Nik Turner - Space Fusion Odyssey

Nik Turner - Space Fusion Odyssey - 2015

Nicholas "Nik" Turner (born 26 August 1940, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) is an English musician, best known as a former member of space rock pioneers Hawkwind. Turner plays saxophones, flute, sings and is a composer. While with Hawkwind, Turner was known for his experimental free jazz stylisations and outrageous stage presence, often donning full makeup and Ancient Egypt-inspired costumes.

Space Odyssey is a very cosmic concept that’s perfectly in tune with the Hawkwind modus operandi whose perfect dose of artful craziness is still being carried by Nik Turner. The reedsman’s latest "Space Gypsy" from 2013 was a great record which Nik is resolved to surpass now with the forthcoming – scheduled for a July release – “Space Fusion Odyssey.” Featuring a host of star guests, including the guitarists from THE DOORS and MEGADETH, this album, as Turner says, still doesn’t have a confirmed covert artwork and finalized tracklist, yet there’s a psychedelic video as a harbinger of things to come.

01. Adjust The Future
02. Hypernova
03. Spiritual Machines
04. Pulsar
05. An Elliptical Galaxy
06. A Beautiful Vision In Science Forgotten
07. We Came In Peace (Bonus track CD only)
08. Interstellar Clouds (Bonus track CD only)
09. Spiritual Machines Chapter 2 (Bonus track CD only)
10. Random Acts (Bonus track CD only)

- Nik Turner / flute, saxophone, vocals
- David Eagle / drums (1,2,5,7,8)
- Chris Poland / guitar (1,2,5,7,8)
- Robert Pagliari / bass (1,2,5,7,8)
- Billy Cobham / drums (4,6,9)
- Steve Hillage / guitar (1,5,6,7)
- Jürgen Engler / moog, bass (3), rhythm guitar (3)
- Gilli Smyth / space whisper
- Robby Krieger / guitar (2)
- Nicky Garratt / guitar (4)
- John Etheridge / guitar (4)
- John Weinzierl / guitar (3,9)
- Kephera Moon / keyboards (4,9)
- Chris Lietz / mellotron (2)
- Kai Eckhardt / bass (4,6)

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