Astral Magic and Paul Roland- Light of the World (ASTRAL066)

This is the 2nd collaboration album between UK based Paul Roland (Acoustic guitar, vocals, keys) and Santtu (all other instruments) in Finland. It also features Jonathan Segel (guitar, violin, mandolin) and Anton Sailo on broken Kannel (?).  THe album features 12 tracks, two of which hae been released before in different versions (Mind Melt Machine and The Illustrated Man. 

Every Night I Journey to the Starts starts things off.  The vocal is very relaxed with a steady drum beat and dreamy synth layers and a bit of slide and acoustic guitar. Nice opener. I am not Here continues in a similar vein. I really dig 23rd Century track. Nice violin playing by Jonathan. Catchy vocal line and nice bass line. Interlude is next and goes into Light of the World. This features acoustic guitar and is a mellow spacey track, very melodic light singings. Nice wah guitar solo and an upbeat ending. When I get to Heaven is a long mostly instrumental track.  I woake as from a Dream has a great mysterious vibe to it but is really short, under 2mins. Mind Melt Machine, you probably already heard on the 10” or digital but this is a slightly different shorter version.  Davidsons Eyes has a bit of a Syd Barrett -Pink Floyd like vibe. The Illustrated Man, has also been published before. The album ends with Dark Angel of Mine.  My wife really loves this album.. so check it out.. Say Mrs Space…

http://astralmagic.bandcamp.com 

http://paul-roland.bandcamp.com 

Anandam Collective- RIJU, Coja, PT July 10th, 2026

This was a very special event and I am glad that I was part of it.  It started about 1830 with the collective being introduced and on stage and Sali on the floor addressing the audience. IT was a bit of a conversation about Indian music and how it works and affects you and then it was all about getting the audience into singing, breathing and dancing to be part of a collective environment. 

There was a 10min break for some fruit and then the Anandam Collective played for about 90mins. The first raga was a mellow slow growing evening raga featuring primarily Pt Abhishelk on sitar. He was amazing and played with so much feeling.  His wife (on the other sitar), she also has chops and was able to really shine in the 2nd more uptempo piece that built to a great crescendo. Each of these pieces were about 25 or so minutes long. The 3rd raga was a more mid tempo one with a bit more singing.  They were over time now as it as 2115 but did one more short raga they had been working on the past days. It was about rain.. Lovely… Incredible sitar playing.. Wow... they were all great..

After the show, a traditional southern Indian vegan dinner was provided. It was pretty much the same food as the last event Sali had put on. Red rice, lentals, chickpeas, cous cous and some fresh vegetables mixed in.   People were happy…. It was a great event with great musicians and well attended with about 50 people..  Cost was 20€ for the entire event with food… 

Anadam is: Ibram Kashi (IT) tabla, Nada Yogi (Voice) Sali Siva, Pt Abhishelk- Sitar, Dr Murchana Adhkary- Sitar

http://sitarjugalbandi.com 

Uria Tsur- Canta, São Sebastião da Feira Portugal July 3rd, 2026

My daughter, wife and I went down to have some food and be outside and meet some interesting people before the show.  Nice bottle of Vinho Verde, vegan food by Savory Bakes. Very good fresh ingredients but just nothing that tasted totally amazing or had any wow factor. The filo pastry filled with and sauces was much better the week before. The lemon poppy seed cake was a winner though… 

As usual, the concert says 20 but did not really start until 21. Uria started slow by talking for 10mins. It was like 35C inside Canta so it was nearly unbearable so I went back outside. He said this was the first concert like this in 10 years, that he has mostly been travelling the world and doing singing circles, groups, etc…  It was a mixture of his own original songs and covers and Reggae. He played in a reggae band in Israel a long time ago.  IT was 70% women I would say. A lovely audience, who got to hear lots of stories, some music and lots of singing was encouraged. I think it was a pretty amazing and emotional experience for everyone there. He is very engaging. I just wanted to hear him play his songs. Check out his bandcamp site… 

https://resueno.bandcamp.com/album/breathe 

Dennis Young- Nova (Primitive Substance)

Dennis is a self taught musician and great promoter of music on his you tube channel and elsewhere. This is a completion CD he put together from him collaborating with different artists that he has interviewed for his show.  There are 10 artists from 5 different countries (USA; Canada, Germany, Portugal and UK). Mark Jenkins (UK), Scott McGregor Moore (Canada), Bernhard Wöstheinrich (Germany), AeTopus (US), Stephen Buckley (UK), Alexander Paul Dowerk (Germany), Tim Morse (US), Josh Pollack (US), Henry Warwick (Canada) and Dr Space (Portugal).   It is mostly pretty cool synthesizer based tracks, some with drum machines. 

