Space ’Magic Fly’ [Greg Wilson & Peza Mix]

Greg Wilson - Credit To The Edit Vol.3 (Tirk - 2018) Available here: From the compilation’s previous track ‘Spacer’ to Space, we stay in France, Marseilles this time, where ‘Magic Fly’ was recorded 2 years earlier in 1977. One of the pioneering electronic dance records, it would just miss the top spot of the UK chart. The 4-piece group was formed by Didier Marouani (aka Ecama), who would write their material, arranging the tracks with fellow member Roland Romanelli, whilst working with producer Jean-Philippe Illesco. Dressing as spacemen, looking like a prototype Daft Punk, 3 of Space played synthesiser keyboards, the 4th behind a set of drums. ‘Magic Fly’ would also find favour in the Chinese speaking world when it was used as the main theme of the original 1978 Hong Kong version of Jackie Chan’s breakthrough movie, ‘Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow’. Marouani would take Space to the USSR in 1983 for a series of performances including a free concert i