Atmosfear were a British

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 jazz funk band formed in 1979. They consisted of bassist, and keyboardist Lester J. Batchelor, drummer Ray Johnson, guitarist Andy Sojka, saxophonist Stewart Cawthorne, and producer Jerry Pike. A year later singer and guitarist Tony Antoniou joined the main line up. Regular support musician / members of the band were keyboardist Peter Hinds, who has also been a member of UK jazz funk pioneers Light of the World and Incognito

Incognito (band)

Incognito is a British band, as well as one of the members of the United Kingdom's acid jazz movement. Their debut album, Jazz Funk, was released in 1981, with thirteen more albums following, the last of which, Transatlantic RPM, was released in 2010....

, and percussionist Leroy Williams, a member of UK soul band Hi-Tension and who also played with Level 42

Level 42

Level 42 are an English pop rock and jazz-funk band who had a number of worldwide and UK hits during the 1980s and 1990s.The band gained fame for their high-calibre musicianship—in particular that of Mark King, whose percussive slap-bass guitar technique provided the driving groove of many of the...

. They were sometimes joined by horn man Alan Rapoport, Frank Roccoti, Carol Kenyon, and Rick Dejong.

Their most notable release was "Dancing In Outer Space", which reached the Top 50 of the UK Singles Chart

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 in 1979. A double A-sided single

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 followed, "Motivation" / "Extract" which did not chart. This track also became BBC Radio 1

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 DJ

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, Pete Tong

Pete Tong

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's club track of the year when it was released where Tong appeared at a nightclub

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 close to Brands Hatch

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.

Following a major disagreement with Andy Sojka, the main group line up changed completely when bassist Lester Batchelor left soon after the release of the single "Xtra Special" which he penned. The different version of the track was recorded in the United States

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 with the vocals provided by Dollette McDonald.

Discography

• "First" / "Foremost" (12" single) - Elite
• "Dancing In Outer Space" (7" single) - MCA Records
  MCA Records
  MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
  
   (1979)
• "Dancing In Outer Space" (12") - Elite (1979)
• "Dancing In Outer Space" / "Outer Space" (12" and 7") - MCA Records (1979)
• "Dancing In Outer Space" / "Can't Live Without Your Love" (12") - Elektra
  Elektra Records
  Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....
  
  (1980)
• "Motivation" (12") - Elite (1980)
• "Motivation" / "Extract" (12") - MCA Records (1980)
• En Trance (LP) - MCA Records (1981)
• "Invasion" (12") - Elite (1981)
• "Xtra Special" (12") - Elite (1982)
• "What Do We Do" (12") - Chrysalis
  Chrysalis Records
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   (1983)
• "What Do We Do" (12") - Elite (1983)
• "Telepathy" (12") - Elite (1984)
• "When Tonight Is Over" (12") - Elite (1984)
• "Cuts Like a Knife" (12") - Elite (1986)
• "Personal Column" / "Dancing In Outer Space" (12") - Elite (1986)
• "Personal Column" / "Dancing In Outer Space" (12", Promo, W/Lbl, Sta) - Elite (1986)
• "Kickin' It" (12") - JamToday (1988)
• "Planet Mental (Outa This World)" / "Dancing In Outer Space" (12") - JamToday (1989)
• "Dancing In Outer Space" (12", W/Lbl, Sta) - Chemical Discs (1991)
• "The Re-Entry XP" (12") - Chemical Discs (1991)
• Dancing In Outer Space (The Finest Hour) (album) - Jump Cut (1995)
• "Altered Slates - Part Five" (12") - Disorient (1997)
• "Dancing In Outer Space (The Masters At Work
  Masters At Work
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   Remixes)" (various formats) - Disorient (1997)
• "Altered Slates Part Three (François K Remixes)" (12") - Disorient (1998)
• "Invasion" (12") - Discfunction (1998)
• "Motivation (Dimitri From Paris
  Dimitri from Paris
  Dimitri from Paris is a French music producer and DJ of Greek origins. His musical influences are rooted in 1970s funk and disco sounds that spawned contemporary house music, as well as original soundtracks from 50s and 60s cult movies such as Breakfast at Tiffany's, La Dolce Vita and The Party,...
  
   Remixes)" (12") - Disorient (1998)
• "Motivation (Dimitri From Paris Remixes) (2x12", W/Lbl, Ltd) - Disorient (1998)
• Altered Slates (album) - Disorient (1999)
• Dancing In Outer Space (album) - Castle Music (2000)
• "Dancing In Outer Space" (12") - Castle Music (2001)
• "Ichi Sampler EP" (12", EP) - Disorient (2002)
• En Trance (album) - Discothèque (2) (2005)