Arborescence/Become the Other

arborescence/become the other

Track Listings
1. Astro Cortex
2. Yog-Bar-Og
3. Arborescence
4. Al-Saloog
5. Dance Of The Loomi
6. Myriapod
7. Theres A Planet Here
8. Shima Koto
9. Cat DNA
10. Ahu Belahu
11. Ghedengi
12. Wob Glass
13. Neurochasm
14. Become The Other
15. Vibuthi
16. Plurnstyle

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Two classic Ozric Tentacles albums, 'Aborescence' (1994) & 'Become The Other' (1995), together in one package, both are unavailable domestically. Recall/Snapper. 2003.

Arborescence: Become the Other,Ozric Tentacles,Recall Records UK,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop

Arborescence/Become the Other
Arborescence: Become the Other
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
  • Eat Static Fans Beware
  • I am one with the forest...
 Arborescence: Become the Other
Ozric Tentacles
Manufacturer: Recall Records UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000086EPG
Release Date: 2003-07-22

Tracks:

  1. Astro Cortex
  2. Yog-Bar-Og
  3. Arborescence
  4. Al-Saloog
  5. Dance Of The Loomi
  6. Myriapod
  7. Theres A Planet Here
  8. Shima Koto
  9. Cat DNA
  10. Ahu Belahu
  11. Ghedengi
  12. Wob Glass
  13. Neurochasm
  14. Become The Other
  15. Vibuthi
  16. Plurnstyle

Product Description

Disc: 1
1. Astro Cortex
2. Yog-Bar-Og
3. Arborescence
4. Al-Salooq
5. Dance of the Loomie
6. Myriapod
7. There's a Planet Here
8. Koto Shima
Disc: 2
1. Cat DNA
2. Ahu Belahu
3. Chedengi
4. Wob Glass
5. Neurochasm
6. Become the Other
7. Vibuthi
8. Plurnstyle


Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Eat Static Fans Beware.......2007-01-06

If you love Eat Static... you might not want to purchase this item. For years, I've heard great things about Ozric, and been a fan of Eat Static, and many times thought that if I ever saw an Ozric album I'd pick it up. Well, I finally did, and I'm so utterly disappointed I can hardly even describe it. Boring, boring, boring. There is nothing remotely like the Eat Static I know and love on either of these discs; I wasn't expecting techno, and honestly didn't know what "kind" of music to expect at all. But I can enjoy any kind of music as long as it's good music, and I just don't think this is any good. It doesn't go anywhere; there's no point to it. If it was just pretty swirling psychedelia as I've heard it described, I'd probably like it, but it just sounds like... band practice.

4 out of 5 stars I am one with the forest..........2005-01-28

Psychedelia, rock-oriented jams, jazzy improv, primal rhythm, spacey textures. If the sound of Ozric Tentacles can be fit into any kind of nutshell, that's the closest I can get to it. A few masterpieces in their vast catalogue stand out - Erpland, Sliding Gliding Worlds, The Hidden Step - and there's the rest, which may not hit that same peak but are still worthwhile for anyone looking to escape this planet for an hour.

So.. here we get two of those together, which makes a very good package. It covers a transition for the band, as Arborescence was the last album made with veterans Merv (drums) and Joie (keys), and BTO was the first with their respective replacements Rad and Seaweed. It was also the first to begin incorporating electronic elements into the mix, which has become more of a trend since. Both these little gems have been reprinted individually, but each comes in a cardboard digipak at a single-CD price. This way you get them both for almost the same price as a single, with packaging that doesn't suck.

Arborescence does have a verdant forest-like sound to it, particularly the semi-ambient title track which would have almost fit in on Brian Eno's Another Green World. It's music for sylvan pixies and woodland sprites, assuming they've also got a taste for dance club rave-ups and a connection with space aliens. Still, I think Become the Other stands out song-for-song as a stronger album. It also covers more of a range, from the hyper space-dub of "Cat DNA" and "Neurochasm" to the subdued and almost forbidding low-key groove of "Ghedengi" to the wondrous sonic journey of the highlight "Vicuthi," which builds from an acoustic Indian melody into a classic Ozric jam exploring the depths of the cosmos.

For newcomers I'd recommend starting with one of the masterpieces I mentioned in that first paragraph, but you can't exactly go wrong with this one either. If nothing else, it's one of the most accessible (and legal) mind-altering experiences out there.

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