Found a nice (vinyl) copy of Hawkwind's Hall of the Mountain Grill. Pretty good stuff, my first taste of Hawkwind. Sounds like Kantner/Slick's Blows Against the Empire.

Hey man, I'm still waiting for that Ozric Tentacles review. ;)

Try also Amon Duul II, Kraftwerk (their first album is more spacerock than electronica), Necronomicon (Tips Zum Selbstmord), Arzachel (features Dave Stewart of many Canterbury bands fame, and a 17 year-old Steve Hillage, recording under the name Simon Sarsparilla because he was too young!), and The Doors early albums (SF scene root of spacerock), along with London's Ladbroke Grove - Pretty Things, Deviants, Sam Gopal, Pink Fairies, etc.

Also recommended "Cauldron" by Fifty Foot Hose, Hapshash and the Coloured Coat featuring the Human Host and the Heavy Metal Kids (Art, later Spooky Tooth), and "Messe Pour Le Temps Present" by Pierre Henry.

Oh, and "Poem Electronique" by composer Edgard Varese (1958), "Kontakte" by composer Karlheinz Stockhausen (1958) and "Silver Apples of the Moon", by composer Morton Subotnik (1967).

anyone have a suggestion where to start with Ozric Tentacles? they have a TON of albums, it's overwhelming. i found them while searching for more stuff like Shpongle, which is currently blowing my mind :D

Erpland is an ace place to start!

i started there, but i just couldn't stop! i now have 19 of their albums, and a few more are queued.

i think i might have a new favorite band. how have i not heard of these guys before?