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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Wild In The Streets
Album - 12 Tracks - Released October 30, 2026

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1000mods
Abrams
Agusa
Alas de Liona
All India Radio
All Them Witches
Andrew Weatherall
Ayreon
Beau Lucas
Ben Vaughn
Bill Baird
Bobby Zodiac and The Clairvoyants
Bong Voyage
Bottenhavet
Bridget Wishart
Bürner
Chief Ghoul
Clinic
Clouds Taste Satanic
Cosmic Nirvana
Cowboys & Aliens
Crippled Black Phoenix
Dans Dans
Deaf Radio
Demons My Friends
Desert Colossus
Diskjokke
Distant Fires Burning
Dorian Pimpernel
Ealdor Bealu
Elder
Evil Blizzard
Failure
Fellow Mortals
Firefriend
Gin Lady
Gnod
God Is An Astronaut
Gong
Iterum Nata
John Andrews & The Yawns
Kal-El
Kelley Stoltz
Khun Narin
Kilbey Kennedy
Kraan
Krakatau
Les Big Byrd
Long Distance Calling
Lorelle Meets The Obsolete
Louis Dubois
Magic Castles
Marco Ragni
Masheena
Matote
Monolord
Monsternaut
Motorpsycho
Oh Hiroshima
Pelegrin
Pink Floyd
Plankton Wat
Population II
Prins Thomas
Purple Skies
SLIFT
Skye High
Soft Machine
Spindrift
Spirits Burning
Stonus
Strumbrush
Sun Voyager
TOBACCO
Tame Impala
Tangerine Dream
Ten East
The Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell
The Cosmic Dead
The Cult of Boydah
The Devil and the Almighty Blues
The Dolly Rocker Movement
The Early Years
The Miracle Seeds
The Mothers Of Invention
The Neptune Power Federation
The Third Sound
The Underground Youth
Thee Oh Sees
Thomass Jackson
Trippy Space Gang
Triptides
Truckfighters
Upupayāma
Veins
Velvet Meadow
Weedpecker
Witchcraft
beabadoobee
solar glide
Tame Impala
Pink Floyd
beabadoobee
All Them Witches
Glass Beams
Eloy
Tangerine Dream
Camel
Doves
The Limiñanas
CAN
Santiago Penitente
Kikagaku Moyo
Brian May
Thee Oh Sees
Ayreon
Ledetraad
Failure
The Heavy Eyes
Wand
King Buffalo
God Is An Astronaut
All India Radio
Monolord
The Mothers Of Invention
Colonel Bagshot
Witchcraft
Sonhos de Solidão
The Dolly Rocker Movement
GAUPA
Ikigai
TOBACCO
Eloy
Duos On Mars
Goat
Klaus Schulze
Kadavar
Cat Dreams
HarmoniA
Motorpsycho
Frankie and the Witch Fingers
OM
cosmic collective
Space Case Travel Inc.
Planet of Zeus
Karma To Burn
Mars Red Sky
Hawkwind
Chasing The Eclipse
SLIFT
Truckfighters
Wax Fang
Magic Shoppe
Man In The Moon
1000mods
Hollow Ship
Hällas
Southpacific
Soft Machine
Nightstalker
Naxatras
Cluster
The South Hill Experiment
REZN
Valley of the Sun
Crippled Black Phoenix
Holy Wave
Zemlyane
Bad Space
Magnum Opus
Wooden Shjips
Elder
Aunt Cynthia's Cabin
Gong
Prins Thomas
Stoned Jesus
Villagers of Ioannina City
fresh from the moon
Elephant Tree
Oh Hiroshima
Earth
Black Rainbows
Dungen
Moon Cheese
NEU!
Van Der Graaf Generator
Tides From Nebula
The Lunar Effect
Alex Henry Foster
Clinic
Gnome
Ozric Tentacles
Woods
African Head Charge
Long Distance Calling
Mondo Drag
Yawning Man
Dead Meadow
Jane Weaver
Cosmic Nirvana