Ozric Tentacles

Combining ambient and ethereal landscapes with freeform dub trips, virtuouso rave grooves and psychedelic-tinged progressive rock, Paper Monkeys is the new studio album from UK underground legends, Ozric Tentacles.

This double vinyl edition is pressed on heavyweight vinyl and packaged in a gatefold sleeve.

Combining ambient and ethereal landscapes with freeform dub trips, virtuouso rave grooves and psychedelic-tinged progressive rock, Paper Monkeys is the new studio album from UK underground legends, Ozric Tentacles.

A CD/DVD edition of the Ozric's 1993 Top 20 classic.

The CD features the original album re-mastered, while the DVD includes the video for Vita Voom plus live footage from Glastonbury, the feature ‘In The Studio – The making of Jurassic Shift', and more.

Re-mastered CD and DVD version of the Ozrics classic 1990 album.

Disc 2 includes the first authorised released of the much sought after Brixton Fridge gig from 1991.

Preorder now for 17th May 2010 release

THE 2009 STUDIO ALBUM FROM THE LEGENDS OF THE UK UNDERGROUND

Sunrise Festival captures the magic of one of Ozric Tentacles festival performances on a CD and DVD package in rigid digi-book packaging.

Recorded in 2007 at the Sunrise Celebration Festival in Somerset, the set features classic tracks taken from throughout the band’s career.

The sunrise celebration seems to me to be something like it was here about 35 years ago Michael Eavis, Glastonbury

Please note, the DVDA is ntsc, region 0 and should play on almost all systems worldwide.

The classic 'Arborescence' was the successful follow-up to 'Jurrasic Shift'.

Emulating its predecessor's impact, 'Arborescence' entered the UK Top Twenty on its initial release in May 1994.

A fan favourite and one of the most highly regarded and consistently strong albums from the Ozric’s prolific and illustrious career.

Includes the UK Indie No.1 single "Sploosh".

The Ozrics uniquely combine progressive jazz and reggae rhythms with spacey synth, and gripping guitarwork to create a musical landscape of rare colour, depth and imagination.

The music on 'Swirly Termination', dating from 2000, is in a constant state of movement and flux, and exhibits the ceaseless invention that is at the heart of the Ozrics appeal.

Recorded in 1992, Live Underslunky was the sixth release from festival stalwarts the Ozric Tentacles.

During a two year break from the studio, The Ozrics recorded this 11 track live album, featuring the classic tracks Erpland and Snakepit.

Re-mastered and repackaged in Snapper Classics digi-pack.

Recorded in 1994/5, Become The Other was the Ozric Tentacles 14th album.

The album saw the departure of Merv Pepler & Joie Hinton (who left to devote themselves full time to techno offshoot Eat Static).

The unique Ozric sound found fresh inspiration as the band welcomed influential new members, Seaweed (keyboards) and Rad (drums).

Erpland was the eighth release from the pioneering band that were formed around a campfire in Stonehenge.

Adored by the New Age hordes and Prog Rock cognoscentii, the Ozrics existed completely outside of the mainstream (selling their first six albums on cassettes copied up by the guitarist Ed Wynne in between gigs).

Erpland has now been re-mastered and this edition comes complete with comprehensive liner notes.

Jurrasic Shift was the fourth official studio release by Ozric Tentacles and the first album to be recorded in their own studio The Mill.

The album reached #11 in the UK national chart and spent 3 weeks at #1 in the UK independent chart (having a 3 month chart run in total).

This re-packaged reissue of the Ozrics breakthrough release includes extensive liner notes.

On June 7th 1998, the Ozric Tentacles performed for an exclusive live broadcast via the Internet at the legendary Syklopps Studios San Francisco, CA.

The resulting recording, Spice Doubt, is now available re-mastered and repackaged in a stunning digi-pack gatefold sleeve

2 Ozric's classics for the price of 1.

‘Arborescence’ followed the success of the band’s previous release ‘jurrasic shift’ and entered the uk top 20 on its initial release in May 1994.

Recorded in 1994/5, ‘Become The Other’ was the band’s 14th album and saw the introduction of influential members, Seaweed (keyboards) and Rad (drums).

This 2 CD release features the original Ozric Tentacles albums The Bits Between The Bits (1989) & Sliding Gliding World (1988).

This 2 CD release features the original Ozric Tentacles albums There Is Nothing (1986) and Live Ethereal Cereal (1986).

Representing the band in their earliest incarnation (before the legend grew), the albums were originally released on cassette.

Loved by the New Age hordes the Prog Rock cognoscenti and existing completely outside of the mainstream, the Ozric Tentacles have developed a uniquely idealistic career.