Pulsar by Bernhard reminds me a bit of of Devo some how. AeTopus is a very strange track, simple and trippy.. Stephen has a kick drum driven track that really gains pace as it evolves but slows and spaced out at the end. Alexander has a more mellow vibe and is more lead synth driven. Tim his track has some nice spacey layers in this short track. Josh has a very strange beginning and pretty spaced out piece.. Henry created one of my fave tracks. Something really special….  Dr Space (me), has the last track and it is a very special one. Pretty trippy stuff I have to say. I had a lot of fun with that one. Check out Dennis´s other music on bandcamp…. Links below…

https://dennisyoungmusic.bandcamp.com/album/nova 

http://dennisyoungmusic.net 

http://primativesubstance.bandcamp.com 

DeGuy- Canta, São Sebastião da Feirra, Portugal June 19th, 2026

DeGuy, is from Germany (via Israel) and lives locally.  I have known him for about a year and he is the guitarist in the local afro-funk band, Idiotheque. This was his first solo gig since moving to Portugal and it was great.  Canta is a lovely small intimate place for artists to play.  Everyone plays for donations. DeGuy has released 3 albums and an digital EP last year, two of which were on sale at the gig, one on LP and one of CD, 

It started almost an hr late compared to the advertised time which is normal for this place. I see no point saying it starts at 8 when the artists rarely start before 2045 or so.  Anyway, DeGuy played all original songs on acoustic or electric guitar, keyboard (setting Piano). He was often accompanied by a lovely lady on djembe and backing vocals.  Later, he played two songs from a friend from Leipzig, who then sang the lead vocal.  At the end of the hr show, another man came and played primarily cajon but also some other percussive items.  It was a really well crafted set of diverse music and passionate songs. Basically singer songwriter stuff but with a clever use of looping, to create more rhythm but often, just atmosphere. It really made the songs more special and interesting for me. Loved the track where he played Harmonica and did some interesting vocal manipulation at the end. There was a bit of a jam at the end with Alex and Nick from Idiotheque came and jammed with him.  Very nice evening and congrats on a nice and diverse set of new and old songs. Surprised none of the songs on the EP from 2025 were played though. 

Set List: Rivers Fall, Bridge, Going Away, Wise Tree, Like a King, (M-Kash-guest singer)- Black Tee and Fish, Wanna be Free, Harmony Way, Motion, Better Times, ???

http://deguy.bandcamp.com 

Joe Chambers- Canta, São sebastião da Feirra, Portugal June 5th, 2026

Joe is a local singer songwriter, who played the opening of Canta on May 31st, 2025 so it was a sort of anniversary.   He was joined by local musician and producer Shahar Kaufmann (bass, ??) as well as special guests Jonas (Oud) and Marijam (Violin) from Tau Ensemble. 

Show was to start at 20 but like is normal in Portugal, it was late and they did not start until 2040!  I had to leave early sadly but got to see about 40mins of the concert. It was all original songs, I am pretty sure and what a great voice he has and interesting guitar playing. The other players worked seamlessly as if they had all been playing for years. Wow..   Fantastic music. I filmed the intro… He played a lot of songs from his latest album, River of Gold.

https://joechambers.bandcamp.com/album/rivers-of-gold

Idiotheque- Quinta das Corgas, Tábua, PT May 30th, 2026

This was a big market and music day with lots of kids activities as well about 25mins from our house.  IT is a lovely place and they have these large glamping houses and camping area, two big pools and smaller pools, a restaurant and bar. ‘

The music stage was set up right next to the 2nd pool.  A guy named João played some acoustic songs, mostly covers but he does them very well.  We had seen him play here at the Christmas Market last year.  There was another duo also playing most covers.. Sadly, everything as far as music was running really late so Idiotheque, the headline act, did not get a sound check.  This delayed things a lot as they had to get the sound ok for this 8 piece band to play well.  They were due to play at 21 but did not get started til after 2120… 

