Infected Mushroom is known for their consistent sonic evolution exemplified by the following albums: "The Gathering" (1999), "Classical Mushroom" (2000), "B.P. Empire" (2001), "Converting Vegetarians" (2003), "IM the Supervisor" (2004), "Vicious Delicious" (2007), "Legend of the Black Shawarma" (2009), "Army of Mushrooms" (2012)' and "Converting Vegetarians II" (2015)'
Their live shows feature guitars, live drums and vocals, with a multimedia backdrop.
In 1998, Aizen and Duvdevani began playing together. At first they released a few tracks as "Shidapu & Duvdev". These tracks were 'happier' and on the simpler side of trance. Later on, they formed the duo "Infected Mushroom" and started working on their first album. The name "Infected Mushroom" was taken, without permission, from a disbanded (1989 to 1993) punk rock band of that name also of Israeli origin, which Duvdevani knew and saw perform at a concert in Israel.
1999's "The Gathering" was the breakthrough debut album for "Infected Mushroom". The album featured a dark, rhythmic atmosphere exemplified in the song "Psycho", which gathered much acclaim and popularity. This album was one of the first albums to bring Israeli psy-trance to more 'mainstream' audiences, and contributed to the gradually growing popularity of the genre world-wide. The following year, the duo released one of their most well known albums, also being one of the most well known albums in the genre today, "Classical Mushroom". The album showcased a track often cited as their most popular track, "Bust A Move". This album is commonly referred to as the best example of the group's efforts.
"Infected Mushroom's" evolving style has also had its share of critics. 2001's "B.P. Empire" was well-received by many fans and critics alike. Especially renowned is the musical epic "Dancing With Kadafi"; segueing numerous styles of music, most notably through the use of strong middle-eastern style melodies and a classical piece halfway through (which showcased Erez and Amit's piano and violin skills). However, the album was not as popular with mainstream audiences when compared with earlier releases, primarily due to the less accessible melodies in most of the tracks. The album was also seen as a break away from the more traditional styles of psy-trance by many psy-trance purists, who felt that the new territories explored went beyond the bounds of psy-trance but not necessarily in a progressive sense.
The group's most controversial album proved to be "Converting Vegetarians" (2003) which featured 2 discs (also known as 'sides'). The first of the 2 CDs is the inoffensive Trance side, which contains mostly trance-like dancefloor material. The Trance Side is a logical progression of their earlier work (although it is cited by some as less imaginative than their earlier work). The 2nd CD is entitled The Other Side, and it contains mostly genre-bending experimental music - ranging from the R&B inspired title track "Converting Vegetarians" (which was the first true display of Duvdev's characteristic voice) to the more down-tempo laid-back "Elation Station", and also from the electro-pop tracks "Blink" and "Illuminaughty" (with vocals by the well-known UK psytrance vocalist Michele Adamson) to the short and experimental "Shakawkaw" (later expanded to a full length track). The album also contained the track "Ballerium", which was originally recorded as a soundtrack to an up-and-coming internet game and later scrapped by the game designers. The remainder of the CD went on to reveal other musical stylings, including "I Wish", lead by a carefully vocoded vocal line.
The release of "IM The Supervisor" in 2004 (often incorrectly referred to as "I'm the Supervisor"), further surprised listeners with yet another mix of psy-trance with other musical genres. The album was criticized as being too "commercial" by many fans, but became "Infected Mushroom's" best selling album up to that time.
Guitarists Tommy Cunningham and Erez Netz joined in 2004 - Tom plays with "Infected Mushroom" in the United States, while Erez Netz plays the rest of their gigs. Netz is a famous guitarist from Israel, and he opens their live shows with some electric guitar exhibition - playing with his mouth. In December of that year, "Infected Mushroom" moved from their base in Haifa to a new studio in Los Angeles, California.
As of 2007, "Infected Mushroom" have also brought in Brazilian percussionist Rogerio Jardim to play drums and percussion during their shows. Also that year, Infected Mushroom rose to #9 in the influential DJmag Top 100 DJs poll, where they were the highest placed psytrance DJs. This was the first time the category had been created, reflecting psytrance's rising popularity around the world and the pioneering role Infected Mushroom have played in this.
