| Pungent Effulgent | ||||
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| Released | February 1989 | |||
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| Length | 75:00 | |||
| Label | Dovetail Records Snapper Music | |||
| Producer | Ed Wynne | |||
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Pungent Effulgent is the debut studio album by British rock band Ozric Tentacles. Released in 1989 to wide acclaim[ citation needed ], it followed the many cassette-only albums they released in the 1980s.
All tracks are written by Ozric Tentacles unless otherwise stated
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dissolution (The Clouds Disperse)" | 6:15 | |
| 2. | "O-I" | 4:00 | |
| 3. | "Phalarn Dawn" | Ed Wynne | 7:35 |
| 4. | "The Domes of G'bal" | 4:36 | |
| Total length: | 22:25 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Ayurvedic" | 10:57 |
| 6. | "Kick Muck" | 3:53 |
| 7. | "Agog in the Ether" | 4:06 |
| Total length: | 18:55 | |
All tracks are written by Ozric Tentacles unless otherwise stated
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dissolution (The Clouds Disperse)" | 6:15 | |
| 2. | "O-I" | 4:00 | |
| 3. | "Phalarn Dawn" | Ed Wynne | 7:35 |
| 4. | "The Domes of G'bal" | 4:36 | |
| 5. | "Shaping the Pelm" | Ed Wynne | 6:09 |
| 6. | "Ayurvedic" (edit of Ayurvedism) | 10:57 | |
| 7. | "Kick Muck" | 3:53 | |
| 8. | "Agog in the Ether" | 4:06 | |
| 9. | "Wreltch" | Ed Wynne | 8:31 |
| 10. | "Ayurvedism" | 19:04 | |
| Total length: | 75:02 | ||
The album's first track, "Dissolution", is one of very few songs by Ozric Tentacles to make use of noticeable vocals.
The seventh track, "Kick Muck" is a reference to the dust in the fields at free festivals typical in the '80's. Popular with fans at such open air venues, its name refers to the dance style at front of stage. The song oscillates between periods of intense, high tempo guitar and slower electronic psychedelia, enabling the crowd to recover before the next bout of "kicking muck". [2]
Ozric Tentacles are an English instrumental rock band, whose music incorporates elements from a diverse range of genres, including psychedelic rock, progressive rock, space rock, jazz fusion, electronic music, dub music, world music, and ambient music. Formed in Somerset in 1983, the band has released over 30 albums selling over a million copies worldwide despite never having signed to a major recording label. Throughout many line-up changes over the years, co-founder and guitarist Ed Wynne has remained the only original member of the band. The band is now credited as one of the major influences of the UK festival scene's re-emergence, becoming particularly associated with the Glastonbury Festival and their handmade series of cassette releases, mostly sold at gigs and through a fan club.
Nodens Ictus are a British electronic music band formed in 1986 as a spinoff of British psychedelic rock band Ozric Tentacles.
Strangeitude is the third studio album by British band Ozric Tentacles. It was released in 1991 on Dovetail Records and re-released in 1998 by Snapper Music.
Afterswish is a compilation album by Ozric Tentacles, released in 1992 on Dovetail Records. It is a compilation of tracks from their early cassette releases, featuring also three new tracks.
Erpland is the second studio album by British psychedelic rock band Ozric Tentacles. It was originally released on 25 June 1990 on Dovetail Records, with a digitally remastered CD/DVD release on 6 February 2017 through Snapper Music's Madfish label.
Arborescence is the fifth studio album by English band Ozric Tentacles. It was released in 1994 on Dovetail Records. The album was rereleased in 1999 on Snapper Music, this time with sleeve notes by Andy Garibaldi. It is the last album to feature drummer Merv Pepler and keyboardist Joie Hinton as full-time bandmembers, who left to form Eat Static, until the live album Sunrise Festival in 2008.
Live Underslunky is a live album by the Ozric Tentacles. The album was originally released in 1992 on Dovetail Records, and it has been re-released in 2003 by Snapper Music.
Swirly Termination is a compilation album by British band Ozric Tentacles. It was initially released in 2000 on Madfish.
The Hidden Step is the ninth studio album by English band Ozric Tentacles. It was released in 2000 on Stretchy Records. It was their last to include bassist Zia Ahmad Geelani and drummer "Rad". It was also their first not to feature a cover by the artist Blim; the cover art, by guitarist Edward Wynne, features his cat Pixel.
Waterfall Cities is the eighth studio album by English band Ozric Tentacles. It was initially released in 1999 on Stretchy Records. A remastered version was also released in 2020 on Kscope.
Spirals in Hyperspace is the tenth studio album by English band Ozric Tentacles. It was released in 2004 on Magna Carta Records.
Curious Corn is the seventh studio album by English band Ozric Tentacles. It was initially released in 1997 on Madfish. A remastered version was also released in 2020 on Kscope.
Jurassic Shift is the fourth studio album by English band Ozric Tentacles. It was first released in 1993 on the band's own label on Dovetail Records. In 1998 a re-release came from Snapper Music, with one additional track. The album was released yet again in 2004, this time paired with Erpland in Snapper Music's Recall 2CD series. 2008 saw a remastered two CD/DVD set with extra tracks and live performances, plus a 24-page booklet.
Spice Doubt is a "live-in-the-studio" album by English band Ozric Tentacles. The initial limited-edition release in 1998 featured an unusual plastic covering around the case, containing oil and 2 plastic fish floating inside. It was re-released in 2003 as a digipak CD, but without the green covering.
No Looking Back is an album by Irish-English-American singer/songwriter Gerard McMahon, released on the Full Moon/Warner Bros. label in 1983. The album was produced by Gerard McMahon and Michael Ostin. On the inside cover the album is dedicated to Christiane.
The Yumyum Tree is the twelfth studio album by the English band Ozric Tentacles, released on 27 April 2009. It is inspired by Lewis Carroll's poem Jabberwocky.
Edward Wynne is an English guitarist and keyboardist best known as a founding member, principal composer and the only constant member of psychedelic rock band Ozric Tentacles.
Paper Monkeys is the thirteenth studio album by English psychedelic rock band Ozric Tentacles, released on 10 October 2011 by Snapper Music.
Technicians of the Sacred is the fourteenth studio album by English progressive rock band Ozric Tentacles, released on 11 May 2015 by Snapper Music's Madfish label. The album is the band's first double length album since Erpland.
Space for the Earth is the fifteenth studio album by English progressive and psychedelic rock band Ozric Tentacles. The album was released on 9 October 2020 through the Kscope label. Written, recorded and produced by frontman Ed Wynne in his Blue Bubble studio in Scotland, the album features his son Silas Neptune on keyboards and Balázs Szende on drums, as well as several additional musicians many of which are former Ozric Tentacles members. The album was officially announced on 22 July 2020 followed by the release of the single "Humboldt Currant".
