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Ed Wynne has solved the mystery of time travel. As the keyboardist/guitarist/chief programmer/creative mastermind of the band Ozric Tentacles, Wynne traverses the ages through his primordial yet distinctly modern, mind-bending music. The Somerset, England, resident is a citizen of the world: his art knows no boundaries in time or space.
"Recently we have been playing the four corners of the world and it seems the audiences like the combination of techno rock, strange rhythmic grooves, stomping bass line, and the quasi ancient and ethnic music," Wynne says.
Wynne jokingly refers to OT's music as "ethnological forgery," but Ozrics' new Magna Carta release, The Floor's Too Far Away, is far from bogus. Recorded in Wynne's home studio in Somerset, England, the nine-track, all-instrumental CD is a musical reflection of Wynne's centrifugal creative vision – a vision synthesized into a spiraled, multifaceted tapestry of butt-moving, trance-inducing ethno-techno space rock. "I've always been interested in Eastern music" Wynne says. "But none of the scales I use are official, traditional Eastern scales. They are just snippets of what I have picked up over the years from traveling to different places and keeping my ears open."
In many ways The Floor's Too Far Away is a signature Ozrics record. Rife with incessant intergalactic grooves, the new record offers a satisfying, near state-altering listening experience. "We took a bit more time in coming up with the proper track listing for this," admits Wynne.
OZRIC TENTACLES SUMMER 2006 US TOUR
6.16 | Pittsburgh, PA | Rex Theatre with Dub Trio
6.17 | Troy, NY | Revolution Hall with Dub Trio
6.19 | Burlington, VT | Higher Ground with Dub Trio
6.20 | Hartford, CT | Webster Theatre with Dub Trio
6.21 | New York, NY | B.B. King Blues Club with Dub Trio
6.22 | Falls Church, VA | State Theatre with Dub Trio
6.23 | Towson, MD | Recher Theatre with Dub Trio
6.24 | Bethlehem, PA | NEARFest
6.25 | Richmond, VA | Alley Katz with Dub Trio
6.27 | Cincinnati, OH | Bogart's with Dub Trio
6.28 | Cleveland, OH | Beachland Ballroom with Dub Trio
6.29 | Columbus, OH | Newport Music Hall with Dub Trio
6.30 | Chicago, IL | Park West with Dub Trio
7.01 | Detroit, MI | Magic Stick with Dub Trio
7.02 | Milwaukee, WI | Shank Hall
7.03 | Indianapolis, IN | Music Mill
7.07 | Denver, CO | Ogden Theatre with Particle
7.08 | Vail, CO | 8150
7.09 | Fort Collins, CO | Aggie Theatre
7.10 | Colorado Springs, CO | The Black Sheep
7.11 | Salt Lake City, UT | The Depot with Particle
7.13 | Crystal Bay, NV | Crystal Bay Club & Casino with Particle
7.14 | Santa Cruz, CA | The Catalyst with Everyone Orchestra
7.15 | San Francisco, CA | The Fillmore with Particle
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