Hawkbinge

The Hawkbinge Release Day Reaction Pod crew assembles to give the hottest of red-hot hot-takes on the latest from the Hawks, "Stories From Time And Space", which dropped today! A journey in time for us for sure, from 1992 where Hawkbinge was last seen - it's good to give the DeLorean another run out. Please note: Andy, Matt and Joe have managed to give the album a couple of listens, jumped on a Zoom call and then handed over to Matt to madly edit this together so we can drop it on the day, so it may sound a little rougher than usual. Also remember that this is a pretty instant reaction, not a deep-dive, and it will be very interesting to see how we come back to this when we reach the last few episodes of the canon studio album deep-dive episodes. Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.1 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.2 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.3 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.4 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.5 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Master playlist, also on Spotify. We truly appreciate all the tweets, messages, ratings and comments, and if you'd like to get in touch, you'll find Hawkbinge here: @hawkbinge on Twitter and Insta, and email podcast@hawkbinge.space Check out the Deep Dive Podcast Network @DeepDivePodNet on Twitter.

The Hawkbinge voyage through the 90's continues with the epic "Electric Tepee". An album almost as long as the podcast that covers it, this one features Hawkwind's biggest step into techno and electronics yet. It's a marathon, not a sprint... As ever, we delve into the big releases of 1992 featuring the big chart hits of the year so we can see what musical environment Electric Tepee was launched into, check out the state the band at the time, and check out the album artwork. Matt will also select his picks for the Hawkbinge Master Playlist on Spotify, and add our turntable picks to what will end up being Vol 6 of the Hawkbinge Sessions Playlist, the first 5 of which you can find here: Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.1 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.2 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.3 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.4 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.5 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Master playlist, also on Spotify. We truly appreciate all the tweets, messages, ratings and comments, and if you'd like to get in touch, you'll find Hawkbinge here: @hawkbinge on Twitter and Insta, and email podcast@hawkbinge.space Check out the Deep Dive Podcast Network @DeepDivePodNet on Twitter.

New year, new season, new episode! Hawkbinge is back for season 3 covering the 1990's, kicking off with Space Bandits! Yet another fresh start for Hawkwind with interesting arrivals and departures from the band, so no change there. As ever, we get into the music of the day to set the scene for Space Bandits, going through some of the biggest albums and hit singles of the year, look at the state of the band and check out the album cover artwork as well as get Matt's take on the music. Matt will also select his picks for the Hawkbinge Master Playlist on Spotify, and add our turntable picks to what will end up being Vol 6 of the Hawkbinge Sessions Playlist, the first 5 of which you can find here: Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.1 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.2 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.3 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.4 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.5 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Master playlist, also on Spotify. We truly appreciate all the tweets, messages, ratings and comments, and if you'd like to get in touch, you'll find Hawkbinge here: @hawkbinge on Twitter and Insta, and email podcast@hawkbinge.space Check out the Deep Dive Podcast Network @DeepDivePodNet on Twitter.

A Hawkbinge bonus... Setting the seal on season 2, Matt & Andy look back on Matt's selections from the 80's albums that made the Hawkbinge Master Playlist on Spotify. What leapt out at him, what was he thinking? Did he pick the same tracks you would have done? Next stop, the 90's... Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.1 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.2 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.3 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.4 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.5 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Master playlist, also on Spotify. We truly appreciate all the tweets, messages, ratings and comments, and if you'd like to get in touch, you'll find Hawkbinge here: @hawkbinge on Twitter and Insta, and email podcast@hawkbinge.space Check out the Deep Dive Podcast Network @DeepDivePodNet on Twitter.

