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73-527: 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 . They are regarded as an influential proto-punk band. Their lyrics often cover themes of urban life and science fiction . Many musicians, dancers and writers have worked with

146-565: A "cosmic" sound. Similar sounds were pursued in the early 1970s' West German kosmische Musik ("cosmic music") scene. Later, the style was taken up in the mid-1980s by Spacemen 3 , whose " drone -heavy" sound was avowedly inspired by and intended to accommodate drug use. By the 1990s, space rock developed into shoegaze and post-rock with bands such as the Verve and Flying Saucer Attack . Humanity's entry into outer space provided ample subject matter for rock and roll and R&B songs from

219-538: A European tour and emigrated to Canada, whilst Alan Powell deputised for an incapacitated King on that European tour, but remained, giving the band two drummers. At the beginning of 1975, the band recorded the album Warrior on the Edge of Time in collaboration with Michael Moorcock , loosely based on his Eternal Champion figure. However, during a North American tour in May, Lemmy was caught in possession of amphetamine crossing

292-463: A benefit concert for Pete Townshend 's Double-O anti-heroin charity. Lemmy and Stacia were reunited with the band for this event. Vera Lynn closed the show. A headline appearance at the 1986 Reading Festival was followed by a UK tour to promote the Live Chronicles album which was filmed and released as Chaos . In 1988 the band recorded the album The Xenon Codex with Guy Bidmead, but all

365-552: A light show by Liquid Len . The songs in the show were connected by electronic and spoken word segues and the show was recorded on the elaborate package Space Ritual . At the height of their success, in 1973, the band released the single " Urban Guerrilla ", which coincided with an IRA bombing campaign in London, so the BBC refused to play it and the band's management reluctantly decided to withdraw it fearing accusations of opportunism, despite

438-511: A mutual interest in electronic music , which led the trio to embark upon a new musical venture together. Seventeen-year-old drummer Terry Ollis replied to an advert in a music weekly; Nik Turner and Michael "Dik Mik" Davies, old acquaintances of Brock, offered help with transport and gear, but were soon pulled into the band. Gatecrashing a local talent night at the All Saints Hall , Notting Hill , they were so disorganised as to not even have

511-470: A name, opting for "Group X" at the last minute, nor any songs, choosing to play an extended 20-minute jam on the Byrds ' " Eight Miles High ". BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel was in the audience, and was impressed enough to tell event organiser Douglas Smith to keep an eye on them. Smith signed them up and got them a deal with Liberty Records on the back of a deal he was setting up for Cochise . The band settled on

584-524: A number of bands built on the space rock styles of Hawkwind and Gong appeared in America. Some of these bands were signed to Cleopatra Records , which then proceeded to release numerous space rock compilations. Starting in 1997, Daevid Allen of Gong, along with members of Hawkwind, Clearlight, and Blue Öyster Cult , started to perform with Spirits Burning , a studio project created to celebrate space rock. The Strange Daze festivals from 1997 to 2001 showcased

657-570: A number-three UK hit single in 1972, and they had further chart singles with " Urban Guerrilla " (another top 40 hit) and " Shot Down in the Night ". The band had a run of twenty-two of their albums charting in the UK from 1971 to 1993, and another eight between 2012 and 2023. Dave Brock and Mick Slattery had been in the London-based psychedelic band Famous Cure, and a meeting with bassist John Harrison revealed

730-524: A one-hour appearance for the Bedrock TV series with dancer Julie Murray-Anderson, who performed with Hawkwind between 1988 and 1991. 1990 saw Hawkwind tour North America again, the second instalment in a series of American visits made at around this time in an effort to re-establish the Hawkwind brand in America. The original business plan was to hold three consecutive US tours, annually, from 1989 to 1991, with

803-530: A refinement of the band's image and philosophy courtesy of graphic artist Barney Bubbles and underground press writer Robert Calvert , as depicted in the accompanying Hawklog booklet, which would be further developed into the Space Ritual stage show. Science fiction author Michael Moorcock and dancer Stacia also started contributing to the band. Dik Mik had left the band, replaced by sound engineer Del Dettmar , but chose to return for this album, thus giving