2007 was also the year of "Vicious Delicious", possibly the most diverse album up to that point. The album begins with "Becoming Insane", an intense Spanish-guitar-led number, followed by "Artillery", a hip-hop track with vocal contributions by a guest artist. This divergence in genre in just the first two tracks of the album is a clear ultimatum for the critics to 'get with the programme'. Other tracks on the album also feature guest vocalists, along with the guitars and percussion of the newly-inducted Infected Mushrooms.
The much-anticipated 2009 album bore the title "Legend of the Black Shawarma" and featured remixes of "The Doors" classic "Riders On The Storm" and the evergreen Mushrooms number "Bust a Move", which is noticeably enriched by the DJs' well-matured skills. According to Duvdev, the title of the album is taken from a joke shared with an Australian friend who was describing his interest in having an up-close-and-personal experience in a shark cage. Duvdev's reported response was that the friend would look to the shark like a 'black shawarma', an enticing Middle-Eastern delicacy.
Infected Mushroom are currently using Cubase 6 on custom built PC's
Discography
Albums
The Gathering (1999)
Classical Mushroom (2000)
B.P.Empire (2001)
Converting Vegetarians (2003)
IM the Supervisor (2004)
Vicious Delicious (2007)
Legend of the Black Shawarma (2009)
Army of Mushrooms (2012)
Friends on Mushrooms (2015)
Converting Vegetarians II (2015)
Singles/EPs
Intelligate / Small Moves (1999)
Bust a Move (2001)
Classical Mushroom EP (2001)
B.P. Empire (2001)
Birthday (feat. Berry Sakharof) (2002)
Deeply Disturbed (2003)
Songs From The Other Side (2003)
Cities of the Future (2004)
Stretched (2005)
Becoming Insane (2007)
Smashing the Opponent Remixes (2009)
One Day - Single (Infected Mushroom & Matisyahu) (2010)
Killing Time Remixes (2010)
Deck & Sheker (2010)
Pink Nightmares (2011)
I'm Alive (2011)
U R So Fucked (2012)
U R So Smart (2012)
Evilution (2012)
Nation Of Wusses (2012)
Atid Matok (2012)
Friends on Mushrooms, Vol. 1 (2013)
Never Mind (2013)
See Me Now (2013)
Friends on Mushrooms, Vol. 2 (2013)
Friends on Mushrooms, Vol. 3 (2014)
Psycho (Loud & Domestic 2015 Remix) (2015)
Fields of Grey (feat. Sasha Grey) (2015)
Liquid Smoke (2016)
Tracks Released on Compilations
Acid Killer
Angel Jonatan
Anyone Else But Me
Arabian Nights On Mescaline
Baby Killer
Blue Rythmic Night (feat. I.Zen)
Cat On Mushroom
Classical Mushroom
Coolio (Infected Mushroom Remix)
Crazy D
Dainai
Devil rmx
dirty 80s
Doremifas
Double Click
Dream Theatre
Electro Panic
Elm
Eve down
Expose (feat. space cat)
Facing
For The People
Gravity Waves
I See Myself
Intelligate
Into The Matrix
Look At Me
Lo Ra
LSD Story (Infected Mushroom Remix)
Merlin
Millions Of Miles Away (Infected Mushroom Rmx)
Ministry of Angels (feat. yahel)
Montoya
Monster (remix)
Muddy Effect
My Mummy Said
Now Is The Time
One Absolute
Overload
Psycho (Live Mix)
Red Filter
S is Here
Scotch
Smahutta
Small Moves
Symphonatic
The Fly
The Messenger
Tiwanacu
Voices
Where Is S
Wider
9%
B-Sides
Eisen
* With Miki Litvak (ex-Domestic), Oren Kislev and Roy Sasson: Shidapu
* With Talamasca: Magic Mushroom
* With Shiva (DJ Jörg): Shiva Shidapu
Eisen and Duvdevani
* With Space Cat: Cat on Mushroom
* With PsySex: Sex on Mushroom
* With DJ Jörg: Jörg On Mushroom
* With Domestic: Domestic Mushroom
* With Deedrah: Infected Deedrah
* With Hallucinogen and Michele Adamson: Fly Agaric
* With Astrix: Infected Astrix
Other
My Mummy Said (2001)
Outdoor Party Vol III (2001)
Merlin (2002)
Artificial Visualization (2004)
The Doors Remixed (Unreleased LP) (2007)
Sites: YouTube, Facebook and http://Infected-Mushroom.com
Demons of Pain
Infected Mushroom Lyrics
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Your faith, understand, and the love that you have brought upon
Me and you, against the other one
Together I've defeated for the first time that I′m vivid
So I don't know why I'm dreaming of
