Hawkwind Founder Nik Turner Releases Fallen Angel STS-51-L Video

Space rock pioneer Nik Turner, founder of Hawkwind, will be releasing a new single titled “Fallen Angel STS-51-L” digitally on July 2, 2013 and a limited edition 7-inch vinyl (only 500 pressed) on July 14th. Turner has made a video to accompany the single featuring footage from his recent performance at The Echoplex in Los Angeles. The single will be followed by Turner’s full-length album, Space Gypsy, which will feature guest appearances by Steve Hillage of Gong and former Hawkwind bandmate Simon House.

Nik Turner was a founding member of Hawkwind during what has been considered their most commercially successful and critically acclaimed period from 1970 to 1976. He wrote or co-wrote some of the group’s most popular songs such as “Brainstorm” and “Master Of The Universe”, which was recently used in an ad campaign for Ford’s new B-Max car.

Turner also made a rare U.S. appearance at this year’s SXSW festival with his new band, which includes former UK Sub Nicky Garratt and Jürgen Engler of German industrial band Die Krupps. The band entered the studio to record the new full-length album shortly after.

“This single is the epitome of epiphanic, orgasmic, cathartic embodiment of my space dreams, become one man’s reality, exploding into space,” says Turner. “Expect lots more on this awesome album”.

Fallen Angel STS-51-L video: