Guitar Genius in the Studio: Ed Wynne of the Ozric Tentacles

Guitar hero Ed Wynne of the Ozric Tentacles, ozrics.com/, shares the recording and mixing techniques from his incredible career!
In this interview with SonicScoop's David Weiss, Ed goes deep on recording guitars and synths for the outstanding new Ozric Tentacles album "Space for the Earth," his excellent solo record "Shimmer Into Nature," plus many classic Ozrics albums.
In this interview, we discuss:
-- The unusual way that Ed and David met
-- Ed's latest revelations on how he approaches playing guitar
-- His early recording experiences and how they shaped him
-- Guitar recording techniques and gear
-- Synth recording techniques and gear
-- His mixing setup and philosophy
-- The music and guitarists he finds the most inspiring today
-- and more!
If insane guitar chops are your game, do not miss this!
The record label we discuss early on is the legendary IRS Records!
BONUS CONTENT: See the photos from this video at sonicscoop.com/2021/02/21/ed-....
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[@whatshendrix]

Ed's music really changed my life and continues to do so. Seeing Ozric Tentacles live a few years back was a dream come true! Thank you, Ed, for bringing so much color, imagination and peace into my life!

[@SonicScoop]

Well said @whatshendrix! Ozrics show how music can change someone's life, a little or a lot.

[@Nectarine333]

I’m so jealous you’ve seen them live. It’s my dream 🙏🏽✨

[@grahamtimms5127]

You can not describe Ozric Tentacles in words, because the music touches mind, body and soul. Completely unique to anything I have ever heard.

[@shea042501]

Ed isn't talked about enough. He is a treasure of the universe and I have to have his music in my life every day. I've been uplifted and transported so many times and it has been a beacon during the darker times. Ed's been through a lot, but he's still such a shining, positive force. His recent solo album, along with Space for the Earth and his son's recent work have been on constant rotation. I am so glad I stumbled across Strangitude back in the early 90's. What an amazing musical journey.

[@HeavyMetalRuinedMyLife1971a]

KZbin "200 proofs earth is not a spinning ball" I promise you, it's level contained and motionless AND space doesn't even exist. Jesus Christ is Lord and Saviour Amen Have a nice day 😎

[@Vita-a-stelle-e-strisce]

Ed and ozric tentacles are legends. I saw them live in NYC years ago and we were like 30 people in that room. They would deserve billions of people but hey not everyone can appreciate excellent music.

[@declassified1]

Wonderful wonderful human being. Intelligent, unassuming and absolutely fascinating person to be around. But make no mistake Ed is as sharp as they come , very little gets past this man. I toured with Ozrics as stage manager and Guitar tech to Ed and drum tech to Merv from Glastonbury festival to Santiago Chile... all i can say is just wow. I learnt so much about stuff i thought i already knew. Musicianship betterment by Symbiosis . Jammed acoustics with Ed a few times and he has that Zappa type skill of taking you beyond your skill level without you even realising . Great interview ... 💚

[@christophervaca7116]

Interesting talk. Ozric tentacles are legendary

[@jellewierda3828]

Me: 16 years old laying in bed with walkman. Listening OT. Me: 44 years old laying in bed with my phone. Listening OT. 😊

[@hplovehandle]

You haven’t got out of bed in 28 years?

[@johanbilliard1658]

Sounds very familiar to me😆

[@234cheech]

sad

[@blindstagehand]

before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water, listen to Ozrics after enlightenment, chop wood, carry water, listen to Ozrics

[@GhibliFan1]

Ed is a gentleman. Last year he came up to me and said some deeply kind words, as I had lost my partner and my dad in quick succession, and Ed had realised this from my social media. I was so touched by that. One of my musical heroes doing that blew my mind. I've seen them countless times since the late 80's. They are UK underground legends. I urge anyone who has not had the live experience to correct that mistake. They tour regularly and extensively. Get out and see them.

[@alm5966]

Ed is such a top guy and is by far my favourite musician. I can remember the day a mate dropped Erpsongs on the 6th Form common room stereo in 1987. It was one of those life changing moments and I've been an obsessive fan ever since. It still seems like Ozrics are an underground band but they have a catalogue to rival any British band and one day there'll be more recognition. Best band ever, IMO.

