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Described by M83's Anthony Gonzalez as some of his most personal work, Fantasy does indeed capture what makes his music tick: an unabashed, maximalist love of spinning dreams. Gonzalez may have shied away from making anything quite as crowd-pleasing as Hurry Up, We're Dreaming in the years following that double album's release, but Fantasy's reveries reveal he hasn't lost any of his talent for crafting massive sound worlds. Building from a ringing acoustic guitar -- an instrument not usually associated with M83's fusion of synth pop and shoegaze -- the confident expanse of "Water Deep"'s synths and strings feels equally appropriate for a blockbuster movie soundtrack or a blockbuster musical statement of Gonzalez's own creation. On the suite-like "Kool Nuit," the mood shifts from dusky contemplation bedecked with harp, strings, and fluttering analog synths to streaking electronics that build to a climax that's dramatic even by M83's standards. Gonzalez still knows how to harness these huge sonics for maximum emotional impact. It's hard not to follow him "beyond adventure" on the gleaming crests of "Oceans Niagara"'s psychedelic synth-rock or get lost in the romance of "Us and the Rest"'s sunset-like glow. And, as always, his uncanny talent for using what might be clichéd in other hands in moving and meaningful ways endures on "Laura," where a jubilant saxophone solo underscores his euphoric declaration that "it's OK to lose control sometimes." Gonzalez handles most of the album's vocals, reaffirming that despite its massive sound, Fantasy is close to his heart. M83 has always excelled at mining nostalgia for pop gold, and on "Amnesia" -- one of a handful of moments that hark back to the exhilarating songcraft of Saturdays = Youth or Hurry Up, We're Dreaming -- Gonzalez adds hints of the project's work in the 2000s to the fond echoes of the 1980s and '90s that make up his music's roots. He also takes inspiration from Before the Dawn Heals Us' hopeful innocence and its twining interplay of synths and guitar, both of which shine on the standouts "Sunny Boy" and "Deceiver." True to its name, Fantasy isn't for the skeptical; Gonzalez demands you dive in with him, and a lot of fans will be happy to take the plunge.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
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Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Producer, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Gonzalez, Producer, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Tony Hoffer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - M83, MainArtist - Geoff Neal, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Schuppan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Berry, Synthesizer, Pipe, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cyrus Reynolds, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - David Shipps, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 M83 Recording Inc.
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Producer, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Gonzalez, Producer, Vocals, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Josh Freese, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Hoffer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Loïc Maurin, ComposerLyricist - M83, MainArtist - Yann Gonzalez, ComposerLyricist - Joe Berry, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kaela Sinclair, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 M83 Recording Inc.
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Producer, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Gonzalez, Producer, Engineer, Vocals, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Josh Freese, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Hoffer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Loïc Maurin, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - M83, MainArtist - Geoff Neal, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Schuppan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Berry, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kaela Sinclair, Vocals, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cyrus Reynolds, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Kristina Esfandiari, ComposerLyricist - David Shipps, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 M83 Recording Inc.
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Producer, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Fender Bass, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Gonzalez, Producer, Engineer, Piano, Vocals, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Josh Freese, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Hoffer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - M83, MainArtist - Geoff Neal, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Schuppan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Berry, Piano, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Cyrus Reynolds, Producer, String Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Additional Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - David Shipps, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 M83 Recording Inc.
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Producer, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Fender Bass, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Gonzalez, Producer, Engineer, Vocals, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Josh Freese, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Hoffer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Loïc Maurin, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Frankel, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - M83, MainArtist - Geoff Neal, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Schuppan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Berry, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kaela Sinclair, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cyrus Reynolds, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - David Shipps, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 M83 Recording Inc.
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Producer, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Percussion, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Gonzalez, Producer, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Tony Hoffer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - M83, MainArtist - Geoff Neal, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Schuppan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Berry, Piano, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Cyrus Reynolds, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - David Shipps, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 M83 Recording Inc.
