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- The genre emerged in late 1960s psychedelia and progressive rock bands such as Pink Floyd, Hawkwind, and Gong who explored a "cosmic" sound.
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The genre emerged in late 1960s psychedelia and progressive rock bands such as Pink Floyd, Hawkwind, [1] and Gong [2] who explored a "cosmic" sound. Similar sounds were pursued in the early 1970s' West German kosmische Musik ("cosmic music") scene.
Jul 3, 2024 · As one of the first bands from behind the Iron Curtain to gain international recognition, they have played a crucial role in showcasing the versatility and reach of the space rock genre. Albums such as Time Robber and Skyrover demonstrate Omega's ability to create lush, otherworldly soundscapes that transport listeners to far-off realms.
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Hawkwind are an English rock band known as one of the earliest space rock groups. Since their formation in November 1969, Hawkwind have gone through many incarnations and have incorporated many different styles into their music, including hard rock , progressive rock and psychedelic rock .
- Origins and Emergence
- 1990s Revival
- Space Rock in The 21st Century
Man's entry into outer space provided ample subject matter for rock and roll and R&B songs from the mid-1950s through the early 1960s. It also inspired new sounds and sound effects to be used in the music itself. A prominent early example of space rock is the 1959 concept album I Hear a New World by British producer and song writer Joe Meek. The al...
By the early 1990s, the term "space rock" came to be used when describing numerous American and British alternative rock bands of the time. Shoegazing, stoner rock/metal and noise pop genres emerged into the mainstream with the explosion of bands such as Kyuss, Slowdive, The Verve, My Bloody Valentine, Flying Saucer Attack, Loop, Ride, Shiner (band...
Space rock bands like Hawkwind, Muse, Gong, Mr. Quimby's Beard and Nektar continue to perform live in the 2000s. Hawkwind has produced numerous offshoots with former members (such as Hawklords, Space Ritual, and Lastwind). Beside the Spirits Burning space rock collective, new collectives have appeared (such as Øresund Space Collective and Secret Sa...
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.
Jul 4, 2016 · This means that Blur were – probably – the first rock band played on Mars, although will.i.am’s ‘Reach For The Stars’ became the first song to be transmitted the 700 million miles from Mars to...
May 26, 2022 · One of the first bands to be called space rock was Pink Floyd. With the departure of founder Syd Barrett and the arrival of guitarist David Gilmour, the band moved from the psych-pop feel of their early output to a more cosmic place, as heard on their second album, A Saucerful of Secrets (1968).
