Curved Air
Curved Air is a British progressive rock band from the late 1960s and the 1970s.
History
Curved Air was founded ( electric violin, vocals) 1969 by Sonja Kristina (vocals), Florian Pilkington - Miksa (drums), Rob Martin (bass ), Francis Monkman (keyboards, guitar), Darryl Way. The group grew out of the band Sisyphus and named after the piece A Rainbow in Curved Air by contemporary composer Terry Riley.
The occupation was subject to frequent changes; the band were temporarily among others Eddie Jobson (later Roxy Music, Frank Zappa and Jethro Tull ), Stewart Copeland ( Police later ) and Tony Reeves (ex - Greenslade, Colosseum, John Mayall ). Only Sonja Kristina remained consistently there. Monkman, a member of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, among others, played later with John Williams at Sky.
The musicians had very different backgrounds, from classical to folk to electronic sound, resulting in a corresponding mixture of progressive rock, folk rock, fusion with classical elements revealed.
In 1976, the group recorded their last studio album. Every now and then there was still the band's concerts. An appearance from 1990, was published in 2000 as a live album. In 2008, the band once again saw a brief reunion, during which originated the album Reborn with two new titles.
Current occupation
- Sonja Kristina - Vocals
- Darryl Way - violin
- Florian Pilkington - Miksa - drums
- Andy Christie - Guitar
- Chris Harris - Bass