tamtam Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Especially for those (if any) who are not familiar with the phenomenon 'Ozric Tentacles' yet. The Ozric Tentacles (commonly known as the Ozrics) are an instrumental band from Somerset, England, whose music can loosely be described as psychedelic. Formed in 1984, the band have released 29 albums as of 2007, and become a cottage industry selling around a million albums worldwide despite never having major label backing. The original lineup met on June 21st, 1984, at the Stonehenge Free Festival and their name arose from discussions of hypothetical cereal brands (Malcolm Segments, Desmond Whisps, and Gordon Lumps are among the names that were considered). In the 1980s the band built a fanbase on the festival circuit, becoming particularly associated with the Glastonbury Festival, and made a series of cassette releases, sold at gigs and via a fan club. Their first label release was Pungent Effulgent in 1989, which was also re-released in the early 2000s, packaged with Strangeitude. This was followed by Erpland (1990), an album dedicated to Erp, a character which appears on many of the band's album artworks. 1991 saw the Strangeitude LP. The track "Sploosh!" was used by BMW in an advertising campaign and became the band's only single. By 1993 the band had grossed over three million dollars, and their Jurassic Shift album reached the Top 10 of the UK Album Charts. The band have gone through myriad line-up changes, with only Ed Wynne (guitar, keyboards) and Jon Egan (flute) keeping a constant presence since the early 1990s. Many members left to pursue more electronic music spin offs acts, namely Eat Static, Nodens Ictus, ZubZub, Dubblehead and Moksha. Even Nick Van Gelder, drummer for Jamiroquai during the Emergency on Planet Earth era was once part of the Ozric Tentacles line up, contributing drums and songwriting on the original cassettes Tantric Obstacles and Erpsongs. Nevertheless, the band maintained their identity and continued with this prolific rate of albums throughout the 1990s, and into the new millennium. They also continued to tour extensively, releasing a live DVD in 2002. The band are famous for their live performances, long fronted by Champignon, who danced around the stage in a trance-like manner and playing a variety of flutes. Ozric Tentacles have long taken an audio-visual approach to live performance, with an integrated lighting and projections crew. As of 2007, the lineup features Ed Wynne (guitar, keyboards), Ed's wife Brandi Wynne (keyboards and bass) with returns from both Joie Hinton (keyboards) and Merv Pepler (drums, percussion). Egan parted company with the band in 2005 and is now playing with space rock outfit Dream Machine together with, among others, Joie Hinton, ZubZub, ex-Ozric's bass player Zia Geelani's dance and electronica band and Jon's own band Champignon, playing eclectic, spacey world music with Alex Pym (Dream Machine) and Mindflux (ZubZub, Dream Machine). Their music is a highly psychedelic mixture of thumping basslines, sound effects and danceable keyboard and guitar work, with a sound influenced by Steve Hillage and Gong. Many of the Ozrics' songs are in unusual time signatures and/or unusual Eastern-influenced modes. Furthermore, they often feature complex arrangements which change time signature, key signature and tempo frequently in the course of a track. In places, this is deliberately confusing; however, there are also moments of straightforward funk-influenced grooves. These features are mixed with electronic elements, including densely layered psytrance- and techno-influenced arpeggiated synthesisers, pads, synth basslines, effects and programmed drumbeats. They also have a strong influence from dub and ambient music, with many quite relaxed tracks that balance the frenetic, intense material. The Ozrics also use a wide range of instruments in their performances. Electric and acoustic guitars, flutes, recorders, xylophones and even sounds of digitally tweaked human voices appear throughout. (taken from Wikepedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozric_Tentacles) If any errors or updates, please feel free to shout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