Demons of pain
Again and again
I thought that I′d been saved yet here I am
Those demons of pain
Looping my mistakes I've done in vain
Again and again
I thought that I′d been saved yet here I am
Just when I thought there's no door to escape my downs
You took all my pain and my shame and you pulled me up
Towards my dreams against the other ones
Together I′ve defeated for the first time that I'm vivid
So I don′t know why I'm dreaming of
Demons of pain
Looping all betrayals I've done in shame
Again and again
I thought that I′d been saved yet here I am
Those demons of pain
Looping my mistakes I′ve done in vain
Again and again
I thought that I'd been saved yet here I am
The lyrics of "Demons of Pain" by Infected Mushroom tackle the theme of inner demons and how they haunt us despite our efforts to move past them. The opening lines express the confusion and contradiction that the singer feels in their emotions. They thought they had victory over their moods and were grateful for the love and support that was given to them. However, they are still haunted by their inner demons which they call 'demons of pain'. These demons are the betrayals and mistakes that the singer has done and they are looping in their mind in shame.
The second verse reveals how the singer finds solace in their partner who helps them escape from their downward spiral. They are grateful for the support that has helped them dream of a better future, yet the demons of pain still haunt them. The chorus repeats this idea that no matter how much the singer tries to escape their past mistakes, the demons of pain keep looping, reminding them of their failures. Despite the hope that comes with defeat, the singer finds themselves back in the same place, plagued by their inner demons.
In summary, the lyrics of "Demons of Pain" express the idea that no matter how much we try to move on from our past mistakes, our inner demons will continue to haunt us until we learn to face them head-on.
Line by Line Meaning
Just when I thought that I knew when I'm moody of
Just when I thought I had control over my emotions
Your faith, understand, and the love that you have brought upon
Your beliefs, empathy, and affection that you have shown me
Me and you, against the other one
It's us against the world
Together I've defeated for the first time that I'm vivid
Together we have overcome, and for the first time, I feel alive and clear-headed
So I don't know why I'm dreaming of
I don't understand why I am haunted by
Demons of pain
The tormenting memories of my past mistakes
Looping all betrayals I've done in shame
Reliving every time I have let someone down and feeling the guilt all over again
Again and again
It's a never-ending cycle
I thought that I'd been saved yet here I am
I believed that I had moved on, but I am still haunted by my past
Just when I thought there's no door to escape my downs
Just when I thought I had hit rock bottom
You took all my pain and my shame and you pulled me up
You lifted me out of my despair and self-loathing
Towards my dreams against the other ones
Helping me pursue my goals in the face of adversity
Looping my mistakes I've done in vain
Reliving the foolish things I have done with no redeeming value
I thought that I'd been saved yet here I am
I hoped that I had moved on but I remain stuck in my regrets
Writer(s): Erez Eisen, Amit Duvdevani
Contributed by William V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Luis Reyes Sánchez
Just when I thought that I'm new and am worthy of
Your fate, and your strenght and the love that you've brought upon
Me and you against the other ones
Together undefeated, for the first that I'm vivid
So I don't know why I'm dreaming of
Demons of pain
Looping my betrayals I've done in shame
Again and again, I thought that I've been saved yet here I am.
Those demons of pain.
Looping my mistakes I'v done in vain
Again and again, I thought that I've been saved yet here I am.
