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Windsor Airlift is an American ambient post-rock band formed by Andy Johnson, Anthony Johnson, and Adam Young, who is the founder of Owl City. The band, to date, has released five studio albums, eight extended plays, one live album, and multiple singles. == History == In fall of 2002, Windsor Airlift was formed in Owatonna, Minnesota as a punk-pop band. On April 25, 2003, they released ''The Basement EP'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Throwback picture of the ''The Basement EP'' CD )〕 as well as played their very first show.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=April 25, 2003. First Windsor Airlift show. )〕 Between the release of ''The Basement EP'' and mid-2003, they played at several shows including Sunshine Festival, Bethel Church, and Ironwood Springs. After playing at Steele County's Battle of the Bands in mid-2003,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Windsor Airlift Live at the Steele County Free Fair )〕 the band made a major change in genre direction. Abandoning nearly every aspect of pop/punk, they began writing music influenced by Unwed Sailor, and quickly released ''Selections for a Fallen Soldier''. During late 2003, the band began work on ''Selections for a Fallen Soldier, Vol. II'', while performing at events on the weekends. ''Selections for a Fallen Soldier, Vol. II'', was released in early 2004, one year after the band's change in genre direction. They entered into the Club 3 Degrees band tournament in late 2004, playing music deemed math rock.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Windsor Airlift Bio on Fan Site )〕 After making the third round, the band decided that it was in their best interest to remove themselves from the tournament. During this time period, the band also began creating short films to be played with their songs on old televisions at their concerts. In the early 2005, the band released a four-song EP, ''Hotels''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''Hotels'' EP on Bandcamp )〕 Along with the release of the EP, they released two albums, ''Moonfish Parachutist'' and ''Qiu!''. Both albums were recorded entirely in Young's basement. Throughout 2005 and 2006, they continued to play at shows and write music with an additional member, and long-time friend to the group, Michael DeMars.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title="Another One Bites the Dust" (2005) )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title="Bruce Willis Takes a Walk" (2005) )〕 In late 2006, the band released ''Ocean City Park''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''Ocean City Park'' on Bandcamp )〕 In 2007, Young and Andy played several Windsor Airlift shows with each one consisting of new music. During this time, they played twice with Unwed Sailor, at The Vaudeville Mews in Des Moines, Iowa.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Windsor Airlift Live at the Vaudeville Mews (2007) )〕 Over the next several months, the band went over a lull while Young's musical project Owl City was beginning to gain popularity. During this time, Young and Andy collaborated on a project via the Internet, and released the album ''Beneath The Crystal Waves''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''Beneath The Crystal Waves'' on Bandcamp )〕 In 2009, the group reunited to record the album ''We Rule!'', two nights before Andy's wedding. Due to his busy career as Owl City, ''We Rule!'' was also Adam Young's last release with the group at the present time. In October 2010, Windsor Airlift released the album ''Flight''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''Flight'' on iTunes )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''Flight'' physical copies on Windsor Airlift's official store )〕 Some unreleased recording bits the band did before Adam Young's departure were merged into the album as well.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Windsor Update pt.2 )〕 Around the same time of the album's release, the group decided to release a compilation album that contained the EPs, ''Ocean City Park'' and ''Beneath The Crystal Waves''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Windsor Airlift Album(s) Released! )〕 On December 22, 2011, Windsor Airlift started an album art contest for an upcoming album entitled ''The Meadow''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''The Meadow'' album artwork contest )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''The Meadow'' album artwork contest entries )〕 On March 9, 2011, the group released a demo from the album on their Myspace page. On January 20, 2012, Windsor Airlift released ''The Meadow''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''The Meadow'' on iTunes )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''The Meadow'' on Bandcamp )〕 A few days after the release, Anthony Johnson published a pair of posts via Windsor Airlift's Tumblr blog that shed light on inspiration for ''The Meadow''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Meadow - Behind The Trees - Pt. 1: Inspiration for the album )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Snowfall - Behind the Trees - Part 2: Inspiration for the album )〕 On April 28, 2012, Windsor Airlift returned to its origin home of Owatonna, Minnesota for a homecoming concert of sorts.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Announcement of Windsor Airlift's April homecoming concert )〕 Former touring member, Michael DeMars joined them on the stage for the concert.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Windsor Airlift photo of Owatonna homecoming show )〕 Two days later, Windsor Airlift played a show with Carinthia and Swimming With Dolphins at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the neighborhood of Dinkytown. Shortly after, on May 25, the band released their album ''Live at the Varsity Theater'', which was recorded during the concert.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''Live at the Varsity Theater'' on Bandcamp )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''Live at the Varsity Theater'' on iTunes )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Windsor Airlift」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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