[@SonicScoop]

@AI M I think the best compliment you can give a band is that you remember where you were the first time you heard them!

[@SonicScoop]

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the live premiere! It was awesome to chat with so many Ozrics fans worldwide. Great to see everybody. As a reminder, Ed will be able to answer some questions left in the comments here, so if you want to ask Ed Wynne about recording or mixing leave the question in the comments and we'll do our best to get it answered.

[@waynesilverman3048]

Please ask him if his brother ever recorded psych trance and can u buy it as read he had a project years ago

[@jamescorbett5729]

Ed is a big fan of swirling psychedelic echoes flying around the place! That doesn't surprise me. I love the Ozrics.

[@metaphysicalmigraine694]

Luckily I brought Ozric with me in 1993 abroad for a larger than life sentence when merely 21. Wow man now 2021 has long since begun after much laughter and hindsight aplenty with psychedelic vision of Ed Wynne's precision, recording relic and epic tastes of Tentacles. Now I'm free as a mushroom can be, to trip, grip and glide on the ride the music has given me. Thanks SonicScoop and Ed for the Sonic tonic, the void has been filled and buoyed my boat, afloat on waves, vibes and frequency of effervescent energy...

[@bobisolano3161]

Now that rock is dead and we Have KZbin and the likes, they can finally enjoy the fame they (Ed) deserve ! I am sure Ed Wynne is not going to "let it go to his head" because is the superior minded musician he's always been. I am upset because I just discovered them but totally elated because I have 30 albums to explore and I listen to every song 3 times in a row , haven't yet found a song I didn't like and music is so intense that's not going to allow to feel sorry because you "cannot listen for the first time again" but you'll hear more new details every time ! Music's always been my drug and this is a powerful one ! 💙

[@martinclayton7260]

I'm glad that I got to meet, and gang out with Ozric Tentacles in 2015. We had a bass player that was friends with Ed Wynne, so we got had a very interesting time with them.

[@Nectarine333]

Favorite band of ALL time ✨💗

[@spidericemidasiosmusicprod1309]

Seeing them in August in Suffolk. Can’t wait! ❤️ Last time was Glasto ‘93!

[@orabramovitz5635]

Can't say how much I'm proud to see this video's title !!! He is the core of the band ! so much respect to SonicScoop ! I call the genre of OT music "put headphones on and go to the forest for a trip" :)

[@jurassicparadigmshift4920]

No disrespect to any of the psychedelic greats of the past and present but Ozric Tentacles are the greatest Space Rock band of all time. Absolutely amazing. I discovered them in 1993 when I read an article about them in Creme magazine. I went out and bought Jurassic Shift and they instantly became my favorite band of all time.

[@tomprather1591]

I've been waiting decades for an interview with Ed asking these types of studio/audio/engineering questions. Thanks!!!

[@CoYoTdeLiMa]

Great great great moment. 👍

[@balticstain7150]

I've only come across these guys recently WOW what a band fantastic space rock brilliant............

[@stevenblakeakahashburns]

Nice to see Ed chatting away. I’ve seen Ozrics many times. Seeing them again at the end of the month!! 🍄🚀 🛸🪬

[@OTLCellartapes]

this is such an enormous insight - it's as if Harry Houdini were giving away all his secrets! (PS - tight spin i think ended up on The Hidden Step eventually..,., there must be more of a story to that,.,) - Whoah! what an encyclopedia of revelations - it's quite possible that with this one video, Mr Ed Wynne (and our illustrious interviewer) has laid-bare and made concrete his setting of the standard for music to be made by future generations .,.,,..., I first heard this band in my school-room in 1991 - they instantly became my favourite music-makers of all time, and have remained so to this day!

[@jeddak]

So great to hear the thoughts of the main guy behind so much music I've been enjoying over the past decade and a half. My love for OT has only grown since I first heard them.

[@kublaicarl4818]

Literally just heard this band today, oh my what a revelation this has been.

[@omnibus5359]

This is fantastic. Thank you!

[@Miler97487]

By 2017 I was certain it was over with the Ozrics as I remembered Ed stating he was putting Ozrics on hold, assuming it would be bunch of years or not at all for a new Ozric release. Ed gives us Shimmer into Nature and blown away, then I was totally thrown off in 2020 of a new Ozric release with Space for the Earth and glad to see them still deliver the goods.

