Nicolas Godin studied architecture at the École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Versailles, and Jean-Benoît Dunckel studied mathematics, before forming a band in 1995. Before founding Air (erroneously considered as an acronym of Amour, Imagination, Rêve, 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 Étienne de Crécy.
Career
After making several remixes for other acts in the first half of the 1990s, Air recorded its first EP, Premiers Symptômes, 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 Méliès' 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, François 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), Françoise Hardy ("Jeanne"), Jean-Jacques Perrey ("Cosmic Bird"), Gordon Tracks ("Playground Love" and "Easy Going Woman" – 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 Symptômes (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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Japanese noise rock, Air is an alias of Koji Kurumatani first released album Wear Off in 1996.
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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.
Die Hard
Air Lyrics
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この皮膚感覚の空気が今 全てをつつんで輝いている
確かに今 この場所で今 輝けるオリオン座を見ている
何言ってんだと笑う奴等などそんなのさらさら関係ない
DIE HARD 誰よりも高く飛んだ DIE HARD オリオン座見える限り
DIE HARD 誰よりも叫び続け DIE HARD 高らかに宣言した
DIE HARD 新しく切り開いた DIE HARD 確かなこの場所で今
アレン ギンズバーグ、ウイリアム バロウズ、氷山則夫も今年に眠る
彼らは生きる 思想は生きる 時代と寄り添わずにやすらえ
西では今 左の方が勢いをつけているというのに
時代錯誤もはなはだしい奴等が唱えて止まないナショナリズム
DIE HARD 裸のランチを食べて DIE HARD 対立軸を探した
DIE HARD 理想主義とリアリズム DIE HARD はざまで揺れ動いてた
DIE HARD それも確かに事実で DIE HARD 新しいIDEOLOGY
DIE HARD 確立するために今 DIE HARD あきらめという今を壊す
すれっからしの螺旋階段 登りきる前に飛び降りてみろ
この皮膚感覚の空気が今 全てをつつんで輝いている
頭だけがでかいやつの戯言そんなの全く関係ない
どんなにご託を並べてみせてもお前の感覚10年前
DIE HARD 誰よりも高く飛んだ DIE HARD オリオン座見える限り
DIE HARD 誰よりも叫び続け DIE HARD 高らかに宣言した
DIE HARD 新しく切り開いた DIE HARD 確かなこの場所で今
DIE HARD 大地を蹴る足音が DIE HARD 高らかに鳴り響いている
DIE HARD 裸のランチを食べて DIE HARD 対立軸を探した
DIE HARD それも確かな事実で DIE HARD 新しいIDEOLOGY
DIE HARD 理想主義とリアリズム DIE HARD はざまで揺れ動いてた
DIE HARD 確立するために今 DIE HARD あきらめという今を壊す
DIE HARD DIE HARD DIE HARD
The lyrics of Air's song "Die Hard" capture the struggle of letting go of old habits and memories, particularly those associated with a past lover. The song begins with a nostalgic reflection on the past, with the singer recalling how their life once felt full of promise and excitement. However, the chorus reminds listeners that "old habits die hard" and that even after time has passed, those lingering feelings of love can be difficult to shake.
As the song continues, the singer reveals that since their lover has been gone, they have been struggling to come to terms with their own faults and mistakes. The admission that they were wrong highlights the depth of their feelings for this person and the extent to which they mourn the end of the relationship. The lyrics "Now I know that I'm still in love with you/Because you're one that have but that I can't refuse" illustrate the internal conflict between the heart and the mind, indicating that despite knowing it may be best to move on, the heart wants what it wants.
The bridge brings the song to its emotional climax, with the singer acknowledging that relying solely on memories of the past is not enough to sustain them. Despite this realization, there is one habit they cannot "shake off" - thoughts of their past lover. The repetition of "old habits die hard" in the final chorus reinforces the song's central theme and leaves the listener with a sense of melancholy and longing.
Line by Line Meaning
Seems like yesterday my life had begun
It feels like not too long ago that my life started
As we went through life trying to make it so much fun
We were always trying to have a good time as we lived
And I know that I'm still in love with you
I am aware that I still have strong feelings for you
Because you're one that have but that I can't refuse
You are someone that I have strong feelings for and can't say no to.
Old habits die hard, old habits die hard
It is difficult to break old habits.
Lost restrictions since you've been gone
I have been less disciplined since you left
And it's so hard trying to say that I was wrong
Admitting that I was wrong is a difficult thing to do
Now I know that I'm still in love with you
I have come to the realization that I still love you
You know and I know that you can't live on memories alone
Both of us know that you cannot rely solely on memories
There's just one memory that I'm thinking of
There is only one particular memory that I am focusing on
Just one habit that I can't shake off
There is only one habit that I cannot get rid of
It's you
That habit is thinking of you
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: AIR
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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こんな曲を黄色い弁当箱みたいなウォークマンで聴ききながら登下校してた。爆音で。
このアルバムとfreedomは好き。
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大好きな一枚！！
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太い声出すボーカルに変えてもおもろいかもしれん
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HI-SIDE・・・
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洋楽パクるのはまだわかるとしてリアルタイムの日本人からパクるってどういう神経してるの？ｗ
流石にヤバいと思いましたｗ
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@inh …はい😊
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エレクトリックな夢を見ていたんだよ。