Curved Air are a pioneering British progressive rock group formed in 1970 by musicians from mixed artistic backgrounds, including classical, folk, and electronic sound. The resulting sound of the band was a mixture of progressive rock, folk rock, and fusion with classical elements. Along with High Tide and East of Eden, Curved Air were one of the first rock bands after It’s a Beautiful Day and The United States of America to feature a violin. Considered (according to AllMusic) “one of the most dramatically accomplished of all the bands lumped into Britain’s late-’60s prog explosion”, Curved Air released eight studio albums (the first three of which broke the UK Top 20) and had a hit single with “Back Street Luv” (1971) which reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart. The group evolved out of the band Sisyphus, who played one of their early gigs at a masked ball in the ballroom of Leith Hill Place, Surrey. Sisyphus was formed by Darryl Way, who studied violin at Dartington College and the Royal College of Music, and Francis Monkman, a member of the Royal Academy of Music. While visiting an outlet store of the Orange Music Electronic Company, Monkman was struck by the sound of Way testing his first electrically amplified violin, and the two began talking. They quickly discovered shared musical interests, and in 1969 invited pianist Nick Simon to join them. Along with bassist Rob Martin and drummer Florian Pilkington‑Miksa, this completed the Sisyphus line‑up.
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Airconditioning debut album 1970
Phantasmagoria – 1973 Full Album
Curved Air Live 1975 – full album.
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