After making several remixes for other acts in the early 1990s, Air recorded their first EP, Premiers Symptômes , in 1997. The band would sign to Virgin Records and Astralwerks following the EP’s success. The band’s debut full-length album, Moon Safari , was released on 16 January, 1998. Air would…
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In 2009, the duo released their self-produced fifth studio album Love 2 . In 2012, Air released their second film score , and sixth studio album, Le voyage dans la Lune . Air would further work on an ambient based soundtrack for the Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille with their…
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On 26 January 2004, the duo released their third studio album Talkie Walkie . Produced by Nigel Godrich , the album spawned three singles: ” Cherry Blossom Girl “, ” Surfing On a Rocket “, which peaked at number 31 in the Billboard Top 40, and ” Alpha Beta Gaga…
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In 2000, Air composed the original score for Sofia Coppola ‘s debut film The Virgin Suicides . Shortly after the release, the band would go on to produce their second studio album, 10 000 Hz Legend , which released on 28 May, 2001. The album features American musician Beck as…
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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, Dunckel and Godin played together in the band Orange with others such as Alex Gopher , Xavier Jamaux and Jean de Reydellet. The…
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