Anyway, it had been a year, almost to the date, that I had seen them last, not counting that they rehearse in my studio every week and I see them there. They have a new guitar player, Guy, and this was his 2nd gig. He was awesome and fit in well. Sound was rough for the first songs and they just sort of jammed for the first 15mins while the sound guy tried to get things sorted.  Eventually, they kicked things off but not with the song they had planned!   They sounded great. Wow.. I was impressed and the grooves were good.  They debuted a new song called Destination. I had heard them play it in the studio. It has a nice African feel to it.  Tom had an outrageous costume as did Adriana, the female singer.  Other guys not really dressed up much. Loved Guy´s psychedelic jacket though!  It was a great set about 75mins, I guess.   A lot of people dancing and having a great time and they were super well received.  For sure not another band playing all original Afro-funk music in this part of the world, anywhere near as good as these guys….

Check them out on bandcamp… They are still working on their first album..

https://idiothequelive.bandcamp.com/

Gouveia Art Rock, Gouveia, Portugal May 1-3rd, 2026

This was the 2nd year in a row I have attended the amazing GAR festival. I was there to see some of the free acts and panel discussions in 2024 but could not get a ticket. GONG was playing but no way to get in… Anyway, this is by far the musically most diverse festival in Portugal.  Meet up with old and always make new acquaintances. This year my friend Santtu joined me from Finland (Astral Magic, Dark Sun, his bands)..  I fucked up the time so we missed part of the first act.

CAR12, a Portuguese sort of music-vaudeville type thing. They put on a sort of play and use all these normal items like pans, dust brooms, crutches, bicycle, wooden barrels, etc.. lots of things that they then make music while putting on their show. Pretty clever and sometimes fun. A very strange and different thing but for sure Art, not rock.  It was fun..

Bipolar Bows (BE/FR), are a cello and violin duo.  Lotte and XXX are very talented classically trained musicians but ones that have learned step outside of the strict training and take the music thru a trip of European cultures and  countries with a mix of folk styles, experimental and classical from Balkans, Bulgaria, and Europe to create some very cool music. Some original, classical pieces with their own interpretations and traditional music. I really enjoyed it a lot, especially the first 45m or so…  Sadly, the sound level was so low that if some breathed or sneezed across the auditorium, you heard the louder than the music. A crime really.. it is ok to be louder than the person breathing next to you.. It was even worse for the solo piano next. 

David Meyers, the extraordinaire piano player who used to play in the genesis tribute band, The Magical Box, played an hr of solo Genesis songs. Incredible piano player and lots of notes.. Wow.. he told some funny stories as well. Incredible player…

Le Grand Sbam, WOW.. what can I say.. 22 people on stage. 20 musicians, a conductor and guy with a wolf mask who rapped, spoken word, actiing, etc.. This was quite extraordinary.  Think classical music, MAGMA like chants, vocals, Frank zappa weirdness and a lot of fun..  Never seen or heard anything quite like it… Fantastic… 

Day 2

We arrived on time as I really was excited to see Markus Reuter Truce. I have 2 of the 3 CDs (Thanks Leonardo) and really like a lot of his other projects, especially Sun Trance, a masterpiece. Anyway, it started more or less on time and still very low volume over all but great sound and I love the way Markus makes these loops that he then plays over while the drums and fretless bass keep it all grounded. Gives Markus a lot of space to take the music anywhere he wants, He can play insanely fast stuff with this 8 string guitar and his touch technique but mostly he is doing just extrordinary things with the instrument and just blew me away. Sadly, the great drummer had two very loud cymbals and when he decided to smash those, do to the low volume in the concert hall, all you heard was a lot of fucking noise and all the guitar disappeared.  Really sucked. I spoke to the sound guy and he said nothing he could do (except turn the overall volume up, which he did not) as he had turned off the overhead mics, the floor tom under the crash, the snare mic) and it was still flooding the room and destroying the sound.. Pity..  Sort of ruined the concert for me. 

