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Somerset, England, UK (1984 – present)

Ozric Tentacles (also known as The Ozrics) are an instrumental band from Somerset, England, UK, whose music can loosely be described as . Formed in 1984, the band have released well over 20 albums as of 2005, and become a cottage industry selling around a million albums worldwide despite never having major label backing.

The original line up 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 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.

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 Champignon (flute) keeping a constant presence since the early 1990s.
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  • Acrophis

    This band is the perfect accompaniment to playing Transport Tycoon.

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  • kmrU

    Really amazing sounds! This is a Great band!!

    last week
  • Windownig

    Ozrics were fantastic last night. Great set!

    17 days ago
  • KozmikTentacles

    holy mother of acid [2]

    24 days ago
  • northern_lumi

    Ozric is my high!

    27 days ago
  • SuperflyJonson

    It's also great music to make art to.

    last month
  • daglees

    I completely agree with Maelwyn. Also very good when I'm drinking.

    last month
  • Maelwyn

    Best music to listen while I'm coding/studying. There's no lyrics, only amazing and relaxing tunes. Everything from Ozric makes me feel a lot clear and creative :)

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