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    Zodiac (Russian: Зодиак, Latvian: Zodiaks) was a Latvian space disco band active in the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic between 1980 and 1992. The band was extremely popular in the Soviet Union and has been credited by critics as the Soviet answer to the French band Space who were popular at the time.


    Biography


    Zodiac was formed by Jānis Lūsēns, then studying composition at the Latvian State Conservatory in Riga (now Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music). The other four members of the group were also students of various faculties of the same conservatory.
    Zodiac's first vinyl record Disco Alliance (Russian: Диско альянс, Latvian: Disko alianse) was released in 1980 on the monopolist Melodiya label, during the band members' studentship. The album was produced by Aleksandrs Grīva, the father of band member Zane Grīva. The music featured a lot of then-unusual synthesized sounds and effects together with more conventional euro disco elements.
    The second album Music in the Universe (Russian: Музыка во Вселенной) released two years later was much inspired by a meeting with cosmonauts in the Star City, Moscow and their tales about space flights. The music of the second album was much more rock-influenced than the first.
    During that time the band also performed the music of Viktor Vlasov for the films Женские радости и печали (Woman's Joys and Sorrows, 1982) and Экипаж машины боевой (The Tank Crew, 1983), the soundtracks for both films were released on a vinyl record Music from the Films (Russian: Музыка из кинофильмов) in 1985. The music of the group was also used in the documentary film about the cosmonaut artist Alexei Leonov Звёздная палитра (Star Palette, 1982).
    The album In memoriam was composed and produced by Jānis Lūsēns alone and released in 1989. The album was dedicated to the ancient and modern cultural and natural heritage of Latvia. The sounding of the album turned from disco to light techno/synthpop while gaining a lot of classical music influences as well as the influence of Jean Michel Jarre's ambient works.
    The last album Clouds was released in 1991 by RiTonis (former Melodiya). It contains a hit song of the early 1990s in Latvia "My favourite flowers".
    Disco Alliance and Music in the Universe were released together on compact disc by Mikrofona Ieraksti (which represents EMI in the Baltic states).
    In the early 2000s, the Russian electronic duo PPK recorded a remix of Zodiac's composition "Zodiac" from the Disco Alliance album. This remix, titled "Reload", entered the charts in a number of territories.
    In 2016, the band appeared on New Year's Eve show on Russian Channel One, performing "Pacific".


    Discography


    All the albums are equally known under their Russian and English titles and had both spellings on their original covers.

    Disco Alliance (1980)
    Zodiac
    Pacific
    Provincial Disco
    Polo
    Mirage
    Rock on the Ice
    Alliance
    Music in the Universe (1982)
    The Mysterious Galaxy
    Laser Illumination
    Silver Dream
    Photo Finish
    The Other Side of Heaven
    In the Light of Saturn
    Flight Over El Dorado
    Music from the films (Музыка из kинофильмов, Muzyka iz kinofilmov) (1985) (Russian only)

    In memoriam (1989) (Russian only)
    In Memoriam / V Kurzeme (In Courland)
    Ostrov Moritsala (Moricsala Island)
    V Muzeye Pod Otkrytym Nebom (In the Open Air Museum)
    Rundalskiy Dvorets (Rundāle Palace)
    Doma Staroy Rigi (Houses of Old Riga)
    Pastorale (bergerette)
    Na Gore Zilayskalns (On the Mount Zilaiskalns)
    Mākoņi (Clouds) (1991) (Latvian only)
    Pakrēšļa puķes (Twilight Flowers)
    Staburags un saules meitiņa (Staburags and the Daughter of the Sun)
    Veltījums (Dedication)
    Daugava (Daugava River)
    Manas mīļākās puķes(My Favourite Flowers)
    Mākoņi (Clouds)
    Es tevis meklēju (Searching for You)
    Rotaļa (A Game)
    Bohēmieša dziesma (Bohemian's Song)


    Line-up


    Since the group rarely performed live every new album had a new line-up except the producer Jānis Lūsēns.
    Disco Alliance:

    Jānis Lūsēns – ARP Omni, ARP Odyssey, celesta, production
    Zane Grīva – piano, ARP Omni, vocals
    Andris Sīlis – guitar
    Ainārs Ašmanis – bass guitar
    Andris Reinis – drums
    Aleksander Grīva – production
    Music in the Universe:

    Jānis Lūsēns – piano, Yamaha SK-50D, production
    Aivars Gudrais – guitar on tracks 2–4, 6
    Dzintars Sāgens – guitar on tracks 1, 5, 7
    Ivars Piļka – bass guitar
    Andris Reinis – drums
    Aleksander Grīva – production
    The line-up on Music from the Films is unknown, the original CD cover has only the following info:

    Viktor Vlasov – composition
    Aleksander Grīva – producing, sound engineering
    In memoriam:

    Jānis Lūsēns – synthesizers, piano, production
    Zigfrīds Muktupāvels – vocals, DDD-1, violin
    Dzintars Sāgens – computer, guitar
    Guntis Zvirgzdiņš – synthesizer
    Maija Lūsēna – vocals on track 4
    Normunds Šnē – oboe on track 3
    Aivars Gudrais – guitar on track 5
    Ivars Piļka – sound engineering
    Clouds:

    Jānis Lūsēns – synthesizers, piano, production
    Maija Lūsēna – vocals
    Zigfrīds Muktupāvels – vocals, programming, violin
    Aivars Gudrais – guitar
    Gatis Gaujenieks – sound engineering
    Ivars Piļka – sound engineering
    P. Joksts – cover design


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