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· OFfficial Remastered Edition Of This Classic Album - Newly Remastered From The Original Master Tapes
· Includes Lavish Booklet With Fully Restored Artwork, Photos, Memorabilia & Essay
· Includes Lavish Booklet With Fully Restored Artwork, Photos, Memorabilia & Essay
Atomhenge, The Home Of Hawkwind's Catalogue From 1976 - 1997, Continue Their Series Of Definitive Reissued Editions Of These Classic Albums With The Release Of "Distant Horizons".
The album, originally released in 1997 on the Emergency Broadcast label, Featured a line-up of DAVE BROCK, RICHARD CHADWICK, RON TREE and JERRY RICHARDS and took Hawkwind's Space Rock style into a new era, absorbing Ambient and Electronic influences to create a set of tracks that was both contemporary and classic Hawkwind.
Featuring excellent material such as `Taxi for Max', `Alchemy', `Phetamine Street' and `Wheels', this Atomhenge reissue has been newly re-mastered to the usual high standard and is presented with a new deluxe booklet with new essay.
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New 2011 remastered reissue of 1997 album which saw them introduce ambient & electronic influences! Expanded with 3 previously unreleased bonus tracks.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Decent late '90's effort by the band, which at the time included Brock, Ron Tree, drummer Richard Chadwick and (new at the time) guitarist Jerry Richards. Believe me, Richards fits in rather well with Hawkwind. 'Distant Horizons' is their follow-up to 'Alien 4'. More in the direction of hard rock perhaps than 'space rock' but 'Distant...' does have it's moments. Like the gem "Phetamine Street", the semi-heavy "Alchemy", "Reptoid Vision", "Wheels" {sounds good, live} and the techno-like "Taxi For Max". Good, just not great.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I suppose this is Hawkwind's unfinished symphony. It does feel at times that it has been released before it was finished which is exactly what happened. Love in Space sounds like a completely inconsequential filler compared to the studio version with vocals, available now on the live Love in Space album, though this would have been a better location as a bonus. It's not a great selection of tracks either. There are punky trashes like Phetamine Street and Reptoid Vison which don't work very well and heavy rock trashes like Alchemy which sounds like filler material. So what does work? The title track is quite good and wouldn't be out of place on other Hawkwind albums from this decade with it's techno rock feel. Clouded Vision is a Brock classic and by far the best thing here but it does feel like a bit more work is required. Population Overload, Wheels and Kauai are decent enough. Taxi for Max is pointless and Waimea Canyon Drive plods along in a much longer pointless manner. For bonus tracks we get another trash with Archaic, Kauai with a different first half and a very messy Morpheus. Nothing to get excited about.
My guess is that finishing it wouldn't have helped a lot but there's five worthwhile tracks. One of the weakest Hawkwind studio albums and I'll be generous with three stars.
My guess is that finishing it wouldn't have helped a lot but there's five worthwhile tracks. One of the weakest Hawkwind studio albums and I'll be generous with three stars.
13 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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This album has Hawkwind firing on all cylinders. A powerfull album with a refreshing style and up-tempo beat. There are, as usual, soft melodies throughout, especially with 'Love in Space', which is presented here in it's non vocal form.(a version with lyrics was subsequently released.)
There are distinct style changes in this album with a leaning towards 'fringe' dance scene in places. Overall though, this is still a 'spacerock' album in the best traditions of Hawkwind. This is Hawkwind in their latest encarnation and every bit as vibrant as they were 30 something years ago. Buy it and make your day!
There are distinct style changes in this album with a leaning towards 'fringe' dance scene in places. Overall though, this is still a 'spacerock' album in the best traditions of Hawkwind. This is Hawkwind in their latest encarnation and every bit as vibrant as they were 30 something years ago. Buy it and make your day!
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hugely underated
better than any of their 80s albums,bar levitation. hawkwinds 90s output is much better, and this sits alongside them pretty well. Read more
Published 4 months ago by p.tammaro
rerelease sees change of heart
average album from great band.2 or 3 good tracks but the rest seem cobbled together by a band not at ease with itself.it's the only hawkwind album i have and never play!!!! Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2008 by J. Barnes
"...this must be space..!"
.....and judging from the opening track "distant horizons", an upbeat space journey this will indeed be - sizzling synthesisers, soaring guitars, the sound of the surf, all you'd... Read more
Published on 19 May 2006 by mystic fred
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