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.
Funk Core
Air Lyrics
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とびきりはじけるように
はじき出す音と
共に飛び出すエナジー
さあ始まる今日も
2度と帰ることはない
今日と言う日を さあ
わしづかみする音で
血がたぎるのを感じながら
せめぎあうここから
サウンド波乗りダイビング
まやかしに乗るなら
さよならここでbye-byeだ
今だ 体感速度越え
Funk Core Let's party!
滑るように飛んだJump up
飛び跳ねながらWinning run
Funk Core Let's party!
向かい風切り裂いたなら
轟く 打ち鳴らす10カウント
さあ行こう Let's party
今だ 1・2・3・4
5・6・7・8・9・10!
昨日と同じ服を
着ていようが君の価値に
何も変わりはない
見極める自分の価値
「羽音」を持つ音は
どこまでも君を運ぶ
はじき出す音は
裏切ることなく飛んだ
動き出す体に
血がたぎるのを感じながら
飛び交う音にただ身をゆだねてる
Ride on time
せめぎあうサウンドは
ようこそここでうなる
今だ 体感速度越え
Ride on time here we go
Funk Core Let's party!
滑るように飛んだJump up
飛び跳ねながらWinning run
Funk Core Let's party!
向かい風切り裂いたなら
轟く 打ち鳴らす10カウント
さあ行こう Let's party
今だ 1・2・3・4
5・6・7・8・9・10!
Funk Core Let's party!
滑るように飛んだJump up
飛び跳ねながらWining run
Funk Core Let's party!
向かい風切り裂いたなら
轟く Funk Core Sound jack
さあ行こう Let's party!
これがどうこう言うより体で感じる
体感速度で快感このまま
Jump up
The lyrics of Air's song "Funk Core" convey a sense of awakening and vibrant energy. The song starts with the line "Wake up, confidently," emphasizing the feeling of being fully present and ready to embrace the day. The lyrics describe the explosion of sound and energy that accompanies this awakening, urging the listener to seize the day and immerse themselves in the music. It speaks of the exhilaration and passion felt while riding the waves of sound, engaging in a kind of musical diving experience.
The chorus, "Funk Core Let's party! Jump up, flying smoothly," encourages a joyful celebration and the freedom of movement. It portrays a winning attitude and a determination to overcome obstacles, as symbolized by breaking through the headwind and the resounding ten-count. The lyrics emphasize the value of self-perception and personal worth over external appearances. It suggests that the sound, with its power and ability to transport, is a constant companion that remains loyal and true.
Overall, "Funk Core" is a song that embodies a spirit of awakening, embracing the present moment, and immersing oneself in the power of music and its ability to create an energetic and uplifting experience.
Line by Line Meaning
目を覚ます 堂々
Awake with confidence
とびきりはじけるように
Bursting with excitement
はじき出す音と
The sound that springs forth
共に飛び出すエナジー
Together, the energy soars
さあ始まる今日も
And so, today begins
2度と帰ることはない
Never to return again
今日と言う日を さあ
Let's seize this day
わしづかみする音で
With the gripping sound
うねりだすアンサンブル
An ensemble of surging waves
血がたぎるのを感じながら
Feeling the blood boil
せめぎあうここから
Challenging from here
サウンド波乗りダイビング
Riding the waves of sound, diving
まやかしに乗るなら
If you ride on illusions
さよならここでbye-byeだ
It's goodbye bye-bye here
今だ 体感速度越え
Now, surpassing the speed of sensation
Funk Core Let's party!
Let's party with Funk Core!
滑るように飛んだJump up
Jump up, gliding smoothly
飛び跳ねながらWinning run
Bouncing while on a winning run
向かい風切り裂いたなら
If it tears through the headwind
轟く 打ち鳴らす10カウント
Roaring, striking a 10 count
さあ行こう Let's party
Come on, let's party
今だ 1・2・3・4
Now, 1, 2, 3, 4
5・6・7・8・9・10!
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!
昨日と同じ服を
Wearing the same clothes as yesterday
着ていようが君の価値に
Regardless of what you wear, your worth
何も変わりはない
Does not change anything
見極める自分の価値
Determining your own value
「羽音」を持つ音は
The sound that carries the sound of wings
どこまでも君を運ぶ
Carrying you anywhere
はじき出す音は
The sound that bursts forth
裏切ることなく飛んだ
Flying without betraying
動き出す体に
A body that starts to move
血がたぎるのを感じながら
Feeling the blood boil
飛び交う音にただ身をゆだねてる
Simply surrendering to the sounds that fly by
Ride on time
Ride on time
せめぎあうサウンドは
The sound that conflicts
ようこそここでうなる
Welcome to this roaring place
今だ 体感速度越え
Now, surpassing the speed of sensation
Ride on time here we go
Ride on time, here we go
Funk Core Let's party!
Let's party with Funk Core!
滑るように飛んだJump up
Jump up, gliding smoothly
飛び跳ねながらWinning run
Bouncing while on a winning run
Funk Core Let's party!
Let's party with Funk Core!
向かい風切り裂いたなら
If it tears through the headwind
轟く 打ち鳴らす10カウント
Roaring, striking a 10 count
さあ行こう Let's party
Come on, let's party
今だ 1・2・3・4
Now, 1, 2, 3, 4
5・6・7・8・9・10!
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!
Funk Core Let's party!
Let's party with Funk Core!
滑るように飛んだJump up
Jump up, gliding smoothly
飛び跳ねながらWinning run
Bouncing while on a winning run
Funk Core Let's party!
Let's party with Funk Core!
向かい風切り裂いたなら
If it tears through the headwind
轟く Funk Core Sound jack
Roaring, Funk Core Sound jack
さあ行こう Let's party!
Come on, let's party!
これがどうこう言うより体で感じる
Feeling it in your body rather than talking about it
体感速度で快感このまま
Enjoy the sensation at this speed
Jump up
Jump up
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: AIR
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Still slaps
SocksInMyCrocs
Less go this is my jam
Pab Man
Less go this is my jam
SocksInMyCrocs
My thoughts exactly!
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