"Erpland by Ozric Tentacles" (1990)
Ozric Tentacles' second album (released in 1990) - if we do not count the first 6 that appeared only in cassette format - it is the best of his career, along with the previous LP Pungent Effulgent ...
The style does not contradict the previous one too much, they continue to explore in their particular style a kind of space-rock-electronic-progressive-ethnic. Very different from the classic progressive rock of Yes, Genesis or even King Crimson, but it is undoubtedly a band to consider within the progressive sounds of the 90s ...
In this album there are excellent pieces like Eternal Wheel, Tidal Convergence, The Throbbe, a Gift of Wings, and above all the most is the rhythmic and frenetic Erpland, in addition to Snakepit, which has flamenco touches. In summary, it is a great work, really very complete, quite atmospheric, but also very rhythmic and with a great variety of sounds, with a predominance of jam-type instrumentation ... =)
Album, released in 1990
Tracks:
- Eternal Wheel (8:20)
- Toltec Spring (3:03)
- Tidal Convergence (7:14)
- Sunscape (4:02)
- Mysticum Arabicola (9:14)
- Cracker Blocks (5:40)
- The Throbbe (6:21)
- Erpland (5:32)
- Valley of a Thousand Thoughts (6:32)
- Snakepit (3:17)
- Iscence (4:37)
- A Gift of Wings (9:46)
Total Time: 73:38
Musicians:
- Ed Wynne / acoustic & electric guitars, synthesizer, programming, sampling, bass (10), producer
- Joie Hinton / synthesizer, sampling
- John Egan / flute, voice (11)
- Roly Wynne / bass, fretless bass (5)
- Merv Pepler / drums
- Paul Hankin / percussion (congas, bells, shaker, talking drum)
- Marcus Carcus / ethnic percussion (tabla, shaker, tambourine, congas, bongos)
With:
- Steve Everett / synthesizer (9), sampling (5,9)
- Tom Brooks / Reggae "bubbles" - EMS synth swoops (11)
- Generator John / tambourin
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