Hidria Spaefolk - DRSF-01 (EP) 2001

Excellent 35 minute EP of earlier material from the finnish spacerockers. It's also available as a free download from there website! Cool!

Altough the band has obvious Ozric Tentacle similarities they actually sound less like them here than on there later releases.

Songs / Tracks Listing 1. Amos Ame (9:30) 

2. Kafar-I (7:23) 

3. Sindran Rastafan (9:20) 

4. Gnomen (4:03) 

5. Marastronaut (4:57)

Line-up / Musicians - Kimmo Dammert / bass 

- Mikko Happo / electric guitar, digeridoo, posthorn 

- Teemu Kilponen / drums, percussion 

- Janne Lounatvuori / rhodes, synthesizers 

- Sami Wirkkala / acoustic, electric and midi guitar, jawharp, percussion 

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Hidria Spacefolk - Symetria (2007)

The finnish space rockers continue to amaze and delight on this one.

"Symetria" has a harder rock edge than previous releases but is still a first rate progressive rock album retaining the folky elements and tightness. Much less "Ozric" sounding than the previous live album this veers more towards bands like "Anekdoten" and at times "Hawkwind"

Favourite tracks are "322" which has a fantastic spacey groove with wonderfull high flying psychedelic guitars and then goes slightly fumky with added brass. Also "Radien" which follows in a similar vein. This one reminds me so much of Frances " Minimum Vital". Superb!


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Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Symetria (6:57)
2. Futur Ixiom (7:28)
3. 322 (6:30)
4. Flora/Fauna (6:50)
5. Radien (8:32)
6. Sine (11:28)

Total Time: 47:45

Line-up / Musicians

- Kimmo Dammert / bass
- Mikko Happo / electric & acoustic guitars, didgeridoo
- Teemu Kilponen / drums, percussion
- Janne Lounatvuori / synthesizers, electric piano
- Sami Wirkkala / electric, acoustic & midi guitars, Jawharp, synthesizers
- Olli Rautiainen / trumpet (3), accordion (4)
- Heikki Tuhkanen / trombone (3 & 6)
- G.O.D / harmonium (1)
- Annea / cello (6)

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Hidria Spacefolk - Live Eleven A.M.(2005)

Another masterstroke from the Finnish space rockers and this time live which captures the bands great live energy.

This is so amazingly like "Ozric Tentacles", "Porcupine Tree" and "Gong" that you almost wonder if this is a jam of those three bands playing together. "Pangala" is in fact so close to one "Ozric Tentacles" track that i'm almost thinking it's a rip off to be honest!

A real must for all psychedelic space rockers then, even if maybe copyist in places.


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Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Kokkola (7:25)
2. Pangaia (9:16)
3. Kaikados (9:54)
4. Jahwarp (7:53)
5. Pajas (7:30)
6. Pako Originaux (8:32)
7. Tarapita (12:58)
8. Astroban (8:05)

Total Time: 71:37

Line-up / Musicians
- Sami Wirkkala / guitar, synthesizers
- Janne Lounatvuori / synthesizers & Rhodes
- Kimmo Dammert / bass
- Teemu Kilponen / drums
- Mikko Happo / guitar

Hidria Spacefolk - Astroban

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Hidria Spacefolk - Symbiosis (2002)

This is one exceptionally talented band from Finland, who play music in the style of "Ozric Tentacles" but unlike them there music is much more progressive, diverse and less techno.

Although "Symbiosis" has the "Ozrics" sound theres also definitely some "Hawkwind" "Gong" "Steve Hillage" and "King Crimson" going on in there. Dark and intense passages interwoven with the more spacier rock grooves. There's also some really nice middle eastern and folky type sounds with flute in there. As always this band has an ever evolving progressiveness to there sound, which has a vast range of textures and colors with full on grooves. Indeed this is some of the best spacerock fusion your likely to hear. and is in a class of its own.

Stand out tracks are the last two. "Pangaia" in particular is an extraordinary track with "Hillage" like guitar and a spacey groove to die for! Brilliant!

Very Very highly recommended then, especially if your into " Ozric Tentacles".

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Terra Hidria (7:03)
2. Reversion (1:39)
3. Kaneh Bosm (5:13)
4. Kaikados (6:18)
5. Nasha Universo (5:15)
6. Jahwarp (5:48)
7. Agents Entropos (3:13)
8. I-Mantra (5:14)
9. Pangaia (11:42)

Total Time: 51:25
Line-up / Musicians

- Kimmo Dammert / bass
- Mikko Happo / electric guitar, digeridoo, harp
- Teemu Kilponen / drums, percussion, voice
- Janne Lounatvuori / synthesizers, electric and acoustic piano, organ
- Sami Wirkkala / electric, acoustic and midi guitar, mandolin, sitar, jawharp, synthesizers

Guest musicians:
- Teemu Väisänen / flute
- Olli Kari / marimba, vibraphone, percussion
- Tuure Paalanen / cello
- Mikko Rajala / violin
- Sabrina / voice

Hydria Spacefolk-Nasha Universo.mp3

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