The Spacelords "Unknown Species"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Instrumental Psychedelic, Space Rock
Label: Tonzonen Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: December 3, 2021
Tracklist

1. F.K.B.D.F. (8:13) 

2. Unknown Species (14:55) 

3. Time Tunnel (20:26) 

Total Time 43:34

Line-up

Matthias Wettstein - Guitar

Akee Kazmaier - Bass

Marcus Schnitzler - Drums

Description/Reviews:

...The Spacelords have not had to change, having found their own perfect niche in the ecology of music, and ‘Unknown Species’ is a reflection of that.

Just three tracks make up this instrumental album, the first and shortest being ‘F.K.B.D.F’ and whilst barely a blink of the eye compared to what follows, it still stacks up at a more than respectable seven minute plus. That running time is made up of perhaps the most urgent beats and riffs on the release, as well as a comparatively simple structure, eschewing time changes to deliver a number that would be sure to have hair flying and flares flapping at a live show.

Read the full review by Spenny at avenoctum.com

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The Spacelords "Spaceflowers"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Instrumental Psychedelic, Space Rock
Label: Tonzonen Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: February 21, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. Cosmic Trip
2. Frau Kuhnkes Kosmos
3. Spaceflowers

Line-up: 
Marcus Schnitzler: Drums
Matthias “Hazi” Wettstein: Guitars
Erhard “Akee” Kazmaier:  Bass

Description/Reviews: 

Whether they’re in the studio or not, the trio emit a cosmic vibe of marked depth, and in the three extended pieces of Spaceflowers, they bloom in true fashion, each one seeming to spread out in all directions at once, circular petals opening wide to catch the light of some strange sunlight and thereby be sustained. To say the least, 24-minute opener and longest track (immediate points) “Cosmic Trip” is nothing if not aptly named.

Read the full review at theobelisk.net

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The Spacelords "Water Planet"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Instrumental Psychedelic, Space Rock
Label: Tonzonen Records (TON033)
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: October 20, 2017
Tracklist: 

1. Plasma Thruster
2. Metamorphosis
3. Nag Kanya

Line-up: 
Marcus Schnitzler: Drums
Hazi Wettstein: Guitars
Akee Kazmaier:  Bass
Didi Holzner:  Keyboards

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The Spacelords "The Liquid Sun"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Instrumental Psychedelic, Space Rock
Label: Tonzonen Records ‎ (vinyl), Spacetemple Records ‎ (CD)
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: January 23, 2016
Tracklist: 
1. Liquid Sun (13:00)
2. Spaceship Breakdown (9:38)
3. Black Hole (21:10)

Total time 43:48

Line-up: 
Marcus Schnitzler: Drums
Hazi Wettstein: Guitars
Akee Kazmaier:  Bass
Didi Holzner:  Keyboards

Description/Reviews: 

First up is the title track, 'Liquid Sun', which jumps straight in with some spacey effects over the easy flow of the guitar, bass and drums, conjuring up visions of some desolate planet at the furthest reaches of the cosmos. As the track progresses the guitar becomes more urgent, driving things forward. A nice mid-tempo space track. Next up is 'Spaceship Breakdown' which begins with a throat being cleared and some acoustic guitar before the keyboards and guitar proper join in. In the background are some dense but lush washes of synth giving the track a kosmische feel. Things get heavier as the track goes on, the riffs become almost Sabbath like and the synths add a nice organ feel to it and throughout the drums are rock solid. By the end it has become a space/acid jam. The album's magnum opus is the last track, 'Black Hole' at just over 21 minutes in length. It starts in a laid back manner with just synth and guitar playing a relatively simple melody. After the bass and drums join proceedings it becomes heavier with some nice delay on the guitar. It is an engrossing track and the 21 minutes fly by in the company of spacey effects and synth lines... space rock at its best.

Read the full review at  dayzofpurpleandorange.blogspot.com

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The Spacelords "Synapse"

Country: Germany
Sub Genre: Psychedelic, Space Rock
Label: Sulatron
Release date: April 18, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Synapse (08:41)
2. Sitarguitar (12:02)
3. No 2 (09:29)
4. Pyroclastic Monster (11:04)

Line-up: 
Marcus Schnitzler: Drums, Voice
Klaus Werz: Bass, Synthesizers, Fx
Hazi: Guitars, Fx

Description/Reviews: 

The title track opens the set and in the first moments sounds like it might be a Hawkwind Assault & Battery cover. The music does indeed flow with that kind of vibe. It’s dreamy drifty Space Rock, with melodic guitar, deep space symphonic and soundscape synths, and bits of freaky electronic effects. Later the music transitions to heavier Space-Prog rocking mode that carries us through to the end. Sitarguitar kicks off in a similar style, jamming along in dreamy Hawkwind friendly spaceland. Again I’m reminded of Assault & Battery, specifically the feel of Assault & Battery/Golden Void from Hawkwind’s Palace Springs. At 12 minutes it’s the longest track but pretty much stays in the same groove, though like the last track it gets more chunky rocking in the last minutes. I would have liked to hear more transitions. In fact, I think this music is screaming out for a vocalist.

 Read the full review by Jerry Kranitz at aural-innovations.com

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