[@outerdarkness]

Great interview - such a great musician and composer. I would love to know how he approaches his use with synth arpeggiators. The way he uses arpeggios with the synth are so unique to the Ozric Tentacles and Ed Wynne. It is very clever and they really add to the amazing immersiveness of his music.

[@CaptainPantys]

Oh my stars this is amazing advice

[@BrassicaMusic]

Thank you, Ed for the introduction Kraan! WOW

[@SonicScoop]

Yes, I didn't know about Kraan before this either!

[@Diffaith]

@@SonicScoop Oh, you missed out!

[@philiptaft6468]

Thank you for this. Great stuff.

[@cpcnw]

Seen Ozrics at Liverpool and Chester... absolutely storming nights both blasted into another universe!!!!

[@cph2004]

I will always remember going to watch ozric tentacles at the witchwood ashton-under-lyne tameside england back in 2001 they blown my mind. After the gig i seen them go into the back stage room, so thought i would just try and go in to greet them, and to my surprise, i wasnt stopped. I just bought their oakum cd and my question to them was, is it any good haha. Ed told me, it is a journey. I told him the band blows my mind. He just smiled. Ozric hold a special place in my mind and my heart.

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

Top Top Top Notch - ED Wynne inteview ! ED is In the leaugue of Gentlemen´like Kraan Shoutout ! - Allan and Frank is a given - and i THINK he gave them a mention alright - Steve Howe ,Steve Hillage , Andrew Latimer etc. and im looking SO much forward , to hear OT back in Christiania, Copenhagen - just like last time ... WHAT a gig ! :-)

[@SonicScoop]

@Mikkel Grum Bovin I'm not sure what could beat the Ozrics in Copehnagaen! Two things that go great together!

[@stevesnailfish]

Blimey, I enjoyed that....I was lucky enough to see them a few weeks ago in Cambridge UK when they toured with Gong (after not seeing them for 27 years or so). My favourite band for 30 years....simple as....

[@eyeprod3101]

Cool guy. I love his playing and it's great to know he's not a total gear snob.

[@mikeh4441]

Tight Spin ,,the secret to the drum track revealed at last

[@mlblue5355]

Wow, fantastic interview! Ed is amazing! The music is unbelievable!

[@SonicScoop]

Thank you @mlblue535! You made our day!

[@deano2394]

Arborescence for the win ... love that album

[@nitnitnitnit]

I'm 5 mins in and you haven't let Ed speak once

[@starwinksbackfromtheskypit6790]

Thanks for this, this is a GREAT interview. I feel like Ed nailed it when speaking about story telling in his writing. I always felt the magic of them was the imaginative story-telling narrative in each song, album, chorus, tone etc etc. I’ve had the pleasure to have seen these guys live in many interesting places and have met the past and current members many times. So nice. The first time I met them they hooked us up with a ride to another town when we were stranded in a snow storm in Denver Colorado. I’ll never forget feeling “vulnerable” in that situation and these guys being oh so wonderfully kind and helping us out. I have many funny stories and magical memories from these “bizarre”adventures they were apart of. Cheers!

[@graxjpg]

the capacity for deep and rich narratives with fantastic imagery and tons of immersion but without lyrics is so psychedelic

[@MothershipOracle]

interesting listening to ed about the randomness of experimentation. as a player myself, i'm constantly improvising and experimenting with chords/sounds. i'm sure many of us do the same to a point. trial and error is another way of progressing forward, learning new techniques, and opening up new options too. manuals are handy and can help point the way forward with new equipment - but there's nothing like experimenting with stuff.

[@cameronpatrickscott]

wow just came back from listening to Tight Spin ( listed as the 7th track on 'the hidden step' lp on spotify) what a mega visual/sonic journey, with some beautiful conceptual continuity on the outro, what a track, thanks Ed, and yes that remarkable almost finger drum technique, marvellous.

[@dikbeats2720]

The music is underrated by many.. Guitar work vastly underrated.. People that know this are worth knowing! Long live Ozric and all it's tentacles! I often wondered why there were no other bands doing this stuff similar.. Clearly because it's too unique. Very original, psychedelic music. Boom shanka

[@dikbeats2720]

Can't wait to see Ozric at the chalk, Brighton, 28th November + gong on same night!

