HW: Sonic Attack (on Re: HW: Not of this Earth 3-CD)

[Mark Von Bargen]

Is this the same version that was on the 3 track love in space single? i
remember reading/hearing somewhere that they had mixed on a calvert vocal
track to a current/contemporary recording of the tune.
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From: "Colin J Allen" <colin at CALLEN18.FREESERVE.CO.UK>
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Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 10:02 PM
Subject: Re: HW: Not of this Earth 3-CD


> It is Calvert.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Arin Komins" <akomins at MIDWAY.UCHICAGO.EDU>
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> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 9:24 PM
> Subject: Re: HW: Not of this Earth 3-CD
>
>
> > On Thu, 23 Jan 2003, Henderson Keith wrote:
> >
> > :Subject: HW: Not of this Earth 3-CD
> > :
> > :Hi Folks...
> > :
> > :I just picked up this box-set thingy that had been long in the works
from
> > :the Black Widow folx in Italy.
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > I just got this one as well.
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > :Hawkwind's contribution is a new (or I should say 'yet again
different')
> > :version of Sonic Attack, entitled "This is Hawkwind Sonic Attack" the
> lyrics
> > :of which seem unchanged.  The lineup is given as
> Brock/Davey/Tree/Chadwick,
> > :so this is from a few years ago (and would seemingly match up with when
> this
> > :project was started).  The vocals are a dead ringer for Calvert, but I
> guess
> > :it's really Ron doing an amazing likeness, or else Dave uncovered an
old
> > :track of Calvert's from the distant past.  I dunno...I've only given
the
> > :thing a quick cursory listen.
> >
> > It sounds very much like Calvert to me, and was driving me nuts to
figure
> > out how they did that.  It doesn't sound like Ron to me, imho....
> >
> > :The music seemed totally different than any
> > :other version...no real bass guitar I don't think, but kinda trancey
> > :synths/percussion along with some guitar playing from Dave.  Not sure
> what
> > :Alan was doing...wave sequencer stuff perhaps, whatever that is.  It's
7
> > :minutes long, and I think it's just fine though not superior to
actually
> > :hearing something that's not already 30 years old in part.
> Interestingly,
> > :it's associated with "When Worlds Collide" but I really don't know
how -
> > :they have a writeup about said SF story, but nothing about how it
> connects
> > :to Moorcock's words.  Or if it even does.  The writing credits go to
> > :Moorcock, Calvert, Brock, Chadwick...not sure when/why Calvert was ever
> > :awarded writing credit here, but you know how these things have
> continually
> > :evolved over the years!
> >
> > I was fairly curious about that as well, as I wasn't aware of a "When
> > Worlds Collide" influence.  I wish there was a bit more on why a given
> > track is indicative of its corresponding movie listed in the right up.
> >
> > :The other Hawkwind-related tracks are: the Adrian Shaw solo piece (nice
> gtr
> > :playing, the only downside being synth-drums), Alan's solo piece (for
> >
> > I liked the vocal around the "silent running" bit.
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > :Well, and then there are tracks by F&R, like the Quimby's doing
> > :"Quatermass & the Pit,"
> >
> > I really liked the Q&tP track.  Very identifiable as MQB, I think.
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > :The Prisoner theme is redone by
> > :Gary Ramon/SunDial (and there's a hidden bonus track on Disc 3 that
seems
> > :like him/them again doing it again slightly differently?), and Dr. Who
> theme
> > :is redone by a Finnish band called "Reverend Bizarre."
> >
> > The hidden bonus track sounded more like it was ripped almost directly
> > from the soundtrack of the show.  It was very disconcerting.  Is there a
> > track missing, btw, on that disc?  I don't have the set near at hand,
but
> > I seem to recall there being 13 tracks on that disc, with #13 being the
> > prisoner piece, but there was supposed to be 13 real tracks on it?
> >
> > I liked the pseudo "Pyramids of Mars" track as well.  I was impressed
> > given that according to the writeup, the band had only seen Dr. Who
once.
> >
> > :The Star Trek piece
> > :(by Italy's Deviate Damaen) is the only thing I heard on here that is
> awful!
> > :Watered-down techno/sampling piece that seemingly took about a
half-hour
> to
> > :churn out.
> >
> > I'll agree wholeheartedly with Keith's assessment, here.
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > :The Farflung/Pressurehed wing
> > :is (oddly) not represented here anywhere, but a trio based in Kassel,
> >
> > I was disappointed in this, as I was quite looking forward to hearing
> > something from that contingent.  I was also hoping for an Astralasia
remix
> > (as was on the Cleopatra Sci-Fi Cafe release), but that didn't happen
> > either.
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > :The package is nicely done....fold-out double-height wallet-thing.
> There's
> > :a CD-sized booklet of information about the bands/tracks/movies that's
> > :sealed into the place where the 4th digipak tray *would* have been had
> there
> > :been four discs.  And then there's a bigger booklet sealed into the
> center
> > :spine (so it's "double-height" also) that has articles, art
reproductions
> > :and a whole Prisoner guide section, everything in both Italian and
> English.
> > :It looks nice too, but haven't had time to read any of it.  From the
> other
> > :text bits, the usual heap of misspellings and other typos are rampant
> (what
> > :else is new?), and I wonder how well the translation is done in the
> writings
> > :themselves.  They spent several years on this, you'd think they could
get
> > :most of it edited properly, but hey...
> >
> > It's very dense material, and I'm not finished reading it myself.
> >
> > Out of curiosity, was there supposed to be a 4th disc?  Does anyone
know?
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > Arin
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