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At least, according to the early Hawkwind
manuscripts(!), by Bob Calvert:
...The Hawklords stopped when they heard it.
A high barking sound. They listened. It came
from the air above them. They looked up and
there it was, hovering above the trees. A
winged hound. "Look, it's got something in its
mouth". "What is it?" "Shush!"
They listened with clenched breath. Vaguely
far off in the distance, a sound of dancing
trees, of stamping woods, a storm of metal
branches, a cloven-hoofed machine of perpetual
motion. They headed towards the sound and
presently came to a small clearing where, sat
in the centre of a maze of wood and metal
machinery, was an Elfin stick beater, the
tallest they had ever seen. Taller than a man,
with long straight hair and fine-boned
features. The sticks twirled in his hands,
concocting enough rhythm to quake the earth.
Every now and then a stick would fly out of
his hand high into the air, where the winged
hound would catch it and in midflight, swivel
and return it to the furiously beating feet.
Failing to attract the attention of the
bowed moving head, Dave Brock switched off the
machine, whereupon the Elf looked up and
smiled. "Hello", he said, "I believe you were
looking for me".
"We would be glad to have you aboard".
They all agreed with nods of heads and
shufflings of feet.
"What's yer name?" said Del. "Simon King,
and can I bring my dog?" "Sure", they all
replied as one.
And so the seven of them slouched to their
vehicle of whirling blue, and blasted off.
And, from the back of Doremi Fasol Latido,
here's the focus:
Blood greetings O brother, from our great
Space Mother. The Saga of Doremi Fasol Latido
is a collection of ritualistic space chants,
battle hymns, and stellar songs of praise as
used by the family clan of Hawkwind on their
epic journey to the fabled land of Thorasin.
The saga tells of how, back in Mentet 1972,
during the terrible age of the machine logic
god, Eye See Eye, the lords of the Hawk having
fought a desperate but losing guerilla battle
against the Bad Vibe squads for several years.
called together all their musicnauts, heavy
metal kids, thanes, witch sorceresses,
groupies, and tributed allies for a final
stand. At this famous meeting (the glorious
27th) in the wooded grove of Ladbroke, the
assembled forces swore unswerving fealty to
the Hawklords fight against the tyranny of the
corrupt forces for law and evil. But their
situation was hopeless. Surrounded and
outnumbered, it will be remembered how the
circle of elders, realising the clan's
situation ordered a great magic ceremony of
the Ilbrahim where they called for volunteers
to make one last desperate bid and seek help
externally from the legendary world of
Thorasin. This legend spoke of a place of
wisdom and peace but it was beyond the astral
seas where few men, if any, had travelled. Up
stepped brave Baron Brock (vocals, lead
guitar, 12 string guitar), Captain Nik
(vocals, sax, and flute) and Lemmy the Lurch
(vocals, bass and 6 string guitar) Up stepped
Dik and Mik (generators and hot electronics)
the dwarf leader, Del (synthesiser) and the
hound master Simon (drums). And those loyal
followers who pledged their word that grim day
were the one legged Graham and the faithful
men at arms Bob, Steve, and Dave the Mix.
Trusted swordsmen Higgy and John the Bog. Up
stood Liquid Len and the Lensmen with Alan,
Dave, Mike and John. And from the exotic
jungles of Actonium came Doug, the fair Jilly,
Paul, Auntie Dunkley, Barney, Film and
Geraldo. And from the distant shingled worlds
came Captain Calvert and his strapping cohort
Stacia. They swore to go renegade and that
night at the height of the full moon, the
merry band emerged for the last time from
their feudal forest, and braving fate set
course in their silver ships into the unknown.
Remember, O reader, that this was in the days
before space guild supremacy, space highways
have now become legendary and quite rightly,
found a way into all incubation halls,
hydroponic gardens and even culto/psychic
galleries, but never before has the complete
saga been published as a unit. The sound scope
was made at Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales
under the master supervision of Brothers
Kinsley, Pat and Ralph, and produced by
Hawkwind. Thank you Anton of Olympic. The
language remains in its native Terran.
Finally.... The Michael Butterworth novel Time
of the Hawklords has the Hawklords as its
main protagonists. Here is a list of all songs
mentioned by name in the book. The Space
Ritual album is also referred as a whole.
- Book 1 - Rocking on the Edge of Time
- Welcome to the Future (vocals by Lemmy)
- Psychedelic Warlords
- Winds of Change
- Assault & Battery
- Silver Machine
- Brainstorm (from Doremi Fasol Latido)
- Lord of Light (from Doremi Fasol
Latido)
- Opa Loka
- Spiral Galaxy 28948
- The Golden Void
- Goat Willow
- Book 2 - The Time of the Hawklords
- Lord of Light
- Master of the Universe
- Time We Left This World Today
- Kings Of Speed
- Book 3 - The Battle for Earth
- Orgone Accumulator
- Shouldn't Do That
- Lord of Light
- Magnu
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