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876-476: A succession of drummers coming and going. First, Griffin was ousted and the band tried King again, but, unhappy with his playing at that time, he was rejected. Andy Anderson briefly joined while he was also playing for the Cure , and Robert Heaton also filled the spot briefly prior to the rise of New Model Army . Lloyd Langton Group drummer John Clark did some recording sessions, and in late 1983 Rick Martinez joined

949-418: A template for Brock to assemble a core band of Tree, Brock, Richards, Davey, Chadwick and for the use of former members as guests on live shows and studio recordings. The 2000 Christmas Astoria show was recorded with contributions from House, Blake, Rizz, Moorcock, Jez Huggett and Keith Kniveton and released as Yule Ritual the following year. In 2001, Davey agreed to rejoin the band permanently, but only after

1022-506: A three piece relying heavily on synthesisers and sequencers to create a wall-of-sound. The 1992 album Electric Tepee combined hard rock and light ambient pieces, while It is the Business of the Future to be Dangerous is almost devoid of the rock leanings. The Business Trip is a record of the previous album's tour, but rockier as would be expected from a live outing. The White Zone album

1095-426: Is a former member of the band's road crew who had previously appeared with Technicians of Spaceship Hawkwind, a "skeleton crew" spin off live band. Additionally, he had guested on bass for Dave Brock's solo album Brockworld released earlier in the year. The band released The Machine Stops on 15 April 2016, a concept album based on E.M. Forster 's short story of the same name . Brock and Chadwick were joined on

1168-403: Is an archive album by Hawkwind consisting of BBC sessions and live performances between 1970 and 1971. It was originally released in 1983 after the band had exited their Active Records contract, and has continuously been repackaged and retitled ever since. The copyright of the recordings on the first disc is owned by the BBC who were not approached for permission for their commercial use, so

1241-547: Is the first album of this era. On the eve of recording the follow-up " Back on the Streets " single, Turner was dismissed for his erratic live playing and Powell was deemed surplus to requirements. After a tour to promote the single and during the recording of the next album, Rudolph was also dismissed, for allegedly trying to steer the band into a musical direction at odds with Calvert and Brock's vision. Adrian "Ade" Shaw , who, as bass player for Magic Muscle, had supported Hawkwind on

1314-508: The Brixton Academy with about 20 members taking part in a more than 3-hour set, which was filmed and recorded. Guests included Samantha Fox who sang "Master of the Universe". However, arguments and disputes over financial recompense and musical input resulted in the prospect of the event being re-staged unlikely, and any album or DVD release being indefinitely shelved. The Hawkestra had set

1387-684: The Elric series of books and theatrically staged with Tony Crerar as the central character. Moorcock contributed lyrics, but only performed some spoken pieces on some live dates. The tour was recorded and issued as an album Live Chronicles and video The Chronicle of the Black Sword . The band also performed at the Worldcon (World Science Fiction Convention) in Brighton. In August 1985, The band performed at Crystal Palace Bowl , with several other rock bands, for

1460-488: The Kennedy Space Center . In 2018, British rock band Arctic Monkeys released their sixth studio album, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino , based on frontman Alex Turner 's concept of a luxury resort on the moon for rockstars. The album centres around topics of interstellar travel, consumerism , science fiction and technology, and features several characters such as an unnamed retired rockstar who serves as

1533-480: The Pink Fairies , who shared similar interests in music and recreational substances ; a friendship developed which led to the two bands becoming running partners and performing as "Pinkwind". Their use of drugs, however, led to the departure of Harrison, who did not partake, to be replaced briefly by Thomas Crimble (about July 1970 – March 1971). Crimble played on a few BBC sessions (which were eventually collected on

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1606-452: The Space Ritual tour, came in for the 1977 album Quark, Strangeness and Charm . The band continued to enjoy moderate commercial success, but Calvert's mental illness often caused problems. A manic phase saw the band abandon a European tour in France, while a depression phase during a 1978 North American tour convinced Brock to disband the group. In between these two tours, the band had recorded

