Space Ritual (band)

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Space Ritual are a UK space rock band formed in 2000 fronted by Nik Turner and composed principally of former Hawkwind members playing early Hawkwind material.

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[edit] History

The Hawkestra event took place on 21 October 2000 at the Brixton Academy which featured nearly all past members of Hawkwind, but disagreements between various participants led to any restaging of the event being unlikely. Turner did, however, stage another event under the banner The Greasy Truckers Party", featuring members of the Hawkestra on 21 October 2001 at the London Astoria which, despite being invited, all of the then members of Hawkwind refused to participate.

A loose band formed from this event performing further gigs and eventually went by the name of xhawkwind.com. An appearance at Guilfest in 2002 led to confusion as to whether this actually was Hawkwind, sufficiently irking Dave Brock into taking legal action to prohibit Turner from trading under the name Hawkwind, a case which Turner lost.[1]

Turner then chose to name the band Space Ritual, named after Hawkwind's critically acclaimed 1973 live album The Space Ritual Alive, despite having previously used this name during the mid-1990s for a North America tour.

[edit] Members

[edit] Principal members

  • Nik Turner - vocals, Sax, Flute (Hawkwind 1969-77, 1982-84)
  • Mick Slattery - lead guitar, vocals (Hawkwind 1969-70)
  • Thomas Crimble - rhythm guitar, keyboards (Hawkwind 1970-71)
  • Jerry Richards - bass guitar (Hawkwind guitarist 1995-2001)
  • Terry Ollis - drums, percussion (Hawkwind 1969-72)
  • Sam Ollis - drums, DJ record decks
  • Chris Purdon - audio generators, FX, analogue synths

[edit] Affiliates

  • The Fabulous Ms Angel - dancing
  • Ron Tree - vocals (Hawkwind 1995-2001)

[edit] Former members and occasional contributors

  • Dave Anderson - analogue synthesiser, bass (Hawkwind 1971)
  • Del Dettmar - electronics (Hawkwind 1971-74)
  • Lloyd George - keyboards
  • Commander Jim Hawkman - keyboards
  • John Greves - Keyboards & Synthesisers (1999-2006)
  • Thomas Hewitt - guitar
  • Huw Lloyd-Langton - guitar (Hawkwind 1970-71, 1979-88)
  • Jaki Windmill - Djembe, Vocals
  • Debespace

[edit] Discography

2001 - A Space Rock Odyssey - live CD (Ozit-Morpheus, OZIT CD55) - Ystalyfera, Wales and Birkenhead Stairways* 2000
  • tracks: "Sonic Attack"; "You Shouldn't Do That"; "Odyssey Improvisation"; "Dragon Rider"; "Space Ritual"; "Waiting for Tomorrow"; "Master of the Universe"; "Silver Machine"; "Spirit of the Age"; "Sonic Attack"*; "Odyssey Improvisation"*; "Space Ritual"*; "Ten Seconds of Forever"*
  • personnel: Nik Turner; Huw Lloyd-Langton; Thomas Crimble; Terry Ollis; Lloyd George; Commander Jim Hawkman; Thomas Hewitt
2002 - Live At Glastonbury And Guildford Festival - live CD (Ozit-Morpheus, OZIT CD211)
  • tracks: "Orion Sunrise"; "The Awakening"; "Osiris"; "The Landing"; "Blue Train" (Coltrane); "Space Grab" (Ollis, Crimble, Slattery, Turner); "Thunder Rider Rap"; "Warp Out" (Ollis, Crimble, Slattery, Turner); "D Rider"
  • personnel: Nik Turner; Mick Slattery; Thomas Crimble; Terry Ollis; Sam Ollis; Commander Jim Hawkman; Thomas Hewitt, Jaki Windmill
2003 - Greasy Truckers Party 2002-2003 (Ozit-Morpheus, OZIT CD221)
  • Various Artists: SpaceRitual.net; Tractor; Richard Strange; Guitar George Borowski; The Theory
  • tracks: "Brainstorm"; "Sonic Savages"; "Watching The Grass Grow"; "D-Rider"
  • personnel: Nik Turner; Mick Slattery; Thomas Crimble; Terry Ollis; Dave Anderson; Del Dettmar; Jaki Windmill
2005 - Live At The Venusian Electric Ballroom In The Cygnus 5 Galaxy - live CD (SRR0001CD)
  • tracks: "Cosmic Chant"; "Watching the Grass Grow"; "Born to Go"; "D Rider"; "Brainstorm"; "Ejection"; "Sonic Attack"; "Master of the Universe"; "Silver Machine"
2005 - Sonic Savages - studio CD EP (SRR0002CD)
  • tracks: "Sonic Savages" (6:32); "Ritual Of The Savage Earth" (3:27); "Jazzy Jam" (5:07)
  • personnel: Nik Turner; Mick Slattery; Thomas Crimble; Terry Ollis; Dave Anderson; John Greves; Sam Ollis
2006 - Satiricon - live DVD - The Buttermarket, Shrewsbury, 29 February 2004
  • tracks: "Launch"; "Cosmic Chant"; "Born To Go"; "Welcome To The Future"; "Watching The Grass Grow"; "Sonic Savages"; "D Rider"; "Time Crime"; "Children Of The Sun"; "Jazzy Jam"; "Brainstorm"; "Orgone Accumulator"; "Sonic Attack"; "Ejection"; "You Shouldn't Do That"; "Master Of The Universe"; "Silver Machine"; "Inspector Clouseau Theme"
  • personnel: Nik Turner; Mick Slattery; Thomas Crimble; Terry Ollis; Dave Anderson; John Greves; Sam Ollis; Jaki Windmill; Debespace; The Fabulous Ms Angel
2007 - Otherworld - studio CD (Esoteric Recordings, ECLEC2011)
  • tracks: "The Return"; "Otherworld"; "Black Corridor"; "Bubbles"; "Communique II"; "Ritual Of The Ravaged Earth"; "ASDF"; "Sonic Savages"; "Droid Love"; Time Crime"; "Arrival In Utopia"; "Atomik"; "The Riddle"; "Notes From A Cold Planet"; "Walking Backwards"
  • personnel: Nik Turner; Mick Slattery; Thomas Crimble; Terry Ollis; Dave Anderson; John Greves; Sam Ollis

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Saga of Hawkwind, Chapter 32: The Hawkwars - Carol Clerk

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