with pianos glittering even further beyond.

Victoria’s voice adds an almost ethereal feel to the piece, floating along like a well-crafted paper boat does on a still pond. While the song may not have much in the way of dynamics, one has to remember that it’s a soundtrack, and thus… well, doesn’t really need to.

Listen: “Seven Stars” (feat. Beach House)