1679-507: The 40th anniversary of their appearance there. On 21 June 2010, Hawkwind released a studio album entitled Blood of the Earth on Eastworld Records. During and since the Blood of the Earth support tours, Hone's primary on-stage responsibility shifted to bass, while Mr. Dibs moved to a more traditional lead singer/front man role. In 2011, Hawkwind toured Australia for the second time. April 2012 saw

1752-607: The American space rock scene in three-day outdoor festivals. A Michigan -based space rock scene included Burnt Hair Records , Darla Records , and bands such as Windy & Carl , Mahogany , Sweet Trip , Füxa and Auburn Lull . This was a modern movement of the traditional "space rock" sound and was pinned Detroit Space Rock. In 2005, Tom DeLonge formed the rock supergroup Angels & Airwaves , who are known for having space rock influences in both its music and lyrics, in addition to having space-themed imagery and artwork. In 2006

1825-572: The British rock band Muse released the song " Knights of Cydonia " which is heavily inspired by the song " Telstar " from the Tornados , a band that frontman Matt Bellamy 's father was a member of. In 2009 an off-duty NASA worker from the shuttle program synchronised footage of a Discovery launch with the Flowers of Hell 's "Sympathy for Vengeance" in an online video which became popular amongst staff at

1898-618: The Centre of the Eye in 1971. The 1990s space rock revival extended from shoegaze , dream pop and related indie genres, as well as the first wave of post-rock . In the United Kingdom and the United States, it included bands such as Spacemen 3 , Spectrum , Spiritualized , the Verve , My Bloody Valentine , Flying Saucer Attack , Magic Mushroom Band, and Ozric Tentacles . In the mid-1990s,

1971-545: The Controls for the Heart of the Sun " with explicit science fiction themes , and their third, More (1969) had " Cirrus Minor ". In the early 1970s, West Germany's kosmische Musik ("cosmic music") scene developed among artists who explored "spacy", ambient instrumental soundscapes. The term is frequently used as a synonym of krautrock , but may also be used as a German analogue to

2044-573: The Easter weekend. A US tour was booked for October 2013, but due to health issues, was postponed and later cancelled. In February 2014, as part of a one-off Space Ritual performance, Hawkwind performed at the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire featuring an appearance by Brian Blessed for the spoken word element of Sonic Attack; a studio recording of this performance was released as a single in September 2014. Later in

2117-578: The English term "space rock". These artists often explored electronic music , synthesizers , and themes related to space or otherworldliness. Examples included artists like Ash Ra Tempel , Tangerine Dream , Popol Vuh , and Klaus Schulze . In early 1971, Pink Floyd began writing the song that would become known as " Echoes ", from the 1971 album Meddle . The song was performed from April until September 1971, with an alternative set of lyrics, written about two planets meeting in space. A major album in

2190-540: The album Love in Space and video . In 1996, unhappy with the musical direction of the band, bassist Davey left, forming his own Middle-Eastern flavoured hard-rock group Bedouin and a Motörhead tribute act named Ace of Spades. His bass playing role was reluctantly picked up by singer Tree and the band were joined full-time by lead guitarist Jerry Richards (another stalwart of the festival scene, playing for Tubilah Dog who had merged with Brock's Agents of Chaos during 1988) for

2263-654: The album PXR5 in January 1978, but its release was delayed until 1979. On 23 December 1977 in Barnstaple , Brock and Calvert had performed a one-off gig with Devon band Ark as the Sonic Assassins , and looking for a new project in 1978, bassist Harvey Bainbridge and drummer Martin Griffin were recruited from this event. Steve Swindells was recruited as keyboard player. The band was named Hawklords , (probably for legal reasons,

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2336-528: The album The Text of Festival ) before leaving to help organise the Glastonbury Free Festival 1971; he sat in during the band's performance there. Lloyd-Langton also quit, after a bad LSD trip at the Isle of Wight Festival led to a nervous breakdown . Their follow-up album, 1971's In Search of Space , brought greater commercial success, reaching number 18 on the UK album charts. This album offered

