ASHRA Ashra are red-shifted more towards the Progressive Electronic end of the light spectrum rather than Space Rock, but Ashra are included here in the spacetime continuum on account of them being a continuation of Krautrock legends Ash Ra Tempel, Ashra being the one-man project of none other than Manuel Goettsching and his spiralling, out-of-this-world cosmic vibrations.
^ The 1999 party tour of North America where Man supported Hawkwind in 1974 definitely made a few circuits of the cosmos! Nektar are kinda the same.. its all cool stuff
Keep up the good work; your industry is constant source of amazement and wonderment! Seasons greetings and felicitations to you and yours dude
Thanks! Best wishes to you too and I'm glad you mentioned Nektar because they're coming up shortly in tomorrow's list.
^ The 1999 party tour of North America where Man supported Hawkwind in 1974 definitely made a few circuits of the cosmos! Nektar are kinda the same.. its all cool stuff
Keep up the good work; your industry is constant source of amazement and wonderment! Seasons greetings and felicitations to you and yours dude
I didn't include Man on the original list, but I noticed they were listed as Psychedelic/Space Rock on PA, so I just added them today.
Psychedelic Rock and Space Rock have always been two entirely separate genres to me, so I wouldn't classify Man as Space Rock either. After all, they don't sound anything like Hawkwind.
I wouldn't classify Mother Gong as Space Rock either, but they were listed on PA as Psychedelic/Space Rock, so I've included them here too.
Edited by Psychedelic Paul - December 18 2024 at 15:02
ASH RA TEMPEL From one of the least-known Krautrock groups (Arzachel) to one of the best-known of all time, Ash Ra Tempel was led by Manuel Goettsching (1952-2022) and featured Klaus Schulze (1947-2022) on their first self-titled album, and in the spirit of Friendship, Schulze returned again for their final album together in 2000. Ash Ra Tempel later became Ashra when Goettsching went solo with "New Age of Earth" in 1976. Ash Ra Tempel may represent the ultimate in tripped-out, psychedelic Krautrock, but if you really want to tune in, turn on and drop out, then why not Join Inn with Timothy Leary with Seven Up in 1973 for some Good Vibrations (or Gut Schwingungen in German).
ARZACHELThe English band Arzachel (previously known as Uriel) had an excellent line-up. Their self-titled only album release featured legendary guitarist Steve Hillage and keyboard player Dave Stewart who later went on to achieve great success when he teamed up with Barbara Gaskin for "It's My Party (And I'll Cry If I Want To). Mont Campbell performed on vocals (also a vocalist with Egg and National Health) and the Impressive drummer on the album was Clive Brooks. They all appeared on this album under assumed names. Arzachel will appeal equally to fans of Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock and Space Rock.
The first track "Garden of Earthly Delights" is a very promising and impressive opening to the album and nicely sets the scene for the album as a whole. The track features a very pleasant rock organ playing in the background overlaid with electric guitar and fine vocals. The track ends with some appealingly far-out psychedelic guitar playing from Steve Hillage. Track 2 "Azathoth" has a very religious feel to it, opening with a resonant church organ and charming ethereal vocals. The middle section of the song features some powerfully heavy and freaky guitar riffs, before returning to the more sedate sound of the church organ towards the end. Track 3 "Queen St. Gang" is an instrumental and it's the stand-out track on the album for me. Again, it features the magnificent sound of the organ under-laying the music as a whole, together with some gently laid-back drumming. Track 4 "Leg" opens with an impressive organ solo before launching into heavy electric guitar riffs, twinned with powerful bass and drumming in the rhythm section. After the deceptively quiet beginning, this track turns into a real out-and-out rocking barnstormer of a song. Track 5 "Clean Innocent Fun", at over 10 minutes long, begins as a slow and heavy, full-on psychedelic jam which gathers in pace and dramatic intensity as the song progresses and should appeal to fans of Jimi Hendrix. The final track on the album "Metempsychosis" is the longest number at over 16 minutes in length. The track opens with some freaky sound effects before launching into some powerful and throbbing Space Rock which is very reminiscent of Hawkwind's early albums. This is by far the heaviest track on the album and features some wonderfully freaky psychedelic guitar licks. The song has a hauntingly reflective middle section before returning to the heavy pounding rhythm for the grand finale to the album.
