OZRIC TENTACLES — Curious Corn (review)

OZRIC TENTACLES — Curious Corn album cover Album · 1997 · Jazz Related Rock Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
FunkFreak75
What's not to like about an Ozric Tentacles album?

1. "Spyroid" (3:47) Berlin School electronic sequence opening evolves with incidentals and percussion. Morphs into more psychedelia than Klaus or TD. (8.75/10)

2. "Oolite Grove" (5:57) one of the more rock-guitar-hero songs I've ever heard from Ed & OT: like 1974-5 Todd Rundgren, Petri Walli (Kingston Wall), Al DiMeola, Jimi Hendrix, or even Robin Trower. A top three song for me. (9/10)

3. "Afroclonk" (8:06) the title says it all. Jam using African-Carribbean sounds and percussives. (13/15)

4. "Curious Corn" (10:56) like a OT rendition of Jan Hammer's Miami Vice Theme. (17.75/20)

5. "Oddentity" (7:00) opens just like "Jurassic Shift"--even with the first lead instrument continues to hold that vibe. I like it but it's a little too close to the original. (13/15)

6. "Papyrus" (5:32) a kind of metal take on Middle Eastern/Arabian sound. The guitars and drums are a bit too aggressive for my tastes. (8.25/10)

7. "Meander" (5:13) bubbly swamp synth noises with high speed bass guitar sequence is joined by STEVE HILLLAGE- like floating guitar and plenty of layers of high speed synth arpeggio sequenced. Bansurai and then seering electric guitar join in. This is totally awesome! Too bad it ends with a little too much quietude. (9/10)

Total Time: 46:31

Again: How can one not like an Ozrics album?

B/four stars; an excellent addition to any prog lover's music collection. Nobody quite creates the exotic space- psychedelic soundscapes of Ozric Tentacles.

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