
Born in 1951 in North London Andy Sojka spent much of the seventies as a local record retailer and running a dance music shop in Harlesden,London specialising in soul,funk,reggae and U.S imports.Capitalising on the current scene and seizing the moment bubbling around the dance floor's around London he founded Atmosfear around 1977.His first hit and their first recording was Dancing In Outer Space released on his own newly formed Elite record label in 1979.F**k me what a way to start!!!To this day this track is still an undoubted Classic and through the nineties was remixed by the likes of Masters at Work,Dimitri From Paris and Francois Kevorkian.Tragically Andy Sojka passed away in Febuary 2000 aged just 48 only days after securing a deal to re-issue the whole Elite catalogue and in the middle of creating a new Atmosfear album Groove World which i think has never seen the light of day.His legacy still lives on and i'm pretty sure one day we will all be Dancing In Outer Space......
Atmosfear - Motivation
Atmosfear - Xtra Special
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