De-Classified (2007)
You can see my history with Eat Static in the Epsylon review, and by the time I revisited Implant, I figured I had all I need here from the duo going forward. I honestly had no idea Eat Static went much past 2001, but it's obvious that is not the case. I found this mint CD in the 69 cent bin a few months back, and there's no way I was going to let it sit there untouched at that price. Let's see what we have here. As I put the CD in the changer, we're back to the usual radio and TV samples from the space age past, obsessing over UFO's. Then comes the boom boom boom, and weeeeeeee, let's dance. As I allowed the music to continue on, I noticed the energy level on this thing is off the charts. I mean it's relentless. I really had no intention of keeping De-Classified, but it's infectious. Maybe it's because I rarely listen to music like this anymore, so it's refreshing. Ozric head honcho Ed Wynne guests on two of the tracks (not on guitar unfortunately).
Ownership: 2007 Solstice (CD). Six panel poster booklet with nice artwork and recording details.
10/8/25 (acquired / review)
Implant (1994)
There was a brief time I got into these interesting techno styled albums. Eat Static was sort of a gateway drug for many of us psych heads, since they were a side project of none other than Ozric Tentacles. Though most assuredly geared towards the dance crowd, the compositions do move along in progressive rock fashion: Changing themes and tempos often to make for interesting listening sessions. The question I ask myself is how many of these do I need? I didn't load up too much, and have ditched a couple of Eat Static's already. I started with Epsylon (see below), and also own the 2xCD debut, Abduction, and this title. The first two are baked in, and I have a higher rating on Abduction (which will get its day in court soon enough). Yea, this is one too many.
Former ownership: 1995 Planet Dog (CD)
3//06 (acquired); 11/7/24 (review)
Epsylon / Lost in Time (1993 / 1995)
Back in the early 90s, I was quite the Ozric Tentacles fanatic. It seemed they could do no wrong. When I first heard about Eat Static, I was intrigued, but given they were described more or less as a "techno" band, I steered clear. Money wasn't plentiful and needed to be allocated carefully. In 1997, a fellow collector sold to me a good number of his CDs for pennies on the dollar. Among them included Epsylon, this version being the 1995 Mammoth release that also included their 1993 EP Lost in Time.
Also in 1997, I got hitched. Me being the wise old veteran at 32, she a wide-eyed 23. Of course we dated for over a year, but there's still so much to learn about each other as all married couples understand. On one particularly memorable road trip, I pushed Epsylon into the CD player and off we went. Oh, and about 15 minutes later, my beautiful young bride (still is beautiful, turns out) is having the time of her life. Dancing in the chair, banging her head, woo-hooing. Well then, I said to myself - I should stock up on more of this kind of music! Odd, she didn't act that way when I played Guru Guru's UFO. Hmm.
The interesting thing about Eat Static is there's no mistaking their Ozric roots. Take away the analog instrumentation and add synthetic beats, and you have Eat Static. The music isn't dull even for sit down listening. It twists and turns regularly. For my tastes music like this has a natural ceiling of about a 3.5 stars with a couple of outliers. Epsylon / Lost in Time hits up against that. If for whatever reason you haven't heard much music like this, then Epsylon is as good a place to start as any. Note above story.
As for today, some 22 years later, does said wife have much interest in Eat Static? Oh hell no. However all of our nieces and nephews are very much into what is more broadly known as EDM. They're dancing their brains out. Good for them. Still no takers for Guru Guru.
Back in the early 90s, I was quite the Ozric Tentacles fanatic. It seemed they could do no wrong. When I first heard about Eat Static, I was intrigued, but given they were described more or less as a "techno" band, I steered clear. Money wasn't plentiful and needed to be allocated carefully. In 1997, a fellow collector sold to me a good number of his CDs for pennies on the dollar. Among them included Epsylon, this version being the 1995 Mammoth release that also included their 1993 EP Lost in Time.
Also in 1997, I got hitched. Me being the wise old veteran at 32, she a wide-eyed 23. Of course we dated for over a year, but there's still so much to learn about each other as all married couples understand. On one particularly memorable road trip, I pushed Epsylon into the CD player and off we went. Oh, and about 15 minutes later, my beautiful young bride (still is beautiful, turns out) is having the time of her life. Dancing in the chair, banging her head, woo-hooing. Well then, I said to myself - I should stock up on more of this kind of music! Odd, she didn't act that way when I played Guru Guru's UFO. Hmm.
The interesting thing about Eat Static is there's no mistaking their Ozric roots. Take away the analog instrumentation and add synthetic beats, and you have Eat Static. The music isn't dull even for sit down listening. It twists and turns regularly. For my tastes music like this has a natural ceiling of about a 3.5 stars with a couple of outliers. Epsylon / Lost in Time hits up against that. If for whatever reason you haven't heard much music like this, then Epsylon is as good a place to start as any. Note above story.
As for today, some 22 years later, does said wife have much interest in Eat Static? Oh hell no. However all of our nieces and nephews are very much into what is more broadly known as EDM. They're dancing their brains out. Good for them. Still no takers for Guru Guru.
Ownership: 1995 Mammoth (CD). This version includes both Epsylon and Lost in Time.
1997 (acquired); 12//04; 2/22/19 (review)
Also own and need to review: Prepare Your Spirit
Also once owned: Science of the Gods; Crash and Burn
2/22/19 (new entry)
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