HAWKWIND: THE THATCHER YEARS Hawkbinge is back from the dark recesses of our completely unplanned hiatus! And we're casting an eye over 80's Hawkwind to round off season 2 and get our PDA's, pogs and pagers at the ready for season 3 and the 1990's... However, We couldn't face this daunting task on our own, and so we enlisted the help of an amazingly special guest to talk 80's Hawkwind with us: a man who was there, lived it, breathed it, and documented most of it with his camera - yes, it's all-round renaissance man Oz Hardwick himself - renowned Hawkwind photographer, published poet, Professor of Creative Writing at Leeds Trinity, musician (with an album of space rock out now, no less) and writer. And we get into all of that, because it's fascinating, and then blaze a trail randomly through Hawkwind's 80's releases before choosing some of our favourite orphan tracks that never made it onto those albums, but maybe should have... Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.1 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.2 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.3 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.4 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.5 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Master playlist, also on Spotify. We truly appreciate all the tweets, messages, ratings and comments, and if you'd like to get in touch, you'll find Hawkbinge here: @hawkbinge on Twitter and Insta, and email podcast@hawkbinge.space Check out the Deep Dive Podcast Network @DeepDivePodNet on Twitter.

The Hawkbinge New-Release Reaction Crew is reunited as friend-of-the-pod Joe Banks joins Matt and Andy as they jump in the DeLorean once more and slide sideways through time from 1988 to 2023 in order to check out the brand new Hawkwind album and give their hot-takes on "The Future Never Waits"... Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.1 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.2 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.3 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.4 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.5 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Master playlist, also on Spotify. We truly appreciate all the tweets, messages, ratings and comments, and if you'd like to get in touch, you'll find Hawkbinge here: @hawkbinge on Twitter and Insta, and email podcast@hawkbinge.space Check out the Deep Dive Podcast Network @DeepDivePodNet on Twitter.

Hawkbinge makes another incursion into the podcast timeline for a very quick reaction special to Matt's first time seeing Hawkwind live since starting the podcast. WARNING: Playlist spoilers for people who are going to see the tour!

And so, with the `Chronicle of the Black Sword finally concluded, Hawkwind end the 1980's with The Xenon Codex, and so Hawkbinge brings the curtain crashing down on season 2 with a deep dive into this enigmatic little gem. As ever, we look at the music landscape of 1988 (Rick Astley "Never Gonna Give You Up" best single at the '88 Brit Awards... yes, that's where we are). We also have a rather special piece of cover art to dive into, and a tour programme from that "mad professor's laboratory" tour that followed. Also, we bring the 80's to an end by publishing vol.5 of the Hawkbinge Sessions Playlist on Spotify (links below), including Matt's and Andy's turntable picks from this very episode. Enjoy. Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.1 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.2 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.3 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.4 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.5 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Master playlist, also on Spotify. We truly appreciate all the tweets, messages, ratings and comments, and if you'd like to get in touch, you'll find Hawkbinge here: @hawkbinge on Twitter and Insta, and email podcast@hawkbinge.space Check out the Deep Dive Podcast Network @DeepDivePodNet on Twitter.

A "Live Chronicles" bonus special episode, with a very special guest... You can't really talk about "Chronicle of the Black Sword" without talking about "Live Chronicles", the live record of the tour that brought all of Hawkwind's Moorcock-inspired furore to the stage, with dancers, sword fights, readings (occasionally from the man himself), and more sword fights. One of the best tours ever? Hawkwind's 'Spinal Tap' moment? Bit of both? You decide... We are duly honoured to spend a couple of hours in the company of none other than Mr Ian Abrahams, of "Sonic Assassins" book fame, to chat about a tour both he and Andy saw for reals. We get the sounds, the sights, and the smells of a fantasy/space rock band on the road. But enough o' my yackin', let's rock... Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.1 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.2 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.3 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.4 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Master playlist, also on Spotify. We truly appreciate all the tweets, messages, ratings and comments, and if you'd like to get in touch, you'll find Hawkbinge here: @hawkbinge on Twitter and Insta, and email podcast@hawkbinge.space Check out the Deep Dive Podcast Network @DeepDivePodNet on Twitter.

