I'm getting into this Confusing genre it's basically Psychedelic, i think, More like Early Pink FLoyd Mainly Ummagumma that entire Album is space Rock, Epecially the Live Album, I'm wondering if anyone knows of any more bands/songs that sound like this? and does anyone know more specifics about this Genre?
Other than Pink Floyd, some bands that would constitute as "space rock" would be Hawkwind, Daevid Allen/Gong, Amon Duul, Can, etc..
spacemen 3 are a good 90s space rock style band. but really hawkwind are the main ones. the Space Ritual Double Album was really psychedelic. I used to listen to that and read the liner notes. it was all really far out. get the hawkwind "freinds and relations" CDs. then you get stuff by lots of great bands really easily...
Taken from Allmusic.com: "The term space rock was originally coined back in the '70s to describe the cosmic flights of bands like Pink Floyd and Hawkwind. Today, however, space rock refers to a new generation of alternative/indie bands that draw from psychedelic rock, ambient music, and — more often than not — experimental and avant-garde influences. Space rock is nearly always slow, hypnotic, and otherworldly; it typically favors lengthy, mind-bending sonic explorations over conventional song structures, and vocals sometimes play second fiddle to the shimmering instrumental textures. Some space rock groups are explicitly drug-inspired, which makes sense given the typically narcotic effect of the style's foundation: washes of heavily reverbed guitar, minimal drumming, and gentle, languid vocals. Space rock's most obvious antecedent was, of course, prog-rock, but in its latter-day incarnation, it was also inspired by Krautrock, classical minimalism, and the noise-pop of the Jesus & Mary Chain. The first of the new space rock bands was Britain's drone-heavy, ultra-minimalist Spacemen 3, whose notorious "taking drugs to make music to take drugs to" credo subsequently influenced most of the like-minded bands in their wake. A few of the bands involved in Britain's shoegazer movement had ties to space rock, particularly the early work of the Verve, and the most experimental bands — like My Bloody Valentine — went on to influence the space rock revival. In 1991, Spacemen 3 split into two groups, Spectrum and Spiritualized; the latter took the opposite musical approach from its parent group, fleshing out the space rock sound into lush, caressing, orchestrated epics that made them arguably the style's most popular band. Most subsequent space rockers took either the minimalist or maximalist approach, occasionally mixing in elements of post-rock (Flying Saucer Attack, Godspeed You Black Emperor!) or indie pop (Quickspace)."
There's this obscure early 70's record "UFO 2 Flying, 1 Hour Space Rock". It's a very simple combination of wailing guitar with bass and drums, and some vocals. No synths or keyboards and no special effects (except for the guitar distortion), which makes it very different from all the other 70's Space Rock bands. Highly recommended. After this album, UFO gained some fame as a Heavy Metal band, but the magic was lost. If you like "Ummagumma", you have to listen to "Piper at the Gates of Dawn". This is IMO Pink Floyd's really classic psychedelic rock album. And of course you need to get a hold of Gong's Radio Gnome Invisible Trilogy ("Flying Teapot", "Angel's Egg" and "You"), and of at least three albums by Can ("Tago Mago", "Ege Bamyasi" and "Future Days"). These two are probably the most important psychedelic bands ever. Some other less famous bands come to mind, like Nektar ("Remember the Future", "Recycled"), Manfred Mann's Earth Band ("Solar Fire", "Nightingales and Bombers"), and a totally unknown band from Argentina, Sui Generis. Their album "Instituciones" really really flyes with the best of them.
All time favourite space rock album is by a German band from early 70's called Golem, the album "Orion Awakes" was produced by Genesis P Orridge later of Throbbing Gristle fame. Its a difficult album to get hold of but has some of the best trancey wah wah jams I've ever heard This one Cosmic Jokers - S/T is also a bit of a gem
recommend this one too, a fine slab of vintage krautrock, second half is similar to In Search Of Space-era Hawkwind Ash Ra Tempel - Schwingungen
Here's a recent space rock favourite Mandra Gora Lightshow Society - Beyond The Mushroam Gate (1999) Space rock that has great mix of Gong, Syd era Floyd and Doors influences, very very groovy indeed
Some heavier stuff from the nineties and 00's: The mid 90's Monster Magnet stuff (TAB, Superjudge and Dopes To Inifinity) Electric Wizard (50% Black Sabbath, 25% Hawkwind, 25% pre DSOTM Floyd)
Forgot to mention the Aural Innovations Space Rock radio shows, always worth a listen http://www.aural-innovations.com/radio/radio.html The database of space rock and psychedelic album reviews is awesome too http://aural-innovations.com/issues/artists.html
Actually they're called Hawkwind. Not "Hawkwing". It might be a lot easier finding their albums if you know the proper name of the band. :H
Coincidentally just been on UK music forum talking about the Boredoms. 'Vision Creation Newsun' is probably the most "space-rock" of thier records with 'Super Ar' a close second. Groovy!
Whoops HawkWIND...ahem anyone now where i can find some of that......because They still don't have any at the local music store....damnit
A copy of "In Search Of Space" which is their best album IMHO will cost you next to nothing from a Marketplace seller on www.amazon.com
