On May 24, 2025, Simon House died aged 76. He was musician (violin, keyboards) and composer, performed and recorded with High Tide, Third Ear Band, Thomas Dolby, David Sylvian, Japan, Alan Davey, Nektar, Spiral Realms, Rod Goodway, Denny Gerrard, Robert Calvert, Anubian Lights, Michael Moorcock & The Deep Fix, Adrian Shaw, Earth Lab, Magic Muscle, Bedouin, Astralasia, Spirits Burning, Judy Dyble, Ambient Time Travelers, Mike Oldfield, and David Bowie, but was best known as member of Hawkwind. As leader, House released two albums.
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Hawkwind: Stories From Time And Space
On April 5, 2024, “Cherry Red” label released “Stories from Time and Space”, the 36th Hawkwind studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Dave Brock, Magnus Martin, Thighpaulsandra, Richard Chadwick and Doug MacKinnon.
Personnel:
- Dave Brock – vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizers
- Magnus Martin – vocals, guitars, keyboards
- Thighpaulsandra – keyboards, synthesizers
- Doug MacKinnon – bass
- Richard Chadwick – vocals, drums, percussion
- Stuart Bladen – artwork
- Kris Tait – coordination
Track listing:
All tracks by Dave Brock, except where noted.
- Our Lives Can’t Last Forever
- The Starship (One Love One Life)
- What Are We Going to Do While We’re Here
- The Tracker
- Eternal Light – Magnus Martin
- Till I Found You – Dave Brock, Magnus Martin
- Underwater City – Magnus Martin
- The Night Sky
- Traveler of Time & Space
- Re-generate
- The Black Sea – Magnus Martin
- Frozen in Time – Magnus Martin
- Stargazers – Dave Brock, Magnus Martin, Timothy Lewis, Richard Chadwick, Doug MacKinnon
Hawkwind: 25 Years On
On October 6, 1978, “Charisma” label released “25 Years On”, the eighth Hawkwind studio album. It was released under the name “Hawklords” for legal reasons, as there was a dispute over ownership of the name “Hawkwind” at the time. It was recorded June – August 1978, at “Ronnie Lane’s Mobile Studio” at Langley Farm, Devon, UK, and was produced by Dave Brock and Robert Calvert.
Personnel:
- Robert Calvert – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Dave Brock – acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Steve Swindells – keyboards
- Harvey Bainbridge – bass guitar, synthesizers, backing vocals
- Simon King – drums, congas
- Martin Griffin – drums
- Henry Lowther – trumpet
- Simon House – violin
- Les McClure – whisper voice
- Dennis Smith, Neil Fawcus, Neil Mount – engineer
- Tim Friese-Greene, Mike Shipley – mixing
- Barney Bubbles, Brian Griffin – design
Track listing:
- Psi Power – Robert Calvert, Dave Brock
- Free Fall – Robert Calvert, Harvey Bainbridge
- Automoton – Robert Calvert, Dave Brock
- 25 Years – Dave Brock
- Flying Doctor – Robert Calvert, Dave Brock
- The Only Ones – Robert Calvert, Dave Brock
- (Only) The Dead Dreams of the Cold War Kid – Robert Calvert
- The Age of the Micro Man – Robert Calvert, Dave Brock
Nik Turner
On November 10, 2022, Nicholas Robert Turner died aged 82. He was musician (saxophone, flute), vocalist and composer, member of the bands Sphynx, Inner City Unit and Space Ritual, recorded with Robert Calvert, Michael Moorcock, Mother Gong, Sham 69, Catherine Andrews, Underground Zero, Psychic TV, Helios Creed, The Stranglers, Sting, Blue Horses, Muzak, Space Mirrors, Dodson and Fogg, Paradise 9, Sendelica and Flame Tree, but was best known as member of Hawkwind.
Hawkwind: All Aboard the Skylark
On October 25, 2019, “Cherry Red” label released “All Aboard the Skylark”, the thirty-second Hawkwind album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Dave Brock, Magnus Martin, Niall Hone and Richard Chadwick.
Personnel:
- Dave Brock – vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, harmonica
- Magnus Martin – vocals, guitar, keyboards, viola
- Niall Hone – bass guitar
- Richard Chadwick – vocals, drums, percussion
- Michal Sosna – saxophone
- Haz Wheaton – bass guitar
- Mr Dibs (Jonathan Darbyshire) – vocals, backing vocals
- Martin Krel – artwork
- Meriel Waissman – package layout
- Kris Tait – coordinator
Track listing:
All tracks by Dave Brock, except where noted.
