ALAN DAVEY is a UK-based musician, first and foremost known for being the bass-player in legendary space rock outfit Hawkwind in two periods, at first from 1984 - 1996, and then from 2000 - 2007.

When Davey left Hawkwind in 1996 it was du to musical constraints he felt he had in the band at that time. He started creating solo albums where he could follow his own muse to a greater extent, the first of these being "Captured Rotation" which was issued first time in 1996.

While working with his second solo production he also assembled a band of his own; and when "Bedouin" was issued as a solo album in 1997 it was also the tentative start of a career with the band of the same name; an outfit that eventually folded in 2003.

For his next creative venture outside of a band environment, Davey cooperated with long time associate Nigel Potter, Davey's cousin. They had formed an outfit called Gunslinger back in 1979, a project which was put on hold after Davey joined Hawkwind. The long time associates issued "Alien Heart" in 1998 as a one-off creation.

In 2000 Davey hooked up with Hawkwind again, but continued making solo albums as well. In 2000 this resulted in the release of "Chaos Delight", and in 2001 two more solo albums were released, "Al Chemical's Lysergic Orchestra" and "The Final Call".

The solo productions from Davey slowed down after this, partially due to joining Hawkwind again, but mostly because he got involved in two additional band projects from 2003. At this point in time his childhood band Gunslinger was revived; and he also joined black metal outfit Meads of Asphodel around this time.

It wasn't until 2007 that solo productions from Davey saw the light of day again, first with the release of the album "Human on the Outside", and in a flurry of releases from 2007 into 2008 four compilation albums with various demos he had recorded over the years was issued too, named "Four-Track Mind" Volumes 1-4 respectively.

In 2007 Davey left Hawkwind again, focusing his band activities with aforementioned outfits Gunslinger and Meads of Asphodel as well as Pre-Med, a more recent venture who issued their debut album in 2008. Davey's also involved in several other projects. The most tangible of these is the multi-national project Thunor, who mix space rock with jazz and metal and have an album set for release in 2009. He's also working with former Hawkwind vocalist Bridget Wishart on a project called "Djinn", and is involved in the revived version of Hawklords, instigated by Harvey Bainbridge, Steve Swindells and Martin Griffin in 2008.

Further solo releases can also be expected.


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