Hedvig Mollestad Weejuns was up next, a Norwegian trio.  She had played here 2 years ago with a different band is a big fave of the organiser (they love bands from Norway). The Hammond B3 player, Ståle Storløkken (and analog synths) I had seen in Elephant 9 before and he has played with Terry  Terje Rypdall. Ole Mofjell (drums) was the best drummer so far in the festival. Just awesome. A very dynamic and dramatic concert that started very slowly, with the focus on the Hammond. Hedvig hardly played anything the first 10mins. She sure looked great though in this amazing sparkly outfit…   She would get her chance to shine later…  It was mostly a very laid back and spacey set but it got pretty heavy and dramatic at least 2x in the hour. Quite impressive in the end… 

Peter Hammill, needs no introduction.  Tall, thin and all dressed in white, he started off the concert with 25mins or so of solo piano and singing. I did not know any of the songs.  He still have a very strong singing voice for 78 years old but could not sing in key, was very flat but still out and passionate. This piano playing was also lacking in finesse but lots of attack and far from perfect but here was about the whole passion of the song and not about being in key or playing perfect.   He then switched to acoustic guitar and it was more or less similar but a nice change from the grand piano. Again, he plays well but far from really great acoustic playing. it was a powerful performance of what I guess was mostly his solo material. My friend Adam, had to leave though, he thought he was just so dreadful.  Interesting to see how different people see it. He got a standing ovation for his passionate performance…… despite its musical flaws..

Arve Henriksen (Norway), is an experimental trumpeter..  I had not idea what to expect. He sat in almost total darkness with this midi keyboards, laptop, three trumpets, and 3 different microphones, one which he spoke or sung into, the other two with different kinds of effects in the line of the mic and he could play towards one of in the middle to get the sort of effect he wanted and then he recorded loops of this stuff and created these soundscapes. Sadly it was also all so fucking low in volume that I heard more of the lady behind me blowing her nose and coughing than the fucking concert. Just a crime that the volume is like 70db and anyone in the 300 room hall who moves, scratches his head, coughs is louder than the music. Very distracting..

Anyway, he later was joined by a woman playing a strange like pipe organ meets harmonium type instrument. The stage was so dark you could hardly see anything..  They played a bit and then a woman with an extraordinary voice (I heard her more from the stage then the PA and was 3rd from the back row (at least it seemed that way). Her voice was like magic. Amazing…  Then a guy came out and played a sort hurdy gurdy like instrument that is bowed with strings and keys on it but had no crank.  The music became like middle age, medieval music.  Very cool performance but the low volume really sucks and is very distracting as you are constantly hear people talking across the room or making small noises in their seats that is louder than the concert.  It was so dark on the stage I could not get any decent pictures.. Sorry..

Meer, also from Norway, were a symphonic pop prog band. Two violins, keys, guitar, bass, drums and lead female vocals. Everyone but the drummer did some singing. Songs were mostly 3-5mins pop format with sappy make you want to cry ballad violins, not many keyboard or guitar solos at all but impressive playing and it was mostly about the vocals in Eurovision style (someone said to me)….. I think people liked it but it was not for me. We left before the show was over. I was very tired and still have 30mins to drive home after midnight..  Great day…

Day 3

We left a bit late so only arrived just before Dominic Sanderson (UK), a prog act from England. 5 piece- sax/flute, guitar, keys, bass and drums. Mostly instrumental music heavily inspired by King Crimson (71-75 era).  Long complicated songs but over all too much sax for me. He played nearly all the time, even over the guitar sections and solos. Did not leave much space for the keys (too low in the mix) or anything else. Impressive players and I enjoyed it a lot….

Soft Machine, what can you say??  I never thought I would see them.  All the original members are dead by guitarist John Etheridge, who has played with the band since the 70s on and off, keeps it going with high quality players. They just released their new CD, Thirteen, but forgot the merch to bring to the festival. They started the show with like 4 songs from the new album and then they played stuff even going back to the first US single, Joy of a Toy (1968), which featured the bass player.  A mix of cool tracks from the 70s and they got an encore and played Backwards from Soft Machine III.  One of the highlights of the festival for sure..