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Producer, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Percussion, Synthesizer, Electric 6-String, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Gonzalez, Producer, Engineer, Vocals, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Tony Hoffer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danny Frankel, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - M83, MainArtist - Geoff Neal, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Yann Gonzalez, ComposerLyricist - Mark Guiliana, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Schuppan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Berry, Percussion, Saxophone, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cyrus Reynolds, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - David Shipps, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 M83 Recording Inc.
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Producer, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Gonzalez, Producer, Engineer, Vocals, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Tony Hoffer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danny Frankel, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - M83, MainArtist - Geoff Neal, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Chapman, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Guiliana, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Schuppan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Berry, Percussion, Piano, Synthesizer, EWI, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kaela Sinclair, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Cyrus Reynolds, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - David Shipps, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Jenda Wight, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 M83 Recording Inc.
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Producer, Engineer, Percussion, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Fretless Bass, Electric 6-String, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Gonzalez, Producer, Engineer, Vocals, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Josh Freese, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Hoffer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - M83, MainArtist - Geoff Neal, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Schuppan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Berry, Percussion, Piano, Saxophone, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kaela Sinclair, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Cyrus Reynolds, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Kristina Esfandiari, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Shipps, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 M83 Recording Inc.
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Producer, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Gonzalez, Producer, Engineer, Vocals, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Josh Freese, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Hoffer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Loïc Maurin, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - M83, MainArtist - Geoff Neal, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Yann Gonzalez, ComposerLyricist - Mike Schuppan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Berry, Saxophone, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kaela Sinclair, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cyrus Reynolds, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - David Shipps, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 M83 Recording Inc.
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Producer, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Gonzalez, Producer, Engineer, Vocals, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Tony Hoffer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - M83, MainArtist - Geoff Neal, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Yann Gonzalez, ComposerLyricist - Mark Guiliana, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Schuppan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Berry, Flute, Saxophone, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kaela Sinclair, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cyrus Reynolds, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Kaela, FeaturedArtist - David Shipps, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 M83 Recording Inc.
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Gonzalez, Producer, Engineer, Vocals, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Tony Hoffer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - M83, MainArtist - Geoff Neal, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Schuppan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Berry, Vocals, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cyrus Reynolds, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Kristina Esfandiari, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - David Shipps, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 M83 Recording Inc.
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Producer, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Gonzalez, Producer, Engineer, Vocals, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Tony Hoffer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - M83, MainArtist - Geoff Neal, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Yann Gonzalez, ComposerLyricist - Mark Guiliana, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Schuppan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Berry, Piano, Synthesizer, Pipe, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kaela Sinclair, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cyrus Reynolds, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - David Shipps, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 M83 Recording Inc.
DISC 2
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Producer, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Gonzalez, Producer, Engineer, Vocals, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Tony Hoffer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - M83, MainArtist - Geoff Neal, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maps, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Yann Gonzalez, ComposerLyricist - Mark Guiliana, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Schuppan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Berry, Piano, Synthesizer, Pipe, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kaela Sinclair, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cyrus Reynolds, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - David Shipps, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 M83 Recording Inc.
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Producer, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Gonzalez, Producer, Engineer, Vocals, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Tony Hoffer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danny Frankel, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - M83, MainArtist - Geoff Neal, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Chapman, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Guiliana, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Schuppan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Berry, Percussion, Piano, Synthesizer, EWI, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kaela Sinclair, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Cyrus Reynolds, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - David Shipps, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Kelbin, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Jenda Wight, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 M83 Recording Inc.
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Producer, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Gonzalez, Producer, Engineer, Vocals, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Josh Freese, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Hoffer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Loïc Maurin, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - M83, MainArtist - Geoff Neal, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Yann Gonzalez, ComposerLyricist - Mike Schuppan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Berry, Saxophone, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kaela Sinclair, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cyrus Reynolds, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - David Shipps, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremiah Chiu, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 M83 Recording Inc.
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Producer, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Fender Bass, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Gonzalez, Producer, Engineer, Vocals, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Josh Freese, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Hoffer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Loïc Maurin, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Frankel, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - M83, MainArtist - Geoff Neal, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Villeneuve, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Schuppan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Berry, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kaela Sinclair, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cyrus Reynolds, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - David Shipps, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 M83 Recording Inc.
