Moon Birds

Moon Birds

Moon Birds is a group associated with French electronic music and disco, including cosmic disco, space disco, French space disco and kosmische. The act is linked to three named members: Albert Assayag, Copperman and Mike Wickfield.

Releases and label context

The group’s records are issued on the French label Disques Ibach, a disco label active in the 1970s and led by Humbert Ibach. The name appears on releases including Cosmos No.1 and Energy MC1, both from 1978.

Credits and pseudonyms

The available information suggests that Moon Birds is connected to a web of pseudonyms used on 1970s disco recordings on Disques Ibach. Gilbert Chemouny is identified as Copperman on some material, while H. Goldera is also associated with the name Humbert Ibach “Goldera”, though other attributions circulate for that credit. Roger Davy is also mentioned in connection with the project, but the role of that name remains unclear. The musicians are noted as appearing individually or together on multiple disco releases from the label during the 1970s.