Curved Air
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: United Kingdom
- Born: 1969 in London, England, United Kingdom
- Active: 1969 - present
Biography
Curved Air is an English progressive rock band from London, formed in 1969 around violinist Darryl Way, keyboardist Francis Monkman, drummer Florian Pilkington-Miksa and singer Sonja Kristina. Their first three albums for #Warner Bros. Records#, 'Air Conditioning' (1970), 'Second Album' (1971) and 'Phantasmagoria' (1972), mixed classical, folk and electronic music, and 'Second Album' gave them the hit 'Back Street Luv'. After later lineups and a 1976 split, Kristina reformed the band in 2008.
Genres
Curved Air Discography
- Second Album (1971) - Album - rated 3.9/5
- Air Conditioning (1971) - Album - rated 3.84/5
- Phantasmagoria (1972) - Album - rated 4.13/5
- Air Cut (1973) - Album - rated 3.63/5
- Midnight Wire (1975) - Album - rated 3.1/5
- Airborne (1976) - Album - rated 2.83/5
- Alive 1990 (2000) - Album - rated 2.91/5
Members
- Sonja Kristina - lead vocals, acoustic guitar (1970–Present)
- Florian Pilkington-Miksa - drums, percussion (1969–1972; 2008–Present)
- Kirby Gregory - guitar (1972–1973; 2013–Present)
- Chris Harris - bass (2008–Present)
- Robert Norton - keyboards (2009–Present)
- Paul Sax - violin (2009–Present)
- Darryl Way - violin, keyboards, vocals (1969–1972; 1974–1976)
- Francis Monkman - guitar, keyboards, synthesizer (1969–1972)
- Mike Wedgwood - bass, vocals (1971–1973)
- Eddie Jobson - violin, keyboards, vocals (1972–1973)
- Jim Russell - drums, percussion (1972–1973)
- Mick Jacques - guitar (1975–1976)
- Stewart Copeland - drums (1975–1976)