Psychedelic Selection

Description

Includes: new studio tracks and previously unreleased archive recordings. Revisited classics and live studio performances. Includes the final recording by Huw Lloyd-Langton. Legendary space rock band Hawkwind returns with a brand new album that blurs the lines between studio album, archive exploration, and future broadcast. Bringing together unreleased recordings, revisited classics, and new tracks from the current lineup, this new release constitutes an essential and evolving chapter in the band's ever-expanding sonic universe. Rather than a retrospective, this forward-looking album offers a glimpse of Hawkwind in the creative process. Composed of new studio recordings and previously unreleased tracks from ongoing and unpublished projects, the album captures the multifaceted creativity of the band, from cosmic psychedelia to energetic space rock and experimental electronica. Opening with two striking new compositions, "Four Legs Good, Two Legs Bad" and "There Are Fairies In The Garden," the album offers a preview of Hawkwind's next project. Elsewhere, "The Judge And The Fisherman" and "Goonhilly Downs" showcase the current lineup at the top of its game, offering original tracks rooted in the band's characteristic sound and immersive sonic atmospheres. "Psychedelic Selection" also revisits key moments from Hawkwind's past from a new angle. "The Demented Man" and "Those Days Of The Underground" are reinvented for today, while "PSI Power" and "The Traveller of Space" are presented in powerful live studio recordings, capturing the immediacy and energy of the band's recent performances. A particularly moving moment is "Hurry On Sundown," which marks the final recording by guitarist Huw Lloyd-Langton with the band — a poignant and atmospheric tribute to an essential collaborator. The album explores more experimental sonic territories with tracks from related projects, including the previously unreleased pieces "Dance and Trance" by Dave Brock (Land Of Min, Out Of Luck) and Ocean's Spiral by Magnus Martin, thus enriching Hawkwind's sonic universe. Blending past, present, and future, this opus offers a dynamic and ever-evolving journey into the heart of Hawkwind's creative cosmos. It serves both as an ideal entry point for new listeners and an essential release for longtime fans, confirming the band's status as pioneers of space rock and sonic exploration.