Ozric Tentacles - Arborescence [LP]

KSCOPE

£22.90

Cat. no: KSCOPE1171
Format: LP
Barcode: 802644817118
Release Date: 14 Apr 2023
Genre: Rock

Ozrics layer ambient & ethereal landscapes with freeform dub trips, incredible rave grooves & psychedelic progressive rock. It's an open exploration of music & the soul.

The band's last release to feature Merv Pepler & Joie Hinton, who left to form Eat Static, 'Arborescence' was the Ozrics' ffth studio effort in as many years. Soundscape textures remained their focus & their strength, with the now trademark Steve Hillage- esque guitar, gurgling & whirling synths & tight rhythm
section all wrapped around rave, techno, African & Middle Eastern infuences.

The tracks alternate between the power driven ('Myriapod', 'Shima Koto', 'Astro Cortex'), classic Ozric Tentacles space rock ('Dance Of The Loomi', 'There's A Planet Here', the title track) & those with an ethnic favour ('Al- Saloog'). The powerful music here, embellished by plenty of synth dweedling & strong rhythm patterns, takes the listener of open mind & free spirit to somewhere special. Classic Ozrics then.

'Arborescence' will be released on CD via Kscope.

LP Tracks: Astro Cortex ( 05:19 ) / Yog- Bar- Og ( 09:41 ) / Arborescence ( 04:51 ) / Al- Salooq ( 05:02 ) / Dance Of The Loomi ( 05:14 ) / Myriapod ( 05:59 ) / There's A Planet Here ( 06:38 ) / Shima Koto ( 06:24 )