Dave Brock is in a good mood. Actually, scrub that: Dave Brock is in a very good mood.
Unlike our previous encounter (see Prog 124) with Hawkwind’s founder and sole constant member that found him bemoaning what passed for his 80th birthday, Brock is back where he belongs and who he belongs with. And he loves every minute of it.
“We’re all here in the studio,” he says with no small amount of enthusiasm.
And who can begrudge him that? With Hawkwind’s previous two albums being recorded remotely via the less-than-exciting method of file sharing thanks to the global event that brought everything to a grinding halt – that’ll be 2020’s (released under the banner of Hawkwind Light Orchestra) and the following year – their latest and 35th studio album, , finds the band of Magnus Martin (guitars/vocals/keys), drummer Richard Chadwick, bassist Doug MacKinnon and multi-instrumentalist Tim ‘Thighpaulsandra’ Lewis reunited to stand toe-to-toe in the creative environs of Dave Brock’s home studio on
