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.
Young
Air Lyrics
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You know that's true
Sometimes I feel just a word away
You'll say oh how I miss you too I do
Time is tight I'm lost for words
That's not like me
Only your eyes could know the way that I feel
[CHORUS]
Young love so strong has never been a part of me
Young love hold on we're feeling it now
Is this the way it's meant to be
I know I'll be the one to lose if I'm so wrong
Don't be afraid to put your heart on the line
I'll take you where I know you belong
Take my thoughts away beyond the things we see
Sometimes it seems just a word away
You'll say oh how I really feel it should be
[CHORUS]
The song "Young Love" by Air Supply talks about two lovers who are separated by distance, but their affection and love for each other only grow stronger with time. The singer is lost in his thoughts and cannot stop thinking about his love interest. He confesses that he feels just a word away from her and is hoping that she feels the same way. The singer then acknowledges that time is short, but he is at a loss for words. He knows that only his eyes can convey the depth of his feelings and how much he needs her to be with him.
In the chorus, the song emphasizes the intensity of their love by saying that young love has never been a part of him before. The singer asks his love interest to hold on to their love, expressing his belief that they are meant to be together. He acknowledges that he may be the one to lose if he is wrong, but he encourages her not to fear putting her heart on the line. He promises to take her where he knows she belongs by taking their love beyond what they see and making it a reality.
Line by Line Meaning
Lately all my thoughts have gone to you
I've been constantly thinking about you lately
You know that's true
I'm not lying about my feelings
Sometimes I feel just a word away
At times, I feel like I'm just one word or conversation away from being close to you
You'll say oh how I miss you too I do
You'll express how you miss me just as much as I miss you
Time is tight I'm lost for words
I feel like I'm running out of time and struggling to express my emotions
That's not like me
This is unusual for me since I'm usually not at a loss of words
Only your eyes could know the way that I feel
You're the only one who can understand my emotions just by looking into my eyes
And how much I need you now with me
I really need you to be with me right now
Young love so strong has never been a part of me
I've never felt such a strong love before
Young love hold on we're feeling it now
Let's hold on to this young love that we're experiencing
Is this the way it's meant to be
I'm wondering if this love is what we're supposed to have
I know I'll be the one to lose if I'm so wrong
I understand that I'll be the one to suffer if I make a mistake in this relationship
Don't be afraid to put your heart on the line
Don't be scared to take a risk and express your feelings
I'll take you where I know you belong
I promise to take you to the place where you truly belong
Take my thoughts away beyond the things we see
Let's escape reality and focus on our thoughts and feelings
Sometimes it seems just a word away
Sometimes it feels like all we need is just one word to make us closer
You'll say oh how I really feel it should be
You'll express how you feel about what our relationship should be
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: GRAHAM RUSSELL
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Ariadna MC
If this is all there is,
Don't wake me for the fight.
I'd rather be alone,
Asleep, not worry for a break tonight
Don't be a ghost
Don't worry for the lights
The canopy of lies that keeps you from me
When we were young
We could always dare to dream
That the places we have seen
We're enough to make us who we are.
But now we are hooked,
On the questions in between
That marry you and me, to a song that we can't sing.
Ohh ohh ohh ohh woah ohh ohh
Oh, to know where secrets go
We could start a fire and watch it grow
We could bury our shoes and wait for rain
Till the summer takes us home
Venus The Hikikomori
It’s been 5 years, wow. I remember all the times I listened to this song. When my grandmother passes in September of 201 and when I moved to this new house during the same time, When I first went to my high school, when I finally found the love of my life who I have been with for 2 years. I’m a senior in high school now, and I know I’m still young, hell i’m 17, but this songs brings me back even to before it was released. I remember my childhood friends and the area I lived in, living with my grandma and grandpa and going out to the woods to explore. The song is ending now, I have to go. Have a good life, everyone.
Hiram Pacheco
I love this song, I love the video, it's just perfect and it implies too many things. I wish this music video went viral, 5 years ago I found it and every time I see it I find something new. Just perfect.
ars5
こんなにすばらしい映像と曲があったなんて！！
もっと多くの人に届いてほしいなあ、、、、
KRIEG
I thank you for creating this musical visual masterpiece for us all to enjoy.
Ariadna MC
If this is all there is,
Don't wake me for the fight.
I'd rather be alone,
Asleep, not worry for a break tonight
Don't be a ghost
Don't worry for the lights
The canopy of lies that keeps you from me
When we were young
We could always dare to dream
That the places we have seen
We're enough to make us who we are.
But now we are hooked,
On the questions in between
That marry you and me, to a song that we can't sing.
Ohh ohh ohh ohh woah ohh ohh
Oh, to know where secrets go
We could start a fire and watch it grow
We could bury our shoes and wait for rain
Till the summer takes us home
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I really, really want to know how this video was made and where these historical things came from. Because this really hits deep every time
J T
i love everything about your band! lovely sound! great music video! everything! :)
Paul Morris
These guys need be seen. Very underrated and unknown. Great song Air Review!! And from my home town too
jialu sun
I love this song!!! Thank you for making this brilliant video for us! Always be a kid, always look on the bright side of life!
Brian Ward
Hauntingly Beautiful Song and Video. Awesome Work!