About
Airman Our Pal is the artist name for the sample-based electronic music of Paul Marinaro.
Sound
Airman's palette consists of organic sounds: acoustic instruments, orchestras, field recordings from far off places, sounds rare and familiar. Part archivist, part arranger, and part composer, Airman dissects recorded material in order to bring new life to it, whether by looping or isolating pitches, or offering them re-harmonized and re-arranged. His goal is to make something sublime through a carefully orchestrated collage of sound.
Accolades
One of Airman's tracks was previously released on a compilation called "Six Records Breaks Your Heart Again" in 2002 (Track 8: "Shelther" [now called "Shelter"]). In March 2003 Time Out New York Magazine (pg. 133) wrote ""Most of the time, though, the collection offers gratifyingly alert chill-out tracks from Airman Our Pal..."
Airman also received some praise for his remix of Home Video's "Superluminal," which was featured on The Fast Life (thefastlife.org) blog.
Meet the Band
Samples, Arranger, Vocals, Bass
A native of New Orleans, Paul was in several garage bands, including one with the members of Home Video. Influenced by all musical genres, Paul's sounds draw from Amon Tobin, Bjork, Brian Eno, DJ Shadow, and Four Tet.
Cello
Heather studied cello from a young age, playing in school orchestras, including at Loyola University in New Orleans. Heather and Paul met in the summer of 2001 and were married in 2004.
Alto Saxophone, Producer
Jack and Paul were roommates at Berklee College of Music where they collaborated on the music of Airman Our Pal. Jack is a multi-talented musician and producer. He also has a band with his brother Ben, named Dark Blue Dark Green.