Air (Pop) / Alessandro Baricco

Genres:	Electronic & Ambient
Decades Active:	1990s, 2000s
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Biography

Purveyors of delightfully retro electronic space pop, former architect Nicolas Godin (25 December 1969, Paris, France; bass, guitar, vocoder, percussion) and mathematician Jean-Benoît Dunckel (b. 7 September 1969, Versailles, France; keyboards/clavinet) both originate from Versailles, France. They initially met at college, where Godin joined Dunckel in indie rock band Orange, alongside future producer Alex Gopher. After a period spent concentrating on their respective studies, Dunckel and Godin reunited as Air and began forging a new electronic direction, signing to the Paris-based Virgin Records offshoot Source. They released several singles, including the Modulor Mix EP in November 1995 and the Casanova 70 EP in August 1996. These early tracks, since disowned by Godin and Dunckel, were collected on the Premiers Symptomes compilation, and helped to bring the duo to the attention of European DJs. They also embarked on remix work for Depeche Mode and Neneh...

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