Early Hours can mean a few different things: Are you winding down after being up all night, or are you just rising to meet the sun? Often the artists helming Apple Music's exclusive Early Hours DJ mix series cater to both frames of mind. Such is the case with this twinkling mix assembled by Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel, the French musicians behind the pioneering downbeat group Air. Full of spacious, gauzy soundscapes that shaped or inspired much of their own work—swelling string arrangements, retro synths, muffled French horns in the spirit of Burt Bacharach—it's a perfect accompaniment to winding down after a night out or easing your way into the day.
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