- Flesh Fondue
- Nets of Space
- Last Man on Earth – Magnus Martin
- We Are Not Dead… Only Sleeping
- All Aboard the Skylark – Dave Brock, Magnus Martin, Niall Hone, Richard Chadwick
- 65 Million Years Ago
- In the Beginning
- The Road To…
- The Fantasy of Faldum – Magnus Martin
- Psi Power – Dave Brock, Robert Calvert
- Hymn to the Sun – Magnus Martin
- The Watcher – Ian Kilmister
- Generation Door
- Age of the Micro Man – Dave Brock, Robert Calvert
- Intro the Night – Magnus Martin
- Down Through the Night
- Flying Doctor – Dave Brock, Robert Calvert
- Get Yourself Together
- Ascent of Man
- We Took the Wrong Step Years Ago
Psychedelic Warriors: White Zone
On June 20, 1995, “Essential” label released “White Zone”, album by Psychedelic Warriors, side project of the Hawkwind members, and is considered the nineteenth Hawkwind album. It was recorded in 1995, and was produced by Dave Brock, Alan Davey, Richard Chadwick and Dave Charles.
- Dave Brock – guitar, keyboards
- Alan Davey – bass guitar, keyboards
- Richard Chadwick – drums
- Dave Charles – sampler, OSCI
Track listing:
- Am I Fooling – Dave Brock, Alan Davey, Richard Chadwick
- Frenzzy – Dave Brock
- Pipe Dreams – Dave Brock
- Heart Attack – Dave Brock
- Time And Space – Dave Brock, Alan Davey
- The White Zone – Dave Brock
- In Search of Shangrila – Dave Brock
- Bay of Bengal – Dave Brock
- Moonbeam – Richard Chadwick
- Window Pane – Alan Davey
- Love in Space – Alan Davey
Martin Griffin
On January 6, 2020, Martin Griffin died aged 69. He was musician (drums), during the seventies he ran “Roche” recording studios in Cornwall, recording many upcoming artists including ABC, Elvis Costello and Secret Affair, but was best known as drummer of Hawkwind and spin-off project Hawklords.
Andy Anderson
On February 26, 2019, Clifford Leon “Andy” Anderson died aged 68. He was musician (drums, percussion), recorded and performed with many artists and bands including Techno Twins, M/Robin Scott, Mother Gong, Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Steve Vengeance, Two-Bit Thief, The Saints, Backbeats, Edgar Broughton Band, Martha Munizzi, Group 1 Crew, the Gun Club, Spirits Burning & Clearlight, Steve Hillage, The Glove, Jimmy Somerville, Jimmy Pursey, Isaac Hayes, Midge Ure, Iggy Pop, Hawkwind, The Last Poets, Jason Donovan, The Rock & Roll Gypsies, Peter Gabriel, Mike Oldfield, Edwyn Collins, Glenn Matlosk, but was best known as member and drummer with The Cure.
Lemmy
On December 28, 2015, Ian Fraser Kilmister aka Lemmy died aged 70. He was musician (bass), singer, and songwriter, was member and worked with Hawkwind, The Rockin’ Vickers, Opal Butterfly, The Damned, The Head Cat, Girlschool, and Sam Gopal, but was best known as founder, leader, singer, primary songwriter, and bass player of Motörhead.
Hawkwind: Choose Your Masques
On October 29, 1982, “RCA” label released “Choose Your Masques”, the thirteenth Hawkwind studio album. It was recorded June – July 1982, at “Rockfield Studios” in Wales, and was produced by Pat Moran,
Personnel:
- Dave Brock – vocals, electric guitar, keyboards
- Huw Lloyd-Langton – vocals, electric guitar
- Harvey Bainbridge – bass guitar, keyboards
- Martin Griffin – drums
- Nik Turner – saxophone
- Andrew Christian, Terry Oakes – design
Track listing:
- Choose Your Masks – Michael Moorcock, Dave Brock
- Dream Worker – Harvey Bainbridge
- Arrival in Utopia – Michael Moorcock, Dave Brock
- Utopia – Dave Brock
- Silver Machine – Robert Calvert, Dave Brock
- Void City – Harvey Bainbridge, Dave Brock
- Solitary Mind Games – Marion Lloyd-Langton, Huw Lloyd-Langton
- Fahrenheit 451 – Robert Calvert, Dave Brock
- The Scan – Harvey Bainbridge, Dave Brock
- Waiting for Tomorrow – Marion Lloyd-Langton, Huw Lloyd-Langton
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