Ozric Tentacles? Gong? Nektar? Hawkwind? Space Rock?
 

I know there's a strong following here for such bands.
There's a krautrock thread and a 60s Psych thread. Why not one for space rock/psychedelic(which doesn't fit into either one of those two). Lots of interesting and unknown gems here. I've definitely collected enough to make a compilation. But I'll post one later since my net is pissing me off atm.
Anyways, post away with the bands you know. I'll definitely check out all the recs :D

I'll start-

Hidria Spacefolk - Symbiosis

http://www.progarchives.com/progress...0222622005.jpg

A very solid modern space-rock band from Finland. Musically, I don't think they are anything new for someone familiar with say Ozric Tentacles, but they definitely do feature everything i love about psychedelic/space rock. Love this album! Has a very middle-eastern kinda sound as well, which works out extremely well.

I'm not able to find any tracks from this album anywhere, but anyways this would be a good overview of what they sound like.
Track name: Pajas
From their second album "Balansia".



Hidria Spacefolk - MySpace

Note: Symbiosis is a little bit different from this.

Don't forget about Eloy.

Kingston Wall - Kingston Wall 2(1993)

http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/8228.jpg

Another band from Finland?!
Well, yes. Part 2 of the kingston Wall Trilogy, this one is a bit more on the classic rock side, with a little bit of Rush/Pink Floyd influences. Mainly guitar driven. The vocals were a weak point(on some of the tracks) but that didn't prevent me from listening to this. Must say, has some great melodies and superb guitar work.





MySpace.com - Kingston Wall - - Rock / Psychedelic / Progressive - www.myspace.com/kingstonwall

I will check these bands out sometime but i have so much backlog to get through, I need to cut back for a couple of weeks.

Hmmm Rev'd Flasher on EBWF likes Kingston Wall - I still have to check them out.

I'm a sort of casual Space Rock fan.

I like my Space Rock to actually sound like it was recorded in space. Really echoey with a pounding bassline & weird noises & very trippy.

I don't think that applies to the couple you've posted so far and they wern't really for me they're a bit too proggy/muso for my liking but i'll keep an eye on this thread with interest.

Well, yeah, your space rock criteria is definitely hard to find.
I guess krautrock satisfies that more. I'll see whether i have something very similar to hawkwind or gong.

Thinking about it and from what i have, Nektar's Journey to The Centre of The Eye and A Tab in The Ocean might satisfy your criteria.
There's also a band named High Tide who have quite a few similarities, but all i have is a compilation and haven't listened to any actual album of theirs.
I still need to dig more deeper.


YouTube - Nektar - prelude_astronauts nightmare (Just one song from Journey to The Centre of The Eye)

YouTube - High Tide "Futilist's Lament"
YouTube - High Tide _ Pushed, But Not Forgotten _ Sea Shanties

Yes, Gong ftw. They are at least borderline 'psychedelia' for me; often lumped in with the Canterbury scene bands, at least for this concept trilogy of records, but they have a distinct proggy bent. Well I basically just described space rock...
Anyhow this stuff doo-doos on Ozric Tentacles from a great height. I never investigated them outside of these but they still tour with Daevid Allen.

The Radio Gnome Trilogy 1973-74:

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Brings back alot of messy memories:

Nektar - Journey to The Centre of The Eye

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Although their second release, "A Tab in the Ocean" is much more refined, It's more of a prog. rock album with spacey elements. Journey... takes more influences from krautrock. It's a concept album about an astronauts journey in space and half of it is instrumental. Highly layered, dreamy and quite enjoyable. The organ/Mellotron take center stage here.

I already posted a track earlier, but anyways, here are more -

YouTube - Nektar - prelude_astronauts nightmare
YouTube - NEKTAR-JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EYE
YouTube - Nektar — Countenance
YouTube - Nektar - warp oversight(track ends at around 4:10)