Space Disco and Cosmo-rock
The term "cosmo-rock" was first coined by the Latvian space disco performance band Zodiac in 1981. This was rather a name misunderstanding since Zodiac based their compositions on Didier Marouani's Space, not yet knowing the exact term for the genre. In the later years "space opera" or "disco opera" was also implied when both bands were touring in USSR and featured both terms on their posters (such as "cosmo-rock, space disco and opera performers", for example).
Zodiac knew a slight revival in the early 2000s when some of their songs were remixed by the Russian progressive house duo PPK.
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