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1978 was a good time for Space Disco. Maybe the best time. Possibly the only time.
Droids was a French synthpop band from the late 70's heavily inspired by Star Wars. Their one and only album was called Star Peace and they dressed like silver C-3P0 (that's U-3P0 if you wanna nerd out). The main single, (Do You Have) The Force? is an enjoyable romp and actually part 1 of 2.
This clip is taken from a French show called Spécial Disco that aired on July 11, 1978. The audio is not from the original broadcast. There's a similar performance with dancer Chantal Dardenne, who gets interviewed before the performance while the host messes with the Droids themselves.
Digging just slightly deeper into the specifics of the band unearths a world of additional discovery. These songs were written by Fabrice Cuitad, who was a label manager at Barclay and founded the label Egg. They signed the electronic band Heldon (Richard Pinhas) which was largely influential in the early 70s. French musicians Yves Hayat, Richard Lornac and Jean-Paul Batailley play on the album. Supposedly it is Hayat and Lornac in these clips.
All of these names are unfamiliar to me but that's sort of the point. It's a fun / quirky track with many doors to open. Enjoy.
Droids was a French synthpop band from the late 70's heavily inspired by Star Wars. Their one and only album was called Star Peace and they dressed like silver C-3P0 (that's U-3P0 if you wanna nerd out). The main single, (Do You Have) The Force? is an enjoyable romp and actually part 1 of 2.
This clip is taken from a French show called Spécial Disco that aired on July 11, 1978. The audio is not from the original broadcast. There's a similar performance with dancer Chantal Dardenne, who gets interviewed before the performance while the host messes with the Droids themselves.
Digging just slightly deeper into the specifics of the band unearths a world of additional discovery. These songs were written by Fabrice Cuitad, who was a label manager at Barclay and founded the label Egg. They signed the electronic band Heldon (Richard Pinhas) which was largely influential in the early 70s. French musicians Yves Hayat, Richard Lornac and Jean-Paul Batailley play on the album. Supposedly it is Hayat and Lornac in these clips.
All of these names are unfamiliar to me but that's sort of the point. It's a fun / quirky track with many doors to open. Enjoy.
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