▁subsequently ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁their ▁music . ▁After ▁a ▁short ▁st int ▁with ▁God in ▁during ▁Air ' s ▁first ▁inc arn ation , ▁collabor ating ▁on ▁Prem iers ▁Sym pt ô mes ▁as ▁a ▁music ian ▁and ▁arr anger , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁on ▁Moon ▁Safari , ▁and ▁co - writing ▁'" C e ▁Mat in - L à " ', ▁Wood cock ▁felt ▁he ▁needed ▁to ▁form ▁his ▁own ▁band . ▁ ▁He ▁called ▁on ▁his ▁old ▁friend ▁Pierre ▁B ég on - L ours , ▁then ▁a ▁sound ▁engineer ▁who ▁had ▁access ▁to ▁a ▁recording ▁studio ▁near ▁Paris ▁where ▁they ▁recorded ▁their ▁first ▁dem os ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁Another ▁sound ▁engineer , ▁en list ed ▁by ▁B ég on - L ours , ▁joined ▁the ▁band ▁for ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁years . ▁ ▁Their ▁first ▁concert ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Bright on , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁So on ▁after , ▁they ▁were ▁signed ▁by ▁French ▁independent ▁record ▁label , ▁At mos ph éri ques . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁ ▁m ellow ▁joined ▁forces ▁with ▁Air ▁and ▁Se an ▁L enn on ▁for ▁their ▁first ▁French ▁tour . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁album , ▁Another ▁M ellow ▁Winter , ▁was ▁released ▁world wide ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁They ▁contact ed ▁the ▁director , ▁Roman ▁Co pp ola , ▁to ▁shoot ▁the ▁video ▁for ▁the ▁single ▁" An other ▁M ellow ▁Winter ". ▁In ▁ 2 0 0