Nicholas Robert "Nik" Turner (nacido el 26 de agosto de 1940) es un músico inglés, mejor conocido como ex miembro de los pioneros del rock espacial Hawkwind . Turner toca saxofones, flauta , canta y es compositor. Mientras trabajaba con Hawkwind, Turner era conocido por sus estilizaciones experimentales de free jazz y su escandalosa presencia en el escenario, a menudo con maquillaje completo y vestuario inspirado en el Antiguo Egipto .
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Nombre de nacimiento | Nicholas Robert Turner |
También conocido como | Jinete del trueno |
Nació | Oxford , Oxfordshire, Inglaterra | 26 de agosto de 1940
Géneros | Space rock , jazz fusión |
Ocupación (es) | Músico, compositor |
Instrumentos | Voz, saxofón, flauta |
Años activos | 1969-presente |
Etiquetas | Cleopatra , [1] Carisma , Ozit |
Actos asociados | Hawkwind , Hawklords , Sphynx, Unidad de la ciudad interior , Fantastic All-Stars de Nik Turner, Galácticos, Space Ritual , Nik Turners Hawkwind |
Sitio web | nikturner.com |
1940-1969: primeros años
Turner nació en Oxford en agosto de 1940 en una familia teatral, aunque su padre trabajaba en una fábrica de municiones. A la edad de 13 años, su familia se mudó a la localidad costera de Margate, en Kent , donde trabajó en el parque de atracciones local durante la temporada de vacaciones de verano, y se hizo amigo de otro trabajador estacional, Robert Calvert . Sus primeras influencias fueron el Rock and Roll y las películas de James Dean . [2]
Luego completó un curso de ingeniería y luego realizó un viaje en la Marina Mercante. Luego se dedicó a viajar por Europa para conseguir trabajos de baja categoría, y fue durante una temporada como peón en un circo musical ambulante en 1967 que conoció a Dave Brock en Haarlem , Países Bajos . [2]
Recibió dos años de lecciones de clarinete y saxofón a principios de la década de 1960, pero nunca se consideró lo suficientemente bueno como para seguirlas en serio. [3] Sin embargo, mientras viajaba por Europa, se encontró con algunos músicos de free jazz en Berlín que le inculcaron la importancia de la expresión sobre la competencia técnica, y fue entonces cuando decidió que lo que "quería hacer era tocar free jazz en una roca. banda". [2]
1969-1976 y 1982-1984: Hawkwind
Turner, dueño de una camioneta, originalmente había ofrecido sus servicios como roadie al recién formado Hawkwind. Sin embargo, cuando la banda descubrió su pasión por el saxofón, le ofrecieron un puesto en la banda para aumentar la rareza general de su sonido. [4]
De su interpretación, Turner admitió que "es la sensación general más que las partes individuales de la música lo que nos interesa. No me hago ilusiones sobre mi habilidad técnica. Tiendo a usarlo como un medio electrónico en lugar de un instrumento". [5] Se convirtió en un miembro activo y vocal de la banda, atrayendo a amigos como Dik Mik, Calvert y Barney Bubbles , e involucrando a la banda en proyectos comunitarios y de caridad, a veces para disgusto de los demás. [2]
Queríamos tocar en las Olimpiadas Sexuales de Windsor, pero solo apareció la mitad de la banda.
Fue miembro de la banda durante su período de mayor éxito comercial y aclamado por la crítica, escribiendo o coescribiendo algunas de sus canciones más populares, como "Brainstorm" y "Master of the Universe". Sin embargo, las quejas sobre su interpretación sobre otros miembros de la banda a pesar de las numerosas solicitudes para modificar su comportamiento finalmente llevaron a su despido en noviembre de 1976 [7].
