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Lost in Space

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Man, this was back when to be a pop musician you needed to know something about music! Listen to the section of "Space is the Place" where they break it down and then start adding the different synth parts back one-by-one. Somebody in that band knew how to arrange. It's definitely 80's music, but this is the cream of the crop. Before techno, there was the Jonzun Crew...

Recently, I have bought a whole slew of electro CDs, with an electro-funk/old-school emphasis. All of them have at least a few cuts that I enjoy, but this Jonzun Crew album is definitely the cream of the crop. "Lost in Space" is very much into its space exploration/high-tech fantasy theme, but it's totally the opposite of creepy ambient techno. This is an awsome party album, and every track is very danceable -- from the funky, lighthearted "Space Cowboy," to the darker "Ground Control," which reminds me of David Bowie's song "Space Oddity."

Maybe it's the picture inside the jewel box of Micheal Jonzun and his crew decked out in their rhinestone-studded, Baroque "space" outfits, but I imagine this album as the soundtrack to a futuristic space station disco, with lots of spinning lights and mylar clothing! The vocorderized(?) "robot" vocals on almost all of the tracks add to the cyber-theme. I highly recommend this album for lovers of electro, club music, and all things spacey!

Amazing, just have to listen to Pack Jam or Space is the Place to realize this is an instant classic.Buy it now , you won't be sorry if you're really into sinthetic funk!

i owned this on the original cassette. it is great but whats with the high price. i liked it but i don't think its worth 130 bucks by a long shot. who ever wrote the other reviews must be sellers. its only like six or seven tracks . come down on that price and you'll find more buyers for a great sound

If you are expecting the sort of floor pounding syncopation and heavy bass that an Afrika Bambaata record has, you're not going to find it here. This record treads a very interesting and original path that leads it from times to electric light orchestra sort of territory(Ground Control) and all the way through disco, house and hip hop. As such, this record presents a fantastic example of the sort of ingenuity and individuality that drove the birth of house, electro, and hiphop as we know them now. It really makes a lot of the music of the 1980s make a lot more sense to hear records like this, as its easy to hear this record's influence on decades worth of music. Needless to say, you probably hear the Johnson Brother's influence everyday- they produced everybody who was anybody for decades, from the Jonzun Crew to NSYNC.

man, I've been looking for this for years. yes! I loved these guys in high school and they still rock. this is good stuff . . .

I love this group. Space Cowboy is my favorite. I wish I could find this CD.