Ozric Tentacles - Live Ethereal Cereal [CD]

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NEW REMASTERED 1986 OZRIC TENTACLES LIVE ALBUM

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A raggle-taggle, unpretentious assortment of punk-infused, dreadlocked hippies, since 1983 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 herbfragranced, alternative lifestyle that wound its way around country lanes looking for a place to set up & party, away from the psychoses of corporate life.

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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 u201880u2019s. 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.

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With the rapid word of mouth success of u2018Erpsongsu2019 & u2018Tantric Obstaclesu2019 in 1985, the growing ranks of Ozrics fans were demanding more music. Ed Wynne was regularly handing out compilations of live recordings & studio outtakes to fans who wanted to send him a blank cassette in the mail. The solution to the overwhelming number of requests was a compilation of live recordings under the title u2018Live Ethereal Cerealu2019 which first appeared in u201986. It is immediately apparent that the band was a much heavier proposition in a live environment. The opening cut u2018Erpriffu2019 displays just how strong they could be with a full drum kit. The recordings perfectly capture the atmosphere of those early anarchic tours.

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u2018Erpriffu2019 & u2018Tentacular Explosionu2019 are powerhouses of crackling improvisational energy. u2018Obstacular Explosionu2019 sounds like Santana in places, with Ed improvising solos over a backbeat of conga fuelled percussion whilst at other moments, the band pull back for some lazy dub sounds as heard on u2018Stupid Reggaeu2019. A nod to Gong & Steve Hillage can be found in the form of u2018Aumriffu2019 (u2018Om Riffu2019), which is about as close as The Ozrics would ever come again to a cover version. Unsurprisingly the u2018pot-head pixieu2019 tune effortlessly dovetails with their own material.

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Newly remastered by Ed Wynne & available again on CD, these recordings offer a wonderful insight into Ozrics at the height of their live powers.

Erpriff ( Glastonbury, October 1985 ) ( 01:38 )

Tentacular Explosion ( Live In Reading, December 1985 ) ( 10:04 )

Stupid Reggae ( Glastonbury, October 1985 ) ( 06:13 )

Aumriff ( Mantric Mutterings In Which Tig Evaporates ) ( Live In Reading, December 1985 ) ( 04:33 )

Obstacular Explosion ( Live In Reading, February 1986 ) ( 13:36 )

Og-Ha-Be ( Glastonbury, October 1985 ) ( 08:36 )

Dots Thots ( Live In Reading, September 1985 ) ( 04:47 )

Erpitaph ( February 1986 ) ( 03:35 )

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