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Artist News: Hawkwind Signs To Eastworld Recordings

Posted on Thursday, May 13 @ 06:00:00 UTC by nightowl

Eastworld Recordings has announced the signing of legendary space rockers Hawkwind.

The original pioneers of space rock return with their eagerly awaited new album, Blood Of The Earth, their first in five years. Produced by the band at the state-of-the-art recording facility Earth Studios, Blood Of The Earth takes the listener on a journey through crushing visceral space rock, doom driven poetry, whimsical mantras and imagination opera. An example of humans and machines pulsing in harmony out into the void....

Hawkwind is an English rock band, one of the earliest space rock groups. [As readers here know - ed.] Their lyrics favour urban and science fiction themes. They are also a noted precursor to punk rock and now are considered a link between the hippie and punk cultures.



Formed in early 1969 by singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Brock, Hawkwind has gone through many incarnations and styles of music. Critic Jim Green describes their trademark sound as characterized by "that gargantuan and impenetrable pre-metal/hardcore drone, those great riffs, that inexorable drive to destinations unknown." Dozens of musicians have worked with the group; notable fantasy and science fiction writer Michael Moor***** was an occasional collaborator.

Blood Of The Earth will be available on the formats below.

CD:

01. Seahawks
02. Blood Of The Earth
03. Wraith
04. Green Machine
05. Inner Visions
06. Sweet Obsession
07. Comfey Chair
08. Prometheus
09. Youd Better Believe It
10. Sentinel
11. Starshine (Bonus Track)

Deluxe 2CD:

Deluxe - Disc 1 - (Studio)
01. Seahawks
02. Blood Of The Earth
03. Wraith
04. Green Machine
05. Inner Visions
06. Sweet Obsession
07. Comfy Chair
08. Prometheus
09. You?d Better Believe It
10. Sentinel

Disc 2 - (Live)

01. Galactic Angels (Bonus Track)
02. Wraith (Bonus Track)
03. Tide Of The Century (Bonus Track)
04. Magnu (Bonus Track)
05. Levitation (Bonus Track)
06. Long Gone (Bonus Track)
+ Interview

LP:

Side A
01. Seahawks (06:14)
02. Blood Of The Earth (02:59)
03. Wraith (06:07)

Side B

04. Green Machine (04:04)
05. Inner Visions (04:29)
06. Sweet Obsession (04:45)

Side C

07. Comfy Chair (04:54)
08. Prometheus (05:48)
09. You?d Better Believe It (07:11)

Side D

10. Sentinel (06:03)
11. Starshine (07:11)
12. Sunship (02:54) (Bonus Track)

[Source: via e-Prog]

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