Various Artists Space Rock: An Interstellar Traveller's Guide
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CD Cleopatra Records Release date: 23/Jun/2023
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Sales Rank:
#45 in Hard Rock #2341 in Rock
Style:
Hard Rock
Product No.:
2100922491
Details / Tracklist:
1.1 Can - All Gates Open
1.2 Hedersleben - Gulf of Lost Souls
1.3 Øresund Space Collective - the Trichophantic Spire
1.4 Popol Vuh - Steh Auf, Zieh Mich Dir Nach
1.5 Joel Vandroogenbroeck - Sign from Space
1.6 Ozric Tentacles - Space Out
1.7 Secret Saucer - Lift Off
1.8 An Emerald City - Seizuretron
1.9 Nik Turner - Out of Control
1.10 Melting Euphoria - Flying Eyes Like Saucers
1.11 Guru Guru Groove Band - Ufolove
1.12 Maat Lander - the Comet Rider
1.13 Gong - Fohat Digs Holes in Space (Live Paris 1972)
1.14 Tangerine Dream - Ultima Thule Part 1
1.15 Brainticket - Watchin' You
1.16 Faust - Parasiten
1.17 Pyramidal - Black Land
1.18 Shawn Lee - Low Riders in Space
1.19 Hydravion - Passadena Airport
1.20 Pressurehed - Altitude
1.21 Het Droste Effect - You Know That I Knew
1.22 German Oak - Shadows of War (A. Rain of Destruction / B. B1 to London)
1.23 Daevid Allen Weird Quartet - the Cold Stuffings of November
1.24 Omega - Don't Keep on Me Waitin'
1.25 Kalutaliksuak - What Are Your Feet Eating?
1.26 Oranssi Pazuzu - Reikä Maisemassa
1.27 Steve Hillage ; William Shatner - Rocket Man (Alternate Mix)
1.28 Black Rainbows - Hawkdope
1.29 Guru Freakout - Notre Dame (Mothership) [Edit]
1.30 Xynn - Lost in Space (English Version)
1.31 The Spacelords - Pyroclastic Monster
1.32 Aqua Nebula Oscillator - Human Toad (Live)
1.33 Magic Wands - Jupiter
1.34 Atomic Simao - Descending
1.35 White Manna - We Pretend Space Isn't There
1.36 Yuri Gagarin - at the Center of All Infinity
1.37 Federico Farnè - What Illuminates the Night
1.38 Guru Guru - Spaceship (Edit)
1.39 Hawkwind - Seeing It As You Really Are
1.40 It's Not Night: It's Space - Vibration Eater
1.41 Earthling Society - Ea1729
1.42 Robert Calvert - Lemmy ; I Swallowed Massive Amounts of Drugs
1.43 Gilli Smyth - What Do You Really Want (Live)
1.44 The Re-Stoned - Faces of Earth
1.45 The Dunes - Badlands
1.46 Exxasens - Helios
1.47 Oranjjoolius - Tiki Sleep Cycle
1.48 Equations - Sssuuunnn
1.49 Secret Symbol Society - Canes Venatici
1.50 Lord Fuzz - the Freak
1.51 Amon DÜÜL II - Archangels Thunderbird
1.52 Naxatra - Space Tunnel
1.53 Celestial Bums - Child of the Moon
1.54 Dark Buddha Rising - L
1.55 My Education / Theta Naught Sound Mass - End Masse
1.56 Sun Araw - Deep Temple
1.57 Hidria Spacefolk - Kaneh Bosm
1.58 Dasputnik - Orbitary Volcano
1.59 Ava Cherry - Highway Blues
1.60 Orlando Monday - Moonchild
1.61 MKM - Retorn Al Planeta Imaginari
1.62 Sons of Hippies - Spaceship Ride
1.63 Nektar - Astronaut's Nightmare
1.64 Chrome - Eyes in the Center
1.65 Space Debris - Phonomorph
1.66 Leroy Powell and the Messengers - Weightlessness
1.67 Electric Orange - Meals of Confusion
1.68 Floorian - Overruled
1.69 Alice Cooper - B.B. on Mars (Live 1969)
1.70 Gdeva - Autobahn
1.71 Vespero - Vision 7. Kidish Hail
1.72 St 37 - the 'In' Crowd
1.73 Nik Turner - 1975 Interview
Number of discs:
1
Description:
An intergalactic roadmap to the most mind-blowing sounds in the Universe - 6CDs of the best Space Rock including Hawkwind, Amon Düül II, Gong, Can, Guru Guru, Tangerine Dream, Ozric Tentacles, Nik Turner, Popol Vuh, Alice Cooper, Nektar, Chrome, and more! Each CD comes in it's own individually designed jacket and housed in a deluxe 7"x7" box with oversized booklet featuring liner notes, band biographies, photos, and out of this world artwork!
"Space Rock: An Interstellar Traveller's Guide" on CD is a stylistically curated journey through the cosmic side of rock music, bringing together a wide range of artists under the umbrella of space rock, psychedelic rock, and related atmospheric sounds. Rather than focusing on a single band, this compilation celebrates the genre itself: expansive guitar textures, hypnotic rhythms, analogue synths, and otherworldly effects that evoke deep space, distant galaxies, and futuristic odysseys. The tracks are arranged to feel like an interstellar voyage, starting with exploratory, mood-setting pieces, moving through heavier, more propulsive cuts, and closing with immersive, ambient-tinged soundscapes. It is ideal both for dedicated fans of space and psych rock and for listeners who want an accessible gateway into this stylistically rich, visionary corner of rock music. The CD format offers a coherent, album-like listening arc and a physical artifact for collectors who value artwork and liner notes that complement the cosmic theme.
As a mixed-artist release, the focus lies on stylistic breadth: the selection typically spans classic influences of the space-rock tradition alongside more modern, experimental interpretations. Expect swirling guitars, pulsing bass lines, echo-laden vocals and synth passages that nod to krautrock, classic psychedelia, and early electronic rock, while still remaining approachable and song-oriented. The compilation's concept as a "traveller's guide" suggests a thoughtful curation that highlights different shades of the genre--ranging from driving, riff-based tracks suitable for a starship launch to slow-burning, immersive pieces that feel like drifting through a nebula. This makes the CD equally well suited for focused listening on a good sound system and as an atmospheric backdrop for reading, gaming, or late-night relaxation.
"Space Rock: An Interstellar Traveller's Guide" is released by Cleopatra Records, an independent label known for its affinity for niche genres, cult artists, and lovingly compiled reissues and themed collections. Cleopatra Records has built a reputation for exploring the fringes of rock, goth, industrial, synth, and experimental music, often giving overlooked or cult-status sounds a high-quality platform and renewed visibility. With a strong catalogue of compilations and conceptual releases, the label stands for careful genre curation, collector-friendly editions, and a passion for connecting past and present in alternative music. Buyers of this CD can expect a release shaped by that philosophy: a genre-conscious selection, attention to atmosphere, and a product aimed at fans who see music as a universe to explore rather than just background noise.