Ozric Tentacles

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Ozric Tentacles is an instrumental band from Somerset, England, whose music can loosely be described as psychedelic rock. Formed in 1984, the band has released well over twenty albums as of 2005, and has become a cottage industry selling around a million albums worldwide despite never having major label backing.

The original line up met on the 21st June 1984 at the Stonehenge Free Festival; their name came 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 fan base 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.

Genres

Space Rock Psychedelic Rock Progressive Rock Space Rock Revival Electronic

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Ozric Tentacles members

Current members: Silas Neptune (synthesizer, sampler, saz, keyboard), Ed Wynne (guitar, original, sampler, synthesizer), Balázs Szende (percussion, drums (drum set)), Brandi Wynne (bass guitar, keyboard), Seaweed

Former members: John Egan (flute), Zia Geelani (bass guitar), Joie Hinton (keyboard, original, sampler, synthesizer), Roly Wynne (bass guitar, original), Paul Hankin (percussion), Merv Pepler (drums (drum set), percussion), Nick Van Gelder (drums (drum set), original), Generator John (drums (drum set), percussion), Schoo (drums (drum set), percussion), Tom Brooks (keyboard), Marcus Carcus (percussion), Vinny Shillito (bass guitar), Paul Godfrey (bass guitar), Eddie Myer (bass guitar), Metro (drums (drum set)), Harry Waters (keyboard), Steve Hillage (guitar), Steve Everitt (bass guitar, keyboard), Alan Haggarty (bass guitar), רועי ברוש (drums (drum set)), Paul Chousmer