Ozric Tentacles

[FuzzyDunlop]

I appreciate I am pretty late to the party where these are concerned. They are an act I'd heard of, but never took any attention to. Since the Glade line up I decided to give them a whirl and Im loving them.

Rapidly ascending my "to see" list. Anyone else interested in seeing them?

What kind of time do people think they'll play?

 

[stuartbert two hats]

Same. I'm not sure what I thought they were like, but they're much better than whatever that was. Been really enjoying them today.

I'd guess 21:00, the Eatstatic slot.

[FuzzyDunlop]

Hopefully sunday if that time is right... as long as they dont clash with Beck.

[guypjfreak]

THIS IS A TRUE STORY

 a looong time ago we did a gig with the OZT at the acadamy night club in boscombe ..any long story short we was all on pills as was the thing back then and there was all these geezas with big boots so when the OZT came one all theses boots were having a great time then we WDA started our rave music [ for those youngersters years ago it was ust called rave ] all these boots fucked off the dance floor and the ravers [ we were young ] danced ANY WAY THE STORY

eat static played as well

I PLAYED BONGOS with rthe OTZs lol well i did untill they realised where this noise was coming from and pulled the switch ...........BUT IV still play with the OTZs ....lol

tis true ..

nice blokes btw

Edited May 25, 2016 by guypjfreak

[guypjfreak]

the wife is trying to find flyer ..

my son has had them play as well ...if they dont clash im there

[clarkete]

20 minutes ago, guypjfreak said:

the wife is trying to find flyer ..

my son has had them play as well ...if they dont clash im there

I think they used to be quite a fixture at the festival in the 80s and 90s didn't they?

My sis had a friend who came a few times primarily to see them.

[Harmonic Prospector]

Had a real obsession with them when I discovered them around 16 years ago when The Hidden Step came out. I delved head first into their back catalogue at that point and enjoyed a lot of it but sad to say that I haven't really investigated anything they have done since about 2003 when they dropped off my radar. I'm definitely going to be making the effort to see them this year, clashes permitting.

[blue6field]

Saw them in 93 at the festival, great musicians, be good to see them again

[HerrJAH]

The theme to many of my youthful psychedelic experiences... It'd be rude not to check them out for old times sake!

Edited May 26, 2016 by HerrJAH

[CaledonianGonzo]

Sorry, but it's the not the real Ozric without Guy playing the bongos.

[The Nal]

Oh I didn't know they were playing! Great news.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Clashes depending I'll no doubt wander along for old times sake, but to these ears the 'classic' albums like Erpland, Jurassic Shift, etc. have a dated in a way that the likes of, say, Radio Gnome Invisible haven't.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Just an anti- cheap synth sound prejudice on my part.

Basically, I'm still annoyed that Gong had to cancel last time out.

[CaledonianGonzo]

I was pretty late to them myself, in fairness, but the likes of Camembert Electrique and so are yer actual real deal.

 Some man that Daevid Allen. Like, a proper visionary sort of guy.

[eFestivals]

Just in case he's passed you by: Steve Hillage / System 7

[5co77ie]

who is fronting Gong these days?

I see they're touring still

 

[Woffy]

11 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

Just in case he's passed you by: Steve Hillage / System 7

Now we're talking!

[FuzzyDunlop]

Strangely Gong haven't passed me by seen as Ozrics did. I saw system7 last year at Manchester Academy.

Not sure who or what I thought Ozrics were, but Im glad I investigated more this year.

Any clue when they'll be on?

Edited May 26, 2016 by FuzzyDunlop

[The Nal]

1 hour ago, 5co77ie said:

who is fronting Gong these days?

I see they're touring still

 

Exactly who I thought of when I saw this. Caught the end of Gong in 09. Chaos. 

[rawaudioinput]

Probably the act I am most excited about seeing all weekend bar LCD

[warriormonk]

 

On 26/05/2016 at 5:16 PM, 5co77ie said:

who is fronting Gong these days?

I see they're touring still

 

On 26/05/2016 at 7:04 PM, The Nal said:

Exactly who I thought of when I saw this. Caught the end of Gong in 09. Chaos. 

Kavus Torabi....  he of Knifeworld and Cardiacs (amongst others) and DJing partner of a certain Mr Steve Davis.

[Mardy]

On 26 May 2016 at 6:31 PM, CaledonianGonzo said:

Clashes depending I'll no doubt wander along for old times sake, but to these ears the 'classic' albums like Erpland, Jurassic Shift, etc. have a dated in a way that the likes of, say, Radio Gnome Invisible haven't.

hehehe, I had Jurassic Shift on a cassette way back when. Used to listen to it after coming home from doing nightshifts at the casino. I daredn't listen to these days, I'd imagine it's abysmal, given many of my other purchases from that same era (Back to the Planet, RDF etc etc). I my defence, I was young and out of control. Needed a bloody good hair cut and a kick up the arse.

[Rumblestripe]

On 25/05/2016 at 10:08 PM, stuartbert two hats said:

I'd guess 21:00, the Eatstatic slot.

Eatstatic were both members of the Ozrics back in the day, so there is a logic to that!

Quote

Merv Pepler: "There we were in Ozrics doing all this technically impressive, weird music with mad timings, and getting really involved with it, and this experiment that became Eat Static was a good excuse to ignore all that, get the synths out, and be as stupid as we could!"

What sort of "set" do the Ozrics play these days? I really liked the early albums (Pungent Effulgent, Erpland, Jurassic Shift...) but I've not heard anything recent. Do I need to research? Are they now performing traditional folk, heavy metal or freeform jazz!

[stuartbert two hats]

1 minute ago, Rumblestripe said:

Eatstatic were both members of the Ozrics back in the day, so there is a logic to that!

I think I knew that, but had forgotten. My subconscious obviously hadn't!

[Rumblestripe]

Our subconsciouses know shit