Parents are often ridiculing the “music of the youth today”, and with the likes of Soulja Boy and Justin Bieber plaguing the charts; perhaps this is justified. But there has to be some form of crossover – an artist or genre of music that both groups can listen to.  A sort that the younger generation can listen to without turning it down in embarrassment or a parent can listen to without bearing a blank expression whilst muttering the now infamous line of, “It’s just noise”.

Enter Aeroplane.

The compilation goes through a transitional period from beginning to end.  Starting with Poolside’s ‘Take Me Home’ (including a bass line that belongs in a lounge area of a 1970’s clubhouse), and ending with Moonlight Matters’ more up-tempo ‘Say A Lot’.

The disco era is (obviously) a major influence on Aeroplane’s nu-disco/Balearic sound, and it’s this transfusion with modern hi-hats and basslines that allows me to play this collection at full volume without the risk of an angry parent barging into my room – in fact, I’m willing to bet that my mother’s downstairs “dancing” around the kitchen right now as I speak.

The songs…

The opening track from Poolside is the perfect Monday-morning starter. Admittedly, the simple and repetitive acoustic guitar hook does become annoying; but the chilled out ambience of the whole song just lets you sit back and become engulfed in a wave of…well…nothingness. It’s single-line phrase of ‘I want you to take me back home’ can definitely relate to Monday mornings though…

What ‘Take Me Home’ lacks in oomph, ‘Zero Ghosts Out the Door’ makes up for in tone and tempo. Created by the self-proclaimed – ‘Power-duo that Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel never created’- Herr Styler, the song fuses a jingle that sounds as if it’s come straight out of one of the Crash Bandicoot merchandises and blends it with a theatrical version of a Lion King number.  Like most of the mix, ‘Zero Ghosts out the Door’ gives off a happy vibe and reminds me of fun times on my PlayStation…so we’ll let the random song title slide.

Aeroplane’s only track on the mix is ‘Save Me Now’ – and whilst I like the Ibiza club sound it has; I can’t tear myself away from the fact that the synthesizer hook sounds really similar to Flashdance’s ‘What a Feeling’. That said; it remains the perfect epitome of the whole compilation by taking a beat that’s reminiscent of 80’s dance floors and intertwining it with a funky bassline, resulting in a certified party hit.

The compilation comes to a close with Aeroplane’s fellow Belgian, Sebastiaan Vandevoord’s ‘Say A Lot’. Performing under the alias ‘Moonlight Matters’, Vandevoord ends the “timeline” of the C.D. with a much more “current” sound. Screeching synths and a bassline that belongs to the ever-encroaching dubstep genre makes the song the most contemporary mix on the disc.

Parents and teens unite!

Released on the 24^thOctober, I expect to see a wide range in the ages of the people who decide to buy ‘In Flight Entertainment’. I just hope it doesn’t give the “older” generation the motivation to relive their childhoods and sway them to decide to join us young ones in the clubs!

Oh dear…

Our Rating
8/10