En 1982, durante la grabación de Choose Your Masques , Brock invitó a Turner a las sesiones de grabación y se le pidió que encabezara la banda para la gira del álbum. La segunda etapa de Turner en la banda duró poco más de 2 años y, aunque se lanzaron algunos álbumes y videos en vivo, la banda no realizó ninguna grabación de estudio. A finales de 1984, mientras preparaba material para el álbum The Chronicle of the Black Sword , fue despedido una vez más. [8]
1977-1986: Unidad de Sphynx y el centro de la ciudad
Después de salir de Hawkwind por primera vez, Turner se fue de vacaciones a Egipto y, mientras visitaba la Gran Pirámide de Giza , le dieron tres horas dentro de la Cámara del Rey para grabar música de flauta. [9] Al regresar a Inglaterra, Steve Hillage limpió las cintas y reunió a la banda Sphynx con Alan Powell de Hawkwind , Mike Howlett y Tim Blake de Gong y Harry Williamson para grabar música que aumentara las pistas originales de flauta mientras Turner adaptaba la letra del Libro egipcio. de los Muertos . El álbum fue lanzado como Xitintoday en Charisma Records en 1978 y la banda realizó una gira, tocó en festivales como Deeply Vale Festivals (luego lanzado como un CD), Glastonbury Festival (parte del cual fue transmitido por la televisión de la BBC) y su propio tema Bohemian Love-In all. festival del día en el Roundhouse.
Con Williamson concibió el sencillo "Nuclear Waste" con muchos de los músicos de Sphynx y una voz principal de Sting . Luego fue invitado al álbum Fairy Tales de Williamson y el proyecto de Gilli Smyth , Mother Gong, y a partir de esto, él, Mo Vicarage y Ermanno Ghisio-Erba (también conocido como Dino Ferari ) formaron Inner City Unit (ICU) con Trev Thoms y Dead Fred. . Thoms y Ghisio-Erba habían tocado juntos anteriormente en Steve Took's Horns, quienes habían tocado su único concierto en el Bohemian Love-In . Los Horns fueron dirigidos por Tony Landau, un amigo de Turner desde la adolescencia, y fueron liderados por el ex percusionista de Tyrannosaurus Rex Steve Peregrin Took , quien más tarde haría apariciones vocales principales invitadas con ICU junto a sus ex compañeros de banda de Horns. [10] [11] [12] Inner City Unit grabó los álbumes Pass Out y Maximum Effect antes de colapsar debido a problemas de drogas de algunos miembros. Turner y Dead Fred pasaron temporadas en Hawkwind antes de reagruparse para lanzar los álbumes New Anatomy , The President Tapes y el EP Blood and Bone .
1987-1999
Turner's next project was Nik Turner's Fantastic All Stars, a sax and Hammond organ driven jazz and rhythm and blues band. They gigged for several years, eventually releasing the album Kubanno Kickasso!.[13]
Turner and Twink got together for some impromptu live performances under the name Pinkwind, two CDs of which were released on Twink's own record label without the permission of Turner.
In 1993 Turner was approached by Pressurehed and Helios Creed to record another version of his Sphynx project using the original flute tracks, resulting in the album Sphynx. This partnership then developed further, regularly touring in the US performing a set of Hawkwind-centred material sometimes featuring Genesis P-Orridge, Jello Biafra and former Hawkwind members Simon House, Del Dettmar and Powell. One studio album Prophets of Time was released in 1994 followed by the live CD and DVD Space Ritual 1994 Live and another live CD Past or Future? in 1996. Out of this set of musicians formed the band Anubian Lights, centred on Len Del Rio and Tommy Greñas from Pressurehed with contributions from Turner, Dettmar and House, as did the band Spiral Realms centred on House and Rio.
2000-presente
On 21 October 2000 at the Brixton Academy a 'Hawkestra' event took place, featuring nearly all past members of Hawkwind. Disagreements between various participants led to any restaging of the event being unlikely, but Turner did stage a further event under the banner 'The Greasy Truckers Party featuring members of the Hawkestra' on 21 October 2001 at the London Astoria. Out of this a loose band formed, performing further gigs and eventually using the name xhawkwind.com. An appearance at Guilfest in 2002 led to confusion as to whether this actually was Hawkwind, sufficiently irking Brock into taking legal action to prohibit Turner from trading under the name Hawkwind, a case which Turner lost.[7] The band settled on the name Space Ritual and are still currently active. Nik also made an impromptu appearance during the first Reggae Festival of Wales in 2003, joining the Goldmaster Allstars and Jamaican vocalist Alton Ellis.
