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Artist News: Magma and Hawkwind Live In NYC

Posted on Monday, May 28 @ 04:35:46 UTC by nightowl

Scenic Propaganda is pleased to announce two very special shows with the creators of spacerock live at Europa, 98 Meserole Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222

Magma with Psychic Paramount
Saturday, Jun 23, 2007 7:00 PM (6:30 PM Doors)
$25.00

Hawkwind with Phantom Family Halo / Titan
Monday, Jun 25, 2007 (7:00 PM Doors)
$25.00



"Magma is a French progressive rock band founded in Paris in 1969 by classically-trained drummer Christian Vander, who claimed as his inspiration a 'vision of humanity's spiritual and ecological future' that profoundly disturbed him. In the course of their first album, the band tells the story of a group of people fleeing a doomed Earth to settle on the planet Koba?a. Later, conflict arises when the Koba?ans - descendants of the original colonists - encounter other Earth refugees. A remarkable aspect of Magma's albums is that Vander actually invented a constructed language, Koba?an, in which most lyrics are sung. Later albums told different stories set in more ancient times; however the Koba?an language remained an integral part of the music." -Wikipedia

Any sci-fi fan with long memories probably remembers those 1970's DAW paperback editions of Michael Moorcock's sword-and-sorcery novels, with their images of heavily armored, very muscular warriors, carrying large swords and standing against eerie land- and starscapes. Take that imagery, throw in some terminology and names seemingly lifted from the Marvel Comics of the era (-The Watcher, etc.) and particle physics articles of the period, translate it into loud but articulate hard rock music, and that's more or less what Hawkwind is about. One of England's longest-enduring heavy metal bands, Hawkwind was formed during the late '60s, just as art-rock was coming into its own. They combined bold guitar, synthesizer, and Mellotron sounds, creating heavy metal music that seemed to cross paths with Chuck Berry and the Moody Blues without sounding like either of them. At their best, their early records sounded like the Beatles of "Yer Blues" combined with the Cream of "I Feel Free." The introduction of lyrics steeped in science fiction and drug effects on their second album helped define the group and separate them from the competition -- in some ways they were like Pink Floyd with more of a rock & roll beat and a vengeance. They've never charted a record anywhere near the heights that Dark Side of the Moon has achieved, but it's a sign of the dedication of the fans they do have that the group has about 30 CDs out, including archival releases of decades-old live shows and multiple compilations.

There are also a limited number of special $40 reduced combo tickets that give you access to both shows.

Tickets are onsale now at www.ticketweb.com/t3/event/EventListings?orgId=15474

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