2409-496: The albums Distant Horizons and In Your Area . Rasta chanter Captain Rizz also joined the band for guest spots during live shows. Hawkestra—a re-union event featuring appearances from past and present members—had originally been intended to coincide with the band's 30th anniversary and the release of the career spanning Epocheclipse – 30 Year Anthology set, but logistical problems delayed it until 21 October 2000. It took place at

2482-399: The band began occasionally featuring Jon Sevink from The Levellers as guest violinist at some shows. Later that year, Hawkwind embarked on a winter tour to celebrate the band's 40th anniversary, including two gigs on 28 and 29 August marking the anniversary of their first live performances. In 2010, Hawkwind held their annual Hawkfest at the site of the original Isle of Wight Festival, marking

2555-493: The band having recently split from their management), and recording took place on a farm in Devon using a mobile studio, resulting in the album 25 Years On . King had originally been the drummer for the project but quit during recording sessions to return to London, while House, who had temporarily left the band to join a David Bowie tour, elected to remain with Bowie full-time, but nevertheless contributed violin to these sessions. At

2628-429: The band since their inception. Key members of Hawkwind have included Nik Turner , Huw Lloyd-Langton , Del Dettmar , Lemmy , Simon King , Robert Calvert , Simon House and Ginger Baker , but the band are most closely associated with their singer, songwriter and guitarist Dave Brock , who founded the band and is the only remaining original member. Hawkwind are best known for the song " Silver Machine ", which became

2701-656: The band to greater heights. One of the early gigs the band played was a benefit for the Greasy Truckers at The Roundhouse on 13 February 1972. A live album of the concert, Greasy Truckers Party , was released; from this, a single (with overdubbed vocal), " Silver Machine ", was also released, reaching number three in the UK charts. This generated sufficient funds for the subsequent album Doremi Fasol Latido and Space Ritual tour. The show featured costumes, dancers Stacia and Miss Renee – typically performing either topless or wearing only body paint – mime artist Tony Carrera, and

2774-543: The band to play drums on the Earth Ritual tour in February and March 1984, later replaced by Clive Deamer . Turner had returned as a guest for the 1982 Choose Your Masques tour and was invited back permanently. Further tours ensued with Phil "Dead Fred" Reeves augmenting the line-up on keyboards and violin, but neither Turner nor Reeves would appear on the only recording of 1983–84, The Earth Ritual Preview ; however, there

2847-546: The band two electronics players. Bass player Dave Anderson , who had been in the German band Amon Düül II , had also joined and played on the album, but departed before its release because of personal tensions with some other members of the band. Anderson and Lloyd-Langton then formed the short-lived band Amon Din. Meanwhile, Ollis quit, unhappy with the commercial direction in which the band were heading. The addition of bassist Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister and drummer Simon King propelled

2920-407: The band's drummer to the present day. To fill in the gap of lead sound, lost when Lloyd-Langton left, violinist House was re-instated into the line-up in 1989 (having previously been a member from 1974 until 1978), and, notably, Hawkwind embarked on their first North American visit in eleven years (since the somewhat disastrous 1978 tour), in which House did not partake. The successfully received tour

2993-610: The band's history, without Dave Brock. Brock's temporary replacement was former Smart Pils guitarist Steve Bemand (who had played with Chadwick and Wishart in the Demented Stoats). The tour began in Amsterdam on 12 March and took in Germany, Greece, Italy and France before wrapping up in Belgium on 10 April after 24 dates. In 1991 Bainbridge, House and Wishart departed and the band continued as

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3066-460: The border from the US into Canada. The border police mistook the powder for cocaine and he was jailed, forcing the band to cancel some shows. Fed up with his erratic behaviour, the band dismissed the bass player replacing him with their long-standing friend and former Pink Fairies guitarist Paul Rudolph . Lemmy then teamed up with another Pink Fairies guitarist, Larry Wallis , to form Motörhead , named after

3139-513: The departure of Tree and Richards. Meanwhile, having rekindled relationships with old friends at the Hawkestra, Turner organised further Hawkestra gigs resulting in the formation of xhawkwind.com, a band consisting mainly of ex-Hawkwind members and playing old Hawkwind songs. An appearance at Guilfest in 2002 led to confusion as to whether this actually was Hawkwind, sufficiently irking Brock into taking legal action to prohibit Turner from trading under