Turner has resurrected another version of Inner City Unit with Thoms, performing irregular gigs.[14] He also fronts the "psychedelic latino-funk" band Galaktikos.[15] He continues to attend festivals playing and guesting whenever possible and is an eager contributor to other band's projects, such as recording an album and touring with US space rockers Spaceseed in 2004,[16] and live appearances with UK dance outfit Akahum[17] at BGG Shareholders Party & HEADS Haiti Benefit show. Living in Carmarthen, he often busks playing his saxophone in Cardiff city centre during weekend nights.[7]
After playing at "Hawkfan Festival" in Hamburg in 1997 and the Space And Rock Festival – Rocksjon, Jonkoping, Sweden in 1998 with the Finnish space rock group Dark Sun, they moved to play at Tavastia Club, Helsinki, Finland. This resulted in the live album, Ice Ritual, which was released in 2000.
In 2008 Nik Turner was invited to Space Mirrors collective as a guest member. Since that time he recorded flute and sax on three Space Mirrors releases: "Majestic-12: A Hidden Presence" (2009), "Dreams of Area 51" (2011) and "In Darkness They Whisper" (2012).
Turner also provided flute for Dodson and Fogg, a folk rock project released in 2012,
after a chance meeting with Mr H a Welsh Jazz/Blues singer songwriter at Brecon Jazz festival 2012 where Turner and Mr H performed a free improvised Jazz session and Mr H invited Turner to feature on his 4th album Poets Balladeers and Cheats. In October 2012 Turner entered Berryhill studios in Monmouthshire and Performed an improvised alto sax session on seven of Mr H's compositions which was released in the spring of 2013.
In March 2013 Nik turned up at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas playing an official SXSW gig at Rebels Honky Tonk bar billed as Nik Turner (ex Hawkwind) playing predominantly Space Ritual songs. He also guested on stage with The Soft Moon at Hotel Vegas the previous night. Nik also played Sax and narrated Brainstorm on the brand new Warfare album (2017 High Roller Records)
At the Laugharne Weekend 2019, Damo Suzuki played the Fountain Inn with his all-star Sound Carriers which included Euros Childs and New Order drummer Stephen Morris. Nik Turner joined them at the end of their set.
Discografia
- For Turner's work as a member of Inner City Unit, see the Inner City Unit article. For his work as a member of Space Ritual, see the Space Ritual (band) article.
As a member of Hawkwind
- 1970 – Hawkwind
- 1971 – In Search of Space
- 1972 – Doremi Fasol Latido
- 1973 – Space Ritual
- 1974 – Hall of the Mountain Grill
- 1975 – Warrior on the Edge of Time
- 1976 – Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music
- 1980 – Weird Tapes Volume 3 – live 1975–77
- 1981 – Weird Tapes Volume 5 – live 1976–77
- 1982 – Choose Your Masques – guests on "Void City" only
- 1982 – Weird Tapes Volume 6 – live 1970–73
- 1983 – Weird Tapes Volume 8 – live 1966–73
- 1983 – The Text of Festival – live 1970–1971
- 1983 – Zones – live 1980 and 1982
- 1984 – This Is Hawkwind, Do Not Panic – live 1980 and 1984
- 1984 – Bring Me the Head of Yuri Gagarin – live 1973
- 1984 – Space Ritual Volume 2 – live 1972
- 1987 – Out & Intake – outtakes and live 1982–1986
- 1991 – BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert – live 1972
- 1995 – Undisclosed Files Addendum – live 1984 and 1988
- 1997 – The 1999 Party – live 1974
- 1999 – Atomhenge 76 – live 1976
- 2000 – Choose Your Masques: Collectors Series Volume 2 – live 1982
Solo and collaborative projects
- 1978 – Nik Turner's Sphynx – Xitintoday (Charisma, CDS4011)