ELRIC: Arioch! Aide me in my hour of need! ARIOCH: I am here, what dost thou wishest? ELRIC: I wishest for HAWKBINGE!!! And here it is! Finally! Episode 15, “Chronicle of the Black Sword”, a full 2.5+ hours of swords, sorcery and rock n’ roll, in which Matt gets introduced to Elric of Melniboné, the Eternal Champion and the multiverse according to Michael Moorcock. We also talk Earth Ritual, Hawkfest, ‘Silver Mr. Sheen’, the big music of 1985 and the travesty that is Hawkwind’s omission from Live Aid. Plus, we remember the one and only Nik Turner, RIP. Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.1 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.2 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.3 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.4 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Master playlist, also on Spotify. We truly appreciate all the tweets, messages, ratings and comments, and if you'd like to get in touch, you'll find Hawkbinge here: @hawkbinge on Twitter and Insta, and email podcast@hawkbinge.space Check out the Deep Dive Podcast Network @DeepDivePodNet on Twitter.

It's a monster 2 hours of Hawkbinge this time around - Matt has chosen his masque, which side will he be on? Find out here, as Hawkbinge deep dives into 1982’s Choose Your Masques… As ever, we look at what was going in the music world in 1982 and take stock of where the band is at. Matt gives his considered response to the album and he and Andy go through it in depth. They also check out the artwork and take a look at the expanded double album reissue, and consider The Return of Silver Machine. The turntable selections this time around also mean that volume 4 of the Hawkbinge Sessions playlist is now complete and released on Spotify, featuring Matt’s picks from the last Levitation, Sonic Attack, Church of Hawkwind and Choose Your Masques alongside the music that he and Andy have been listening to over the past few months. Remember: if you want to get into it, you’ve got to get out of it… if you want to get into it, you’ve got to get out of it… if you want to get into it, you’ve got to get out of it… if you want to get into it, you’ve got to get out of it… if you want to get into it, you’ve got to get out of it… if you want to get into it, you’ve got to get out of it… if you want to get into it, you’ve got to get out of it…[…] Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.1 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.2 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.3 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.4 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Master playlist, also on Spotify. We truly appreciate all the tweets, messages, ratings and comments, and if you'd like to get in touch, you'll find Hawkbinge here: @hawkbinge on Twitter and Insta, and email podcast@hawkbinge.space Check out the Deep Dive Podcast Network @DeepDivePodNet on Twitter.

The Church of Hawkbinge opens it's doors once again, and everyone is welcome! Yes, the oddity that is Church of Hawkwind in the focus this time. Regardless of whether one considers it "Hawkwind canon" or not, (Wikipedia says it is, and that's good enough for Hawkbinge), it's a key moment in Hawk history and a really fascinating album to deep dive into. In this episode Andy & Matt start by recapping the global sensation that was the Hawkbinge Sonic Attack Ultimate Death Match Tournament in the company of a very special guest, and then look at the big releases of 1982 and the state of play following the release of Sonic Attack that leads to this album being made, as well as checking out not just the album artwork but also the booklet that accompanied it. And, as ever, Matt gives his considered take on this rather interesting experiment from Dave and the band. Oh, and the 40 year old mystery of "Tim" is finally solved... Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.1 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.2 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.3 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Master playlist, also on Spotify. We truly appreciate all the tweets, messages, ratings and comments, and if you'd like to get in touch, you'll find Hawkbinge here: @hawkbinge on Twitter and Insta, and email podcast@hawkbinge.space Check out the Deep Dive Podcast Network @DeepDivePodNet on Twitter.

Do not panic! Hawkbinge returns with the long-awaited Sonic Attack episode. The record label has changed, so has the line-up and so has the music. Ginger has gone. So has Tim. And Keith, whoever he was. But Mike is in! And so is Martin! And the band are talking and sounding tough. What will Matt make of this much harder-edged variant of the Hawks? Do not waste time blocking your ears! In this episode Andy & Matt look back on the new releases from 1981, , choose tracks for the Master and Sessions playlists on Spotify and take a good look at who is occupying the Hawkwind drum stool these days... Your only protection is flight! And, of course, they deep-dive into the music of Sonic Attack and generally think only of themselves… Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.1 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.2 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.3 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Master playlist, also on Spotify. We truly appreciate all the tweets, messages, ratings and comments, and if you'd like to get in touch, you'll find Hawkbinge here: @hawkbinge on Twitter and Insta, and email podcast@hawkbinge.space Check out the Deep Dive Podcast Network @DeepDivePodNet on Twitter.

