Contemporary Space Rock Bands
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Topic: Contemporary Space Rock Bands
Posted By: palotin
Subject: Contemporary Space Rock Bands
Date Posted: September 01 2010 at 03:50
| I'm extremely new to this forum. It looks like a fabulous research, one I wish I knew of when I first started getting into this kind of music. I wanted to ask if anyone knows of some contemporary space rock bands that tour. By space rock, I mean something along the lines of Ash Ra Temple or Hawkwind. |
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: September 01 2010 at 04:53
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I like the Dutch 35007 ("Loose" if you read it upside-down) start with "Liquid". I'm not aware of tours but you can check in the artist's page on PA. In general there are some useful links. Being them Dutch it's unlikely that they tour in the USA but who knows? ------------- Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half. My poor home recorded stuff at https://yellingxoanon.bandcamp.com |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: September 01 2010 at 06:19
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Welcome to the forum! If you are anything like me, you will find that this particular site, will rob you of your hard earned cash, in the most rewarding and wonderful way... I strongly recommend: Astra - The Weirding. Probably the best psychedelic album in the last 25 years. The Future Kings of England - I love just about everything this group puts out really. They are more in the Pink Floyd part of the woods, but you should definitely check these guys out! Øresund Space Collective - The Black Tormato. Brilliant band, that I actually just saw live. They have an enormous amount of free downloads on their web page, which also consist of live material, where they really shine  Ozric Tentacles, Quantam Fantay, Hidria Spacefolk. Music for melting your brain away like cheese on bed of lava. These groups really stem from Steve Hillage, and the way he mixed electronics and out of this world guitar solos. If you like them you´ll probably like Steve as well. Electric Orange - Krautrock from Hell. This could easily fit in under the space rock umbrella. Great album with lots of jammin guitars. The Spacious Mind and First Band from Outer Space. Two Nordic bands that play old school space rock with somewhat loose structures and a lot of melody. All these groups have Mp3´s on this site btw - you just have to go to the band´s page. Cheers from Denmark! |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: September 01 2010 at 06:38
I obviously forgot about a part of your question. Do they tour and in the U.S.? I honestly don´t know. Astra does. The Grails might - along with Heavy Water Experiments, Comets on Fire, Subaracnoid Space, Dead Meadow, Wooden Shjips, Secret Saucer, Farflung, The Secret Machines and Kinski. These are all American groups
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Posted By: thechrisl
Date Posted: September 02 2010 at 14:13
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Check that search button OP, there was another thread on this a few weeks ago: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=70197&KW=space+rock - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=70197&KW=space+rock Agree on the Ozric / Hillage axis. One of my favorite axis..sess.. Touring is another thing. Some of these bands are famous for being very irregular when it comes to that. By the way, Ozric mastermind Ed Wynne (a long time denizen of the English countryside) recently moved to Ft. Collins. So you are just about guaranteed to see them play at some point. |
Posted By: Rivertree
Date Posted: September 02 2010 at 14:20
I could give a bunch of proposals  strongly recommend to check ../artist.asp?id=2642 - ORESUND SPACE COLLECTIVE ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Rivertree" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: Cosmiclawnmower
Date Posted: September 02 2010 at 16:26
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Litmus are a relatively new UK group who have a similar sound to Hawkwind- not sure if they will play the US but did support Astra who definately one of the best modern psych bands around. Do Acid Mothers Temple still play live??? Mad Japanese space psych! Here and Now still gig but probably only in the UK (check out Floating anarchy with Daevid Allen/ Planet Gong!) ------------- |
Posted By: CloseToTheMoon
Date Posted: September 28 2010 at 13:04
| This is going into Indie Rock territory, but I've been listening to Secret Machines for a few years now. Great 3 piece band from Texas. Also, I hate to throw this out there, but Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion was my album of choice last summer. Sort of has a Pet Sounds meets Tangerine Dream feel to it. |
Posted By: Citizen Erased
Date Posted: September 28 2010 at 16:38
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My sig - :) Amplifier. Their most space-rock release is The Astronaut Dismantles Hal. ------------- And lo, the mighty riffage was played and it was good  <a href="www.last.fm/user/jonzo67" targe |
Posted By: Tengent
Date Posted: September 28 2010 at 21:52
