Track Listing

1. Return
2. Otherworld
3. Black Corridor
4. Bubbles
5. Communique II
6. Ritual Of A Ravaged Earth
7. ASDF
8. Sonic Savages
9. Droid Love
10. Time Crime
11. Arrival In Utopia
12. Atomik
13. Riddle
14. Cold Planet
15. Walking Backwards

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #50364 in Music
• Released on: 2007-11-05
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Customer Reviews

Otherworldly - the return of the original mothership
More Hawkwind than Hawkwind?! Strange but possibly true - this band features ex members: Nik Turner, Dave Anderson, Terry Ollis, Del Dettmar, Mick Slattery and Tom Crimble. Whilst John Greves was in Robert Calvert's group on Captain Lockheed and the Starfighters and theres a guest credit to Jerry Richards on guitar on Time Crime. That alone makes this band more Hawkwind than Hawkwind, or rather more original Hawkwind than Hawkwind.

This is what Nik Turner has been saying all along. The Hawkwind of today is completely different to the band of the early 70's. Synths rule, there's little guitar work and samples are common. This album seems to hark back to the good old days of musicianship - guitars (acoustic, electric, nah nah and 12 string), and musical instruments like flute and sax, mellotron and djembe. There's a real feel of song writing, of jamming together (the songs have been about for a while in some form or another), of the band having fun. Is this why Alan Davey really left?

Otherworld is a great album, the songs in particular that stand out are the Turner/Anderson ones - Otherworld, Sonic Savages, Time Crime, The Riddle and Walking Backwards. But the others are strong too - old Hawkwind fans will recognise lyrics and riffs from days of yore - Mike Moorcock is credited for lyrics (yet another Hawkwind link!!!).

The stomping sax, the floating flute, the soaring guitar work (like the Levitation era of Lloyd Langton) all make you believe that this is where Hawkwind should have been today. Take me to your leader was good, but dare I say it (being a Hawkfan) this is better - the magic of Hawkwind is here in all its glorious space rock camaraderie. And Nik Turner ought to know (he was the original "Hawkwind" - hawking cough and wind from down below!!)

If you like Hawkwind, Bedouin, Alan Davey, Litmus, Mr. Quimbys Beard, Anubian Lights, and all the other space rock bands this really is a no brainer - a great album, great playing, bizarre lyrics (check out Communique II and Notes From A Cold Planet) and a great band.

Its the old time Hawkwind brought soaring into the 21st century.

....An Amazing album for every Space rocker....
I've been waiting for so long for this album....more Hawkwind than Hawkwind?Maybe true if somebody likes only the 70's version of Hawkwind,personally i'm happy for the excistance of Hawkwind&Space ritual
Apart from the legendary x-Hawkwind members who are involved on this masterpiece of modern space rock music,this album stand by itself for its music....AMAZING!!!!A must have for every space rocker....don't loose the opportunity to see a live show of space ritual and their amazing dvd Satyricon!

Space Ritual - 'Otherworld' (Esoteric)
Do you really know when you're ONLY dreaming? I mean, this 2007 release by the Dave Brock-less reunited Hawkwind is far better than what (many, if not most) of us old school Hawkfans could ever expect. Don't take my word for it - visit their My Space. Tunes that had me spinning this CD more times than I bothered to keep track of were the title cut "Otherworld", "Black Corridor" {different than on the original 'Space Ritual' lp}, "Sonic Savages", "Droid Love", the awesome "Atomik" and "Notes From A Cold Planet". Personnel: Nik Turner-sax, flute & vocals, Mick Slattery-guitar, Dave Anderson-bass, Thomas Crimble-keyboards, Del Dettmar-synthesizer and Terry Ollis-drums. So highly recommend, it hurts.