Nicolas Godin studied architecture at the รcole nationale supรฉrieure d'architecture de Versailles, and Jean-Benoรฎt Dunckel studied mathematics, before forming a band in 1995. Before founding Air (erroneously considered as an acronym of Amour, Imagination, Rรชve, which translates to Love, Imagination, Dream), Dunckel and Godin played together in the band Orange with others such as Alex Gopher, Xavier Jamaux and Jean de Reydellet. The former two subsequently contributed to remixes of tracks recorded by Air.
Initially Godin worked alone, recording a demo with members of Funkadelic as his backing band before releasing his first entirely solo effort, "Modular Mix", which featured production by รtienne de Crรฉcy.
Career
After making several remixes for other acts in the first half of the 1990s, Air recorded its first EP, Premiers Symptรดmes, in 1995. The band released its first album, Moon Safari, in 1998. Its first single, "Sexy Boy", was heavily played on alternative radio stations. The album received universal acclaim and became an international success. In 1999, Air composed the score The Virgin Suicides to Sofia Coppola's debut film of the same name; in 2012, Air wrote its second score to Georges Mรฉliรจs' Le voyage dans la lune.
Other works
Air has often collaborated with Coppola. Air drummer and former Redd Kross member Brian Reitzell put together the soundtrack to 2003's Lost in Translation, including one original contribution by Air titled "Alone in Kyoto". The soundtrack for Coppola's October 2006 film Marie Antoinette featured a track by Air ("Il Secondo Giorno"). Air wrote and played the music of the album 5:55 by Anglo-French actress and singer Charlotte Gainsbourg, which was released in August 2006. Air has recorded a DJ mix album, Late Night Tales: Air, for Azuli Records' Late Night Tales series. The release was initially scheduled for October 2005, but was delayed several times. It finally was released, complete with a new sleeve design, in September 2006. Darkel, a solo album by Dunckel, was released that same year.
City Reading (Tre Storie Western) (2003) started as an idea for a collaboration with contemporary Italian writer Alessandro Baricco, known for his unusual characterizations and lyrical, poetic style. Baricco contacted Air in summer 2002 with the idea to marry narration of texts from his book City with live original musical accompaniment. The performance premiered live in November 2002 at Rome's Teatro Valle and was deemed such a success that both parties resolved to make a full studio recording.
Influences and musical style
Air is associated with a variety of musical styles: electronica, space pop, dream pop, progressive rock, downtempo, chillout, trip hop, ambient, electronic pop and space rock. Dunckel grew up listening to both classical and electronic music, especially Kraftwerk. He later took an interest in what he called the "English dark rock" of Siouxsie and the Banshees and Joy Division, while being a fan of David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Lou Reed. Brian Eno and Cluster were two of the electronic acts who inspired him the most. He cites among his favorite artists: Maurice Ravel for classical music, Franรงois de Roubaix for music soundtracks and Siouxsie and the Banshees for pop music. Dunckel shared with Godin a special liking for the music of Michel Legrand, Philip Glass and Grace Jones. During his childhood, Godin was fascinated by the Beatles before later discovering the soul of Sly and the Family Stone. The duo were influenced by progressive rock pioneers Pink Floyd.
Air uses many of its studio instruments (like Moog synthesizers, the Korg MS-20, Wurlitzer and Vocoder) on stage, where their ability to improvise is more clearly highlighted. The band performs the well-known tracks from the albums live as extended or altered versions. Air often collaborates (both in the studio and live) with artists like Beth Hirsch (Moon Safari), Franรงoise Hardy ("Jeanne"), Jean-Jacques Perrey ("Cosmic Bird"), Gordon Tracks ("Playground Love" and "Easy Going Woman" โ Gordon Tracks is a pseudonym of the French singer Thomas Mars from Phoenix), Beck (10 000 Hz Legend) and Jean-Michel Jarre ("Close Your Eyes" from Jarre's Electronica 1: The Time Machine). They also invited Dave Palmer on their 2004 tour and drummer Earl Harvin, Vincent Taurelle and Steve Jones on their 2007 tour.
Studio albums
Moon Safari (1998)
10 000 Hz Legend (2001)
Talkie Walkie (2004)
Pocket Symphony (2007)
Love 2 (2009)
Le voyage dans la lune (2012)
Soundtrack albums
The Virgin Suicides (2000)
Music for Museum (2014)
Extended plays
Premiers Symptรดmes (1997)
Collaborative albums
City Reading (Tre Storie Western) (2003)
Mix and remix albums
Everybody Hertz (2002)
Late Night Tales (2006)
Compilation albums
Twentyears (2016)
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Air is one of the many aliases of Pete Namlook. He has been releasing ambient music under this name since the release of an eponymous album in 1993.
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Air is a late 90s Indonesian Pop band that became popular with their "Bintang" song.
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Air was a jazz trio with its roots steeped in Chicago's Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), and was formed originally in 1971. The jazz trio Air formed from within the Muhal Richard Abrams Sextet, which was active on the Chicago scene contemporaneously with the birth and growth of the AACM and groups such as the Art Ensemble of Chicago. Henry Threadgill on reeds, hubcaphone, and percussion; Fred Hopkins on bass, and Steve McCall on drums formed the trio when Threadgill was commissioned by Columbia College to score and adapt Scott Joplin's work for a performance honoring Joplin's centenary (Joplin's birth has been established now as sometime in 1868) and a rebirth of interest in the noted ragtime composer. All three men were Air signs in the zodiac, and so adopted the name.
