Space Art

𝙊𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 1977, "𝙊𝙣𝙮𝙭" 𝙗𝙮 𝙎𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝘼𝙧𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙝 𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙘 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘, 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙩𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘 𝙬𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙮𝙣𝙩𝙝-𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙠𝙤𝙨𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙘 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙘 𝙟𝙖𝙯𝙯.

The duo — Dominique Perrier on synthesizers and Roger “Bunny” Rizzitelli on drums — deliver an album that bridges the worlds of Jean-Michel Jarre, Cluster, and Giorgio Moroder, combining crystalline synth melodies with pulsating motorik rhythms. Tracks like “Onyx,” “Nous Savons Tout,” and “Ode à Clavius” shimmer with analog warmth and futuristic optimism, embodying a period when electronic music was still wide-eyed and exploratory.

Built from ARP and Moog synthesizers, the album’s textures range from ambient serenity to driving cosmic funk, anchored by Rizzitelli’s live percussion. The result is music that feels both human and mechanical — a synthesis of rhythm and machine spirit.

"Onyx" remains a cornerstone of the European synth era — visionary, melodic, and effortlessly timeless — proof that Space Art were as vital to the sound of 1970s France as their contemporaries in the Berlin and Munich schools.