Swirly Termination

Artist: Ozric Tentacles
Label: Madfish Records UK
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 636551282123
EAN: 0636551282123
ASIN: B00004TD3F

Release Date: 2000-06-20

Swirly Termination

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Tracks:

Steep
Space Out
Pyoing
Far Dreaming
Waldorfdub
Kick
Yoy Mandala

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Customer Reviews:

Great album, as usual from the Ozrics.......2006-09-06

I remembered when Swirly Termination was released in 2000, the band pretty much wanted everyone to forget it, and in its place they recorded a brand new album then called The Hidden Step, to let everyone know that this was their new album for '00, not Swirly Termination.

Anyway, with Swirly Termination, it was intended as their 1998 followup to Curious Corn, then relations with Snapper soured, and the album was left to gather dust, and two years later, was released without the band knowing about it. Meanwhile the band started a second, new private label called Stretchy (Dovetail was their first, before their deal with Snapper), and got an American deal with the ill-fated Phoenix Rising label, and Waterfall Cities and The Hidden Step were the results (Pyramidion was originally released only on Stretchy, since Phoenix Rising went under by that point). Then in 2002, the band found out about the truth, and mended relations with Snapper, and now included this CD in their discography on their website.

I remembered hearing not the most favorable reviews of this CD, many commenting that they sounded more like unfinished demos than complete compositions. Well, to me, unfinished Ozric demos are still much better than too many other band's fully finished stuff, and I am perfectly happy with the music presented here. Given this was recorded in '98, it's no surprise the lineup was Ed, John, Zia, Rad and Seaweed, unfortunately there don't appear to be much of John, likely because John didn't have much time to lay down his tracks before relations with Snapper went south. Well, I'm happy to say all the trademarks of the Ozrics are here: great wild guitar playing from Ed, great spacy synths from Ed and Seaweed, the usual great drumming from Rad, but wishing for more flute from John is the only drawback here. The band also revisits "Kick Muck" called "Kick '98", which is still very recognizable, but included a few new twists as well to keep it fresh. "Waldofdub", as you might guess, is the band's venture into dub, with a little bit of reggae thrown in. If you own the Spice Doubt Streaming CD, you get to hear the original studio version of "Spice Doubt", entitled "Spaced Out" here. It's only with "Yoy Mandala" that you get to hear John. This one seems a bit unstructured, and this is easily one piece that gives one the impression of being unfinished.

The artwork this time around isn't from Blim, but a guy named Brian Burrows, same guy responsible for the artwork of the recent 2-for-1 CD reissues of their early cassette material (Tantric Obstacles/Erpsongs, There is Nothing/Live Ethereal Cereal, The Bits Between the Bits/Sliding Gliding Worlds), but the artwork here looks closer to the stuff Blim does, but he does have his own style.

Well, Swirly Termination is a great CD no matter what, imagine what would have happened if they were able to complete it properly, it could probably end up as one of their finest.

INCREDIBLE ALBUM........2004-07-09

Get yourself in an altered state, put on a pair of headphones, close your eyes and take the trip. This is by far one of the best albums I've heard in a long time. The mix is literally incredible it feels like the music is coming from every direction like little tentacles pentrating every portion of the brain.

Snapper and Ozric are friends again........2003-11-22

I just came from the band's website...and they are asking us to buy anything in the catalog inc. Swirly Termination...I guess they came to an amicable agreement. I had to put stars on it...so, i decided 3.I have not heard this at all yet.

Excellent release.......2001-09-06

While not an official band release(they did not promote it nor did they perform any of it on tour)this is a great cd with very good sound quality, primo Ozric.

Sort of an out-takes album.......2000-07-19

This was given to Snapper in 1998 to fulfill a contractual obligation. Relations between the band and label deteriorated and as a result the band isn't supporting this release at all. Most of the songs have a half-finished feel to them, especially in terms of production. 1999's Waterfall Cities is positively sparkling, whereas with Swirly you can tell Ed and the boys didn't have the time or inclination to produce it right. Anyway, the songs still sound great -- it's an Ozrics album -- especially the opener Steep; the studio version of Spice Doubt (called Space Out here); and my fave from this disk, the updated version of Kick Muck called Kick 98. It shows the current incarnation of the band re-interpreting and jamming on the Ozrics' live classic. I especially like the new 90s keyboard sound, and the way Zia's bass and Rad's drums play off of each other during the extended jam.

Another thing -- the cover artist should be ashamed of himself for totally ripping off Blim, who usually does the album covers.

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