Space Travel, Rock 'n' Roll
EP by
Swervedriver
Released10 February 1998 (1998-02-10)
RecordedBad Earth, London
GenreRock
Length15:44
Label
  • Zero Hour
  • Shock
  • Sonic Wave Discs
ProducerSwervedriver
Swervedriver chronology
Last Train to Satansville
(1993)		 Space Travel, Rock 'n' Roll
(1998)

Space Travel, Rock 'n' Roll is the seventh and final EP release by English alternative rock band Swervedriver. It was released on 10 February 1998 through Zero Hour, Shock Records, and Sonic Wave Discs record labels. The EP was released with the single format in Australia.[1]

Drummer Jez Hindmarsh's first experimentation with drum looping is showcased on the track "Good Ships".[2] The EP also features an edited version of "99th Dream", the title track of the band's fourth studio album, 99th Dream (1998). The track features lyrics that quote from the Electric Prunes and the Psychedelic Furs.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Allmusic critic Tim Sendra praised the EP, stating: "The Space Travel, Rock 'n' Roll EP is proof that the band never wavered and was great until the very end." Sendra described the track "Good Ships" as an "impossibly moody space ballad" and compared the country-indebted track "Hate Your Kind" to Steve Miller's "Space Cowboy". Nevertheless, he also felt that the track "Stimulani" is "as close as the band ever got to filler, just simple chords repeated over and over with increasing volume and intensity."[3]

Track listing

All songs are written by Swervedriver.

  1. "99th Dream (edit)" — 3:41
  2. "Good Ships" — 4:32
  3. "Hate Yr Kind" — 4:04
  4. "Stimulini" — 3:27

Personnel

Swervedriver
  • Adam Franklin – vocals, guitar
  • Jimmy Hartridge – guitar
  • Steve George – bass; engineering (2, 4)
  • Jez Hindmarsh – drums; engineering (1, 3)
Other personnel
  • Dick Meaney – engineering (1, 3)
  • Nick Addison – engineering (1, 3)
  • Paul Watson – artwork, design
  • Swervedriver – production

References

  1. ↑ "Swervedriver – Space Travel, Rock 'n' Roll". Discogs. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Turner, Jeff (1998). "Interview with Jez". Peterbelly. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 Sendra, Tim. "Swervedriver - Space Travel, Rock 'n' Roll". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
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