Synchronicity by Nik Turner & The Trance Dimensionals
The TRANCE DIMENSIONALS band was formed by English musician Steve Hillman in 2016. Steve had been making electronic sounds with his audio generator since the early 1970’s, when as a teenager he was influenced by Tangerine Dream, Hawkwind and Gong. In the 1980’s, as a keyboard player and guitarist, he was part of the then underground electronic music scene in the UK and in the 1990’s he was signed to the progressive rock music label Cyclops Records who released four albums of his prog and space rock instrumental music. Steve has also collaborated with a variety of musicians around the world including the Greek synthesist Thaneco and with members of various orchestras, including the flute player with the world famous London Symphony Orchestra.
In 2016 Steve met with the legendary Nik Turner, a founder member of the space rock group Hawkwind, and they discussed working on an album together. Steve had already written enough material for an album and he decided to form the TRANCE DIMENSIONALS band as a way of presenting the new material with Nik fronting the band. Some of the tracks Steve wrote specifically for Nik, in particular “Thunder Rider Invocation” and “Sekhmet”, which purposefully harkens back to Nik’s Egyptian themed album from 1978 called “Xitintoday”.
At the time Steve was also a member of a prog rock band called Ra Rising and he asked their drummer Dai Rees and bassist Clog to join the band.
Angel Flame, the dancer in Nik's Space Ritual and the Crazy World of Arthur Brown, also agreed to join and soon after Dave Anderson, who had played bass in the German band Amon Duul II, the Groundhogs and on Hawkwind's 1971 album “In Search Of Space” also came onboard. In fact Dave plays on the new arrangement we have on the album of the song he wrote with Nik called “Children of the Sun”, that first appeared on “In Search Of Space”. Another veteran of Hawkwind, Mr Dibs also joins us on the track “Taken to the Limit”.
The band had their debut live performance in June 2019 at the Sonic Rock Festival in Worcestershire, England.
Tracklist
| 1. | Destination Void | 6:29 |
| 2. | The Enchantress | 5:31 |
| 3. | Taken to the Limit | 5:09 |
| 4. | Cloudlands | 3:17 |
| 5. | Thunder Rider Invocation / Sphinx Dancer | 10:50 |
| 6. | Sekhmet | 2:36 |
| 7. | Angels of the Light | 4:57 |
| 8. | Night of the Jewelled Eye | 8:13 |
| 9. | Abode of the Blessed | 3:34 |
| 10. | Children of the Sun | 7:12 |
Credits
Nik Turner: Vocals, Flute & Sax
Clog: Bass Guitar
Dai Rees: Drums
Steve Hillman: Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Keyboards & Synths
Featuring:
Angel Flame Narration on "The Enchantress" & "Abode of the Blessed".
Dave Anderson Bass Guitar on "Children of the Sun".
Eleanor Rees Vocals on "Children of the Sun".
Linda Hillman Voice & Flute on "The Enchantress"
Mr Dibs vocals on "Taken to the Limit".
Richard Benjamin Vocals on "Angels of the Light".
Music & Lyrics by Steve Hillman except the narratives on "Destination Void" & "The Enchantress" by Terry James Hawke.
"Children of the Sun" written by Dave Anderson & Nik Turner published by Universal / Island Music Limited. Arranged by Steve Hillman.
Nik, Dave & Angel recorded at Foel Studio, Wales April 2018 & June 2021 engineered by Mike Bew.
Produced by Steve Hillman.
Released by Black Widow Records, Italy.
License
All rights reserved.
Steve has been creating music since the 1970’s and has had albums released in a variety of genres ranging from electronic, synth rock, progressive rock, jazz and orchestral soundtrack music.
His most recent project is THE TRANCE DIMENSIONALS, a space rock band he formed with the legendary Nik Turner, founding member of Hawkwind.