They performed first around Chicago, while maintaining residency with Muhal Abrams group, which also featured Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre and Wallace McMillan, both reed players. The Air "brand" remained a side project until all three reunited in New York in 1975, and began recording under that name for India Navigation, Nessa, Black Saint, and Novus. The trio broke up when Steve McCall left in the early 1980s, and when Pheroan Aklaff joined in 1982, they recorded as New Air, and recorded several albums under that name, including Air Show No. 1 in 1986, which featured Cassandra Wilson on vocals. Andrew Cyrille ultimately replaced akLaff before the band eventually was superceded by the burgeoning careers of its members: Threadgill with his groups Sextett and Very Very Circus, and Hopkins as the go-to bassist for Threadgill, David Murray, and Hamiet Bluiett. McCall's health forced his retirement from touring around 1980, and the dynamic drummer and effusive and gracious man who was a cofounder of the AACM with Muhal Abrams and Fred Anderson, died of a stroke in 1989.
This Air is listed as Air (4) on Discogs and is also been identified on last.fm as Air (Fred Hopkins, Steve McCall, Henry Threadgill) and Air with Fred Hopkins, Steve Mccall, Henry Threadgill (sic: McCall's name misspelt), and possibly also other alternative spellings of the group's name exist.
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Air was a psychedelic folk rock band featuring Googie and Tom Coppola, John Siegler and Mark Rosengarden. They released their first self titled album in 1971.
All I Need
Air Lyrics
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To get behind this sun and cast my weight
All I need is a peace of this mind
I can celebrate
All in all, there's something to give
(All in all, there's something to give)
All in all, there's something to do
All in all, there's something to live
With you
With you
How I, how I, how I
All I need's a little sign
To get behind this sun and cast this weight of mine
Get behind the sun
All I need's a place to find
And there I'll celebrate
All in all, there's something to give
(All in all, there's something to give)
All in all, there's something to do
(All in all, there's something to do)
All in all, there's something to live
With you
With you
How I, how I, how I
All I need
How I, how I
How I, how I
I, I
The lyrics to Air's song All I Need seem to be about the search for peace of mind and a meaningful existence. The singer desires a break from the weight of the world and his or her own worries and anxieties. The first verse suggests that time is needed to find inner peace and to understand one's place in the universe. The second verse speaks to the need for a sign or indication that can point to a way forward, that can show the singer where to focus his or her energy. The chorus repeats that there is "something to give," "something to do," and "something to live" for. The final line, "With you," suggests that love or companionship is the key to finding fulfillment.
The lyrics of All I Need are somewhat ambiguous and open to interpretation. It is possible that the song is about the singer's search for spiritual understanding. The reference to the sun, for example, is a common symbol in many religions, representing divine light and knowledge. Alternatively, the song could be about finding a sense of purpose in life, or simply the desire for a break from the stresses and strains of modern society. The line "All in all, there's something to give" suggests that the singer believes that there is meaning and value to be found in the world, even if it is not always easy to see.
Overall, Air's All I Need is a poetic and introspective song, expressing universal themes of searching for understanding and meaning in a chaotic and often uncertain world.
Line by Line Meaning
All I need's a little time
I need some time to take a break and relieve myself of the weight I'm carrying.
To get behind this sun and cast my weight
I need to move beyond my problems and find my inner peace.
All I need is a peace of this mind
All I need is a resolution to the conflict present in my mind.
I can celebrate
I can finally feel joy and happiness about my life.
All in all, there's something to give
Despite the difficulties, there's always something worth giving in life.
(All in all, there's something to give)
Despite the difficulties, there's always something worth giving in life.
All in all, there's something to do
There's always something to do in life, even amidst hardships.
(All in all, there's something to do)
There's always something to do in life, even amidst hardships.
All in all, there's something to live
There's always something worth living for in life, especially if you have someone to share it with.
With you (ooh, ooh-oh, ooh)
With you by my side, life becomes much more meaningful and worth living.
With you (ooh, ahh)
With you by my side, life becomes much more meaningful and worth living.
How I, how I, how I
Expressing a desire and yearning to have someone to share life with.
All I need's a little sign
I'm seeking guidance and direction to help me navigate through life.
To get behind this sun and cast this weight of mine
I need to find my inner peace and let go of my emotional baggage that is weighing me down.
All I need's a place to find
I need to find a place or person that helps me feel at peace and comfortable.
And there I'll celebrate
Once I find that comfort, happiness and joy will follow.
All I need
This phrase translates to the idea that the artist only needs one thing for fulfillment or contentment.
How I, how I, how I, how I
Expressing a desire and yearning to have someone to share life with.
Lyrics ยฉ Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: Beth Susan Hirsch, Jean Benoit Dunckel, Nicolas Jean Michel Godin
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@edekowalski
I listen to a lot of different music from all kinds of different genres. From black metal to minimal techno, jazz to classical pieces, lo-fi house to video game soundtracks. Over the years, there were only a few songs my heart was tempted to call the best i ever heard. This is one of them.
@music-84
Bro...this described exactly how I feel!
@einzeltier
I'm in that exact same club m8 ๐๐
@zoltanvarga6281
Iโm going with you guys! :)
@juliannaman7137
Damn you refresh life every time like thyme je taime les herb et la vie et lโair et leau
@renedubois6392
I was on tour with a famous DJ.
In a corner of a road,He said listen to this!
It will be My farewell tune fm that moment
@chateaupig826
๐God I loved the 90's for this style : Portishead , Everything but the Girl , Massive Attack , Zero 7 etc
@RaptorV1USA
100%. Don't forget ...Kruder & Dorfmeister - Sessions,.. Nightmares on Wax.... Fuuuuck.
@canigetachannel
The list is too good, I had to like your comment.
@fletcherlewis
โ@@RaptorV1USA yeah mate ,I'd forgot about them , absolutely top draw ๐๐ป