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rock band

Ozric Tentacles Ozric Tentacles are an English instrumental rock band, whose music incorporates elements from a diverse range of genres, including psychedelic rock, progressive rock, space rock, jazz fusion, electronic music, dub music, world music, and ambi ...

. Released in 1989 to wide acclaim, it followed the many cassette-only albums they released in the 1980s.

Track listing

Credits

Ed Wynne Edward Wynne (born 3 June 1961) is an English guitarist and keyboardist best known as a founding member, principal composer and the only constant member of psychedelic rock band Ozric Tentacles. Biography Ed Wynne was born in Wandsworth, Lond ...

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, production *Mervin Pepler –

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*Roly Wynne –

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*Joie Hinton – synthesizer, sampling *John Egan –

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, voice *Paul Hankin –

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*Nick Van Gelder – drums on ''"The Domes of G'Bal"'' *Generator John – drums on ''"Wreltch"'' *Marcus C. Diess – percussion on ''"Agog in the Ether"''

Notes

The album's first track, "Dissolution", is one of very few songs by Ozric Tentacles to make use of noticeable vocals. The seventh track, "Kick Muck" is a reference to the dust in the fields at free festivals typical in the '80's. Popular with fans at such open air venues, its name refers to the dance style at front of stage. The song oscillates between periods of intense, high tempo guitar and slower electronic psychedelia, enabling the crowd to recover before the next bout of "kicking muck".

References

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