Erpland

Erpland
Studio album by Ozric Tentacles
Released	June 25, 1990
Genre	Psychedelic rock Space Rock Progressive rock
Length	73:39[1]
Label	Dovetail Records
Producer	Ed Wynne
Ozric Tentacles chronology
Pungent Effulgent (1989) Erpland (1990) Strangeitude (1991)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
DPRP	(8.25/10)[1]
Piero Scaruffi	(8/10)[3]

Erpland is the second studio album by British band Ozric Tentacles. It was released on June 25, 1990 on Dovetail Records.

Track listing

1. "Eternal Wheel" (Ed Wynne / Mervin Pepler) – 8:20
2. "Toltec Spring" (Ed Wynne / Paul Hankin / John Egan) – 3:03
3. "Tidal Convergence" (Ozric Tentacles) – 7:14
4. "Sunscape" (Ozric Tentacles) – 4:02
5. "Mysticum Arabicola" (Ed Wynne) – 9:15
6. "Crackerblocks" (Ed Wynne) – 5:40
7. "The Throbbe" (Ed Wynne) – 6:22
8. "Erpland" (Ed Wynne) – 5:32
9. "Valley of a Thousand Thoughts" (Ed Wynne / Steve Everett) – 6:32
10. "Snakepit" (Ed Wynne / Mervin Pepler) – 3:18
11. "Iscence" (Roland Wynne / Mervin Pepler / John Egan) – 4:38
12. "A Gift of Wings" (Ed Wynne) – 9:47

Credits

• Ed Wynne – guitar, synthesizers, production
• Paul Hankin – percussion
• Mervin Pepler – drums
• John Egan – flute, voice
• Roly Wynne – bass
• Joie Hinton – synthesizer, sampling
• Marcus Carcus – ethnic percussion
• Tom Brooks – reggae bubbles
• Generator John – tea, tambourine
• Steve Everett – sampling

Notes

The album's eleventh track, "Iscence", is one of very few songs by Ozric Tentacles to make use of noticeable vocals.

A live version of "The Throbbe", entitled "Live Throbbe", appears on Strangeitude and on the "Sploosh!" single.

References