Space Ritual are a UK space rock band formed in 2000 fronted by
Nik
Turner and comprised principally of former Hawkwind
members playing early Hawkwind material.
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Contents
- 1 History
- 2 Members
- 3 Discography
- 4 References
- 5 Links
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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 lead to any restaging of the
event being unlikely. Turner did however stage another event under the
banner The Greay 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.
Turner then chose 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.
Members
- Principal members
- Nik
Turner - Vocals, Sax, Flute - Hawkwind 1969-76 and 1982-84
- Mick Slattery - lead guitar - Hawkwind 1969
- Thomas Crimble - guitar, keyboards - Hawkwind 1970-71
- Terry Ollis - drums - Hawkwind 1969-72
- Contributors
- Jerry Richards - bass - Hawkwind 1997-2001
- Sam Ollis - percussion
- Chris Purdon
- The Fabulous Ms Angel - dancing
- Former members and occasional contributors
- Dave Anderson - bass - Hawkwind 1971
- Del Dettmar - electronics - Hawkwind 1971-74
- Ron
Tree - vocals - Hawkwind 1995-2001
- Lloyd George - keyboards
- Commander Jim Hawkman - keyboards
- John Greves - keyboards
- Thomas Hewitt - guitar
- Huw Lloyd-Langton - guitar -
Hawkwind 1970-71 and 1979-88
- Jaki Windmill
- Debespace
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
- 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
- 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
References
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The Saga of Hawkwind, Chapter 32: The Hawkwars - Carol Clerk
Links