Afterswish features tracks from the first five ultra-rare cassette only releases by the Ozric Tentacles; Erpsongs, Tantric Obstacles, There Is Nothing, Sliding Gliding Worlds, and The Bits Between The Bits.

The Ozrics remix album, now in mid-price digipak.

In 1999, many of the Ozric's key tunes were remixed by the cream of the dance industry, including Will White (Propellerheads), Youth, System 7, Sparky Lightbourne and Space Raiders from the UK's legendary dance label Skint.

"Leave it to those crazy Brit kids. After years of venturing glorified computer programmers and tape splicers as part of the rave, house and dance music scenes, they've discovered the progressive instrumental rock of Ozric Tentacles" - Creative Loafing USA

Released in September 1999, 'Waterfall Cities' was a giant leap forward for the band, taking a more Released in September 1999, 'Waterfall Cities' represented a giant leap forward for the Ozrics, taking a more obvious step into electronica, whilst still managing to retain their unique sound.

An explosion of keyboards, acid squelches and blistering guitar passages, the musical and technical brilliance of the Ozrics comes to the fore in strange and unexpected ways.

This is an album to treasure - it'll surprise you at every turn Joel McIver - Record Collector

Originally released in October 2000, The Hidden Step is the 16th studio album from the Ozric Tentacles, the UK's unique psychedelic electronic jam-band.

The album features seven diverse tracks which all have an underlining far eastern theme, tying in with the album’s title, a reference to the hidden step in the great pyramid.

"Ozric Tentacles mix dub, Indian influences, ambient techno and all-round synth with equal measures and to great effect" - Q magazine

Following their acclaimed 17th full-length studio album, 'The Hidden Step', the UK's premier sonic pioneers released the mini-album 'Pyradmidion' on 21st May 2001.

The four live tracks, 'Aramanu', 'Pixel Dream' 'Xingu' and Sultana Detrii' were recorded at Sheffield's Boardwalk in 2000, making them the first live Ozric Tentacles tracks to be released for 10 years.

1997's Curious Corn strongly continues in the tradition of previous Ozric releases, offering the group's trademark new-age cosmic-rock sound.

2 Original Ozric Tentacles albums in one package.

Pungent Effulgent was the seventh release from the band that formed around a campfire at Stonehenge.

Originally released in 1991, Strangeitude is considered an almost perfect cross section of the Ozric Tentacles career.

It marked a point when they broke into the UK Top 20, much to the annoyance of the music press and the amusement of their fans.

Recorded at the final gig of the band's 2002 sell out UK tour, this two hour concert captures the very essence of the Ozrics live experience with a frenzied capacity crowd at London's Shepherds Bush Empire.

The DVD includes classics from Ozric Tentacles' vast back catalogue as well as previously unreleased material and the odd "space-jam" where the band free themselves from the shackles of rehearsed material and let the music wander into unknown territory. Extras include exclusive documentary and interviews with the band members.

'A neo-psychedelic masterpiece' - Record Collector

The perfect introduction to one of the few truly independent bands on the planet.

In their 20 years, the band has flourished through a number of line-up changes, spawned several side projects (Nodens Ictus, Ullulators) and new entities (Eat Static) put out 22 albums, scored a top ten hit and sold close to one million records.

2 classics in 1 package.

'Pyramidion' followed in the footsteps of 'The Hidden Step' with its exotic Egyptian theme (a lifelong obsession of frontman and founder member Ed Wynne). Floating Seeds is the Ozrics remix album.

The Ozric Tentacles have always provided a perfect bridge between rock and dance music, with fans of both relating to their unique combination of rhythmic grooves, intricate guitars and throbbing bass.

Two classic Ozric Tentacles CDs in one package.

Originally released in 1991, Live Underslunky was the sixth release from the Ozrics. Recorded during a two year break from the studio it features the classic tracks Erpland and Kick Muck.

Spice Doubt - On June 7th 1998 the Ozric Tentacles performed for an exclusive live broadcast via the Internet at the legendary Syklopps Studios San Francisco, CA. 'Spice Doubt' was originally released as a Ltd Edition package selling out in a matter of weeks.

2 Ozric's classics in 1 package.

Erpland was the eighth release from the pioneering band that were formed around a campfire in Stonehenge.

Jurrasic Shift was the fourth official studio release by Ozric Tentacles and the first album to be recorded in their own studio The Mill.

The album reached #11 in the UK national chart and spent 3 weeks at #1 in the UK independent chart (having a 3 month chart run in total).

Exhibiting an eclectic range of influences from Kraut-Rock to Techno, World Music to Progressive, career spanning compilation Eternal Wheel provides an ideal introduction to one of the legends of the 1990’s UK underground scene.