Years active 1977–1983 | Labels Bellaphon Records Genre Prog rock | |
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Genres Adult contemporary (in their final album), art rock, Austropop, dance-punk, dance, experimental, krautrock, new wave, neo-psychedelia, Neue Deutsche Welle, progressive rock, space disco, space rock, synthpop, electropunk, techno Past members Gerry EdmondYvonne DoryRudolf MilleGerhard MessingerErnst NekolaDaniele Prencipe Albums Takes You Higher, Dimension No.3, Future World, Ganymed Similar Dee D Jackson, I Condors, Superobots, Orlando Riva Sound, Chilly |
Ganymed was an Austrian/German space disco band founded in 1977.
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In 1978, they released their biggest hit, “It Takes Me Higher”, which hit #5 on the Austrian charts for four weeks and also hit #23 on the German charts. That same year, they released their debut album Takes You Higher, which ranked at #16 for 12 weeks and also spawned another single, “Saturn”.

1979 saw the release of their second album, Future World. The album’s title track was released as a B-side to “Dancing in a Disco”. Afterwards, they released their final album, Dimension No. 3, plus a non-album single, “Money Is Addiction (Of This Crazy World)” in 1980. At their last concert in 1981, Falco played bass for the group. Ganymed officially broke up in 1983.

Members

Albums
Singles

Soundtracks

Two source cues (#192 and #193) on the Film Score Monthly release of the complete soundtrack for the 1981 movie Outland (2010)
In popular culture
"It Takes Me Higher" was used as the theme song for the Italian version of the Japanese anime Gaiking.
Songs
It Takes Me HigherTakes You Higher · 1978
Music Drives Me CrazyTakes You Higher · 1978
Dancing in a DiscoFuture World · 1979