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I came home and Aborescence was playing. My partner bought the cd and I was pulled into the music while working on my stuff on the computer. There are many ways to explain how I feel about Ozric Tentacles' music.
To start, I have never heard anything like this before. Their sound is so original, even though it reminded me of music from Cirque du Soleil. And, with no vocals, but pure music, it is great to listen to while working on the net or reading a book.

It's hard to classify music like this. When I went to the store to find other music from them, O.T. was found under Pop Rock, but their music is actually New Age or Just Instrumental.
With a little bit of vocalizing here and there, it balances the album out perfectly.
I am thirsty for more music from O.T, even though we have the 1st O.T. release "Erpland" remastered, as well as the 2000 release "The hidden step".

The artwork on both interior/exterior of the jewel-case is beautiful and original. And, it's cool that they talk about the group in a little Bio inside.

Here is the track list:

1-Astro Cortex 2-Yog-Bar-Og 3-Aborescence 4-Al-Salooq
5-Dance of the loom 6-Myriapod 7-There's a planet here
8-Shima Koto

To go with the fantastic tracklist, is a little note that the lengths of the songs are perfect, making the album really worth buying, because you are getting your money's worth. A couple of times, I thought the songs were over, and they weren't! I was really entertained by the cd.

Hope the review has helped.

Ozrics in fine form
I don't know what the person below was thinking when describing this album. This is a great place to start. It was my first Ozrics album and encouraged me to buy subsequent albums. The highlight of this cd in my opinion is Dance of the Loomi. The guitar melody is in perfect synchronicity with the synthesizer lines. I could hear this song a million times.

Like others have said before is that the Ozrics music is beyond description. One has to hear the music to really understand. It's a shame that this album is no longer in print ... The cd starts out strong and you realize that it is very strong throughout. I love this cd. It is perfect for meditation (being instrumental and all). They manage to blend various ethnic sounds into a huge smorgasbord. Like I said beyond comparison to other current "prog-rock" or "space rock" groups.

This was recorded at a time where the guitar was the focal point of the album, not so with other Ozric releases. This is the place to start for new Ozrics fans (or those wishing to hear something a bit different and refreshing).

Lush groves of grooves
****1/2, really

This CD took a few listens to grow on me, but it's now one of my favorites of the Ozrics catalog. The music has a distinctly "foresty" feel, where soaring guitar, woodsy flute, mystic synth textures, and outdoor ambiences interwine together. There aren't a ton of obvious melodies, but the music feels lush, varied, and purposeful in its windings, and it's hard not to become absorbed in the pleasant, wandering mood grooves. The guitar here seems a little more prominent than on many other Ozric releases. I like every track on this CD, the driving rocker "Myriapod" and the shimmery "Shima Koto" being particular favorites. Very much worth getting if you can find a copy.