errorhead Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Along Eat Static and ZenMechanics! lucky cunts! they cancelled their gig here just a day before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamtam Posted August 2, 2007 Author Share Posted August 2, 2007 Along Eat Static and ZenMechanics! lucky cunts! they cancelled their gig here just a day before So then you know where to go! :posford: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamtam Posted August 13, 2007 Author Share Posted August 13, 2007 the time-table! Ozric Tentacles & Eat Static at Namasté – Welcome Home in Paradiso On the 18th of August, the Namasté family opens their temple of love and light in the Amsterdam Paradiso. Family and friends of Namasté will gather once more to celebrate the connection of cultures in three different dimensions. On the main stage Ozric Tentacles starts their Live Psychedelic Rock concert at 22.00h, followed by a ninety minutes Down-Tempo live performance of Eat Static, approaching warp speed on Progressive and shifting into hyperspace where time and space dissolve with Full on Trance. Elevate your senses on the uplifting sound of Breakbeats on the upper floor or return to the home room in the Basement. In here the inspiring meanderings and sweet sounds of live musicians of The Chaishop and the Clan of SPeace DJ’s will make you feel… Welcome Home. Herewith the full program including the inclusief time-table: TITLE: Namasté – Welcome Home DATE: Saturday the 18th of August 2007 LINE-UP CASTE 1: PSYCHEDELIC ROCK / DOWN TEMPO / PROGRESSIVE / FULL ON PSY 21:00 Opening 22:00-23:30 LIVE: Ozric Tentacles (UK) 23:30-01:00 LIVE: Eat Static (Interchill Records, UK) 01:00-02:00 LIVE: Perfect Stranger (Iboga Records, IL) 02:00-03:20 LIVE: Polaris (Neurobiotic Records, FR) 03:20-05:00 Zen Mechanic & Saaf (Neurobiotic Records/Flow Records, NL) LINE-UP CASTE 2: ELECTRO / BREAKBEATS 23:00-00:30 Koldun (Lionstyle, Namasté, HL) 00:30-01:15 LIVE: Longplayers (NL) 01:15-02:45 Rombout (Subunited, NL) 02:45-03:30 LIVE: Stikka (unsigned, DE/NZ/NL) 03:30-05:00 Hepcat (Loudspeaker, NL) LINE-UP CASTE 3: 23:00-00:00 CLAN OF SPEACE (CHILL OUT /AMBIENT / DUB / WORLD MUSIC) Clan of SPeace is a secretive forum, a gathering of more than 30 profiled and less known DJ’s & Producers. Two of these artists will be celebrating the diversity of their diverse cultural and spiritual background with a fusion of Ambiënt & Dub to Trip-hop & Reggae. Clan of SPeace goes further than the hip en trendy Lounge clubs and provides the body, spirit and soul with rest and peace. It’s a place where different cultures communicate with each by expressing their traditions and ideas together. Snapinho & Kriya (Clan of SPeace, NL) 00:00-0400 THE CHAISHOP (WORLD PSY / LIVE JAM-SESSION) The Chaishop is a platform of over 110 high talented musicians from all over the world playing very shanty and intimate World live jam sessions in different formations and using a wide variety of instruments. Once again seven of these musicians will explore, enjoy and compliment their diverse backgrounds and music styles. The power from this live jam-session comes through improvisation. The energy and surprise from this performance always remains exciting and surprising for the audience. Liftshift (soundscapes, Clan of SPeace, Flow Records, NL) Terence Samson (hang, percussion, The Chaishop, NL) Midu Akhrif (percussion, The Chaishop, NL/MA) Martijn Baaijens (Indian sarod, The Chaishop, NL) Babak (vocals, acoustic guitar, The Chaishop, IN) Ortal (didgeridoo, mouth harp, The Chaishop, IL) Ghasem Batamuntu (saxetra, The Chaishop, USA) Charles Sammons (double bass, The Chaishop, USA) 04:00-05:00 CLAN OF SPEACE (CHILL OUT /AMBIENT / DUB / WORLD MUSIC) Snapinho & Kriya (Clan of SPeace, NL) LOCATION: Paradiso, Weteringschans 6-8, Amsterdam SUNRISE: 21.00-05.00 BAKSHEESH IN ADVANCE: 24,99 Euro (+ max. 1,50 Euro commission + 3,00 Euro membership) BAKSHEESH AT THE DOOR: 29,99 Euro (+ 3,00 Euro membership) TICKET OUTLETS AMSTERDAM: Conscious Dreams Kokopelli (Warmoesstraat 12, Amsterdam), Fullmoon (Niewendijk 42, Amsterdam), Moondrop (Oude Hoogstraat 17, Amsterdam), Rokerij 1 (Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 41, Amsterdam), Rokerij 2 (Singel 8, Amsterdam), Rokerij 3 (Elandsgracht 53, Amsterdam), Rokerij 4 (Amstel 8, Amsterdam). TICKET OUTLETS NATIONWIDE: Call or visit Ticketservice® via 0900 - 300 1250 (0,45 epm), the 151 bigger postoffices, the 100 bigger Free Record Shops, the 33 GWK-Travelex stationoffices, the 11 bigger VVV offices, or www.ticketservice.nl. NAMASTE ONLINE TICKETSERVICE: Buy now your Namaste tickets online: www.namaste.eu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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