Air occurs as French band, consisting of Nicolas Godinside and Jean-Benoît Dunckel, founded in 1995. Their critically acclaimed 1st album Moon Safari was followed by the release of Premiers Symptômes, The Virgin Suicides (soundtrack), 10 000Hz Legend, and Talkie Walkie.

Although Air's music is typically known as electronica or trip-hop and is often discovered around such bins inside record places, their form of electronic music really owes additional to the synthesizer sounds of the 1970s such as Jean Michel Jarre and Vangelis. sir thomas more influences that come 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). A second influence is french balladeer Serge Gainsbourg. Air's music too has jazz inflections at times, & their ability to improvise is extra clearly highlighted in the survive arena. Prior to it founded Air, JB & Nicolas played together in the band Orange, with others like Alex Gopher, Xavier Jamaux and Etienne de Crécy — names which have recently reappeared around connection by using Air's remixes.

Air utilizes numbers of of their studio instruments (rather a Moog, Korg MS20, Wurlitzer and Vocoder) live on stage. A band performs a easily-known tracks from either a albums survive when extended or even altered versions. Air typically works together, each in the studio & live stage, sustaining creative person such as Beth Hirsch (Moon Safari), Françoise Hardy ("Jeanne"), Jean-Jaques Perrey ("Cosmic Bird"), Gordon Tracks ("Playground Love" and "Easy Going Woman"), Beck (10 000Hz Legend) &, on the 2004 tour, by having Dave Palmer & drummer Earl Harvin.

Their music has besides oft been utilized around commercial message. "Surfing on a Rocket" is the background music for the Nissan Armada commercial (2005). "Playground Love" was utilized around the Levi's jeans commercial (2002). A song La femme 500'Argent is played in the background in Dublin's FM104 Adrian Kennedy phone show.

Discography

Albums
1997 Premiers Symptômes - (V tracks) - Dozen"/CD Source 1998 Moon Safari - 12"/CD/MD Source - UK #6 1999 Premiers Symptômes - (Sevener tracks) - Twelve"/CD Source - UK #12 2000 The Virgin Suicides - 12"/CD/MD Record Makers - UK #14 2001 10 000Hz Legend - 12"/CD Source - UK #7 2002 Everybody Hertz - 12"/CD Source 2003 City Reading (Tre Storie American) by using Alessandro Baricco - 12"/CD Source 2004 Talkie Walkie - 12"/CD+DVD/CD Astralwerks/Source - UK #2 2005 Late Night Tales: Air - CD Azuli Records (see as well Late Night Tales)

Singles/EPs
1995 "Modulor Mix" - 12"/CD Source (the title alludes to Le Corbusier's modulor system) 1996 "Casanova 70" - 12"/CD Source 1996 "Modulor" - 12"/CD Mo'Wax 1997 "Le Soleil Eastern standard time Près De Moi" - 12"/CD Source 1998 "Californie" - 7" Source 1998 "Sexy Son" - 7"/12"/Cassette/CD Source - UK #13 1998 "Kelly Follow A Stars" - 7"/12"/CD Source - UK #18 1998 "Tons We Require" - 12"/CD Source - UK #29 2000 "Playground Love" - 7"/12"/CD Record Makers 2001 "Radio #1" - 7"/12"/CD Source - UK #31 2001 "How Does It Make You Feel?" - Septet" Source 2001 "Humans in the City" - 12" Source 2002 "Don't Be Light" - 12" Source 2002 "Everybody Hertz" - CD/EP Source 2004 "Cherry Blossom Girl" - CD/12"/7" Source 2004 "Surfriding in the Rocket" - CD/12"/7"/DVD Source 2004 "Alpha Beta Gaga" - CD/12" Source 2004 Surfing on a Rocket E.P. - CD Source (US-version)

Compilations
1995 "Modulor Mix" in SourceLab - 12"/CD Source 1996 "Casanova Lxx" on SourceLab 2 - 12"/CD Source 1997 "Soldissimo (EDC Remix)" in Superdiscount- 12"/CD Solid 1997 "Cosmic Bird" (with Jean-Jacques Perrey) on SourceLab 3Y - 12"/CD Source 2000 "Planet Vega" in Home Using A Groovebox - 12"/CD Grand Royal 2002 "Begrime Hike (Survive)" on Rarewerks II - CD Astralwerks

