Name: Space Ritual - Live 1994 by Nik Turner
Brand: Nik Turner
SKU: 885686092330
Price: 9.9 USD
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A founding member of Hawkwind, Nik Turner gave the group some of its avant-garde edge with his ambitious flute and saxophone performances, which fit Hawkwind's visionary sound to perfection. So it’s no coincidence that this 1994 performance is based on the classic Hawkwind double live album Space Ritual. With the addition of Chrome guitarist Helios Creed and space-rock notable Pressurehed, Turner brings a spectral force to the Hawkwind classics “Brainstorm,” “Orgone Accumulator,” and “Silver Machine” while adding to the legend with the more recent compositions “Thoth,” “God Rock/Slo Blo,” and Creed’s “Nirbasion Annasion” and “TV as Eyes.” Throbbing Gristle’s Genesis P. Orridge joins for the absolutely weird “Armour for Everyday.” These tracks have an electronic intensity. A song like Hawkwind’s “D-Rider” is a mix of acoustic folk and LSD space imaginings, surfing the sky for nine glorious minutes. Unlike many reformation projects, Space Ritual retains the otherworldly power of the original. This isn't a pale imitation; it's a solid exploration into a singular style that's never come close to being exhausted.

Space Ritual - Live 1994

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1. Ghost Dance

2. Watching The Grass Grow

3. D-Rider (Made Famous by Hawkwind)

4. Master Of The Universe (Made Famous by Hawkwind)

5. Sonic Attack (Made Famous by Hawkwind)

6. Thoth

7. King

8. God Rock

9. Slo-Blo

10. Serenade

11. Utopia 2000 (Made Famous by Hawkwind)

12. Brainstorm (Made Famous by Hawkwind)

13. Ejection (Made Famous by Hawkwind)

14. The Awakening (Made Famous by Hawkwind)

15. The Right Stuff (Made Famous by Hawkwind)

16. Armour For Everyday

17. Nirbasion Annasion

18. You Shouldn't Do That (Made Famous by Hawkwind)

19. T.V. As Eyes

20. Orgone Accumulator (Made Famous by Hawkwind)

21. Silver Machine (Made Famous by Hawkwind)

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