ARTIFACTS & URANIUM A cosmic Space Rock mining project between Fred Laird & Mike Vest, which is one long sonic blast, so don't expect to find any precious ore here in the drone zone.
ARIESRam-bam-ba-lamb! It's written in the stars that Aries are the most exciting thing to happen in Greece since the ancient Battle of Thermopylae, when the Persians defeated the Spartans, winning 2-1 after extra time. You don't need to climb Mount Olympus to meet the prog gods, because the tremendous trio of titans are all right here on this one amazing album. This is Space Rock, Jim, but not as we know it, going boldly where no Space Rock album has ever gone before (split infinitives permitting!). "Because of My Fears" is light years ahead of any Space Rock album I know of, and where you'd have to travel to the distant galaxy of Andromeda to hear anything even remotely approaching this magnitude of brilliance. Aries shines as brightly as a distant Quasar - the brightest object in the known universe. The album is one long continuous five-part suite of music, so set the controls for the heart of the Sun, power up into interstellar overdrive at max factor five and prepare for a fantastic voyage of a lifetime in the best 43 minutes you've ever spent outside of the bedroom. It's a stellar stunner! What REALLY sets this fabulous album apart though, is the beautiful siren-song call of the charming female vocalist. After all, when was the last time you ever heard a female lead singer on a Space Rock album? Probably never. The pounding percussive power of the Duracel drummer is worthy of a mention too, sounding like a battering ram with an artillery barrage of sound the like of which we haven't heard since the furious fusillade of cannon fire at the climax of Tchaikovsky's triumphal 1812 Overture. And let's not forget the incredible guitarist either, whose psychedelic, purple-haze freak-outs would make Jimi Hendrix jealous. This stunning Space Rock extravaganza is a sonic blast from beginning to end and one of the most electrifying albums you'll ever hear this side of the Milky Way galaxy. Ad Astra!
ARCADIUM"Breathe Awhile" is another re-discovered rare album treasure from the archives. The British band Arcadium released this one amazing album before going their separate ways and disappearing without trace, in common with many other one- album bands of the late 1960's psychedelic era. The album is filled with the powerful resonating sound of the Hammond organ, twinned with some masterly way-out acid guitar leads for fans of Psychedelic Rock. The album features two epic, stand-out songs, running at over 10 minutes long, the first track "I'm on My Way" and the final track "Birth, Life & Death". There are no album-fillers on this album. Every song stands up well on its own merits and blends in perfectly with the album as a whole. The CD album also includes two bonus tracks featuring the two singles released the same year as the album.
The epic album opener "I'm on My Way" is the highlight of the album. It's a hauntingly atmospheric song with a deliciously slow build-up after a deceptively quiet beginning. The spacey song features a delicately-played Hammond organ, laid-back acid guitar riffs, steady drumming, haunting ethereal voices and some atmospheric sound effects. The memorable song explodes into a full bore psychedelic jam of dramatic intensity around about the 9-minute mark, which should delight fans of way-out Acid Rock. Track 2 "Poor Lady" is a pure out-and-out rocker which maintains the fast pace from the previous song. Track 3 "Walk on the Bad Side" starts quietly with a gentle melody before bursting into life with some heavy guitar riffing and fast and wild Hammond organ-playing. Track 4 "Woman of a Thousand Years" is another up-tempo number with the ever-present Hammond organ blending nicely with acid guitar riffs and powerful drumming. Track 5 "Change Me" is one of those powerful and dramatically memorable songs that could have gone on to become a classic if it had received some radio airplay. Track 6 "It Takes a Woman" is another fast-paced Hard Rock song with a change of pace at the end to keep things interesting. Finally, this brings us to the second epic song "Birth, Life & Death" to play out the album. Everything is thrown into the mix for this song, including frantic Hammond organ-playing, wild psychedelic guitar riffs and a pounding drum beat, and the song also features a dramatic change of pace midway through, before concluding with a tremendous crescendo of sound. It's a perfect ending to a classic album.
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only by association with other UA bands such as Hawkwind.. they did have some 'spacey' moments.. but no, not really Space rock...
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