dude, did you hear that?

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Originally uploaded by third uncle.

hawkwind
from the album
doremi fasol latido
LISTEN/space is deep

future pilot a.k.a. vs the pastels
from the
series 500 12"
LISTEN/hurricane fighter plane

dmbq
from some album?
LISTEN/go go evil

file under "stoner rock"? well, that could work although i think these tunes could handle a little heavier. file under "face melt"? yeah, that's better. hawkwind are often heralded as the fathers of space rock. this makes sense considering a good amount of their songs are about leaving this earth, and traveling through the outer depths in their "great space mother". it's a more deserved take on the genre tag considering most groups deemed space rock these days don't even sing about outerspace let alone greet their fans as "star warriors". this album features "lemmy the lurch", better known for his next band motorhead and mik "the dwarf leader" who is credited with playing "generators and hot electronics". the future pilot a.k.a. vs pastels track is a cover of a song off of the red crayola masterpiece "parable of arable land". this version is delight full of throbbing bass, echoed vocals, and the sounds of revved up jet engines. dmbq are a japanese band who've been around since the mid 90's that i know little about and had heard only recently. but hearing this track has convinced me to buy all nine of their previous albums.