Whereas space rock pioneers Pink Floyd soon turned their back on the style they helped invent (and created another musical style: prog rock), fellow space rock pioneers Hawkwind have stayed put on their spaceship throughout the years.
And they continue to do so, as evidenced by their 2006 release, Take Me to Your Leader, which manages to combine a modern edge with the all trippiness that abounds.
The band -- still led by mustachioed singer/guitarist/songwriter Dave Brock -- continues to have a soft spot for soundscape detours ("Spirit of the Age"), isn't afraid to crank up the old Marshalls ("To Love a Machine"), and can morph into Radiohead-esque shapes in the blink of an eye ("Digital Nation").
While the majority of their space rock comrades have gone the way of the Death Star, Hawkwind continues to lean heavily on the hyperspace button all these years later.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spirit of the AgeRobert Calvert | Hawkwind | Play | 06:43 | 15 MB | 46 MB |
| 2 | Out Here We Are | Hawkwind | Play | 05:56 | 13 MB | 40 MB |
| 3 | Greenback Massacre | Hawkwind | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 4 | To Love a Machine | Hawkwind | Play | 06:00 | 13 MB | 36 MB |
| 5 | Take Me to Your Leader | Hawkwind | Play | 05:50 | 13 MB | 34 MB |
| 6 | Digital Nation | Hawkwind | Play | 05:25 | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| 7 | Sunray | Hawkwind | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 29 MB |
| 8 | Sighs | Hawkwind | Play | 01:22 | 3 MB | 8 MB |
| 9 | Angela Android | Hawkwind | Play | 05:06 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 10 | A Letter To Robert | Hawkwind | Play | 06:08 | 14 MB | 40 MB |
| 50 mins | 116 MB | |||||
| 50 mins | 337 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Brock | Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocals |
| 2 | Robert Calvert | Composer |
| 3 | Richard Chadwick | Drums, Percussion, Vocals |
| 4 | John Chase | Booklet, Photography |
| 5 | Alan Davey | Bass, Engineer, Keyboards, Mixing, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocals |
| 6 | Hawkwind | Primary Artist |
| 7 | Simon House | Keyboards |
| 8 | Lene Lovich | Vocals |
| 9 | Peter Pracownik | Sleeve Art |
| 10 | Kris Tait | Photography |
| 11 | Neil Ward | Stage Lighting |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |