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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Hide Me
Single - Released November 15, 2024

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After Planet
Alas de Liona
Analog Bow
Annabel Gutherz
Apollo Moon Hoax
Arcuda
Astrologer
Atticus Chimps
Babe Ruthless
Bad Space
Bayboat
Black Rainbows
Bounty Hunter from Outer Space
Breathing Space
CAN
Cat Dreams
Causa Sui
Celestial Echoes
Chasing The Eclipse
City of Sound
Cluster
Colour Haze
DRØNSOND
Delay
Delta Rain Dance
Dexter and The Moonrocks
Dominick & the Family Band
Dunderfoot
Duos On Mars
Elephant Tree
Fire in the City
Glass Beams
Grande Mahogany
Hawkwind
Hidria Spacefolk
Hills
Human Space Machine
Ikigai
JPW
Kungens Män
LYRRE
Levi From Space
Low Hums
Lunar Tantrum
Man In The Moon
Moon Cheese
Mother Sun
MotherEarth
Muun Bato
Observers
Oort Clod
PSYCHEDELIC
Palinopsia
Particle Kid
Pasiflorez
Pawnshop
Peace Attack
Pink Chameleons
Plasma Chasms
Psychic Lemon
Psychic Love Child
REZN
Rubicon Fray
SOLUM
Santiago Penitente
Satin Puppets
Scree
SkyPunch
Skye High
Slomo Sapiens
Slow Karma
Space Banjo
Space Cadets
Space Case Travel Inc.
Spaceslug
StonerPron
Stratospheerius
Strumbrush
Sugar Tongue
Sundance Jump
Sunface
Sunnata
Tame the Abyss
The Cosmic Tones Research Trio
The Crooked Rugs
The Floating Whale
The Flying Grey Suns
The Hippie Chamber
The South Hill Experiment
Tide-Eye
Timothy Eerie
Tydeal
Ufomammut
Vann's Nebula
Velvet Trip
Yellow The Sun
astra division
chandler in space
cosmic collective
fresh from the moon
Glass Beams
Dexter and The Moonrocks
CAN
Santiago Penitente
The Heavy Eyes
Colonel Bagshot
Ikigai
Sonhos de Solidão
Duos On Mars
Black Rainbows
Space Case Travel Inc.
Hawkwind
Cat Dreams
cosmic collective
Mars Red Sky
Man In The Moon
Chasing The Eclipse
Bad Space
Valley of the Sun
REZN
Gong
Cluster
The South Hill Experiment
Wooden Shjips
Analog Bow
MotherEarth
fresh from the moon
Elephant Tree
Moon Cheese
Dead Meadow
Ashtar Command
Mondo Drag
Colour Haze
Earthless
Samsara Blues Experiment
Sleepy Sun
The Floating Whale
Space Banjo
Celestial Echoes
Gravitons
Matt Bellamy
Satin Puppets
Popol Vuh
PSYCHEDELIC
astra division
Causa Sui
Levi From Space
Spaceslug
The Devil and the Almighty Blues
Atticus Chimps
feline empire
Ufomammut
Siena Root
Skye High
Annabel Gutherz
The Kids and the Cosmos
The Kings Of Frog Island
Sundance Jump
Aeromancias
Peace Attack
35007
Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound
Bounty Hunter from Outer Space
Particle Kid
Sunnata
Velvet Trip
City of Sound
Swan Valley Heights
Yellow The Sun
Delay
Space Cadets
The Flying Eyes
Pasiflorez
LYRRE
Tydeal
Rubicon Fray
Grande Mahogany
Hidria Spacefolk
Ecstatic Vision
DRØNSOND
Lathe of Heaven
Zen Guerrilla
Maha Sohona
chandler in space
The Crooked Rugs
Alas de Liona
Divisi
Ogre
Observers
Quest For Fire
Kungens Män
Weird Owl
Farflung
Papir
Snowy Dunes
Mother Sun
Lumerians
Kaleidoscope
Sunface
Plasma Chasms