Curved Air
Curved Air was a British progressive rock group formed in 1969.
Curved Air was founded in 1969 by Sonja Kristina Linwood (vocals), Florian Pilkington-Miksa (drums), Rob Martin (bass), Francis Monkman (keyboards, guitar), Darryl Way (electric violin, vocals). The group evolved from the band Sisyphus and was named after the piece A Rainbow in Curved Air by contemporary composer Terry Riley.
The line-up suffered from 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 persisted 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, electronic sound, which resulted in a mixture of progressive rock, folk rock, fusion with classical elements.
In 1976 the band recorded their last stusio album and then, eventually, split up. Every now and then, however, the group, particularly in its original line-up, re-joined for some concerts, one of which in 1990 gave rise for 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)
- "Alive, 1990" (2000)
Artists
- Sonja Kristina
- Darryl Way
- Francis Monkman
- Florian Pilkington-Miksa
- Rob Martin
- Eddie Jobson
- Stewart Copeland
- Tony Reeves