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Producer, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Gonzalez, Producer, Engineer, Vocals, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Tony Hoffer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danny Frankel, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - M83, MainArtist - Geoff Neal, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Chapman, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Guiliana, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Schuppan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Berry, Percussion, Piano, Synthesizer, EWI, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sofia Kourtesis, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Kaela Sinclair, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Cyrus Reynolds, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - David Shipps, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Jenda Wight, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 M83 Recording Inc.
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Producer, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Gonzalez, Producer, Vocals, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Josh Freese, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Hoffer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Loïc Maurin, ComposerLyricist - M83, MainArtist - The Soft Moon, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Yann Gonzalez, ComposerLyricist - Joe Berry, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kaela Sinclair, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 M83 Recording Inc.
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Producer, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Fender Bass, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Gonzalez, Producer, Engineer, Vocals, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Josh Freese, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Hoffer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Loïc Maurin, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Frankel, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - M83, MainArtist - Geoff Neal, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Schuppan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Berry, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kaela Sinclair, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cyrus Reynolds, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Kaela, Producer, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - David Shipps, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 M83 Recording Inc.
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Producer, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Gonzalez, Producer, Engineer, Vocals, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Josh Freese, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Hoffer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Loïc Maurin, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - M83, MainArtist - Geoff Neal, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Schuppan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Berry, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kaela Sinclair, Vocals, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cyrus Reynolds, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Kristina Esfandiari, ComposerLyricist - David Shipps, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Rachika Nayar, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 M83 Recording Inc.
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Producer, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Percussion, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Gonzalez, Producer, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Tony Hoffer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - M83, MainArtist - Geoff Neal, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Schuppan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Berry, Piano, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Cyrus Reynolds, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - David Shipps, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Bruit ≤, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 M83 Recording Inc.
Album review
Described by M83's Anthony Gonzalez as some of his most personal work, Fantasy does indeed capture what makes his music tick: an unabashed, maximalist love of spinning dreams. Gonzalez may have shied away from making anything quite as crowd-pleasing as Hurry Up, We're Dreaming in the years following that double album's release, but Fantasy's reveries reveal he hasn't lost any of his talent for crafting massive sound worlds. Building from a ringing acoustic guitar -- an instrument not usually associated with M83's fusion of synth pop and shoegaze -- the confident expanse of "Water Deep"'s synths and strings feels equally appropriate for a blockbuster movie soundtrack or a blockbuster musical statement of Gonzalez's own creation. On the suite-like "Kool Nuit," the mood shifts from dusky contemplation bedecked with harp, strings, and fluttering analog synths to streaking electronics that build to a climax that's dramatic even by M83's standards. Gonzalez still knows how to harness these huge sonics for maximum emotional impact. It's hard not to follow him "beyond adventure" on the gleaming crests of "Oceans Niagara"'s psychedelic synth-rock or get lost in the romance of "Us and the Rest"'s sunset-like glow. And, as always, his uncanny talent for using what might be clichéd in other hands in moving and meaningful ways endures on "Laura," where a jubilant saxophone solo underscores his euphoric declaration that "it's OK to lose control sometimes." Gonzalez handles most of the album's vocals, reaffirming that despite its massive sound, Fantasy is close to his heart. M83 has always excelled at mining nostalgia for pop gold, and on "Amnesia" -- one of a handful of moments that hark back to the exhilarating songcraft of Saturdays = Youth or Hurry Up, We're Dreaming -- Gonzalez adds hints of the project's work in the 2000s to the fond echoes of the 1980s and '90s that make up his music's roots. He also takes inspiration from Before the Dawn Heals Us' hopeful innocence and its twining interplay of synths and guitar, both of which shine on the standouts "Sunny Boy" and "Deceiver." True to its name, Fantasy isn't for the skeptical; Gonzalez demands you dive in with him, and a lot of fans will be happy to take the plunge.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 01:55:18
- Main artists: M83
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Virgin Music FR LAS (S&D)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2024 M83 Recording Inc. ℗ 2024 M83 Recording Inc.
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