Pungent Effulgent

Pungent Effulgent
Studio album by Ozric Tentacles
Released	February 1989
Genre	Psychedelic rock space rock progressive rock World music instrumental rock
Length	75:00
Label	Dovetail Records Snapper Music
Producer	Ed Wynne
Ozric Tentacles chronology
The Bits Between the Bits (1989) Pungent Effulgent (1989) Erpland (1990)

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Pungent Effulgent is the debut studio album by British rock band Ozric Tentacles. Released in 1989 to wide acclaim^[citation needed], it followed the many cassette-only albums they released in the 1980s.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ozric Tentacles unless otherwise stated

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dissolution (The Clouds Disperse)"		6:15
2.	"O-I"		4:00
3.	"Phalarn Dawn"	Ed Wynne	7:35
4.	"The Domes of G'bal"		4:36
Total length:			22:25

Side two

No.	Title	Length
5.	"Ayurvedic"	10:57
6.	"Kick Muck"	3:53
7.	"Agog in the Ether"	4:06
Total length:		18:55

All tracks are written by Ozric Tentacles unless otherwise stated

CD

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dissolution (The Clouds Disperse)"		6:15
2.	"O-I"		4:00
3.	"Phalarn Dawn"	Ed Wynne	7:35
4.	"The Domes of G'bal"		4:36
5.	"Shaping the Pelm"	Ed Wynne	6:09
6.	"Ayurvedic" (edit of Ayurvedism)		10:57
7.	"Kick Muck"		3:53
8.	"Agog in the Ether"		4:06
9.	"Wreltch"	Ed Wynne	8:31
10.	"Ayurvedism"		19:04
Total length:			75:02

Credits

• Ed Wynne – guitar, synthesizer, production
• Mervin Pepler – drums
• Roly Wynne – bass
• Joie Hinton – synthesizer, sampling
• John Egan – flute, voice
• Paul Hankin – percussion
• Nick Van Gelder – drums on "The Domes of G'Bal"
• Generator John – drums on "Wreltch"
• Marcus C. Diess – percussion on "Agog in the Ether"

Notes

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

The seventh track, "Kick Muck", is a reference to the dust in the fields at free festivals typical in the '80's. Popular with fans at such open air venues, its name refers to the dance style at front of stage. The song oscillates between periods of intense, high tempo guitar and slower electronic psychedelia, enabling the crowd to recover before the next bout of "kicking muck".[2]

References

1. "allmusic ((( Pungent Effulgent > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
2. "Treworgey Tree Fayre". www.ukrockfestivals.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.