Remixes, non-album and live tracks
1996 Ollano "Latitudes (Air Remix)" on Latitudes - 12" Artefact 1997 Crustation "Purple (La Femme D'Argent Mix)" in Purple - 12"/CD Jive Records 1997 Neneh Cherry "Kootchi (Air Remix)" on Neneh Chérie Remixes - 100% French Mixes - CD Hut Records 1997 Depeche Mode "Home (Air "Around The Golf" Remix)" on Home - 12"/CD Mute Records 1997 Alex Gopher "Brakes On Mix" in Gordini Mix Remixes - 12"/CD Solid 1998 Étienne Daho "Me Manquer (Londres Nut Été - Air Remix)" on A New World - 12"/CD Virgin 1998 Air sustaining Françoise Hardy "Jeanne" (Sexy Boy B-Side) 1998 "Mabrouk" (Moon Safari Tour, version of the title track of the French TV indicate "30 Millions D’Amis") 1998 "Be A Bee" (Moon Campaign Tour) 1998 "Le Slow" (Moon Safari Tour, handle of "Melissa" by Francis Lai, Bilitis soundtrack) 1998 "Maggot Brain" (Moon Safari Tour, handle "Maggot Brain" by Funkadelic) 1998 "Tomorrow Never Knows" (Moon Safari Tour, handle of "Tomorrow Never Knows" by The Beatles) 1998 "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind" (Moon Safari Tour, handle of the soundtrack by John Williams (composer)) 1998 "Blue Monday" (Moon Safari Tour, handle of "Blue Monday" by New Order) 1999 Beth Hirsch "Minor's Son" (using J.B. Dunckel in Rhodes piano) 1999 Alex Gopher "Ralph And Kathy" (by using J.B. Dunckel in keyboards & MS20) 2002 David Bowie "A Better Future (Air Remix)" in Heathenish (Ltd. Edition) - Video Virgin Records 2002 "You Make It Easy (Demo Version)" (Deck Campaign A share Deuce) 2002 "Summer Love (Demo Version)" (Deck Hunting expedition A portion Ii) 2002 "Flowerhead" (Everybody Hertz Japan Bonus Track) 2004 "Easy Going Woman" (Talking picture Walkie Japan Bonus Track)

Additional single and album remixes
1998 "Sexy Boy" (Bertrand Version, Bertrand Burgalat) 1998 "Sexy Boy" (Deep Dish Remixes, Promo Only Dozen") 1999 "Sexy Son" (QAF Remix) 1999 "Everthing We Want" (BB Breakbeat Mix) 2002 "Le Soleil Est Près delaware Moi" (Money Mark Remix, Premiers Symptômes Japan Bonus Track) 2002 "Le Soleil Est Près delaware Moi" (Buffalo Daughter Remix, Premiers Symptômes Japan Bonus Track)

Videos and movies
1998 Sexy Boy (Video, Mike Mills) 1998 Kelly Watch The Stars (Video, Mike Mills) 1998 All I Need (Video, Mike Mills) 1999 Le Soleil Est Près De Moi (Video, Mike Mills) 1999 Eating Sleeping Waiting And Playing (DVD, Moon Safari Tour) 2000 The Virgin Suicides (Movie by Sofia Coppola) 2000 Playground Love (Video, Sofia & Roman Coppola) 2001 Radio #1 (Video, Alex & Martin) 2001 How Does It Make You Feel (Video, Antoine Bardou-Jacquet / Ludovic Houplain) 2001 ''Don't Be Light (Video, Jean-Francois Moriceau / Petra Mryzk) 2002 Sexy Boy, Kelly Watch The Stars, All I Need, Le Soleil Est Près De Moi, Playground Love, Radio #1, How Does It Make You Feel (Promotional DVD for Everybody Hertz) 2004 Electronic Performers, Talisman, Don't be Light, People In The City, La Femme D'Argent (Talkie Walkie Bonus DVD) 2004 Cherry Blossom Girl (Video, Kris Kramski) 2004 Surfing On A Rocket (Video, Antoine Bardou-Jacquet / Romain Guillon) 2004 Alpha Beta Gaga (Video, Mathieu Tonetti)

Special projects
2002 Monochromaticomouss (Hormonorium, Installation by Décosterd & Rahm) 2002 Polyvibratorwaves (Hormonorium, Installation by Décosterd & Rahm) 2002 Orange Blossom (Peinture Placebo, Installation by Décosterd & Rahm) 2002 Ginger (Peinture Placebo, Installation by Décosterd & Rahm) 2003 Near Life Experience (Ballet, Angelin Preljocaj) 2004 Pink TV'' (TV Signation)