Now we had to hurry to the small church for the medieval music show with some of the artists from the festival that played with Arve Hendriksen yesterday. Friman-Vincens-Ambrosini Trio.  This started at 1815 and ran almost an hr. It was free to the public so when we got there pretty fast most of the church was already filled with locals but we got a see in the 5th from the back row on the right. Low volume as you expect in a church but people were mostly quiet and respectful.  The woman singing, she was extraordinary. Mind blowing voice.  Incredible. The music was very nice with this strange wind pipe organ and hurdy gurdy like instrument and female voice. She got people in the church to sing a one point. Arve played as well the last 15-20ms and pretty much dominated the sound. Very cool though. I really enjoyed it.

We only 40mins to get something to eat before Tangerine Dream, so a quick pizza and we got in like 2mins before they started. Phew.. Wow… they were LOUD.. 10db louder than any band.. Way louder.. Cool visuals and intense music at times. I was a bit disappointed that they relied on the computer prerecorded stuff so much in the beginning and less at the end. They played a lot of live synths over the top of this stuff but you get the feel like if their computer died, they could cancel the show even though they had 6 synths on the stage…  It was hit and miss,. Some was great and some was like techno light with too modern sounding drum samples……  the best parts where the solos on the mini moog….  I had not seen them since 1988 and this was totally different. They have a tiny foot in the past but mostly little to do with what came before in many ways.

Awesome festival.. Here is a link to a lot of short videos that my friend Santtu made. Enjoy.. See you next year. Would be great to play here with Øresund Space Collective.. 

Santtu GAR Video Collection

Pink Umbrella- RIJU, Coja, Portugal April 17th, 2026

This was a very interesting jazz concert with some famous underground Dutch and one Brazilian musicians, who gathered to play the music by Peter Schön (Crypto, Mad Farmers Liberation Front, Nina Hagen, etc.).  A lot of tall Dutch people and a few people that I had met before but mostly new folks for me. The show started about 21:10 and there was probably about 60-80 people. I was in the front row, which was great for the view but since the left PA speaker had a blown speaker, the volume was heavily shifted to the right. It sounded more balanced when I went to the back at the end of the show. You did not need ear plugs. It was a bit too quiet but decent sound.  It started with a couple of lounge jazz like pieces and you could tell these guys were great players. Rosalinde, Peter´s daughter, she was a real pro singer as well.  Some really challenging vocal parts in some of these songs. They had learned all this music in 2 days! Zanzibar was next and by far the highlight of the evening with everyone taking a great solo and Toniko, the Brazilian 7 string guitar player going off like John McLaughlin. Wow… Wish I had filmed this track. Amazonia, featured a young lady, Amanda, on backing vocals to compliment Rosalinde.  Next was a song by Toniko and Rosa said they had sung 20 years ago. Wow… Lets try it Again?, had Amanda back and she did some of the lead vocals as well. She was nervous for sure. I should say that most of the singing and talking was in Portuguese but Rosa did speak in English a bit more after the first half of the show. The Brazilian song, Primavera was lead by Toniko. 

Next he did a solo acoustic guitar piece. They closed the set with a classic Portuguese song, Avé Maria, in which a group of 8 women joined on the stage and played percusssion and sang.  I though this was the end and left but I could hear they did come back and do one more, it seems. Great musicianship from all. A nice evening out…

Songs of Immortality- Sali Musica Siva- A Ponte, Benfeita April 6th, 2026

This was a very interesting event, unlike any I had ever attended in my 1000s of concerts. This was the description: 

Songs of Immortality (South Indian Classic music & Tasty organic Food)

"Sali Musica Siva, M. Balachandar  (a world famous   Indian Percusionist, who played in Ravi´s Orchestra, Tribute) and Sara on keyboard will present and translate the poems of the Yogis. They explain the science that bestows natural health and leads towards physical immortality. We will then have an amazing  menu of  organic yogic food: 
Veg curry with sprouted lentils and red rice, fresh coconut chutney, veg stir-fry, veg & lentil cutlets,  natural dessert."

The Saturday before, Sali Siva came to the studio and I helped him set up there UAD apollo interface for using as a mixer as well as a recording device.  It went well and we were all satisfied. I showed up at 1645 and we set everything up and it all sounded great. It was a great space for this kind of arrangment.  They more or less started on time and Sali did like 50% talking and explaining the poems, stories and events he would sing about with some great Mridangam (an instrument that came before the tabla but a similar sound, tambura drone and some keyboard accompaniment. There were 16 people, I think.  The concert was about 100 mins and then there was some lovely all vegan Indian food. It did not have any chile in it though.  What a cool and interesting event. I had never experienced something quite like it.  

