Space Rock

Space rock is a genre characterized by its dreamy, atmospheric soundscapes, often featuring lush synthesizers, distorted guitars, and driving rhythms. Emerging in the late 1960s and 1970s, space rock drew inspiration from psychedelic rock, electronic music, and krautrock, with pioneers like Hawkwind pushing the boundaries of sonic experimentation. The genre's heyday in the 1970s and 1980s saw a proliferation of bands exploring the intersection of rock and electronic music, creating a distinctive sound that was both cosmic and introspective. Space rock's cultural significance lies in its ability to evoke a sense of otherworldliness and futurism, often incorporating science fiction and mystical themes into its lyrics and aesthetic. Distinguishing itself from similar styles like progressive rock and ambient music, space rock's unique blend of electronic textures and rock dynamics has influenced a wide range of genres, from post-punk to electronic dance music.

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It's A Fucked-Up World
Single - Released April 28, 2025

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A Dot In The Sky
Action & Tension & Space
Amplifier
An Evening With Knives
Analog Bow
Atticus Chimps
Ball
Blackballed
Bobby Zodiac and The Clairvoyants
Captain Kill
Cat Dreams
Causa Sui
Chasing The Eclipse
Clúster
Cosmic Cathedral
Dan Caine
Dead Meadow
Dexter and The Moonrocks
Die Wilde Jagd
Ditch
Doves
Eloy
Eveline's Dust
FM
Floral Image
Futuropaco
Fuzz Evil
Fvzz Popvli
Gnod
Godzillionaire
Greengoat
Guru Guru
HENGE
Hawkwind
Irön Fist
JPW
Kadavar
Karfagen
Kinski
Kye Kepler
L'Ira del Baccano
Levi From Space
Low Hums
MIEN
Magnum Opus
Man In The Moon
Marco Ragni
Matthew Dakoutros
Mind over MIDI
Moin
MotherEarth
Motorpsycho
NO TURNS
Nektar
Nightstalker
Novyi Lef
On Atlas' Shoulders
Orion Saiph
Palinopsia
Planet Sun
Population II
Pretty Lightning
Prins Thomas
Pure Reason Revolution
Ripship
Rüdiger Lorenz
SELVA VOLCÁN
SKLOSS
STARSET
Samuel Blues
Santonegro
Sata kaskelottia
Seasonal
Sonus Umbra
Space Cadets
Stoned Jesus
Sundance Jump
Suns of the Tundra
Surprise Asteroid
Surya
Taraban
Technicolour Steam Train
The Cosmic Highway
The Death Wheelers
The Hippie Chamber
The Limiñanas
The Moonlandingz
The Warlocks
Tide-Eye
Trippy Space Gang
Vann's Nebula
Veins
Vertical
Viv and the Sect
WARLUNG
Yawning Balch
Yellow The Sun
Zombie Zombie
cosmic collective
fresh from the moon
Muse
STARSET
Glass Beams
Dexter and The Moonrocks
Eloy
Thee Oh Sees
The Limiñanas
Camel
CAN
Santiago Penitente
Brian May
God Is An Astronaut
Ledetraad
Doves
King Buffalo
The Heavy Eyes
Wand
Colonel Bagshot
Ikigai
Sonhos de Solidão
Duos On Mars
Kadavar
Space Case Travel Inc.
Hawkwind
Karma To Burn
Motorpsycho
1000mods
cosmic collective
Frankie and the Witch Fingers
Cat Dreams
Chasing The Eclipse
Man In The Moon
Planet of Zeus
Wax Fang
Mars Red Sky
Bad Space
Valley of the Sun
REZN
NEU!
The South Hill Experiment
Cluster
Eloy
Southpacific
Analog Bow
Tides From Nebula
Wooden Shjips
Elder
Magnum Opus
MotherEarth
Stoned Jesus
fresh from the moon
Moon Cheese
Elephant Tree
Black Rainbows
Truckfighters
Prins Thomas
Naxatras
Gnome
Van Der Graaf Generator
Gong
Jane Weaver
Dead Meadow
Mondo Drag
Villagers of Ioannina City
Ashtar Command
April Rain
Nightstalker
Cosmic Nirvana
Space Banjo
The Floating Whale
My Sleeping Karma
Marco Minnemann
Colour Haze
Earthless
Spaceslug
Sleepy Sun
Dan Caine
Nektar
Gravitons
Hopesfall
Celestial Echoes
Samsara Blues Experiment
African Head Charge
The Celestials!
Spidergawd
Mooncake
Popol Vuh
Satin Puppets
Matt Bellamy
Andrew Weatherall
PSYCHEDELIC
Tuber
Karfagen
Mothership
Pure Reason Revolution
Glasgow Coma Scale
Levi From Space
The Warlocks
Causa Sui
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