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Posted: December 09 2016 at 02:50
Nikols wrote:
Please pay attention to the albums these musicians:
Maat Lander - The Birth Of Maat's Galaxy
Klever - In The Name Of Peace And Progress
Blandbladen - I Grevens Tid
Lizards Exist - Lizards Exist
An Emerald City - The Fourth
Lumerians - Transmalinnia
BlandBladen is underrated and really, really great stuff. been listening to their album for maybe 10 years now. It never gets boring. Too bad, no-one knows the band.
I don't know the rest of your list, but if it's similar, I'm sure I will like it. Thanks!
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Posted: December 09 2016 at 02:29
AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:
Has my brother the wind been mentioned yet? How about Quantum Fantay? There are actually a lot of bands who play in this style. You can search on this site by subgenre too you know. That might be one way to discover bands you aren't familiar with. ;)
Quantum Fantay is exactly the kind of band I was talking about. Really great stuff. Lots of flute, sequencers, synths and ethnic influences. Really great stuff!
My Brother the Wind are a spin-off of Anekdoten, aren't they? Massive usage of mellotrons?
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Posted: December 09 2016 at 02:28
Larkstongue41 wrote:
Oh I see! I had heard some Spongle before and I honestly hated it (it was much more like dubstep or whatever), but I love the video you posted! The thing is most of the "space rock" bands I know of are quite on the "heavy metal" side (Hawkwind for instance). Good luck in your findings!
It's exactly how I stated it. I fell in love with the sound of Planets and Time to Turn of Eloy and Force Majeure of Tangerine Dream and went on a lifelong mission for that type of synth-driven spacerock.
When I found out that spacerock also refers to stoner/desert bands and mellotron driven fuzzguitar bands etc. I thought; how am I going to find what I want?
That's when I realized almost anyone on earth uses spacerock to describe different kinds of music.
You know, I have absolutely no problem with bands like Orange Goblin, Monster Magnet, Atomic Bitchwax, Greenleaf, etc. etc.
Actually they are all great bands, but not what I am looking for.
I guess my aim is the kind of spacerock that uses loads and loads of synths, sequencers, drummachines etc. and has influences from dub, reggae, jazzfusion, ethnic music. I think Slinky from Spirals in Hyperspaceby Ozric Tentacles quite sums it up. Or the superb intro to End to an Odyssey from Time to Turnby Eloy.
Has my brother the wind been mentioned yet? How about Quantum Fantay? There are actually a lot of bands who play in this style. You can search on this site by subgenre too you know. That might be one way to discover bands you aren't familiar with. ;)
Oh I see! I had heard some Spongle before and I honestly hated it (it was much more like dubstep or whatever), but I love the video you posted! The thing is most of the "space rock" bands I know of are quite on the "heavy metal" side (Hawkwind for instance). Good luck in your findings!
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Posted: December 08 2016 at 09:22
Here some more Shpongle live with the wonderful Manu Delago on hangdrum. This is what I am looking for (no fuzzy rock guitars or heavy jam-drumming). Just pure space and bliss. Something to dance to and float away.
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Posted: December 08 2016 at 09:18
^ Dear Larkstongue41, I know of Ashra and Hawkwind. I also know of the whole krautrock movement. But not what I am looking for.
I will try out NEU! however, because I can't remember having listened to it before. I do remember listening to Guru Guru and Faust and other spacerock/krautrock bands and although they are quite nice in their own wierd way, not what I'm looking for.
You may want to check out NEU! as well. Another 70's German band perhapsnot considered as "space rock", but I personally think it is similar. This band focuses on tight rhythms with bass and drums and adds spacey synth and guitar sounds. I really like it, check out the first song off of their debut album it will give you a good idea.
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Definitely try Ash Ra Tempel. 70's space rock at its finest. As close as it gets to Hawkwind (better imo). Their debut album has quite a cult following on this forum, but I would suggest to also check out their second which is my favourite of the two.
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Posted: December 08 2016 at 08:54
Funny, I (tried to) listen to Cosmic Temple, and that's exactly what I'm not looking for. It's a studiojam of psychedelic music. I really don't like it. Sorry.
Black Bombaim sounds a lot better, although it's basically stonerrock. Heavy, fuzzy bass and guitars. A kind of seventies feel, and not what I intended this thread for. Sorry.
Causa Sui isn't at all bad. They have this psychedelic jam-thing aswell, and softer parts wich work really well. They have this oldskool-Camel sound here and there. But again not what I was looking for. It's just a lot of guitars and heavy drums. No synths, no sequencers, no fusion/ethnic influences.
Basically all three bands are stonerrockbands. Please let's keep this thread for any spacerock that is not stonerrock/fuzzrock/desertrock/jamrock. Please read my desrciption
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Nikols wrote:
! The thing is most of the "space rock" bands I know of are quite on the "heavy metal" side (Hawkwind for instance). Good luck in your findings!
