Space is Deep

As some readers may already know, I am something of a devotee of space rock godfathers Hawkwind. Some, like Mrs Mac for example, would argue that by owning sixty-plus Hawkwind vinyl albums (and counting) I am less a devotee and more an obsessive lunatic. Regardless, the band has released, and in fact continues to release, many wonderful albums. The pinnacle for me, however, remains their monumental ‘Space Ritual’ live album from 1973; a truly mind-frying combination of thunderously heavy rock underpinned by relentless driving rhythms, extended jams, all manner of electronic sounds and spacey effects, spoken word interludes and cosmic and anarchic lyrical musings.