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Magic Fly

A 7 track nu-disco album (8m 9s) — released November 17th 2014 on Nang

Since 'Magic Fly' was released in 1977, Space has been one of the key groups / bands in electronic music history, being the Godfather to the Cosmic/Space Disco movement, breaking through the Iron Curtain during the Cold World and becoming one of the most successful band in Russia and becoming a fundamental inspirational act for a long series of artists alongside the likes of Giorgio Moroder & Daniele Baldelli.

The French band, formed in 1977 by Didier Marouani (also known as Ecama), Roland Romanelli, and Jannick Top, have released 3 albums and, even if they haven't constantly been together as a group, they were performing until 1992. On stage they used to wear Astronaut's helmets: their stage presence and their unique look and sound have inspired a wide number of artists, from minor to major acts, including the world wide famous duo Daft Punk.

The album 'Magic Fly', their début, comprises the title track which has been Main Theme of the original Chinese version of Jackie Chan's 1978 film 'Snake in the Eagle's Shadow'. The album reached #11 on the UK Albums Chart and included the hit single of the same name which reached #2 on the UK Singles Chart.

The title track has also been sampled by artists of every possible genres, from MF DOOM to Talib Kweli, from De La Soul to Minimalistix. As mentioned, they also became largely famous in Russia during the Cold World: the sound of the band had already become a prominent feature of certain soviet radio and television programs, mostly to do with space exploration and general lack of obvious 'decadent' sexuality in the image of the band, reaching hundreds of millions of people.

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