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Space Oddities 1979-1984
| Label | Born Bad Records – BB143CD |
| Series | Space Oddities – 6 |
| Format | CD, Compilation |
| Barcode | 3521383464960 |
| Country | France |
| Released | 28 May 2021 |
| Genre | Electronic |
| Style | Disco, Electro, Experimental |
In the ever-expanding universe of '70s and '80s French library music, Sauveur Mallia holds a special place. His career as a former member of Voyage and Arpadys and session musician on Cerrone albums, have made him an exemplary figure in the world of library musicians. In those years, some musicians used very modest equipment, often due to economical reasons. Their ambition well surpassed the modesty of their means, it was in turn the condition to their experimentations with sound which were to create a new sonic space: that of a nation tumbling into modernity. This album collects fourteen library gems, which have been rediscovered by the electronic music scene of today. Comes in digipak with 16-page booklet with liner notes in French and English.
| 1 | Space People | 4:32 |
| 2 | Exotic Guide | 3:29 |
| 3 | Reggae Direction | 3:00 |
| 4 | Supersmurf | 3:28 |
| 5 | Robot Avenue | 3:50 |
| 6 | Double Polygone | 2:34 |
| 7 | Synthetic Suspense | 2:19 |
| 8 | Synthetic Neutron | 4:08 |
| 9 | Smurfissimo | 3:24 |
| 10 | All The Bass (Phoreski Mix) | 4:49 |
| 11 | Spacial Escapade | 2:50 |
| 12 | African Break | 3:11 |
| 13 | Electronic Africa | 2:35 |
| 14 | Star Odyssey | 3:37 |
| 15 | New Wave Sequence | 3:55 |
| 16 | Radium One | 3:32 |
| 17 | Synthetic Geometry | 3:23 |
Compiled By – Alexis Le-Tan
Compiled By – Jess
Interviewee [In Liner Notes] – Sauveur Mallia
Liner Notes, Interviewer – Clovis Goux
Translated By – Justine Dorion
Compiled By – Jess
Interviewee [In Liner Notes] – Sauveur Mallia
Liner Notes, Interviewer – Clovis Goux
Translated By – Justine Dorion
16 page CD booklet with interview with Sauveur Mallia and succinct credits (but no sources of original releases) in both English and French. "This compilation is dedicated to Andrew Weatherall (1963-2020)".
Front : Sauveur Mallia Space Oddities 1979-1984
Spine: Sauveur Mallia's Space Oddities 1979-1984 BB143CD
Disc: BB143CD
Erratum: the tracklist above is correct compared to the official download with the LP and the label's Bandcamp site, where the order is correct. But the tracklisting as printed on the digipack and on page 3 of the CD booklet is incorrect where it says
14 - New Wave Sequence --> actually track 15
15 - Radium One --> actually track 16
16 - Synthetic Geometry --> actually track 17
17 - Star Odyssey --> actually track 14.
Source for track
01 : (1979)
02 : (1979)
03 : (1983)
04 : (1984)
05 : (1980)
06 : (1981)
07 : (1983)
08 : (1981)
09 : (1984)
10 : (2009) remixed by Neil Dunn as Phoreski ; original on (1979)
11 : (1983)
12 : (1984)
13 : (1983)
14 : (1979) = "Star Odyssey"
15 : (1983) = "New Wave Sequence"
16 : (1981) = "Radium One"
17 : (1981) = "Synthetic Geometry".
Tracks 15 to 17 are not on the LP edition but are included in the free download with the LP.
Front : Sauveur Mallia Space Oddities 1979-1984
Spine: Sauveur Mallia's Space Oddities 1979-1984 BB143CD
Disc: BB143CD
Erratum: the tracklist above is correct compared to the official download with the LP and the label's Bandcamp site, where the order is correct. But the tracklisting as printed on the digipack and on page 3 of the CD booklet is incorrect where it says
14 - New Wave Sequence --> actually track 15
15 - Radium One --> actually track 16
16 - Synthetic Geometry --> actually track 17
17 - Star Odyssey --> actually track 14.
Source for track
01 : (1979)
02 : (1979)
03 : (1983)
04 : (1984)
05 : (1980)
06 : (1981)
07 : (1983)
08 : (1981)
09 : (1984)
10 : (2009) remixed by Neil Dunn as Phoreski ; original on (1979)
11 : (1983)
12 : (1984)
13 : (1983)
14 : (1979) = "Star Odyssey"
15 : (1983) = "New Wave Sequence"
16 : (1981) = "Radium One"
17 : (1981) = "Synthetic Geometry".
Tracks 15 to 17 are not on the LP edition but are included in the free download with the LP.
Barcode – 3521383464960