Friday, September 24, 2010

Air

Air is a music duo from Versailles, France, consisting of Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel. From the name Air is derived the backronym Amour, Imagination, Rêve which translates to Love, Imagination, Dream.
Air's debut EP, Premiers Symptômes, was followed by the critically acclaimed album Moon Safari, the re-release of Premiers Symptômes, The Virgin Suicides score, and subsequently albums 10 000 Hz Legend, Everybody Hertz, Talkie Walkie, Pocket Symphony and Love 2.

Nicolas Godin studied architecture at the École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Versailles whereas Jean-Benoît Dunckel studied mathematics before forming a band in 1995. Before founding Air, Dunckel and Godin played together in the band Orange, with others such as Alex Gopher, Xavier Jamaux, Éric LaCourt, and Étienne de Crécy. These musicians have subsequently contributed to remixes of tracks recorded by Air.

In my opinion, their best CD is Moon Safari (1998)

7 comments:

  1. What kind of stuff do they make? Also, French are usually retarded.

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  2. I like some french stuff, ill be sure to check these dudes out

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  3. sounds interesting
    I will take a look, thx for the tip...

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  4. never really listened to this type of music but i'll try it

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  5. I know this group, and sometimes I listen them

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