Hawkwind - Born to Go - "Space Ritual" (1973) (animation)

A simulation of Hawkwind at Brixton Academy in December 1972. See Hawkwind at the Royal Albert Hall on September 29th 2023 and watch for the new 11 disc deluxe box set of Space Ritual from Cherry Red the same day. Tickets are at:
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This animation is a fan produced representation of a historical event and is for academic and illustrative purposes only. It is not endorsed in any way by the participants of the original concert performance, or by anyone associated with the Royal Albert Hall or Cherry Red records. (No AI was used or abused in the making of this video.)

[@nicholasbell9017]

I shared a bottle of white wine with Stacia, in a launderette in Putney. I must've been about 17 at the time, an aspiring drummer. I said to her how I'd love to be in a band like that, and she said no! It's just crazy, don't do it! She was really nice, so down to earth. Simon King, I met a few years later on Hayling Island, with a band called Laughing Sam's Dice. They were staying in one of their mum's caravans. They were cool, they got a gig in a pub venue there, but got thrown out because they were so loud, as I remember..! Hawkwind lived to play live gigs, if there was a happening or a festival, they'd be there. How they got through it, I don't know. Now I am 67, and for the last 12 years have been drumming with a semi- pro covers band. So, Stacia. I am a drummer at last, but you were right. X. Nick.

[@williamthompson2941]

Oh Stacia. I own that picture on which the SR cover pics was based.

[@paultraynorbsc627]

I got a poster signed by Stacia after the space ritual gig in Liverpool 72 my ears were ringing like crazy she and Nick Turner were around backstage after the gig

[@paultraynorbsc627]

The strobe lights were amazing

[@neilfletcher4805]

Wow did you have a smoke with her?

[@philipwren7509]

Brilliant, shame the whole album isn't coverd,can't imagine the work that went into this. One of the best live albums ever recorded.

[@stephencampion2127]

Got my ticket for Royal Albert Hall 29th Sept having not seen them for 47 years. Can.t wait.

[@alecbryant817]

Lucky you

[@saberdogface]

How was the show?

[@saltysailor6689]

I'm jealous.

[@oskarpichler2930]

The Finest hour.born to go

[@fuccasound3897]

Excellent work, brought it all back for me!

[@stevehornsby7727]

This video is awesome. I haven't been to a Hawkwind concert since i was 18 and bought back many memories.

[@The-Contractor]

Found Hawkwind in 1974. One of the greatest and under appreciated bands of all time. They were decades ahead of their peers and in many regards will always be ahead of the pack.

[@ian741962]

Excited about the 50th anniversary blu ray. Gotta buy a 5.1! 😊

[@chrisshaw451]

Wow, like getting back on the ride in the early 70's after stepping off all those years ago, the whole live ritual has to be done like this, I would buy it. Thank yout to all involved in its making.

[@michaelstewart9188]

If only Tiswas could've shown this back in the day for those of us just a few years too young to have been part of the original Ritual - thanks for the psychedliamarionation

[@williamthompson2941]

I was often backstage rolling up for the band, and i was 15 at the time. Back stage was something. the show had to be seen to be believed - complete darkness, the slow emergency lights on the speakers steadily speeding up, the dry ice drifting off the stage, the steady intro of other effects, all building up to the first smash on the crash symbols and on come the strobes. Its Take off. In the early days they were known as the sonic assassins, and fans were space cadets.

[@neilfletcher4805]

This is hawkwind do not panic this is Spot on have a smoke on me from England 🤪

[@neilfletcher4805]

Miss you Lemmy

[@neilfletcher4805]

If u had a time machine would u do it all again

[@briancook9174]

I have the original recording of Hawkwind at the Dagenham Roundhouse 3rd June 1972. Full colour. Glorious sounds and smells. It's in my head if anyone knows how to extract it, they can have it for free.

[@stevelitchfield]

Fantastic labour of love - almost as good as seeing the real thing, and probably clearer!!

[@user-xc5xg7by2d]

❤😂lovely synthesis!!.. as I remember it, the guys legs moved a bit more, nik turner shook his head back n forth energetically, Simon King just ran rattttlling around that kit and awesome STacia danced without clothes, but the power and glory of ze space rock, it is accurate..😂❤😂❤❤❤❤.😂❤

[@stonersid]

fantastic portrayal of one of the best live music experiences ever......

[@limbostratus]

There is some live footage of HW from this period but the soundtrack was lost. There's also footage from Atomic Sunrise in 1970 but the guy who owns it will probably take it to the grave. Nevertheless this animation is a magnificent effort! Bravo!

[@YoXarek]

What a Fantastic piece of Work, Congrats.

[@keithmartland6463]

That is just awesome work!

[@dirtybiker420]

Lemmy's bass line 🖤

[@nigelbevan8449]

Absolutely bloomin brilliant!!!!

[@utopia3161]

This is sycadelic rock at its best, best ever, saw them a few years later But not as good as this, this is mind blowing. Love the video thanks.

[@davidjackson563]

Well done. I saw Hawkwind do this show when I was 14 and with no original footage this gives some idea of what a wonderful experience it was...

