Ozric Tentacles - unique or what?

Try Hidria Spacefolk, does it for me.

Thanks Darshan. Where can you find these CDs? I can't get them here in Greece and an online search at Amazon brings up nothing.

Bob Greece wrote: This is my first post.....! I'm a big fan of Ozric Tentacles and have been searching around for similar bands. In my opinion the only band that comes close is Hawkwind. I've tried Gong, Porcupine Tree, Steve Hillage and Amon Duul but none of them makes me feel like Ozric Tentacles do. Are the Ozrics unique or are there other great psychedelic instrumental bands out there that I don't know about? Bob.

Which Gong or Amon Düül  albums did you try? And are you aware that there are three different bands named Amon Düül (Amon Düül (German), Amon Düül 2 (German) and Amon Düül (British))? Of Amon Düül 2 I recommend "Phallus Dei", "Yeti" and "Wolf City", of the British Amon Düül I recommend "Hawk Meets Penguin", "Meetings With Men Machines - Unremarkable Heroes of the Past" and "Die Lösung" ("Die Lösung" has Ed Wynne and Joie Hinton of the Ozric Tentacles as guest musicians!!!). The original Amon Düül are a very acquired taste, better try them last.

Of Gong I recommend the Radio Gnome Trilogy ("Flying Teapot", "Angel's Egg" and "You"), also "Camembert Eletcrique" and the live albums "Live etc.", "Gong Est Mort - Vive Gong", "Live au Bataclan", "Live on TV", "Live in Sheffield".

Of Steve Hillage only the first four studio albums and his live album "Live Herald" are worth buying (also the semi-official "BBC Radio Sessions"; this one you should love as an Ozric Fan).

Of Hawkwind you should love "Warrior On the Edge of Time" And "Space Ritual", but they have lots of gems; very difficult to pick some.

The Gong album for you is... You! To my mind the Ozrics took the sound of this album and based an entire career on it. Not that that's a bad thing - it's a bloody good sound!

Earlier Gong is probably too "wacky" for you and later Gong too much like jazz fusion, but that one album is basically the root of the Ozric Tentacles sound.

Bob Greece wrote: This is my first post.....! I'm a big fan of Ozric Tentacles and have been searching around for similar bands. In my opinion the only band that comes close is Hawkwind. I've tried Gong, Porcupine Tree, Steve Hillage and Amon Duul but none of them makes me feel like Ozric Tentacles do. Are the Ozrics unique or are there other great psychedelic instrumental bands out there that I don't know about? Bob.

Hi Bob, I'm a fan of the Ozrics and many of the other psychedelic bands that have been reccomended by other members here, now i think you may like an album called Liquid by a band called 35007, its full of slow building synthesizers and has got this psych hypnotic trance- groove thing going on. (although it does get into a bit of stoner territory at times).

Another band that ive heard recently that is very close to Hawkwind and the Ozrics is Band Of Rain and the album Deep Space. they are here in the archives check them out!

Another good band is Korai Orom - Ozric-style jamming with some ethnic influences. I think all their albums are untitled, but I recommend the one from 1997.

Quarkspace, Escapade, Subarachnoid Space, Krel, ST 37, Architectural Metaphor, Jessamine, Alien Mothers Temple... Try these...

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yes, indeed..... I have no clue what this means.

seems all Greek to me

Man welcome to the site. I am a huge Ozrics fan, so I know what I speak of. Like many so far in this thread, I HIGHLY recommend Hidria Spacefolk. Almost the same sound, but a bit more analog than Ozric. I have all of their stuff, and it all comes very recommended. Gong is the next logical choice, try the trilogy albums first, Flying Teapot, Angel's Egg, and especially You (another great recommendation, Trouserpress). You has jams on it that sound exactly like Ozric, but this was done years before their first album. Again, very recommended. Someone mentioned Djam Karet, these guys rule. If you dig a chunk of King Crimson in your Ozric, then Djam Karet is definitely for you. As far as Hawkwind goes, I have really tried to like them, but find them dull, obvious, and repetative. To each his own. Anyway, welcome, and hope that you enjoy all the recommendations, and begin to branch out into new music. Since I've been coming to this site, I have discovered at least 2 dozen new bands, all of which I now consider faves. Good Hunting!