Atmosfear

Atmosfear are a jazz funk Brit funk band who formed in the UK in 1978. The band was formed by two friends Lester J. Batchelor Jr. and Raymond Johnson two soul boys on the London soul and jazz funk music scene in the late 1970s, both of whom were regular club goers and record collectors. Johnson was a well known dancer and dance skater, Batchelor was a design student. They would attend out at local clubs such as Scamps, Bobby McGees, The Global Village, Wag and Billy's in London.

Atmosfear's original line up consisted of band leader, bassist, and keyboardist Batchelor, drummer Johnson, saxophonist Stewart Cawthorne,[4] producer Jerry Pike and guitarist Andy Sojka, a figure on the Brit funk scene, who owned the All Ears dance music import shop in Harlesden, London, England, at the time. The Elite record label was originally created as a marketing and distribution vehicle to release Atmosfear's music, and following the success of Atmosfear it became a mecca for independent unsigned local artists.