3212-466: The disc having already climbed to number 39 in the UK chart. Dik Mik departed during 1973, and Calvert ended his association with the band to concentrate on solo projects. Dettmar also indicated that he was to leave the band, so Simon House was recruited as keyboardist and violinist playing live shows, a North America tour and recording the 1974 album Hall of the Mountain Grill . Dettmar left after

3285-451: The electronic Church of Hawkwind and Choose Your Masques . This band headlined the 1981 Glastonbury Festival and made an appearance at the 1982 Donington Monsters of Rock Festival , as well as continuing to play the summer solstice at Stonehenge Free Festival . In the early 1980s, Brock had started using drum machines for his home demos and became increasingly frustrated at the inability of drummers to keep perfect time, leading to

3358-454: The end of the band's UK tour, Calvert, wanting King back in the band, dismissed Griffin, then promptly resigned himself, choosing to pursue a career in literature. Swindells left to record a solo album after an offer had been made to him by the record company ATCO . In late 1979, Hawkwind reformed with Brock, Bainbridge and King being joined by Huw Lloyd-Langton (who had played on the debut album) and Tim Blake (formerly of Gong ), debuting at

3431-535: The first Futurama (The World's First Science Fiction Music Festival) on 9 September in Leeds, and then embarking upon a UK tour despite not having a record deal or any product to promote. Some shows were recorded and a deal was made with Bronze Records , resulting in the Live Seventy Nine album, quickly followed by the studio album Levitation . However, during the recording of Levitation King quit and Ginger Baker

3504-481: The first losing money, the second breaking even, and the third turning a profit, ultimately bringing Hawkwind back into recognition across the Atlantic. Progress, however, was somewhat stunted, due to ex-member Nik Turner touring the United States with his own band at the time, in which the shows were often marketed as Hawkwind. Still supporting Space Bandits, 1991 commenced with perhaps the most surprising Hawkwind tour in

3577-541: The genre, with such tracks as " Third Stone from the Sun ", " 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be) " and " The Stars That Play with Laughing Sam's Dice ". Pink Floyd 's early albums contain pioneering examples of space rock: " Astronomy Domine ", " Pow R. Toc H. " and " Interstellar Overdrive " from their 1967 debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn are examples. Their second album A Saucerful of Secrets contained further examples: " Let There Be More Light " and " Set

3650-561: The history of space rock was Hawkwind 's Space Ritual (1973), a two-disc live album advertised as "88 minutes of brain-damage" documenting Hawkwind's 1972 tour that included a liquid light show and lasers, nude dancers (notably the earth-mother figure Stacia ), wild costumes and psychedelic imagery. This hard-edged concert experience attracted a motley but dedicated collection of psychedelic drug users, science-fiction fans and motorcycle riders. The science fiction author Michael Moorcock collaborated with Hawkwind on many occasions and wrote

3723-612: The last song he had written for Hawkwind . Calvert made a guest appearance with the band for their headline set at the Reading Festival in August 1975, after which he chose to rejoin the band as a full-time lead vocalist. Stacia chose to relinquish her dancing duties and settle down to family life. The band changed record company to Tony Stratton-Smith's Charisma Records and, on Stratton-Smith's suggestion, band management from Douglas Smith to Tony Howard. Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music

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3796-418: The latter's expulsion at the beginning of 1985. Clive Deamer, who was deemed "too professional" for the band, was eventually replaced in 1985 by Danny Thompson Jr (son of folk-rock bassist Danny Thompson ), a friend of Alan Davey, and remained almost to the end of the decade. Hawkwind's association with Moorcock climaxed in their most ambitious project, The Chronicle of the Black Sword , based loosely around

3869-414: The lyrics for many of the spoken-word sections on Space Ritual . In Europe, Hungarian band Omega was the biggest space rock band with albums Time Robber (1976), Skyrover (1978), and Gammapolis (1979). Other European bands include the progressive rock groups Eloy and Nektar . Nektar, who were known for having a rhythmic liquid/slide light show at their concerts, released their album Journey to