Just when I thought there's no door to escape my doubts
You took all my pain and my shame and you've pulled me up
Towards my dreams against the other ones
Together udefeated, for the first that I'm vivid so I don't know why I'm dreaming of
Demons of pain
Looping my betrayals I've done in shame
Again and again, I thought that I've been saved yet here I am.
Those demons of pain
Looping my mistakes I've done in vain
Again and again, I thought that I've been saved, yet here I am.
Samy Haloui
[Verse 1]
Just when I thought that I knew when I'm moody of
Your faith, and the strength, and the love that you have brought upon
Me and you against the other one
Together I've defeated for the first time that I'm vivid
So I don't know why I'm dreaming of
[Chorus]
Demons of pain
Looping all betrayals I've done in shame
Again and again
I thought that I'd been saved yet here I am
Those demons of pain
Looping my mistakes I've done in vain
Again and again
I thought that I'd been saved yet here I am
[Verse 2]
Just when I thought there's no door to escape my downs
You took all my pain and my shame and you pulled me up
Towards my dreams against the other ones
Together I've defeated for the first time that I'm vivid
So I don't know why I'm dreaming of
[Chorus]
Demons of pain
Looping all betrayals I've done in shame
Again and again
I thought that I'd been saved yet here I am
Those demons of pain
Looping my mistakes I've done in vain
Again and again
I thought that I'd been saved yet here I am
Luis Reyes Sánchez
Just when I thought that I'm new and am worthy of
Your fate, and your strenght and the love that you've brought upon
Me and you against the other ones
Together undefeated, for the first that I'm vivid
So I don't know why I'm dreaming of
Demons of pain
Looping my betrayals I've done in shame
Again and again, I thought that I've been saved yet here I am.
Those demons of pain.
Looping my mistakes I'v done in vain
Again and again, I thought that I've been saved yet here I am.
Just when I thought there's no door to escape my doubts
You took all my pain and my shame and you've pulled me up
Towards my dreams against the other ones
Together udefeated, for the first that I'm vivid so I don't know why I'm dreaming of
Demons of pain
Looping my betrayals I've done in shame
Again and again, I thought that I've been saved yet here I am.
Those demons of pain
Looping my mistakes I've done in vain
Again and again, I thought that I've been saved, yet here I am.
Tuvel out
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Stig6
Beautiful
What a lovely song
Erik Haas
I just found IM this year but I’m so glad I did. This track is definitely one of my favorites. Its a shame it has so few listens
Cold Shake
Indeed, listen to all their works. You won't be disappointed
Erik Haas
@Cold Shake oh believe me I have. At least any many as I could. Probably one of the only bands I’ve ever intentionally tried to listen to the entire discography. I think I got them all but I wouldn’t be surprised if I missed something along the way.
Etyk Espeer
@Erik Haas So serious question, do You prefer this version or the Return to the Sauce remix?
because Im high now and wonder
EDIT just to be clear they are both great just with an absolutely different vibe, wonder which one have You become
Just keep falling
@Etyk Espeer Both are good for different vibes but I think I prefer this version.
AhNibboNabbo
@Just keep falling good guy
Samy Haloui
[Verse 1]
Just when I thought that I knew when I'm moody of
Your faith, and the strength, and the love that you have brought upon
Me and you against the other one
Together I've defeated for the first time that I'm vivid
So I don't know why I'm dreaming of
[Chorus]
Demons of pain
Looping all betrayals I've done in shame
Again and again
I thought that I'd been saved yet here I am
Those demons of pain
Looping my mistakes I've done in vain
Again and again
I thought that I'd been saved yet here I am
[Verse 2]
Just when I thought there's no door to escape my downs
You took all my pain and my shame and you pulled me up
Towards my dreams against the other ones
Together I've defeated for the first time that I'm vivid
So I don't know why I'm dreaming of
[Chorus]
Demons of pain
Looping all betrayals I've done in shame
Again and again
I thought that I'd been saved yet here I am
Those demons of pain
Looping my mistakes I've done in vain
Again and again
I thought that I'd been saved yet here I am