ENGLAND'S PREMIER PSYCHEDELIC-TRANCE-ROCK JAM BAND

Ozric Tentacles are, simply put, legends of the UK underground.

One of the most influential bands to emerge from the UK's festival scene, "The Ozrics" layer ambient and ethereal landscapes with freeform dub trips, incredible rave grooves and psychedelic progressive rock. It's an open exploration of music and the soul.

In their 25 years, the Ozrics have experienced the vicissitudes of the rock and roll life. They have put out 25 albums, scored hit records, and sold over a million albums world-wide. And yet, the basic motivation behind the band's existence has never wavered.

A campfire at the Stonehenge free festival in 1983 witnessed the birth of Ozric Tentacles. It was there that composer and band leader Ed Wynne (guitar), and brother Roly Wynne (bass), who were performing in a band known at the time as Bolshem People, along with drummer Nick 'Tig' Van Gelder (Jamiroquai), stumbled upon synth player Joie Hinton. From that very first jam session, a musical compatibility was evoked that has since been a trademark of the Ozric Tentacles. It's a signature blend of hippy aesthetics and raver electronics with spiraling guitars, textured waves of keyboards, midi, samplers, and supergroovy bass and drum rhythms.

The Ozrics swiftly claimed their place as a staple of the UK's burgeoning festival scene, and are now credited as one of the influential musical linchpins of the scene's re-emergence.

 Having a musical identity that is as broad as his influences, their new album "Yum Yum Tree"  is a body of work that combines rock, world music, trance, and ethereal jams with organic drums and bass in a way that only Ed and Ozrics can.