Discovered with the song « Sexy boy » in 1998, Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoit Dunkel are today the most famous artists from Versailles. Heirs of the 1970’s experimental music wave, Air quickly became the favorite of the Brittish press.
The albums « Premiers symptômes » (1997), « Moon safari » (1998), « The Virgin suicides » (2000), « 10,000Hz Legend » (2001) and « Talkie walkie » (2003) became instant i-pod classics.
Air new album « Pocket Symphony », co-produced by Nigel Godrich, contains duets with Jarvis Cocker (Pulp) and Neil Hannon (Divine Comedy). « Once upon a time », the first single, exudes an atmospheric feeling which is now a part of our daily life. |