PAPER MONKEYS

In this incarnation, Ozric Tentacles are essentially the Wynne family plus a drummer, but far from being short on ideas Paper Monkeys ends up being one of the most varied Ozric Tentacles albums in a long time, with sounds ranging from the psybient styles of later releases to throwback space rock workouts. The variety is welcome in a band where for stretches it felt like every album (or, indeed, every track) was a riff on the same general idea; to be fair, it was a pretty good idea, but finding Ed Wynne and collaborators continuing to expand their horizons here gives reason to hope for the project's long-term future.