[@josephwright6154]

I saw this concert space ritual December 1972 liverpool stadium. I was blown away fantastic

[@JosephMason-ds6rr]

😎 This one is a favourite one of live Hawkwind & ting, proper psychedelic music & ting, all good ❤

[@tonychandler6550]

😅I was lucky enough to have seen this tour

[@andymccracken4046]

I saw them at the Watford Town Hall around this time '72 or '73 and Stacia took all her clothes off and danced naked in a strobe light.

[@markroberts5507]

Omg...This is Amazing...Thank you...⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@quetzalcoatl8060]

... ¡¡¡ GRACIAS INFINITAS !!! ...

[@alanessex80]

Well done, I enjoyed that.

[@josephwright6154]

I was at the space ritual December 1972 liverpool stadium

[@paultraynorbsc627]

Was there also poster signed by Stacia after the Gig

[@michaelcostigane552]

Seen them many times in the famous Glasgow Apollo theatre great days ❤❤❤😊

[@blackzeppelin6028]

Siempre lo he pensado así: la cantidad de likes solo refleja la cantidad de gente que sabemos de buena música 😉✌🤘

[@howardgrenkie6555]

Hawkwind Rules 🚀 🌐🚀 True Wonder of SI / FI Music 🚀🌐🚀🎶

[@keltyk]

My first gig, still a boy, 1974. The show looked a lot like that. It was dark onstage, and the back line had UV art on the amps, which is dimly represented here. Big spacey back projections very like those. Nik Turner wore a reptile head. Stacia rolling around in a black leotard

[@DarthVader-km6ku]

I saw them in 72 and it was a lot darker than this. However, after going to all the trouble of building all the models I figured I might as well let people see them! The UV black light was the hardest thing to do because I had to make the painted items glow as though they were illuminated by the florescent UV strip on the floor at the front of the stage. To make them glow each item had to have its own internal pink/purple translucent glow inside that would be invisible when a bright projected light overwhelmed it. Obviously you can't create that weird UV glow accurately when computer monitors/phone screens can't reproduce it. It was as good as I could get.

[@keltyk]

@@DarthVader-km6ku I figured that... it's very hard to reproduce UV digitally or with any kind of photography, probably impossible. The nearest thing would probably be an artificially sharp tonal contrast, with the most intense, approximate colour you can make on the digital palette. The artificially dark contrast areas would then have to be blended in with the wider model as inconspicuously as possible. But I admit, it probably wouldn't work. You did probably the best that can be done. I definitely knew it was meant to be UV, because I remembered how it looked as a kid

[@keltyk]

@@DarthVader-km6ku ps- Those Barney Bubbles UV amp art painted objects were on Ebay auction about 17 years ago... I didn't check what they fetched... Owning original art by BB would be quite special of itself, but I don't think the seller was aware of who'd created them

[@DarthVader-km6ku]

@@keltyk Around 1:27 you can see how the glow is brighter on the kick drums than the things that are further away from the virtual UV light on the floor. I deliberately used a falloff like it would be in the real world. You can also see at 4:34 a mistake where I forgot to turn on the glow.

[@hopebgood]

I saw Hawkwind live quite a few times years ago and tbh this is quite a good sim. Especially the strobes. It gets a Like from me just cos you're a Hawkwind fan and there's nothing wrong with that! 😉

[@HW1278]

Fantastic job. That is probably the closest we'll ever get to see it. I can't imagine how much work went into this. Now don't get me wrong, i love it, but there are couple of errors. As someone that has clearly studied the minor details, im sure you;d like to know. Lemmy was playing his Rickenbacker on the tour. His Hopf studio bass had been stolen not long before the tour started. It was salmon pink, you can see it in the photos on the album cover. He had it sanded back to wood after the tour. Also Lemmy's stack didn't receive that psychedelic paintjob until 1974. It is great that you included the astrological seals on the stage. Unfortunately it was too impractical to do in practice, but im sure Barney would be pleased that you included them. Thanks for all your hard work it is much appreciated.

[@DarthVader-km6ku]

There was a document sent to the band explaining all the arbitrary decisions that were made, including choosing the Hopf. Mainly it was because there was a really good photo of the Hopf, with all of its stickers, and no good pics of the Rick. Nice that people noticed the little nods to Barney. There are other mistakes in there but time ran out. Glad you liked it.

[@HW1278]

@DarthVader-km6ku Thanks for your reply, that explains it. I did notice a few other things but didn't want to be too picky. It makes me wonder what technology will be capable of in 10 years time. Perhaps we will see a Space Ritual film after all. Thanks again. Brilliant job.

[@HW1278]

@DarthVader-km6ku Is the book that you've done for the 50th only going to be available at the Albert hall gig or will it be available elsewhere? Thanks. Pedro.

[@DarthVader-km6ku]

Sorry for the delay, was at the show in the UK. It is our intention to print more. Not sure exactly where they will be available just yet.

[@Astromenon1]

Just Thank you! Great work!

[@josephwright6154]

Absolutely brilliant stuff 👍👍👍👍👍👍😁😁😁😁😁❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@mirrorblue100]

Saw them in'75 - good show.

