MALLIA, SAUVEUR
SPACE ODDITIES 1979-1984 (BORN BAD)
In the ever-expanding universe of 70s and 80s French library music, Sauveur Mallia holds a special place; his career, multifaceted work and the uniqueness of his talent have made him an exemplary figure in the unsung world of library musicians.
In those years a few of them, often for economical reasons, would set off on a space conquest, taking along just a few synthesisers.
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.
From French soil to the farthest reaches of the cosmos, there were just a few steps to take.
It's with the label Tele Music, boarding the spaceship Arpadys, along with the Voyage crew, that Sauveur Mallia took the big leap.