[@DubArchaeologist]

Haha. My friend just messeged me saying "have you seen this ED Wynne Interview...". Me: "Have you seen that I was commenting in the live chat on that one? 😅" Thanks again Scoopists.

[@spirallion6829]

The best ones are always humble

[@brokensemitone]

Great musician!

[@kansascityonline]

luv em all the way back to 88' or 89'? yea.. master musicians.. the lot of em...

[@kernowrock555]

8 minutes!!! 8 minutes before you let Ed speak!!! ( an interview is two way ... don't do this again ! ) Ed is very humble and gracious... honour that...

[@jellewierda3828]

This is great. I wish the audio of Ed was better.

[@SonicScoop]

Thanks Jelle, our apologies for the audio issues with this interview. We did our best to correct them in post -- there shouldn't be any audio issues with my interviews moving forward.

[@jellewierda3828]

@@SonicScoop thanks for your reply. As an audio engineer myself the last year I have been asked to restore a lot of zoom and teams sessions for corporate stuff. Unfortunately you can't.... Source signal has to be good. Thanks anyway to put my attention back to one of the bands that had a great influence on my playing and perception of music. New album is great. Thanks

[@jellewierda3828]

Let the person who's being interviewed Record their own audio. Let them send it to you and sync it underneath the video.

[@pongmaster123]

fantastic interview!! one of my 3 most important bands in my life i know for 25years. almost UNLISTENABLE unfortunately, had to put in an eq -10db drop at 2.7khz to survive this interview!!

[@SonicScoop]

Tschimi thanks for the feedback (no pun intended). I had some audio issues with this interview -- we did our best to correct them in post. Optimizing two-way Zoom interviews has a learning curve like all things audio. The audio problems with my interviews should be no more with my videos moving forward.

[@OTLCellartapes]

@@SonicScoop pity if it doesn't record separate audio streams with a time-lock.,.,.,

[@kdragon7]

Tight Spin is NOT on BtO - its on The Hidden Step. Sorry Ed...

[@glenjammin69]

I use a GT-10 as well and would love to know Ed's settings he uses!

[@PompousPicard1]

Man, this is awesome 😂 what’s the box he holds up that he said he got? It’s just slightly cropped out

[@ufopilotFPV]

It's one of the Strymon delays

[@CaptainPantys]

Oh my hoofy loofus

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

Theres a planet here,-

[@adriankury7954]

I cant hear Ed very well, anyway thank you for share

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

Yes yes and yes i had THE best concert experience in my L I F E , on philocybin mushrooms in CHRISTIANIA COPENHAGEN , never ever forget that magical evening ....My DEAREST GOD IN ÐEAREST HEAVEN ...A M A Z I N G 🥰🌛🥀🌹🪐☄️💫🚀🛸🛼🪄⚗️❤️☯️😘

[@bestbass42]

Sadly the Ozrics have gone in a more Electronic direction lately which is a shame as Ed is such a mega guitarist. Older fans will already know this but any new fans into Ozrics style of Psychedelic Space Rock should check out the early albums by The Ullulators and Psi Nuki. Very similar supersonic space guitar playing in both bands. All their older albums from 1980s/90s have been digitally remastered and are available to buy on Bandcamp.

[@SonicScoop]

Thank you for the recommendations @bestbass42!

[@DubArchaeologist]

Just saw them on UK tour a couple of weeks or so ago - they went for an olden daze sounding Ozrics - older tunes and less treacle-synths, warmer and retro - made us ancient Gen X Erps happy.

[@HeavyMetalRuinedMyLife1971a]

Earth is demonstrably level contained and motionless AND space doesn't even exist!😎

[@TheRmoroni]

does ed know frank marino?

[@mancave-man]

I quit this vid after 5 minutes, where the guest has said 5 words and the interviewer 5,000 word of worship. Guess I'll go listen to the band instead.

[@SonicScoop]

Haha, if David's honest excitement for the band made you want to hear them, that's a pretty good outcome. He's a BIG fan. Maybe if you dig them you'll want to come back and hear what Ed has to say. -Justin

[@featherinthewind333]

You talk too much