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Jan 16, 2018 · Music From “Battlestar Galactica” And Other Original Compositions by Giorgio Moroder Casablanca, 1978. It was inevitable that Giorgio Moroder, whose previous year’s From Here to Eternity engineered the course of futuristic electronic dance music, would try his hand at the hedonistic merging of sci-fi and disco—the latter’s popularity in the first place was largely the result of his ...
- Avante-Garde Deep Spacers
- Spawn of Star Wars
- Intergalactic Kitsch
- Space in The Margins
- Cosmic Chanteuses
- The Mothership Electro
Asha Puthli – “Space Talk” (1976) The four-octave, often free-form stylings of Asha Puthli, world music pioneer from Bombay, India, were first heard on jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman’s Science Fiction (1972). Her solo albums over the next few years fused East and West while alternating between psychedelic funk and pop balladry. Her one space-them...
Meco – “Star Wars” (1977) For most people who remember the disco 1970s, mention Space Disco and the name springing to mind is Meco, whose disco spin on John Williams’ Star Wars theme to this day qualifies as the biggest-selling instrumental single of all time. Seeing Star Warson its opening night in May of 1977 changed the life course of Pennsylvan...
Rockets – “Cosmic Race” (1978) Picture a band of five bald Parisian men painted silver, the drummer flanked by golden gongs. They all wear black and silver jumpsuits. While superimposed against a tawdry galactic backdrop, they perform a Space Rock-Disco cover of Canned Heat’s hippy classic “On the Road Again”, alternating between natural and vocode...
Patrick Cowley – “Megatron Man” (1982) Patrick Cowley brought a gay club sensibility to outer space. With Hi-NRG synths and accompanying space sounds, his debut “Menergy” (1980) exalts “boys in the back room laughin’ it up, shootin’ off energy”; it would be rereleased in 1984 featuring gay icon Sylvester on vocals. The title song from Cowley’s seco...
Dee D. Jackson – “Automatic Lover” (1978) “Automatic Lover”, from the all space-themed album Cosmic Curves(1978), sold six million copies and reached the top ten in ten different countries despite failing to break the top 100 in the US. Throughout the song, a robot voice repeating “I am your automatic lover” is juxtaposed against Dee D. Jackson’s v...
Pluton & Humanoids – “World Invaders” (1981) Late in the Space Disco era, disco waned as Hi-NRG and hip-hop emerged and outer space became the domain of electro music. Electro was born with the release, in 1980, of the iconic-sounding Roland TR-808 drum machine that provided bass drumbeats as well as synthetic handclaps. A hypnotic blend of space-c...
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- Italo-disco. Imagine cruising down the neon-lit streets of 1980s Italy in a convertible, and you will begin to capture the essence of Italo-disco. Known for its synthesis of electronic beats, catchy melodies and dreamy vocals, Italo-disco emerged as a genre that perfectly encapsulated the spirit of the era.
- Euro-disco. In the bustling discos of Europe, a vibrant subgenre known as Euro-disco emerged, marrying the energy of disco with electronic beats and a dash of pop sensibility.
- Hi-NRG. If you're seeking a disco subgenre that takes the tempo to new heights, look no further than Hi-NRG. Born in the late 1970s and thriving in the '80s, Hi-NRG elevated the BPM (beats per minute) to create a pulsating, high-energy sound.
- Nu-disco. As disco gracefully evolved into the 21st century, a new subgenre emerged—Nu-Disco. Drawing inspiration from its predecessors while infusing modern production techniques, Nu-Disco pays homage to the classic disco sound while embracing contemporary electronic elements.
Mar 7, 2024 · Norwegian Space Disco has etched its mark on the cosmic canvas of electronic music, blending ethereal melodies with pulsating rhythms to create a transcendent dance experience. From the pioneering sounds of the past to the innovative tracks of the present, here’s a curated selection of 10 essential tracks that epitomize the genre’s ...
Feb 5, 2006 · Led by Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas, the new eclecticism in dance music includes not only Italo and electro but also fusion, prog, and krautrock. The results create a continuum of space music that ...
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Oct 21, 2019 · 5 min readPublished on 20.10.2019 · 22:00 PDT. From the grime-coated and drizzle-sodden post-punk gloom of late ’70s Manchester to the post-industrial chug of Detroit techno, the sounds that ...
Oct 20, 2023 · 2 x Vinyl LP, Compact Disc (CD) When Asha Puthli recorded her landmark disco tune “Space Talk,” she was no stranger to pushing musical boundaries—some of her first recordings were as a guest vocalist on Ornette Coleman ’s 1971 album Science Fiction. After a childhood in Bombay spent studying jazz and North Indian classical music, she ...