Khelas Collective- Azére, Portugal March 29th, 2026

This was a really cool gathering at a guy name Sancho´s Quinta 15mins outside of Tabúa. It was not easy to find though.  When I arrived about 1630, there was about 50 people I guess.  You could attend for free and they had a bar with all kinds of drinks for purchase or free water and if you paid 13€ you could get a stamp and have all you can eat pizza. I am sure there were plenty who did not pay though, as no one was checking if you had a stamp or not!!

About 1730, some folks got up and played some songs with acoustic guitar and accordion and then I guess it was 18 or a bit later Khelas started to play. They are a lovely four piece band with Kate on piano, trumpet and melodica, backing and sone lead vocals, Laura- Guitar, saxophone, and lead vocals (most songs), Shiv- Bass and Spanish raps, and Pedro on drums.  They had recently recorded 3 songs in my studio (all of which were played). I was looking forward to hear the rest of their 15 original songs.

They started off with a bit of a sound check jam and then did some reggae tracks, Country Living (not the Gladiators song!). Some of it was a bit lose but cool songs. They leave it a bit open in their song structures for longer solos or just some raps by Shiv.. Clearly a band having a lot of fun. Most of the audience was not really paying attention a lot of the time.  Lots of kids running around.  People danced to the reggae stuff.  It was a few peoples birthday so they did a birthday song and they brought out some cakes. Fun….The sun was directly behind the band so it was difficult to watch them until the sun went down for the last 25mins or so…

Set List: Jam, Too High, Forest or the Trees, Country Living, Love over War, Feminine Vibration, Birthday Song, Feet on the Ground, Where the time Goes, Sea of Gold, How long it lasts, ?, Do you Wonder, last piece with a guy on Accordion 

I look forward to see them again..  Met some folks I knew but mostly it was new people or people I had only seen at markets or other places..   Check the band out as they will soon release these three songs.

Claus Weiergang: A Danish Metal Legend, of sorts!! RIP

Claus Weiergang, was one crazy dude. I first met him in 1997 on Pushers Street where he was selling hash and weed and blasting out great music. I would chat with him about all sorts of things related to music. He invited me up to his place and we watched these crazy late night cable TV shows (Kanal København: Metal Fabrikken.) with him and his friends hanging out with strippers and doing bongs on TV while showing HM videos of the era. Wow. You would never see anything like that in the USA, so it was far out for me.

Claus primarily played bass in several bands and cover projects as well as guitar in a Judas Priest tribute band. Centari, Furious Trauma, Gutrix, Jackal (4), Zoser Mez are the bands he is most well know for. I was lucky to get to see Gutrix live one time and that was a really cool band.  One of the projects I loved the most that he played me was Hank´s New Carpet, a really great 70s inspired jam rock band with Hank Shermann from Mercyful Fate!!  Where are those recordings now???

Claus has the rehearsal room for years next door or close by to where ØSC, would have our jam sessions in the early days and he would always pop by with a huge joint and a smile and be curious what we were up to.  He was pretty intense some times and lived life on the edge.

The last time I saw and talked with him for a while was a PIBs (old ØSC drummer) wake at Loppen in December.  He lived his life to the fullest no doubt!!!!  Life was a hell of a party..... RIP 

https://www.facebook.com/claus.weiergang

Dr Space and my many projects 2026

 What is happening in the world of Dr Space in 2026?

Hope you are all well.. First release of the year is

Imperfect Pyramid, a collaboration with my friend Rob

Lawson (I used to run a web site for his prolific output)

and Dan Greene. This is a mid eastern inspired hour of

music. Check out the bandcamp Dr Space site. CD-R was

very limited and has sold out now. Vol II is nearly finished. 

https://drspace1.bandcamp.com/album/imperfect-pyramid

Dr Space´s Wicked Sonic Bulls, was a jam session

with members of Sonic Trip Project (Darren), China Bull

Shop (Tom), Wicked Lady (Martin) and myself. We had 5

space rock jams and a blast on a Saturday morning in

Jan 2026. This was the result.. Check it out on

bandcamp!!

https://drspace1.bandcamp.com/album/dr-space-s-

wicked-sonic-bulls

In March or April, a couple of releases will come out on

Echodelick Records. First, a split LP with Øresund

Space Collective and Psychedelic Source Recordings

(Hungary). The ØSC track is one long track from the

2024 studio session, while the PSR side features three

cool tracks. Limited to 150 copies, I believe.

