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Curved Air were a pioneering British rock group formed in 1969.
Curved Air was founded in 1969 by Francis Monkman (keyboards, guitar), Darryl Way (electric violin, vocals), Sonja Kristina Linwood (vocals), Florian Pilkington-Miksa (drums), Rob Martin (bass). The group evolved from the band Sisyphus and was named by Monkman after the piece A Rainbow in Curved Air by contemporary composer Terry Riley.
The line-up experienced frequent changes, members being Eddie Jobson (later Roxy Music, Frank Zappa and Jethro Tull), Stewart Copeland (The Police) and Tony Reeves (ex-Greenslade, Colosseum, John Mayall). Only Sonja Kristina continuously remained as member. Monkman, member of Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, was later to play with John Williams in a group called Sky.
The musicians developed from quite different artistic backgrounds, classic, folk, and electronic sound, which resulted in a mixture of progressive rock, folk rock, and fusion with classical elements.
The band's groundbreaking 1970 debut , Air Conditioning, reached no. 8 in the UK Albums Chart, and was the first ever picture disc. In 1976 the band recorded their last studio album and then eventually split . Intermittently since then, the group, particularly in its original line-up, has re-joined for periodic concerts, one of which in 1990 gave rise to another live album.
Discography
- "Airconditioning" (1970) including the renowned piece "Vivaldi"
- "Second Album" (1971) including the biggest hit "Back Street Luv"
- "Phantasmagoria" (1972)
- "Air Cut" (1973)
- "Live" (1975)
- "Midnight Wire" (1975)
- "Airborne" (1976)
- "Lovechild,Recorded 1973" (1990)
- "Live At The BBC" (1995)
- "Alive, 1990" (2000)
Artists
- Sonja Kristina
- Darryl Way
- Francis Monkman
- Florian Pilkington-Miksa
- Rob Martin
- Eddie Jobson
- Kirby Gregory
- Jim Russell
- Stewart Copeland
- Mick Jacques
- Tony Reeves
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Rock music groups | British musical groups | Progressive rock groups
"Curved Air"