[@walterfechter8080]

Many thanks!

[@benzimmermanmusic]

Trippy

[@jackelder6047]

Pretty spot-on, except the Stacia/clothing thing

[@Hoots_Maguire]

I'd travel a long way to see a recreation of Lemmy in Unreal Engine! Congratulations on a great piece of work

[@Maerklin56]

TOP ,Danke

[@rodbottomley4514]

They should go on tour with Spinal Tap.

[@neilfletcher4805]

Wow love the pipe to the wiw

[@richybatty234]

That Vid is so accurate ! Turn up rhe volume till your ears are ringing and stare at those lights ! Fantastic !!

[@timplatts721]

Very enjoyable watch. Saw them Leeds Uni Refectory 1973 or 74? Anyway Stacia was def there. Anyone got an equipment list - did they use Vox? Thought it was mostly Hiwatt and HH? Like the detail of the Wem copycat with DikMik! Also the rope light detail is spot on. Simon King was so pale! But he was really the sound of Hawkwind imo

[@TheSeafordian]

I might have seen Hawkwind in the 70's but I'm not sure. Things were kind of hazy around then.

[@lenini056]

YES!!! I'M SO HAPPY OF THIS! Also note, Nik Turner never sang lead on "Born to Go". That's Dave Brock!

[@DarthVader-km6ku]

Glad you liked it. Nik did sing on Born to Go. Check the original Space Ritual album jacket, it tells you who is singing on each song. Born to Go was Nik and Dave together.

[@lenini056]

@DarthVader-km6ku that explains when I saw Nik in 2014 live, he did that song. It kicked ass!

[@sonjaschulze8758]

Einfach genial, brilliant :-)

[@hawkboy451]

Utterly fantastic ! Well done !!!! Is the whole album/concert available like this please ??? Thanx

[@DarthVader-km6ku]

Sorry no. If you check out the credits you'll see how this was done.

[@hawkboy451]

​@@DarthVader-km6ku Hi Darth, Thanks for the information, it is a shame there is no more of the album to be enjoyed in this way, but if it is done frame by frame over 6 years, it is understandable. It is without a doubt the most impressive piece of animation i have ever seen on KZbin. I am suffering from from severe depression at the moment, and it has singularly managed to cheer me up ! I have searched for Space Ritual footage for over 40 years, and have realized it will never turn up, especially with sound. This is the missing link, the super-accurate labour of love that fills the gap just nicely thanks ! On my channel I have coloured old photos, and added flashing coloured lights, but they do not come close to this masterpiece !!! It is hard to fault, even the appearance of the audio-generators is accurate. You have a fantastic eye for detail, and only someone who has studied old Hawkwind photos in minute detail will know how much time and effort you have spent. I am very pleased to see the official Optikinetics projector wheel I have called "Space Ritual" is being used on the back screen too ! This too confirms how much pain and detail you have gone to ! The more I watch it, the more my mind is blown that someone has created it. It really is the damnedest thing. I can scarcely believe it my friend ! WELL DONE ! 12/10

[@DarthVader-km6ku]

Very kind words thank you. It was done for me, the band and people like you, not necessarily in that order! @@hawkboy451

[@hawkboy451]

@@DarthVader-km6ku He/She is in every sense a genius. I cannot imagine how they started out with the project. Only those in the "deep-know" would have added things like the fans blowing paper streamers, the bubbles blowing , the right projections on the rear screen. I am guessing Dave Brock has been involved in this, he has to have been, although only Kris is credited ? There are even the astrological markings on the stage where the members are to stand !

[@hawkboy451]

@@DarthVader-km6ku It's a shame the new Blu-Ray version in the 11 disc box set is not the WHOLE gig done like this !!!

[@MarkkuKoljonenwTinja]

😎 Jep!💓 Christine&Markku🌹

[@martindowney8737]

I have read the leaflet.

[@blackzeppelin6028]

😥No estuve allí (desafortunadamente), pero el solo imaginarlo: unas pastillas de acido, algo de marihuana...y los amos del universo dando todo de si en el escenario...wooooww 🤩✌🤘

[@dithah]

Think of you London today 🪶

[@malcky630]

Looks like they have been down to the gym.😄😄

[@arnethetool9964]

Is that Lemmy @ 4:24?

[@DarthVader-km6ku]

No, that is Stacia, Lemmy is at 5.24!

[@marcdoyle6297]

😊

[@christianmumford300]

Did you use an Amiga? Windows 95 - XP?

[@mikeday9548]

Space will not be satisfied by this

[@hawkboy451]

It was December 1972 , not 1973 ( Sorry to be so picky ! )

[@DarthVader-km6ku]

Yes indeed. The correct recording date is in the credits, but it was done for the 50th anniversary of the album.

[@neilfletcher4805]

If they can do is bring dack led zeppelin

[@rogernunn3132]

The expressions on their faces make it look as if they're on drugs.

[@stevensabella7287]

And of course, they were.

[@dirtybiker420]

🤣

[@alastairmctee4501]

Lol......I can't image that 🤣

[@martindowney8737]

What a bunch of liars. How dare they.

[@oldbatwit5102]

The cartoons were silly and pointless