Hawkwind - Somnia (2021) 44.1-24
Country: UK
Genre: Psychedelic/Space Rock
Format: FLAC (*tracks)
Quality: Lossless [44,1kHz/24 bit]
Time: 01:02:45
Full Size: 707.83 MB
The numbers are astounding. 51 years together, 34 studio and 28 official live albums, 46 members including 10 drummers and 10 bass players and hundreds if not thousands of gigs (don't quote me on any of these figures). Best known for their driving/dad anthem 'Silver Machine', Hawkwind have never been frightened of hard work. Their last two releases Carnivorous a musical chronicle of the pandemic, which was released under the Hawkwind Light Orchestra tag and 50th Anniversary Live, both released in 2020, were warmly received by both fans and music press alike.
So, as they head into their second half century, in what state do we find Dave Brock and his cosmic band? The current line-up of founder Brock on Vocals/Guitar/Keyboards, Magnus Martin on Keyboards/Guitars, Richard Chadwick on Drums/Vocals, Niall Hone on Bass/Keyboards and now in his fourth stint with the Hawks, Tim Blake on Keyboards have only been together since 2019 (it's complicated) but the outfit have returned to the prolific output of their early days releasing six studio albums within the past five years and they continue to pull in the punters at concert halls and festival sites across the nation and beyond.
Somnia is released to coincide with the band's appearance at this year's Hawkfest in East Devon between 27th-29th August which will celebrates the anniversary of Hawkwind's first ever gig. Hawkfest also marks the bands post-pandemic return to the stage and is followed by a string of UK dates from September and culminates in an appearance the London Palladium on 28th October. Available on CD or 180gram Vinyl this album may just keep you up at night.
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