Air (band) Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Air is a French band, consisting of Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel, founded in 1995. Their critically acclaimed first album Moon Safari was followed by the release of Premiers Symptômes, 10 000Hz Legend, The Virgin Suicides (soundtrack) and Talkie Walkie.Although Air's music is often referred to as electronica or trip-hop and is often found in such bins in record stores, their form of electronic music really owes more to the synthesizer sounds of the 1970s such as Jean Michel Jarre and Vangelis. Other influences that are more readily apparent than house and techno are psychedelic rock pioneers Pink Floyd and Krautrockers Tangerine Dream (although there are some echoes of dance music styles in the production). Air's music also has jazz inflections at times, and their ability to improvise is more clearly highlighted in the live arena. Before they founded Air, JB and Nicolas played together in the band Orange, with others such as Alex Gopher, Xavier Jamaux and Etienne de Crécy — names which have recently reappeared in connection with Air's remixes.
Air uses many of their studio instruments (often unusual ones, like the Moog, Korg MS20, Wurlitzer and Vocoder) live on stage. The band performs the well-known tracks from the albums live as extended, alternated or ingeniously mixed versions. Air often works together, both in the studio and live on stage, with artists like Beth Hirsch (Moon Safari), Françoise Hardy (Jeanne), Jean-Jaques Perrey (Cosmic Bird), Gordon Tracks (Playground Love und Easy Going Woman), Beck (10 000Hz Legend) and, on the current tour, with Dave Palmer and drummer Earl Harvin.
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Albums
Singles/EPs
Compilations
Remixes, non-album and live tracks
Additional single and album remixes
Videos and movies
External links