TECHNICIANS OF THE SACRED

"Technicians of the Sacred" is truly an apt term for where the Ozric Tentacles sound ends up on this 2015 album. By now the rough about the edges aspects of the group have been left far behind - as much a thing of the past as the free festivals at which they honed their craft - and in its place stands crisp, precise studio intricacy. Once again, this project essentially comes down to the Wynnes plus a few friends, with Ed very much in the creative lead, and once again a fusion of electronic psybient and Gong-influenced space rock is the order of the day, but there's just a little bit extra oomph this time around compared to the immediately preceding albums. Instantly gripping, this is the album to persuade you that the Ozrics were still doing something compelling in the 2010s.