Laserdance
Laserdance is a Dutch Italo disco studio project consisting of producer Erik van Vliet and composer Michiel van der Kuy. The studio project has been categorized as part of subgenre known as spacesynth and has been generally considered as a major influence for the subgenre and has remained popular around Europe in the mid-1980s. All of Laserdance's tracks are known to feature basic analog synthesizers, drum machines and vocoders. The name of the studio project comes from the first single with the same name published in 1984. Numerous hit singles from Laserdance include "Goody's Return", "Humanoid Invasion", "Power Run", "Fear" and "Shotgun (Into The Night)".
Laserdance | |
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Laserdance's two producers | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Netherlands |
| Genres | Synth-pop, Italo disco, spacesynth |
| Instrument(s) | Synthesizer, drum machines |
| Years active | 1984–1995, 2000, 2016–2018 |
| Labels | Break Records, Hotsound Records, ZYX Music |
| Members | Erik van Vliet (1984–1995, 2000, 2016–2018) Michiel van der Kuy (1984–1995, 2016–2018) |
| Past members | Julius Wijnmalen (2000) |
Van der Kuy and Van Vliet are known to be key members of the studio project, while other members such as Ruud van Es, Rob van Eijk and Julius Wijnmalen, the composer of the recent studio album Strikes Back from 2000, have been involved as well. The very first single of Laserdance was published in 1984, and the first album Future Generation was released in 1987 with successful sales for the studio project, generating a lot of interest towards the spacesynth genre.