- 1993 – Sphynx (Cleopatra, CLEO21352)
- 1994 – Prophets of Time (Cleopatra, CLEO69082)
- 1995 – Space Ritual 1994 Live (Cleopatra, CLEO95062) and video-DVD (Cherry Red, CRDVD136) – live
- 1995 – Pinkwind – Festival of the Sun (Twink Records, TWK CD2) – live
- 1995 – Anubian Lights – Eternal Sky (Hypnotic, CLEO96032)
- 1996 – Hawkfairies – Purple Haze (Twink Records, TWK CD5) – live
- 1996 – Anubian Lights – The Jackal and Nine EP (Hypnotic, CLEO 9666-2)
- 1996 – Past or Future? (Cleopatra) – live
- 1997 – Sonic Attack 2001 (Dossier, 8480) – compilation album of Cleopatra material
- 1998 – Anubian Lights – Let Not The Flame Die Out (Hypnotic, CLP 0346-2)
- 2000 – Nik Turner's Sphynx – Live at Deeply Vale (Ozit/Morpheus) – live 1978
- 2001 – 2001 A Space Rock Odyssey – double live cd of the first two Space Ritual concerts (Ozit/Morpeus CD 0055)
- 2001 – Nik Turner's Fantastic All Stars – Kubanno Kickasso (Ozit/Morpheus, niktcd334)
- 2013 – Space Gypsy (Cleopatra)
- 2014 - Space Invaders & Nik Turner – Sonic Noise Opera (Nasoni Records)
- 2015 - Space Fusion Odyssey (Cleopatra)
- 2017 - Life in Space (Cleopatra)
- 2018 - Nik Turner & Youth Pharaohs From Outer Space (Painted Word)
- 2019 - Final Frontier (Purple Pyramid)
Guest appearances
- 1974 – Robert Calvert – Captain Lockheed and the Starfighters (United Artists, UAG 29507)
- 1975 – Robert Calvert – Lucky Leif and the Longships (United Artists, UAG 29852)
- 1975 – Michael Moorcock & Deep Fix – New Worlds Fair (United Artists, UAG 29732)
- 1979 – Mother Gong – Fairy Tales (Charly, CHRL 5018)
- 1981 – Robert Calvert – Hype (A-Side, IF 0311)
- 1981 – Mother Gong – Robot Woman
- 1981 – Sham 69 – The Game (Polydor, 5033)
- 1982 – Catherine Andrews – Fruits (Cat Tracks, PURRLP2)
- 1982 – The Astronauts – Peter Pan Hits The Suburbs (Genius)
- 1982 – Big Amongst Sheep – Terminal Velocity (Rock Solid)
- 1983 – Underground Zero – The Official Bootleg
- 1994 – Psychic TV – Pagan Day (Cleopatra)
- 1994 – Helios Creed – Busting Through the Van Allen Belt (Cleopatra, CLP 9465-2)
- 1995 – The Stranglers – The Stranglers & Friends Live in Concert – live 1980
- 1995 – Sting and the Radioactors – Nuclear Waste (Voiceprint, BP181CD) – recorded in 1978
- 1996 – The Moor – Flux (Bishop Garden Records, BGR 03.1996.01 RM)
- 1997 – Nigel Mazlyn Jones, Guy Evans and Nik Turner – Live (Blueprint, BP250CD) – live
- 1999 – Dark Sun – Ice Ritual (Burnt Hippie records, BHR-004)
- 1999 – 46000 Fibres – The 5th Anniversary Concerts: Set 3 (TRI 3/3)
- 2000 – Five Fifteen – Silver Machine (Bluelight Records)
- 2001 – Blue Horses – Ten Leagues Beyond World's End[18]
- 2003 – The Jalapeños – Tear It Up (3D Discs 0002)
- 2004 – Spaceseed – Future Cities of the Past Part 1 (Project 9 Records)
- 2004 – Michael Moorcock and the Deep Fix – Rollercoaster Holiday (Voiceprint, VP351CD) – demos recorded in 1975
- 2005 – Muzak – Saturnia (Elektrohasch, ATHG-4127)
- 2009 – Space Mirrors – Majestic-12: A Hidden Presence (Sleaszy Rider, SR-0082)
- 2011 – Space Mirrors – Dreams of Area 51 vinyl split single w/Acid FM (Monsterfuzz, 002)
- 2012 – Space Mirrors – In Darkness They Whisper (Transubstans, TRANS097)
- 2012 – Dodson And Fogg – Dodson And Fogg (Wisdom Twins Records, WTR01)
- 2013 – Space Mirrors – The Other Gods (Transubstans, TRANS109)
- 2013 - Paradise 9 - "Take Me To The Future" (P9Recordings, P9CD0004)
- 2013 - The Sensible Gray Cells - A Postcard from Britain - guest on "State of the Nation" and "Looking at You" (Easy Action, EARS051)
- 2014 – Silverwing – Strange Daze Indeed (Audio-Nectar, ANSILVER-01)
- 2014 - Poets Balladeers and Cheats - Mr H (Barium Villa Records BV0006)
