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.
Radio Number 1
Air Lyrics
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some good stereo gum
radio #1
Brand new ears at once
eject musical trash
radio #1
Radio #1
We love / Melancholy snipers
We'll become / Flower gun users
We request / Funeral of sadness
We play / The shade destroyers
If you need some fun
some good stereo gum
radio #1
Brand new ears at once
eject musical trash
radio #1
Radio #1
Radio #1
Radio #1
Radio #1
Radio #1 (mmmmmn)
Radio #1 (Radio number one)
Radio #1 (ohuhoh)
Radio #1 (ohuhoh mmmmn)
Radio #1 (radio #1)
(yeah)
The lyrics to Air's song Radio #1 are a celebration of the transformative power of music. The song opens with an invitation to experience the joy and excitement of listening to music through the radio: "If you need some fun/some good stereo gum/radio #1." The reference here to "stereo gum" suggests that the music on the radio is not just entertainment, but has the power to uplift and energize the listener.
The second verse suggests that listening to the radio can be a way of rejecting musical mediocrity: "Brand new ears at once/eject musical trash/radio #1." The lyrics suggest that by tuning into the right station, one can hear music that is fresh, innovative, and inspiring.
Throughout the song, there are references to different types of music and the emotions they evoke. The lines "We love/melancholy snipers" suggest a love for sad and introspective music, while "We'll become/flower gun users" suggests a desire to channel that sadness into something beautiful and positive. The request for a "funeral of sadness" and the mention of "shade destroyers" suggest a desire to confront and overcome negative emotions.
Overall, the lyrics to Radio #1 suggest that music is a powerful force that can transform our emotions and our lives. By tuning into the right station, we can find new perspectives, new ideas, and new solutions to the problems that we face.
Line by Line Meaning
If you need some fun
If you need to have some enjoyment
some good stereo gum
Good music that will stick with you
radio #1
Tuning into the best radio station
Brand new ears at once
Hearing completely fresh sounds
eject musical trash
Removing and discarding bad music
radio #1
Tuning into the best radio station
Radio #1
The best radio station to listen to
Radio #1
The most preferred radio station
We love / Melancholy snipers
We like those who are sad and alone
We'll become / Flower gun users
We'll choose peaceful solutions over violent ones
We request / Funeral of sadness
We want to say goodbye to our gloomy feelings
We play / The shade destroyers
We enjoy songs that can dispel darkness
Radio #1
The preferred radio station that plays such music
If you need some fun
If you need to have some enjoyment
some good stereo gum
Good music that will stick with you
radio #1
Tuning into the best radio station
Brand new ears at once
Hearing completely fresh sounds
eject musical trash
Removing and discarding bad music
radio #1
Tuning into the best radio station
Radio #1
The best radio station to listen to
Radio #1
The most preferred radio station
Radio #1
The most popular radio station
Radio #1
The radio station that dominates the charts
Radio #1
The leading radio station in terms of popularity
Radio #1 (mmmmmn)
The best radio station to tune in to and enjoy
Radio #1 (Radio number one)
The radio station that is at the top of the charts
Radio #1 (ohuhoh)
The radio station that provides great music
Radio #1 (ohuhoh mmmmn)
The radio station that offers high-quality music
Radio #1 (radio #1)
The radio station that is second to none
(yeah)
Expressing positive affirmation and agreement
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@AndaVZevedei
"If you need some fun
Some good stereo gum
Radio number one
Brand-new ears at once
Eject musical trash
Radio number one x3
We love
Melancholy snipers
We'll become
Flower gun users
We request
Funeral of sadness
We play
The shade destroyers
If you need some fun
Some good stereo gum
Radio number one
Brand new ears at once
Eject musical trash
Radio number one..." ^_^
@dabulls1g
Probably their best album, and then thereโs talkie walkie, the virgin suicides, and premier symptomesโฆ.god this band is fantastic.
@narc78
How a good friend once said about Air: what an amazing music. This guys are unique. I get never tired of them.
@slavachervonosenko3724
pocket sympathy is more mature, in my opinion
@pepperachu
10,000hz legend was absolutely a legend of an album that obviously came before it's time. I'm glad to see a HD update on this video
@RebornLegacy
The video needs to be remastered in Bluray.
@wolfvahan1380
Victim
@williamnichols2067
When my wife and I first got together we would trip out and listen to this album. So many memories, such a great band. It's still one of our favorites.
@LDMTX69
Best Air song. Miss them so much.
@Evan64m
Theyโre back and touring Moon Safari in March! I have tickets and am so hyped
@LDMTX69
@@Evan64m Thatโs great! I hope they come to the U.S.