Do you know this about the Space Disco band Ganymed?

Top 10 weird and wonderful facts on Ganymed

Ganymed went the extra mile to become one with space disco, an atmospheric genre developed in Europe and gained popularity in the 1970s. Ganymed is an Austrian/German space disco band formed in 1977 under the Bellaphon Records label.

Their discography comprises three albums and five singles that were all produced a year apart between 1978 and 1980, with the albums Takes You Higher in 1978, Future World in 1979, and Dimension No 3 in 1980. There is no record of any new releases between 1980 and 1983.

Ganymed's biggest hit was their single " It takes me higher," It ranked 5th on the Austrian charts for four weeks and hit #23 on the German charts. Sadly, it did not space out any further.

"Takes You Higher," their debut album, was released in 1978 and ranked in 6th and 12th position on the Austrian and German charts, respectively.

It would appear that fame was not in the stars for Ganymed, as album after album just failed to hit the spot. Without a decent fan base to rely on, finding any support is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Ganymed is weird, to say the least.

Each band member adopted strange alien pseudonyms like Kroonk and Pulsaria. In addition, the men wore out-of-this-world masks made of rubber. While most space disco incites more of a smooth hustle, Ganymeds' has the prompting of a stomp, conjuring up thoughts of strange hyperactive numbness. Somehow, it would appear that the planets failed to align.

Ganymed's genres were extensive and very creative.

Both their effort and minimal achievements clearly show them up as jacks of all trades and masters of none. Their supernatural array includes space disco, space, experimental and art rock, neo-psychedelia, dance, techno, and even adult contemporary. At the very least, space disco, techno, and contemporary adult are recognizable. One thing is sure, though; this band put the space into spaced-out.

A non-album single, Money is an addiction, was released in the same year as their final album, Dimension No. 3.

Their fame was short-lived, having lasted a mere six years from 1977 until they disbanded in 1983.

With all things considered, there was at least one positive - their single, "It takes me higher" (1978), was used as the theme song for the Italian version of the Japanese Anime Gaiking. Even I could rightly assume that it should be "Gaijin," in which case it is no coincidence that it translates to "foreigner."