3942-452: 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 songwriter Joe Meek . The album was inspired by the space race and concerned human's first close encounter with alien life forms. Meek then went on to have a UK and US No 1 success in 1961 with " Telstar ", named after

4015-437: The name "Hawkwind" after briefly being billed as "Group X" and "Hawkwind Zoo". A session took place at Abbey Road Studios to record demos of " Hurry on Sundown " and other tracks (which were eventually included on the remastered version of the group's debut album Hawkwind ), after which Slattery left. He was replaced by Huw Lloyd-Langton who, during his former employment in a musical instrument shop, had known Brock (who at

4088-470: The name Hawkwind. Turner lost the case and the band began performing as Space Ritual . An appearance at the Canterbury Sound Festival in August 2001, resulting in another live album Canterbury Fayre 2001 , saw guest appearances from Lloyd-Langton, House, Kniveton with Arthur Brown on "Silver Machine". The band organised the first of their own weekend festivals, named Hawkfest , in Devon in

4161-505: The narrator for several tracks, "Mark", the titular hotel's receptionist, and the fictional "Martini Police" mentioned in the track "Star Treatment". In 2021, Coldplay released the single " Coloratura ", a song that pays homage to space rock and has been compared to the works of Pink Floyd , drawing particular comparisons to The Dark Side of the Moon and " Shine on You Crazy Diamond ". The Text of Festival The Text of Festival

4234-424: The newly launched communications satellite and thus intended to commemorate the new space age. Its main instrument was a clavioline , an electronic forerunner of the synthesizers . The Beatles ' song " Flying " (1967), originally titled "Aerial Tour Instrumental", was a psychedelic instrumental about the sensation of flying, whether in a craft or in your own head space. Jimi Hendrix is also an early innovator of

4307-487: The recording by Hone, Dibs and Wheaton sharing bass duties, while Hone and Dead Fred contributed one solo piece each. The album entered the UK album chart at number 29. Dead Fred's last live appearance was at Eastbourne Winter Gardens on 1 April; Hone took on keyboard and synth duties until Blake returned for the summer shows. Space rock The genre emerged in late 1960s psychedelia and progressive rock bands such as Pink Floyd , Hawkwind , and Gong who explored

4380-449: The release of a new album, Onward , again on Eastworld. Keyboardist Dead Fred rejoined Hawkwind for the 2012 tour in support of Onward and has since remained with the band. In November 2012, Brock, Chadwick and Hone—credited as "Hawkwind Light Orchestra"—released Stellar Variations on Esoteric Recordings . 2013 marked the first Hawkeaster, a two-day festival held in Seaton, Devon during

4453-689: The summer of 2002. Brown joined the band in 2002 for a winter tour which featured some Kingdom Come songs and saw appearances from Blake and Lloyd-Langton, the Newcastle show being released on DVD as Out of the Shadows and the London show on CD as Spaced Out in London . A new album, Take Me to Your Leader , was released in 2005. Recorded by the core band of Brock/Davey/Chadwick, contributors included new keyboardist Jason Stuart , Arthur Brown, tabloid writer and TV personality Matthew Wright , 1970s New Wave singer Lene Lovich , Simon House and Jez Huggett. This

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4526-529: The time was a busker ) and sold guitar strings to him. Pretty Things guitarist Dick Taylor was brought in to produce the 1970 debut album Hawkwind . Although it was not a commercial success, it did bring them to the attention of the UK underground scene, which found them playing free concerts, benefit gigs, and festivals. Playing free outside the Bath Festival , they encountered another Ladbroke Grove –based band,

4599-427: The title Knights of Space . In January 2008 the band reversed its anti-taping policy – which had long been a sore point with many fans – announcing that it would allow audio recording and non-commercial distribution of such recordings, provided there was no competing official release. At the end of 2008, Atomhenge Records (a subsidiary of Cherry Red Records ) commenced the re-issuing of Hawkwind's back catalogue from

