Space Art (band)

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Space Art
OriginFrance
Genres
Years active1977–1981, 2012–present
Labels
  • IF Records
  • Carrère
  • Waves Records
  • Spalax
  • C.Zen Prod
  • Deserted Island Music
Members
  • Dominique Perrier
  • Michel Valy
  • Lilli Lacombe
  • Alain Pype
Past members
  • Roger Rizzitelli
  • Tommy Rizzitelli

Space Art is a French electronic music duo consisting of Dominique Perrier on keyboards and late French drummer Roger "Bunny" Rizzitelli. The band had its main commercial success between 1977 and 1981.

History

Formation

In 1974, Dominique Perrier had been working as an arranger with Christophe, for whom Roger "Bunny" Rizzitelli had been drumming. Christophe brought an ARP Odyssey synthesizer, which was used mainly as a metronome, into the studio. Christophe then lent the synthesizer to Perrier for two years, during which time the band was born.[1][2]

According to Perrier, he originally preferred to name the band Moon but, after a trip to a funfair, Rizzitelli suggested an alternative; one of the fair attractions had been named after Spessart, the German mountain range. This then morphed into Space Art, which sounded better to them both.[1]

Career

They released three albums between 1977 and 1980,[3] selling three million units worldwide and achieving number one status in France.[4] All three albums were recorded at Studios Ferber [fr] in Paris.[1] Their music is often described as cosmic synth pop. The duo are considered pioneers of the French electronic music genre. In 1981, they supported Jean-Michel Jarre during his Concerts in China tour, thereby becoming among the first Western musicians to perform in China during Chinese economic reform; Perrier later played keyboards on various Jarre albums, for the band Stone Age [fr] and also for Gipsy Kings.

Following the death of Roger Rizzitelli, his son Tommy joined the group as the drummer.[4] A tribute record was released in 2012 by Perrier and his new band, remaking some Space Art tracks.[5]

Discography

Singles:[6]

  • "Onyx": 1977, IF Records
  • "Speedway": 1978, Carrère
  • "Nous savons tout": 1978, Carrère
  • "Symphonix": 1981, Carrère

Albums:[6]

  • Space Art (Onyx): 1977, IF Records #CA631-67173
  • Trip In The Center Head: 1979, IF Records #CA631-67213
  • Play Back (3): 1980, Waves Records #CA651-67575
  • On Ne Dira Rien - Best Of All Times: 2016, Because Music (compilation album)

Re-releases:

  • Space Art (Onyx): 1998, Spalax
  • Trip In The Center Head: 1997, Spalax
  • Space Art (Onyx): 2009, C.Zen Prod

New albums:

  • Space Art Tribute - Pype Line: 2012
  • Entrevues: 2020, Deserted Island Music[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Richard, Philippe (29 November 2016). "Musique. Space Art, pionniers de l'electro à la française" [Music. Space Art, pioneers of French electro]. Ouest France (in French). Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Space Art". C Zen Prod. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  3. ^ Fitzgerald, Colin (15 November 2016). "Classic albums from French proto-electro duo Space Art get reissues alongside new remix EP". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "A new album from SPACE ART, the legendary French group with 3 millions of albums sold". 24 Presse. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  5. ^ Schelle, Stephan (September 2012). "Dominique Perrier Project – Space Art Tribute". MusikZirkus-Magazin.de (in German). Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Discographie Space Art" [Space Art Discography]. Lescharts.com (in French). Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  7. ^ "News". Deserted Island Music. Retrieved 28 April 2021.

Further reading

External links

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