Recently I discovered Tame Impala, they are pretty much an un-*new* band who pull it off well. Not everything they do is spacey though. Same thing with an un-new band Diagonal. Tartar Lamb is very spacey. It's all a matter of interpretation. Out of all the bands I mentioned, Tartar Lamb is probably the most progressive/contemporary/avant-garde/justplainouttheremusic. Diagonal is the most classic prog. Astra still sucks. Tame Impala is retro psych. Good luck on your journey, and if you can't find what you're looking for, make it yourself. |
Guldbamsen wrote:Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: September 30 2010 at 10:46
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I´ve got a few friends who share your opinion, and I´m pretty okay with that. Music will always be something inevitably personal and beyond any sorts of classification - meaning there will never be a "standard", "the worst" "the best" or whatever one might call such a thing. A matter of taste perhaps? We know what we like and vice versa... You obviously know what you dislike I loooove Diagonal btw - some common ground for you there  |
Posted By: occultra
Date Posted: October 09 2010 at 14:05
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nice space rock bands:
the ullulators, mandragora, webcore, I.E.M., dream machine, oresund space collective, cheops, poisened electrick head, soma, liquid sound company, here & now, Gong, aqua nebula oscillator, farflung, nodens ictus, the space pirates, wobble jaggle jiggle, early porcupine three, nukli, ship of fools, alien planetscapes,...
this will get you started :-)
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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: October 11 2010 at 06:04
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Sons of Selina were very space rocky in the mid 90's - are they still going? ------------- The best eclectic music on the Web,8-11pm BST/GMT THURS. CLICK ON: http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php - http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php Host by PA's Dick Heath. |
Posted By: sohraab
Date Posted: October 11 2010 at 10:28
| hawkwind and ash ra tempel? i think they are different in many ways... both of them are spacy but ash ra concerns the chill out meditating edge of space rock rather than it`s heavy side which is remarkable in hawkwinds works. anyway my suggestions are Oceansize, Ozric Tentacles, and porcupine tree as well. hope those will be your cup of tea. |
Posted By: spacemanspace
Date Posted: January 05 2013 at 17:17
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Space Mushroom Fuzz http://spacemushroomfuzz.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - http://spacemushroomfuzz.bandcamp.com/ All the albums are free
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: January 05 2013 at 17:29
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Vespero. Nuff said. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: January 05 2013 at 17:37
| Some more said....Dungen, Hypnos 69, Lumerians |
Posted By: Rivertree
Date Posted: January 05 2013 at 17:45
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... Mantric Muse, Darxtar, Verma, My Brother The Wind ...
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Posted By: Apollo2112
Date Posted: January 05 2013 at 17:57
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Astra and Ozric Tentacles are the big name contemporary space rock bands. Astra's The Black Chord, released earlier this year is getting lots of rave reviews. For the Ozrics, start with their early 90s material. Some smaller-name psych artists I like are Papir, Hisko Detria, Perry Ferya Band, and Diversion Voice... all of whom have free albums available. |
Posted By: UFOElectra
Date Posted: January 11 2013 at 03:17
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Ozric Tentacles - check out Mooncalf. Perfect modern day spaced out acid rock. The big difference between say, Hawkwind and other space/acid rock bands, and modern day zoned out space bands, such as Ozric, is that these days, they are all designer space bands, and not actually experiencing it in its nitty gritty essence. Nothing to Be taken away from modern space rock bands, but you just cannot fake your first trip. |
Posted By: yanch
Date Posted: January 11 2013 at 06:48
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Hydria Spacefolk-Finnish insanity. Lot's of fun. |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: January 12 2013 at 21:11
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A band that always gets neglected is Grails. Sure they started out as a somewhat archetypal post rock band, but when they made Burning off Impurities they were an all around different force to be reckoned with. They fit the bill of pairing together the far east with the heart of America somehow. I'd like to think of them as the modern ROCKING Popol Vuh. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: January 12 2013 at 21:59
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http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=2594" rel="nofollow - Ghost (Japan) might be worth a listen for you
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Posted By: DamoXt7942
Date Posted: January 12 2013 at 22:09
^ Thanks for your appreciation Jim. Ghost is a killa one. 
