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Ozric Tentacles

Ozric Tentacles

Genre: Instrumental Rock Band

Location: UK

7 gigs listed (see below)

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About Ozric Tentacles

A campfire at the Stonehenge free festival in 1983 witnessed the birth of Ozric Tentacles.

It was there that composer and band leader Ed Wynne (guitar & keyboards), and brother Roly Wynne (bass), who were performing in a group known at the time as ‘Bolshem People’, along with drummer Nick 'Tig' Van Gelder (Jamiroquai), stumbled upon keyboardist Joie Hinton. After a session of warming their bones and discussing imaginary breakfast cereals, the group went to perform an impromptu late jam session. Over the course of what became an epic six hour performance, an audience member inquired as to the name of the band. Randomly thinking back to the group’s former conversation, visions of ridiculous mythical mueslis entered Ed’s mind, and consequently he replied; “Ozric Tentacles”. (…Good job too, since some of the previous alternatives had been “Desmond Whisps”, “Gilbert Chunks” and “Malcolm Segments”).

From that very first jam session, a musical compatibility was evoked that has since been a trademark of the Ozric Tentacles. It's a signature blend of hippy aesthetics and raver electronics with spiraling guitars, textured waves of keyboards, midi, samplers, and super-groovy bass and drum rhythms. Before long the band was laughing in dismay, as requests came piling in from people who were looking for more music by “Ozric Tentacles”, or “The Ozrics”, (as they had become more commonly known). The band swiftly claimed their place as a staple of the UK's burgeoning festival scene, and are now credited as one of the influential musical linchpins of the scene's re-emergence.

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The Crescent

York, North Yorkshire

Venue Type : Bar and Performance Venue

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The Crescent

York, North Yorkshire

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Manchester Academy 2

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Venue Type : Performance Venue

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The Wedgewood Rooms (inc. The Edge)

Southsea, Hampshire

Venue Type : Arts Centre

Independent Live Music, Comedy and Arts Venue.

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Patti Pavilion

Swansea, Swansea

The Patti Pavilion is a venue for the performing arts in Swansea, Wales, located at Victoria Park to the south west of Swansea city centre. The theatre stages plays, pantomimes, musical shows and fairs.

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Trinity

Bristol, Bristol

Venue Type : Event Venue

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EartH (Evolutionary Arts Hackney)

London, Greater London

Venue Type : Theatre and Concert Hall

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