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.
Time To Love
Air Lyrics
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To tell you that I gotta let go
Now I'm wondering why
God knows I don't even know
I don't care what they say
I don't care what they do
This feeling inside of me
Is more than some fantasy
It's bigger than you & me
It must be time for love
I've spoken my mind
There's nothing left for me to say
Well it's black & white
There's nothing standing in your way
Stay the night here and see
Share you body with me
And I'll show you two hearts on fire
You're reaching out with your eyes
Got me so hypnotized
Now that you realize
It must be time for love
Hold me with all your might
Take me on through the night
You make everything just right
It must be time for love
Only your heart will know when it's time for love
Don't wait too long or you'll find you're
All alone & love has come and gone
This feeling inside of me
Is more than some fantasy
It's bigger than you & me
It must be time for love
Hold me with all your might
Take me on through the night
You make everything just right
It must be time for love
The lyrics to Air Supply's song "Time for Love" is about someone who has come to the realization that it is time to let go of their fears and inhibitions and take a chance on love. The singer acknowledges the uncertainty of their feelings and whether they are right or wrong, but they are willing to take the risk. They are aware of the criticisms and judgments of others but are choosing to follow their heart.
The singer's mind is made up, and they have said what they needed to say, leaving nothing left to express. They acknowledge that being together may come with ups and downs, but they are willing to take the chance to experience something more profound than the fantasy they have been dreaming about. The singer encourages their partner to stay the night and to share their body with them. They express their desire to show them two hearts on fire, and in return, they are hypnotized by their lover's eyes.
The chorus repeats the phrase "It must be time for love," emphasizing the readiness and inevitability of the singer's feelings. The singer is asking their partner to hold them tightly and take them through the night, knowing that everything will feel right because it is the right time for love.
Line by Line Meaning
I came to try
I am here to attempt to convey something to you
To tell you that I gotta let go
To inform you that I need to move on from our current situation
Now I'm wondering why
I am uncertain why I am feeling this way
God knows I don't even know
I myself am unclear about what is causing these emotions
I don't care what they say
I am not concerned with the opinions of others
I don't care what they do
The actions of others do not affect my feelings
I don't care if it's wrong or right
The morality of this situation does not matter to me
This feeling inside of me
The emotions that I am experiencing
Is more than some fantasy
These emotions are not merely a dream or illusion
It's bigger than you & me
This feeling transcends our individual selves
It must be time for love
I am certain that this is a sign that love is imminent
I've spoken my mind
I have said everything that I needed to say
There's nothing left for me to say
I have no further words to express
Well it's black & white
The situation is clear and easy to understand
There's nothing standing in your way
There are no obstacles preventing you from acting on this feeling
Stay the night here and see
Spend the night with me and experience this for yourself
Share your body with me
Be intimate with me
And I'll show you two hearts on fire
Together, we will ignite a passionate flame
You're reaching out with your eyes
You are expressing your desire through your gaze
Got me so hypnotized
You have drawn me in and captivated my attention
Now that you realize
Now that you understand the depth of our connection
It must be time for love
This is confirmation that love is inevitable
Hold me with all your might
Embrace me tightly and passionately
Take me on through the night
Spend the night with me, indulging in our love
You make everything just right
Our love allows everything else to fall into place
Only your heart will know when it's time for love
Only you can know when you are ready to love
Don't wait too long or you'll find you're
If you wait too long, you may find yourself
All alone & love has come and gone
Without taking action, you may miss your chance at love
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
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Alexandre Maia
grupo que eu adoro.... Air Supply, melhor banda de músicas românticas do mundo
Marcelo Luporini
Melhor banda de soft rock do planeta, adoro o Air Supply.
Daniel Salomé
THE KINGS!!! THE BEST!!! THE ONE THAT WE LOVE AIR SUPPLY
Márcio Fabiano
Quem sabe faz ao vivo....amo de paixao
PSME YANBU & RABIGH Chapter
Thanks Air supply for this beautiful song!!!Your the best ever!!!
enriquezapatae
Amo esta Banda los Australian Boys!!!!!!
Colette Nasielski
THE BEST PERFORMCE I HEARD
enriquezapatae
Your spanish is just fine.... Graham muchas gracias!!!!!!!!!! air supply la mejor banda en el mundo entero.
Colette Nasielski
RUSSELL IS THE BEST SINGER I KNOW LOVE HIM
Cristiane Ribeiro - Nane
they´re amazing !!!!