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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Drop Out III
Album - 15 Tracks - Released March 21, 2025

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1000mods
A Dot In The Sky
Analog Bow
Atticus Chimps
Ball
Big Muff Brigade
Bjorn Vido and the Music in Space Experience
Black Capricorn
Bobby Zodiac and The Clairvoyants
Bulldozer and the machine guns
CAN
Cat Dreams
Causa Sui
Celestial Echoes
Chasing The Eclipse
Clúster
DRØNSOND
Dan Caine
Dead Acid People
Desert Kites
Dexter and The Moonrocks
Die Wilde Jagd
Diskjokke
Doves
Duos On Mars
Electric Orange
Eloy
Eveline's Dust
Exxasens
FM
Futuropaco
Fuzz Evil
Fvzz Popvli
Gnod
Greengoat
HENGE
Hawkwind
John Andrews & The Yawns
Karfagen
Kinski
Lorelle Meets The Obsolete
Low Hums
Magnum Opus
Man In The Moon
Michael Rother
Mind over MIDI
Moin
MotherEarth
Mount Hush
Mystery Mammal
NO TURNS
Nektar
Nightstalker
Not Waving
Novyi Lef
Orbit Service
Palinopsia
Pink Chameleons
Plasma Chasms
Pretty Lightning
Robert Leiner
Rüdiger Lorenz
SELVA VOLCÁN
SKLOSS
STARSET
Samuel Blues
Santiago Penitente
Sata kaskelottia
Sergeant Thunderhoof
Sonus Umbra
Space Cadets
Spirits Burning
Sundance Jump
Suns of the Tundra
Surprise Asteroid
Tame the Abyss
Taraban
The Crooked Rugs
The Death Wheelers
The Floating Whale
The Hippie Chamber
The Limiñanas
The Pink Fairies
The Psych Fi's
Tide-Eye
Trippy Space Gang
Tydeal
Vann's Nebula
Veins
Veuve
Viv and the Sect
WARLUNG
Wyatt E.
Yawning Balch
Yellow The Sun
Zachód
Zombie Zombie
chandler in space
cosmic collective
fresh from the moon
Muse
STARSET
Glass Beams
Dexter and The Moonrocks
Eloy
Thee Oh Sees
CAN
Camel
Santiago Penitente
Brian May
Ledetraad
Doves
The Heavy Eyes
Wand
The Limiñanas
Colonel Bagshot
Sonhos de Solidão
Ikigai
Duos On Mars
Kadavar
Space Case Travel Inc.
Cat Dreams
Hawkwind
cosmic collective
1000mods
Man In The Moon
Chasing The Eclipse
Planet of Zeus
Mars Red Sky
Wax Fang
Southpacific
NEU!
Bad Space
Valley of the Sun
REZN
Eloy
Cluster
The South Hill Experiment
Analog Bow
Frankie and the Witch Fingers
Elder
Karma To Burn
Magnum Opus
Wooden Shjips
Stoned Jesus
Prins Thomas
MotherEarth
fresh from the moon
Truckfighters
Black Rainbows
Elephant Tree
Moon Cheese
Gnome
Naxatras
Van Der Graaf Generator
Gong
Cosmic Nirvana
Dead Meadow
Ashtar Command
Nightstalker
Villagers of Ioannina City
Mondo Drag
Colour Haze
My Sleeping Karma
Sleepy Sun
Spaceslug
Earthless
The Floating Whale
Space Banjo
Popol Vuh
The Celestials!
Hopesfall
Satin Puppets
Matt Bellamy
Jane Weaver
Samsara Blues Experiment
Celestial Echoes
Gravitons
Dan Caine
Nektar
Karfagen
Mothership
Andrew Weatherall
PSYCHEDELIC
Tuber
Ulrika Spacek
Causa Sui
astra division
Levi From Space
Dirty Sound Magnet
Somali Yacht Club
Michael Rother
African Head Charge
The Warlocks
Tagore
Exxasens
Oceansize
The Devil and the Almighty Blues
Atticus Chimps
Steve Hillage