These guys rock. They captured a clasic sound and gave it a modern feel. If you like Ozric Tentacles, Captain Beyond, early Pink Floyd, Bloodrock etc., be prepared for liftoff to unrealized dimensions. Fantastic.
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Do you like vintage ('72-'76) Hawkwind? Then this is the band for you. They definitely sound a lot like Hawkwind of the Lemmy Kilmister era. This is hard charging psychedelia of the first order. Loads of swirling, chirping synthesizers add the spacey atmosphere to the distorted bass lines and chugging guitars. None of their music is revolutionary or even evolutionary. All of their songs would easily fit with Doremi Fasol Latido or In Search of Space. 
Not that any of this is a bad thing. I, for one, am a huge Hawkwind fan and I especially love their vintage years. Seeing that Hawkwind hasn't returned to that sound in the 30 years since, this is actually kind of refreshing to hear. The other thing that helps is thatFBfOS are better instrumentalists who can make use of their musical talents to make the music a bit more complicated, if only ever so slightly. Still, most of use will simply be happy to zone out to the long, trippy jams like We're Only in It for the Space Rock and not even think about anything. 

BTW, I picked this up at CDBaby.com for $16. I've seen it on Amazon for $28, so CDBaby.com is a good deal cheaper with quick delivery to boot. I'm not a paid spokespearson, just someone that likes saving $ when possible. I'd recommend picking up a copy of this today, given that they are Swedish, this album will likely not have a large print run.
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A warm welcome to Earth for the First Band From Outer Space is due to these musical space travelers. They came to Earth (Sweden) from somewhere, out there to conquer us musically. The Swedish record label Transubstans has graciously signed them to help their conquest. The result is a fantastic off-worldly debut called “We’re Only In It For The Spacerock”. The album contains 6 songs, two of which are about 10 minutes long and one that is 20 minutes long. On the actual release there's a video, which can be viewed from your computer. Unfortunately on the promo copy I received, the video was nowhere to be found.

The songs on the album are various lengths from the 5 minute opener to the epic title track which clocks in at 20 minutes. Each song contains a blend of modern production sounds with a 70's vibe. After several listens, the listener suddenly gets propelled into some space journey. The journey is unlike any that I’ve taken but I find I need to relive the feeling once the album finishes. That is a rarity for me. Sometimes I can listen to the whole album, then go back to some songs Each song segue ways into the next, giving it a constant flow for the album. The crown jewel of the album is the instrumental title track. You’ll hear exactly what this band is all about. They combine Space and Progressive Rock along with bits of Space Metal to give the listener a nice bridge from the past into the future. They bring back to rock ‘n roll what has been missing since the 70's, the urge to explore musical boundaries within the hard rock genre.

This is one of my favorite 2005's releases and I can’t recommend it enough, especially to the fans of Hawkwind, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd as well as modern bands, Bigelf and Queens of the Stone Age.

Reviewed by Ron Fuchs on , 2005
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Scott has reviewed a few self-released demos of this Space Rock outfit from Gothenburg, Sweden, but this CD on this Transubstans label is their official debut. And what an outstanding set it is! The album opens with a 5 minute introductory bit that consists of bubbling alien synths, slowly jamming guitars and trippy sci fi themed voice narratives. The tension builds steadily and a rocking spaced out stoner groove that you know is going to explode at any moment reaches toward the peak, until finally launching into the 10 minute "Sannraijz", a monstrous slab of heavy driving Space Rock. Right off the bat these guys are blowing me away. "Sannraijz" has got structured song and plenty of stoned, spaced out, metallic jamming, a great combination in my book. The guitar is heavy rocking with a dirty stoner rock n roll sound, but the electronics are always in the forefront to keep things firmly in the cosmic realms. Next up is "Sometimes Going Too Far is the Only Way to Go", a crushing heap of stoner space metal with an ass kicking instrumental section.

Each track is leading smoothly into the next, with the laid back "Sannraijz II", providing a bit of acoustic relief before leading into the 20 minute title track. "We're Only In It For The Spacerock" is an all instrumental full on jam epic that begins with a meditative stoned groove, the bass lines rumbling in the listeners brain while the guitar slowly jams and the synths shoot about wildly. It's deep in space and does a great job of laying down a steadily grooving metallic space jam while retaining a drifting atmospheric quality. I can't think of many bands that bring together Space Rock, Metal and Stoner Rock like these guys do. The CD closes with the 10 minute "Make Yourself Heard For the Sake of the World". It's still got that stoned space metal quality that's characterized the rest of the album, but the spirit of Hawkwind is well in evidence on this song. The flute is a nice touch too, the flute and rhythms adding a Jethro Tull like fell to the song.

In summary… Outta this world! Most of the album brings to mind a combination of Colour Haze and Litmus, but that's just a reference point as these guys have carved out a sound of their own. File under totally cosmic and absolutely ass kicking.
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