4672-507: The year, former Soft Machine guitarist John Etheridge joined the live line-up of the band, though he had departed again prior to early 2015 dates. Following Hawkeaster 2015, Hawkwind made their debut visit to Japan, playing two sold-out shows in Tokyo. Hawkwind performed two Solstice Ritual shows in December 2015, with Steve Hillage guesting, and Haz Wheaton joining Hawkwind on bass guitar. Wheaton

4745-599: The years 1976 through to 1997 with the release of two triple CD anthologies Spirit of the Age (anthology 1976–84) and The Dream Goes On (anthology 1985–97) . On 8 September 2008 keyboard player Jason Stuart died due to a brain haemorrhage. In October 2008, Niall Hone (former Tribe of Cro) joined Hawkwind for their winter 2008 tour playing guitar, along with returning synth/theremin player Tim Blake. In this period, Hone also occasionally played bass guitar alongside Mr Dibs and used laptops for live electronic improvisation. In 2009,

4818-618: Was a guest spot for Lemmy. The Earth Ritual tour was filmed for Hawkwind's first video release, Night of the Hawk . Alan Davey was a young fan of the band who had sent a tape of his playing to Brock, and Brock chose to oust Reeves moving Bainbridge from bass to keyboards to accommodate Davey. This experimental line-up played at the Stonehenge Free Festival in 1984, which was filmed and release as Stonehenge 84 . Subsequent personal and professional tensions between Brock and Turner led to

4891-423: Was denied any artistic control over the documentary. One of the documentary's opening narratives states that Brock declined to be interviewed for the programme because of Nik Turner's involvement, thus indicating that the two men had still not reconciled over the xhawkwind.com incident. December 2006 saw the official departure of Alan Davey, who left to perform and record with two new bands: Gunslinger and Thunor. He

4964-544: Was drafted in for the sessions, but he chose to stay with the band for the tour, during which Blake left to be replaced by Keith Hale. In 1981 Baker and Hale left after their insistence that Bainbridge should be dismissed was ignored, and Brock and Bainbridge elected to handle synthesisers and sequencers themselves, with drummer Griffin from the Hawklords rejoining. Three albums, which again saw Moorcock contributing lyrics and vocals, were recorded for RCA/Active : Sonic Attack ,

5037-549: Was followed in 2006 by the CD/DVD Take Me to Your Future . The band were the subject of an hour-long television documentary titled Hawkwind: Do Not Panic that aired on BBC Four as part of the Originals series. It was broadcast on 30 March 2007 and repeated on 10 August 2007. Although Brock participated in its making, he did not appear in the programme; it is alleged that he requested all footage of himself be removed after he

5110-424: Was not well in the band and soon after, both Lloyd-Langton and Thompson departed. Drummer Richard Chadwick, who joined in the summer of 1988, had been playing in small alternative free festival bands, most notably Bath's Smart Pils, for a decade and had frequently crossed paths with Hawkwind and Brock. He was initially invited simply to play with the band, but eventually replaced stand in drummer Mick Kirton to become

5183-462: Was released under the alias Psychedelic Warriors to distance itself entirely from the rock expectancy of Hawkwind. A general criticism of techno music at that time was its facelessness and lack of personality, which the band were coming to feel also plagued them. Ron Tree had known the band on the festival circuit and offered his services as a front-man, and the band duly employed him for the album Alien 4 and its accompanying tour which resulted in

5256-451: Was replaced by Mr Dibs, a long-standing member of the road crew. The band performed at their annual Hawkfest festival and headlined the US festival Nearfest and played gigs in PA and NY. At the end of 2007, Tim Blake once again joined the band filling the lead role playing keyboards and theremin . The band played five Christmas dates, the London show being released as an audio CD and video DVD under

5329-441: Was the first of several over the coming years, in an effort by the band to re-introduce themselves to the American market. Bridget Wishart , an associate of Chadwick's from the festival circuit, also joined to become the band's one and only singing front-woman, the band had been fronted in earlier days by Stacia but only as a dancer. This band produced two albums, 1990's Space Bandits and 1991's Palace Springs and also filmed

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