Next is a new project created by Chino and Pepe (both

from La Ira de Dios-Peru). I was asked to add some

spacey layers and I feel like it really works well. The

band is called UMMA and the album is Cosmosvisiones 

and will be released on Echodelik records. 

This is pretty spaced out. Pepe and I have already worked 

on some stuff so I am sure you will hear more from UMMA..

Last year in March I traveled to the USA (Boston) and

made some very interesting music with Dr Joe Paradiso,

who has built one of the worlds largest modular synths.

Together we created around 4 hrs of music. Our first

release is ready but since I can not ship to the USA, we

are waiting but this will come out in 2026 for sure… IT is

called Dr Paradiso meets Dr Space- Liquid

Planetscapes. 100 Copies on CD..

https://drspace1.bandcamp.com/album/liquid-planetscapes

'The Univerzals- Chaos and Ecstasy will finally come out in

2026 but I am not sure in what formats. Anyway, Nicolas Robinson is a great

song writer and guitarist and also plays in ØSC. He has recently been

making music with Dave Evans (the original AC/DC singer) but this is way

better, his own music!!! I am really proud to have played some synths on 3

tracks. The album was mixed by Flemming Rasmussen (Metallica, etc..).

Space Rock Productions, our record label, released two albums by Nick 10

and he actually started the label! Glad we are still working together!!

Øresund Space Collective will have another 2LP/2CD

studio album out by the Spaceboat in the summer and

probably Espaço 3 (subscriber CD) as well. Progably

was recorded in 2022 in Portugal with Mattias Olsson on

drums, Jonthan Segel, Hasse Horrigmoe and the rest of

the gang from that session and is mainly 2 long 30+ min

tracks. Espaço 3 was recorded very recently in

November 2025… 2 long spacey tracks (might have 3)..

http://oresundspacecollective.bandcamp.com

Now we get sort of into the uncertain…… A lot of projects have been

started and I am not sure when or if these will come out in 2026 or not… I

have recorded a lot of different stuff with the MOOG synth modules and I am

pretty sure I can piece together a very interesting and totally different solo

album than any of my previoius ones. Doctors of Space recorded many

hours of music in 2025 and we have selected the best tracks from 2025 for a

future release. Might only be a digital album or limited CD-

R. Pity… http://doctorsofspace.bandcamp.com

Dr Space´s Mad Elf Mess will come out on Sound Effect records

later this year. We are working out the vinyl and CD at the 

moment. This really rocks like hell and has some incredible guitar playing from Vasco (It was the Elf) and Sam (Madmess).. Jonathan from ØSC also plays on this album.  A rough mix is up on bandcamp. 

https://drspace1.bandcamp.com/album/dr-space-s-mad-elf-mess

Lamp of the Universe meets Dr Space, tracks have been laid down and

when Craig has time, he will make the mix or he can send me the tracks and

I can mix it but the music exists….https://drspace1.bandcamp.com/album/lamp-of-the-universe-meets-dr-

space

Dr Space’s Alien Planet Trip Vol 9- Space with Bass V is mixed and just

needs some mastering and artwork. Only 3 tracks on this volume. I suspect

Space with Bass VI will get recorded this year when Hasse returns to

Portugal in the new months.. Link to Vol 8 below….

https://drspace1.bandcamp.com/album/alien-planet-trip-vol-8-space-with-

bass-iv

Dr Space´s Alien Planet Trip Vol 10 is well overdue and I am still waiting for

some guitar overdubs from another guitar player but Rich from Carlton

Melton has sent his parts and these two tracks sound awesome…. This

should be finished before summer, I hope..

Thanks for all the support and friendship and look forward to collaborate

with more amazing musicians in the future.. Peace..

http://drspace1.bandcamp.com