- 2014 - Sleepyard - Black Sails (Global Recording Artists, GRA 13442)
- 2015 – Space Mirrors – The Street Remains (Atomic Age, AAR15-04)
- 2015 – Space Mirrors – Stella Polaris (Atomic Age, AAR15-03)
- 2015 - Spirits Burning - Starhawk (Gonzo Multimedia, HST323CD)
- 2016 - Sendelica - I'll Walk With The Stars For You (Vincebus Eruptum, VELP013)
- 2016 - Spirits Burning & Clearlight - The Roadmap In Your Head (Gonzo Multimedia, HST423CD)
- 2016 - Flame Tree - Flam Tree Featuring Nik Turner (Purple Pyramid, a division of Cleopatra)
- 2017 - WARFARE the first brand new album in 25 years, narrating the classic brainstorm over a filthy riff [High Roller Records]Download (Nightmare Mix) Plastic Head Records.
Various artists
- 1983 – " Field Marshal Slug; Punk Sax Live Genius. – Live.
- 1985 – Hawkwind, Friends and Relations Volume 2 – "The Man with the Golden Arm"
- 1995 – Saucerful of Pink: A Tribute to Pink Floyd – "Careful With That Axe Eugene"
- 2017 – All Of Us Pilgrims - A tribute to music of Peter Hammill & Van Der Graaf Generator by musicians from The Top Of The World Club Facebook Group – "Pilgrims"
Referencias
- ^ Steve Huey "Nik Turner - Biography" "AllMusic.com" Retrieved Oct. 27, 2017
- ^ a b c d "The Egos Have Landed". Starfarer.net. 29 August 1969. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ [1] Archived 3 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [2] Archived 3 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [3] Archived 3 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 242. CN 5585.
- ^ a b c Saga of Hawkwind, Carol Clerk, Publisher: Music Sales Limited, ISBN 1-84449-101-3
- ^ "Hawkwind Press Clippings Part 12". Starfarer.net. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ "Interview:Nik Turner (Hawkwind, Space Ritual, Sphynx, Inner City Unit)". Hit-channel.com. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ Liner notes to Blow It – The All New Adventures of Steve Took's Horns, Cherry Red CDM RED 255, 2004
- ^ "CAREER HISTORY – CHAPTER 6 – 'HE SENT ME SOME TAPES AND THEY WERE INTERESTING'- (Steve's brief 1977-8 career revival, and the story of Steve Took's Horns)". Stevetook.mercurymoon.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ "CAREER HISTORY – CHAPTER 7 – 'CAN I EVER HOPE TO DIE NATURALLY' – (Steve's last days, 1978–1980)". Stevetook.mercurymoon.co.uk. 27 October 1980. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ [4] Archived 18 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "INNER CITY UNIT | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos". Myspace.com. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ [5] Archived 9 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [6] Archived 8 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Akahum welcomes YOU!". Akahum.com. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ "The Guide to Folk Gigs, Concerts, Sessions". Folk and Roots. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
Otras lecturas
There are four biographies of Hawkwind which contain extensive contributions from and sections about Nik Turner.
- Kris Tait This is Hawkwind: Do not Panic (1984, published by the band but now out of print)
- Ian Abrahams Sonic Assassins (Published by SAF publishing; ISBN 0-946719-69-1)
- Carol Clerk's Saga of Hawkwind (Publisher: Music Sales Limited ISBN 1-84449-101-3)
- Nik Turner, Dave Thompson – The Spirit of Hawkwind 1969-1976 (2015, Cleopatra Records, ISBN 096361939X)
enlaces externos
- Nik Turner's official site
- Nik Turner discography at Discogs
- Nik Turner at IMDb
- Trilogy Rock: Interview to Nik Turner (2009)