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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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.
Night
Air Lyrics
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Dance with the yellow trees
Not one care and not one peep
Just messing around in the back seats
And this conversations wasting my time
And I find myself standing in line for a ride
One stop to five
From last night's daydreams
Embers clash in the moonlight
Wheel on the sun, and my love is gone
Watching it sail away
And this conversations wasting my time
And I find myself standing in line for a ride
One stop to five
From last night's daydreams
And this conversations wasting my time
And I find myself standing in line for a ride
One stop to five
From last night's daydreams
And this conversations wasting my time
And I find myself standing in line for a ride
One stop to five
From last night's daydreams
The lyrics to Air-Knee's song "Night Of The Nights" paint a picture of a carefree and whimsical night. The singer describes grazing and waving about in the breeze, dancing with the yellow trees, and having no worries or disturbances. The mention of messing around in the back seats suggests a sense of freedom and spontaneity. However, amidst these joyful moments, the singer acknowledges that a conversation is wasting their time. It seems like the singer is torn between wanting to indulge in the night's dream-like atmosphere and feeling the burden of an unproductive or unfulfilling conversation.
The lyrics continue with references to last night's daydreams and waking up with love by their side. Embers clash in the moonlight, creating a beautiful and romantic scene. However, the mention of the wheel on the sun and the realization that the singer's love is gone suggests a bittersweet feeling of watching something fade away.
Throughout the song, the repetition of the line "And this conversation's wasting my time, and I find myself standing in line for a ride, one stop to five" emphasizes the feeling of being stuck or trapped in a situation that is not satisfying or fulfilling. It seems like the singer is yearning for something more meaningful and exciting, represented by the night's daydreams.
Overall, "Night Of The Nights" captures the contrast between the enchantment of a beautiful night and the dissatisfaction caused by an unfulfilling conversation, leaving the listener with a sense of longing and desire for deeper connections and experiences.
Line by Line Meaning
Grazing, waving about in the breeze
Casually wandering and swaying in the gentle wind
Dance with the yellow trees
Moving rhythmically with the vibrant trees
Not one care and not one peep
Without any worries or noise
Just messing around in the back seats
Simply enjoying leisurely activities in a relaxed manner
And this conversations wasting my time
This exchange of words is pointless and unproductive
And I find myself standing in line for a ride
I discover that I am queuing for an experience
One stop to five
Moving from one destination to another
From last night's daydreams
Transitioning from imaginative thoughts of the previous night
Waking, love by my side
Awakening with my beloved partner beside me
Embers clash in the moonlight
Glowing remnants collide under the moon's soft glow
Wheel on the sun, and my love is gone
As the sun sets, my love departs
Watching it sail away
Observing it drift away from sight
And this conversations wasting my time
This exchange of words is pointless and unproductive
And I find myself standing in line for a ride
I discover that I am queuing for an experience
One stop to five
Moving from one destination to another
From last night's daydreams
Transitioning from imaginative thoughts of the previous night
And this conversations wasting my time
This exchange of words is pointless and unproductive
And I find myself standing in line for a ride
I discover that I am queuing for an experience
One stop to five
Moving from one destination to another
From last night's daydreams
Transitioning from imaginative thoughts of the previous night
And this conversations wasting my time
This exchange of words is pointless and unproductive
And I find myself standing in line for a ride
I discover that I am queuing for an experience
One stop to five
Moving from one destination to another
From last night's daydreams
Transitioning from imaginative thoughts of the previous night
Lyrics ยฉ O/B/O DistroKid
Written by: Adam Adrian
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@redll0wreal-963
I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh lord
And I've been waiting for this moment, for all my life, oh lord
Can you feel it coming in the air tonight, oh lord, oh lord
Well, if you told me you were drowning
I would not lend a hand
I've seen your face before my friend
But I don't know if you know who I am
Well, I was there and I saw what you did
I saw it with my own two eyes
So you can wipe off that grin, I know where you've been
It's all been a pack of lies
And I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh lord
Well I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh lord
I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh lord
Well I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh lord, oh lord
Well I remember, I remember don't worry
How could I ever forget
It's the first time, the last time we ever met
But I know the reason why you keep this silence up
No you don't fool me
The hurt doesn't show, but the pain still grows
It's no stranger to you and me
I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh lord
Well I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh lord
I can feel it in the air tonight, oh lord, oh lord
Well I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh lord
I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh lord
And I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh lord
I can feel it in the air tonight, oh lord, oh lord
Well I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh lord, oh lord
I can feel it in the air tonight, oh lord, oh lord
Well I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh lord, oh lord
@emmettchan5545
I can phil it collin in the air tonight.
@marssilver
aha hahaha..brilliant
@pazcastillozepeda9104
wow :)
@1985juicey
Yes ๐๐๐
@schokokeks1620
hahaha:)
@DieseResi
I'm dying xDD
@AleksandarIvanov69
There are bad songs.
There are good songs.
There are great songs.
And there are songs that are simply timeless.
@shahaffiq5860
Great comment. I can copy your comment now.
@tiagomh1264
I agree.
@JoeSki253
No, you donโt fool me