Ozric Tentacles - Erpsongs [CD]

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HEAVILY INFLUENTIAL CLASSIC DEBUT ALBUM FROM OZRIC TENTACLES

.rrA raggle-taggle, unpretentious assortment of punk-infused, dreadlocked hippies, the Ozric Tentacles wove psychedelic audio-tapestries that captured the almost dangerous musical diversity of the free festival scene, blending acid rock with dub, reggae, ethnic world music & electronic, jazzy experimentation. This was the soundtrack to the herb-fragranced, alternative lifestyle that wound its way around country lanes looking for a place to set up & party, away from the psychoses of corporate life. rr

Fittingly, the band was formed at the Stonehenge Festival in 1983. Ed & Roly Wynne, Nick Van Gelder (Tig) & Gavin Griffiths (at that point known as the Bolshem People) were joined for a jam by Joie 'Ozroonuiculator' Hinton - a synth wizard who had just returned from India loaded with ethnic sound recordings that he had collected.

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At some point, having attracted an audience, someone asked what the name of the new ensemble was & Ed responded 'Ozric Tentacles' mainly because he couldn't think of anything else. The name stuck & a mainstay of the UK festival scene for the next 30 years was born.

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Without any desire or need for a record label, it was the Ozric Tentacles' cassette releases that funded & supported their journey through the '80's. These simple artefacts with photocopied inserts & rainbow spray-painted labels were sold in vast quantities at festivals, on the merchandise table at Club Dog & through a mail order outlet called Better Days Tape distribution.

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'Erpsongs' was the band's debut album in 1985 & was only released through cassette originally. It contained studio recordings made in 1984 & 85, & didn't come with a printed track listing, & whilst live favourites such as the high energy 'Velmwend' & more relaxed 'Dots Thots' were easily identifiable the contents remained a mystery for many years until the 'Vitamin Enhanced' CDs clarified the running order.

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'Erpsongs' remains a firm favourite amongst fans, establishing the band's distinctive '70's influenced swirling space rock jams while maintaining their very original own sound.

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'ERPSONGS' WILL BE REISSUED BY KSCOPE ON CD

Velmwend ( 04:36 )

Fast Dots ( 03:47 )

Thyroid ( 05:05 )

Spiral Mind ( 03:33 )

Synth On A Plinth ( 01:58 )

Dharma Reggae ( 04:55 )

Tidal Otherness ( 05:40 )

Erpriff ( Glastonbury Oct '85 ) ( 01:38 )

Descension ( 04:59 )

Misty Gliss ( 04:32 )

Dots Thots ( 04:28 )

Clock Drops ( 02:48 )

Five Jam ( 06:52 )

Oddhamshaw ( 06:16 )

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