Space Art is a French

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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

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with Christophe, for whom Roger "Bunny" Rizzitelli had been drumming. Christophe brought an

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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. 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.

Career

They released three albums between 1977 and 1980, selling three million units worldwide and achieving number one status in France. All three albums were recorded at in Paris. Their music is often described as cosmic synth pop. The duo are considered pioneers of the

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

Discography

Singles: *"Onyx": 1977, IF Records *"Speedway": 1978, Carrère *"Nous savons tout": 1978, Carrère *"Symphonix": 1981, Carrère Albums: * ''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 (

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) 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

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