Boom! Hawkbinge kicks off season 2 big time with "Levitation", the album by Ginger Baker's Air-Hawks. The first album of season 2, the first album of the 1980's and the first, and only studio album on the Bronze label. In this episode Andy & Matt look back on the new releases from 1980, check out the renewed Galactico-filled state of the band, choose tracks for the Master and Sessions playlists on Spotify and take a good look at who is occupying the Hawkwind drum stool these days... And, of course, they deep-dive into the music of Levitation and get Matt's response to yet another new direction for the band. Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.1 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.2 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.3 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Master playlist, also on Spotify. We truly appreciate all the tweets, messages, ratings and comments, and if you'd like to get in touch, you'll find Hawkbinge here: @hawkbinge on Twitter and Insta, and email podcast@hawkbinge.space Check out the Deep Dive Podcast Network @DeepDivePodNet on Twitter.

The Hawkbinge Master Playlist on Spotify is made up of one track from each album as selected by Matt, our first-time listener. While we wait patiently for season 2 to begin (it's very close now...) we take a little look back at the tracks Matt chose from the 1970's albums and revisit the discussion we had around each one... We hope you enjoy, whether you agreed with Matt's picks or not... Click here for the Hawkbinge Master playlist, on Spotify. We truly appreciate all the tweets, messages, ratings and comments, and if you'd like to get in touch, you'll find Hawkbinge here: @hawkbinge on Twitter and Insta, and email podcast@hawkbinge.space. Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.1 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.2 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.3 playlist on Spotify Check out the Deep Dive Podcast Network @DeepDivePodNet on Twitter.

The Hawkbinge NEW YEAR SPECIAL episode! We're at the end of 2021 and we find Hawkwind at the end of Calvert's tenure, the end o f their Charisma contract, at the end of the 1970's and possibly at the end of the band. What better time to take stock of the state of play both with Hawkwind, but also with Matt, who has been taking this first-time journey through the weird world of Hawkwind experiencing 9 studio albums and multiple changes along the way. What does he make of it all? And, if we're going to be chatting about the 1970's, who better to ask along for the ride than the man who quite literally wrote the book on Hawkwind in the 70's, Mr Joe Banks himself. Along with our very special guest we choose some favourite tracks not released on those studio albums, debate Matt's most dissed tracks from season 1 and, as a prelude to season 2, we get into a bit of "Live 79" alongside chats about Joe's magnificent book and the beautiful chaos that it is Hawkwind in the 1970's. Thank you for coming on this journey with us, see you again for season 2... HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! Joe's book is called "Days of the Underground" : click here for the awesome website and content repository about both it and the band. Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.1 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.2 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.3 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Master playlist, also on Spotify. We truly appreciate all the tweets, messages, ratings and comments, and if you'd like to get in touch, you'll find Hawkbinge here: @hawkbinge on Twitter and Insta, and email podcast@hawkbinge.space Check out the Deep Dive Podcast Network @DeepDivePodNet on Twitter.

"This is the last but one" So reads the cryptic message on the back of PXR5, the final Hawkwind studio release of the 1970's, the final release with Robert Calvert and the final release on the Charisma label. It's also the final release of season 1 of Hawkbinge but not the final Hawkbinge release of year - watch this space... In this episode Matt & Andy explore the music of 1978, the somewhat nebulous status of the band at this point, choose tracks for the Sessions and Master Playlists on Spotify, offer up some track selections of their own with their turntable picks and, above all, attempt to resist the temptation to use that album cover as a guide for wiring their houses, This episode also marks the release of volume 3 of the Hawkbinge Sessions playlist on Spotify, including such bands as Mythic Sunship, Steve Hackett, Killing Joke, Lee 'Scratch Perry, Jan Hammer and The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble alongside Matt's favourite Hawkwind picks from Quark, Hawklords and PXR5. Season 2 of Hawkbinge coming in 2022. Happy Christmas to all of our listeners everywhere! Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.1 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.2 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.3 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Master playlist, also on Spotify. We truly appreciate all the tweets, messages, ratings and comments, and if you'd like to get in touch, you'll find Hawkbinge here: @hawkbinge on Twitter and Insta, and email podcast@hawkbinge.space Check out the Deep Dive Podcast Network @DeepDivePodNet on Twitter.

