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It Is The Business Of The Future To Be Dangerous

Hawkwind

1993 · Electronic, Rock

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It Is The Business Of The Future To Be Dangerous is a Rock album by Hawkwind, originally released in 1993. On Gatefold: 10 pressings tracked.

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Tracklist

  1. 1It Is the Business of the Future to Be Dangerous6:25
  2. 2Space Is Not Their (Palestine)11:46
  3. 3Tibet Is Not China (Part One)3:41
  4. 4Tibet Is Not China (Part Two)3:18
  5. 5Let Barking Dogs Lie9:01
  6. 6Wave Upon Wave3:12
  7. 7Letting in the Past2:53
  8. 8The Camera That Could Lie5:01
  9. 93 or 4 Erections in the Course of a Night1:57
  10. 10Techno Tropic Zone Exists4:31
  11. 11Gimmie Shelter5:36
  12. 12Avante6:01
  13. 13Gimmie Shelter (feat. Samantha Fox) [Single Version]5:56
  14. 2.1Spirit of the Age (Radio Edit)4:08
  15. 2.2Spirit of the Age (Full Vocal Mix)9:52
  16. 2.3Spirit of the Age (Cyber Trance Mix)9:53
  17. 2.4Spirit of the Age (Flesh to Phantasy Ambient Mix)12:08
  18. 2.5Right to Decide (Mix)4:24
  19. 2.6The Camera That Would Not Die (Mix)5:17
  20. 2.7Right to Decide (Alien Prophets Radio Edit Mix)4:09
  21. 2.8Assassin (Magick Carpet Mix By Swordfish / Astralasia)10:21

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Psych Rock
  • fuzzy
  • hypnotic
  • spacey

Album notes

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'It Is the Business of the Future to Be Dangerous' is a 1993 studio album by the English space rock group Hawkwind. It spent one week on the UK albums chart at #75.
As with the previous album, 'Electric Tepee', the group remained a three piece of guitarist Dave Brock, bassist Alan Davey and drummer Richard Chadwick. The album was recorded in 1993 at Brock's own Barking Dog Studios, produced with Paul Cobbold.
The title track 'It Is the Business of the Future to Be Dangerous' is a quote from the mathematician/philosopher Alfred Whitehead, which had originally been used on the sleeve notes to the Space Ritual album. The Arabic influenced 'Space Is Their (Palestine)' would be worked into the middle section of the live version of 'Hassan I Sabbah', retitled 'Assassins of Allah'. 'Letting in the Past' is a re-recording of 'Looking in the Future' from the 1982 album 'Church of Hawkwind'. 'The Camera That Could Lie' is a reggae influenced piece that had previously been used in the middle section of the live version of 'Damnation Alley' on the 1992 album 'Palace Springs'. 'Gimme Shelter' is a cover version of the Rolling Stones song that the group had recorded with Samantha Fox for the Shelter benefit single 'Putting Our House in Order', although this album version removes Fox's vocal.
The group undertook a 21 date UK tour in November to promote the album. This was followed by a 12 date Germany/Netherlands tour in December. Some shows were recorded, and released as 'The Business Trip'.

Credits

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Performers

  • Alan DaveyBASS GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS, OTHER , SYNTH BASS GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS, SYNTH BASS GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS, SYNTHESIZER , SEQUENCED BY
  • Dave BrockVOCALS, GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, SYNTH VOCALS, GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZER
  • Richard ChadwickDRUMS, PERCUSSION LEAD VOCALS VOCALS
  • Samantha FoxFEATURING

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