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AMPLIFIER Tense nervous headache? Want something that'll lessen the pounding brain pain? In that case then, you'd better give Amplifier a wide berth and take a Disprin tablet instead. British band Amplifier play their music loud and proud with amps that go all the way up to eleven. Well, what did you expect with a band name like Amplifier!? What you hear is what you get. They're exactly what it says on the label. And you thought Spinal Tap were loud!? No, you ain't heard nothing yet, although the all-out assault on the eardrums does slacken off a bit with Amplifier's fourth album, "Echo Street" (hence the 4-star rating). With that said though, this slammin' piledriving band are Porcupine Tree with knobs on! It's enough to wake Lemmy of Motorhead from his grave. If you fancy something a little more mellow, then try listening to Burt Bacharach instead, as you won't find it here. This is as loud as Space Rock gets, so don't say I didn't warn you. And so, onto the kaleidoscopic video below..... Enjoy the Rainbow Machine light show.
^ Thanks Paul; the Three lps to add since you made that list (along with 'And Man created God..') are their best by far
Thanks. All updated now up to 2024 with added cosmic links to hyperspace (where available), complete with the title track from Sendelica's latest album, Requiem for Mankind. It's out of this world!
Edited by Psychedelic Paul - December 11 2024 at 14:44
Hey Paul don't know if you've already gone through the extensive album list by the mighty Sendelica and all their offshoots (and there are lots including 'The Stoned Lost Pandas' etc) The latest (as possibly last?) album 'A requiem for Mankind' has just been released, the last of a 4 double album cycle of instrumental space-rock/ electronica-psychedelia based around the history of the human race. They worked with Nik Turner to produce his last album 'I do what i Like' a couple of years back. C'mon Paul do your thing and give us an extensive list of Pete Bingham and his cohorts creative output of contemporary Cosmic brilliance!
Thanks for dropping by to say hi. I listed all of Sendelica's albums back in 2021, so I just need to somehow find the time to add all of the YouTube links now as I work my way through the alphabet. Anyway, here's a brief recap of Sendelica's album listings so far, although I still have lightyears to travel before I finally reach Zone Six in the spacetime continuum.
Hey Paul don't know if you've already gone through the extensive album list by the mighty Sendelica and all their offshoots (and there are lots including 'The Stoned Lost Pandas' etc) The latest (as possibly last?) album 'A requiem for Mankind' has just been released, the last of a 4 double album cycle of instrumental space-rock/ electronica-psychedelia based around the history of the human race. They worked with Nik Turner to produce his last album 'I do what i Like' a couple of years back. C'mon Paul do your thing and give us an extensive list of Pete Bingham and his cohorts creative output of contemporary Cosmic brilliance!
THE AMORPHOUS ANDROGYNOUS Aside from their first album - which sounds like an Ecstasy-fueled acid trip for the rave generation - The Amorphous Androgynous are difficult to pin down to one particular genre, hence the name, and if you're expecting Peter Hammill (of VDGG fame) to sing on their final album, then you're going to be left feeling disappointed as he only appears on the last song - although that might come as a blessed relief to some.
AMPACITY A heavy Space Rock band from Poland with the capacity to ramp up the volume to maximum Ampacity, so better keep the ear muffs handy, because this band are no cotton candy.
ABSOLUTE ELSEWHERE We're travelling back in time now In Search of Ancient Gods with this absolutely fabulous sci-fi concept album from one Paul Fishman, based on the other-worldly books of Swiss author Erich von Daniken, who believes the Earth was once visited by ancient alien astronauts. Erich von Daniken was the David Icke of his day, although he didn't claim to be the son of God or believe the earth is ruled by a hybrid race of reptilian shape-shifters.
Space Rock: the final frontier. Having explored some of the strange new worlds and cosmic debris lying beyond the outer reaches of the Solar System where No-Man (Aka. Steven Wilson) has gone before, it's time to return to Earth orbit for Space Rock that's much closer to home. 🌟
The old "Gong" with High T Moonweed worked great space-rock licks into their music!! Moonweed had a real touch with the synth!
In concert in Chicago, I saw Gong (with Daevid Allen!) on two consecutive nights, and guitarist Steffe Sharpstrings (Steffe Lowry) did the honor with Mini Moog!!
I'd honestly never thought of Gong as a Space Rock band, but I'll Leave It Open for others to decide whether they should be included here or not.
Thanks, Paul! I also did not consider them in the Space Rock genre, but they certainly captured elements of Space Rock, particularly with High T Moonweed's synth work!
I'm VERY impressed with Steffe Sharpstrings interpretation of space rock. Steffe was guitarist/synth artist with Gong when I saw them, and his solo stuff is superb! I like that it is more modern that a lot of the stuff we hang onto from the past.
So far, I've barely scratched the surface of the nearest interplanetary asteroids when it comes to the Best of British Space Rock, but here's some interesting cosmic debris I've managed to gather together for further investigation with a planetary probe.
Top 20 British Space Rock Albums - or Around the Universe in 20 Ways.
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