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: January 12 2013 at 22:18
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^ That DVD is still one of the coolest things ------------- |
Posted By: Prog_Traveller
Date Posted: January 12 2013 at 22:35
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Just a few off the top of my head: Ozric Tentacles (I'm sure you are familiar with them though since they've been around for quite a while) Djam Karet (ditto above but not quite as well known) Quantum Fantay Hidria Spacefolk My brother the wind Probably a bunch of other newer bands I can't think off of the top of my head right now Ok these two aren't contemporary but you might have missed them the first time around: Can (considered "krautrock" but if you like Ash Ra Tempel you'd probably like them too) Amon Duul 2 (ditto above) Gong |
Posted By: Wolfhound
Date Posted: January 23 2013 at 12:47
| Moonwagon, great instrumental band with high quality spcae rock sound that is not generic or derivative. I fell in love with Moonwagon after one song. |
Posted By: cactusfloyd
Date Posted: July 18 2015 at 16:11
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Check Alien Gun, space rock along with some other stuff www.soundcloud.com/aliengun www.facebook.com/aliengun
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Posted By: history nerd
Date Posted: July 18 2015 at 17:21
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Check out some non-prog stuff like Stereolab, Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine, Olivia Tremor Control, Boris etc. ------------- -hn |
Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: July 18 2015 at 19:50
Most of your other suggestions I could get behind, specially rearding Grails (whose description is pretty spot on), but Vespero isn't really that special IMO. One band I really like is Violeta de Outono. They are a very good space rock band from Brazil; their "traditional" sound is a mix of Pink Floyd, the more pastoral parts of Hawkwind (specially Warrior on the Edge of Time) and late Mutantes, but their latest album, Espectro, brings some of the "newest" influences from the modern space rock bands from Continental Europe. Another interesting Brazilian band is Invisible Opera Company of Tibet. I don't know these guys as much as I do Violeta, but their latest album is very good. -------------   
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Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: July 18 2015 at 20:20
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All the folks here have mentioned some great examples of modern Space/Psych. I'll add another worthy of your time : SULA BASSANA. Choice stuff !! Oh, another - MANTRIC MUSE |
Posted By: Pastmaster
Date Posted: July 18 2015 at 21:33
| Ozric Tentacles, one of the finest space rock bands out there. Jurassic Shift would probably be the best place to start. |
Posted By: Roj
Date Posted: July 20 2015 at 08:01
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Just giving a further thumbs up for Moonwagon. Excellent recommendation. Fairly heavy, driving, greta musicianship and lovely production on their albums. Heard a few off the new one (out this week I believe), also sounds good. Spotify also came up with Black Noodle Project who I hadn't heard of previously. What I have heard (admittedly only a few songs) is really nice, in a lighter vein, mostly instrumental and a clear Floyd influence. |
Posted By: Rando
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 05:12
 LUMERIANS- The High Frontier (Album) --Psychedelic/Space Rock/Experimental/Progressive Oakland, CA based psychedelic band in concert give theatrical performances and elaborate lighting. ------------- - Music is Life, that's why our hearts have beats - |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: July 25 2015 at 09:43
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Posted By: Cosmiclawnmower
Date Posted: July 27 2015 at 17:29
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Litmus- Check out their lp 'Aurora' on rise above records, kinda like
Hawkwind (no.. very, very like Hawkwind) not sure they are still going,
this lp is about 2009. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAZmyhgHBlU Apparently they played live 2014 for the first time in years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1aqIaTjoQY Whatever happened to Underground Zero?? I think they made one lp in the 1980's and disappeared.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_X-XpzyL24 No, wrong again, gigging on and off up till 2013 and maybe beyond... Reminds me of squat gigs in Bristol and Stonehenge  ------------- |