Hawkbinge: Reality you can rely on. Yes, Hawkbinge is back! Or is it Bingelords? If so, why? And what will it be next time? All these things and more in this episode as Matt & Andy explore this album released during a most confusing period of Hawkwind history. On top of the music and art, a global super organisation bent on a new world order is revealed to the world as we dig in to the fabulous story of Pan Transcendental Industries. As ever, we take a look at the music of 1978, that striking cover art and see if we can rationalise exactly why this whole thing came about. As a rule, Hawkbinge is 'music' rather than 'band history' but in this case it's a story that cannot be ignored. Also, the Hawkbinge Sessions and Hawkbinge Master playlists on Spotify are augmented by the music Andy & Matt have been listening to, and Matt's picks from "25 Years On". Or "Hawklords". Or whatever else they might be calling it these days. Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.1 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.2 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Master playlist, also on Spotify. We truly appreciate all the tweets, messages, ratings and comments, and if you'd like to get in touch, you'll find Hawkbinge here: @hawkbinge on Twitter and Insta, and email podcast@hawkbinge.space Check out the Deep Dive Podcast Network @DeepDivePodNet on Twitter.

Hawkbinge is back with no less than two hours of Quark, Strangeness and Charm. Yes, once more our attempt at being concise has resulted in a dramatically longer episode than the last. In this episode: Hawkwind's influence on punk is discussed as we enter 1977 and those Calvert lyrics are the focus of much of the album chat. Andy & Matt go thru some messages from listeners and choose tracks from other bands they've been listening to for the Hawkbinge Sessions Playlist as #3 gets underway. As usual, Hawkbinge shines a light on the releases of 1977, takes a look at that cover art from Hipgnosis and selects tracks for both the Sessions and Master Playlists on Spotify. Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.1 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Sessions Vol.2 playlist on Spotify Click here for the Hawkbinge Master playlist, also on Spotify. We truly appreciate all the tweets, messages, ratings and comments, and if you'd like to get in touch, you'll find Hawkbinge here: @hawkbinge on Twitter and Insta, and email podcast@hawkbinge.space Check out the Deep Dive Podcast Network @DeepDivePodNet on Twitter.

Hawkbinge was last seen back in 1976, moving steadily towards 1977 and the forthcoming "Quark, Strangeness & Charm" episode (in edit mode as this is written). Then, boom! A new Hawkwind album drops. We are scheduled to arrive at "Somnia" for a full deep-dive episode in mid-2024, but clearly this new Hawkwind music needs to be addressed... So, we fired up the DeLorean and traveled 44 years into the future, making a stop along the way to pick up our first ever Hawkbinge guest, gave the album a listen or two on release day and quickly recorded a super-hot-take on this shiny new record. No line-up, no turntable picks, no weeks of prep, no look back at the releases of the year - it's straight up "Somnia" all the way. Join not one, not two, but three new listeners as we react to "Somnia", the new Hawkwind album. This is "Somnia, A Hawkbinge Nexus Event Special" in the company of the one & only Mr Joe Banks, author of "Days of the Underground", the tale of Hawkwind and their influence on British culture in the 1970's. The sacred timeline will be restored shortly. As always, ee truly appreciate all the tweets, messages, ratings and comments, and if you'd like to get in touch, you'll find Hawkbinge here: @hawkbinge on Twitter and Insta, and email podcast@hawkbinge.space Check out the Deep Dive Podcast Network @DeepDivePodNet on Twitter.