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
Forgive Me
Infected Mushroom Lyrics
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Can you tell me a story that I don't know
Can you show me a picture that I haven't seen before
Can you do one thing for me,
just let me go
Can you tell me a story that I don't know
Can you show me a picture that I haven't seen before
Can you do one thing for me,
just let me go
just let me go
just let me go
Can you give me a reason why to stay behind
Can you say to my face that I'm not wasting all my time
Can you do one thing for me,
just let me go
Can you see the way I'm happy and the story that is ending
And my final place to be, with some quiet [...]
Can you show me one more time,
just where to go
Forgive me, for leaving you alone
Forgive me, for not staying any more
Forgive me, for leaving you alone.
Forgive me, for not waiting any more
Forgive me, for leaving you alone
Forgive me, for not waiting any more
The Infected Mushroom song Forgive Me is a reflection on the end of a relationship or perhaps a phase in life. The opening lines asking for a new story or a new picture suggest a desire for change, to break free from the past, and start anew. The repeated plea to simply let the singer go is likely directed at the other person in this relationship, asking for release and an end to the pain. The question of wasting time may be a reminder that change must be made sooner rather than later. The desire to be shown one more time where to go is a search for clarity and guidance.
The chorus, with its repeated refrain of "Forgive me," speaks to the sorrow that comes with ending a relationship. The singer seems to be apologizing for the pain they have caused the other person. However, it could also be interpreted as apologizing to themselves for not being able to make things work. The final plea to forgive the singer for leaving and not waiting any more, further demonstrates that the relationship has reached its end, and though it may be painful, it is time to move on.
Overall, the lyrics to Forgive Me express a deep yearning for change, release, and peace in a relationship that has perhaps run its course. The desire to seek new stories and pictures, to not waste time and to be shown a clear direction is admirable, and the sacrifice that comes with recognizing the need to let go is painful but necessary.
Line by Line Meaning
Can you tell me a story that I don't know
Can you provide me with a new experience or perspective that I haven't encountered before?
Can you show me a picture that I haven't seen before
Can you reveal to me something that I haven't previously witnessed?
Can you do one thing for me, just let me go
Can you grant me the freedom to leave this situation?
Can you give me a reason why to stay behind
Can you present me with a compelling justification to persist in this circumstance?
Can you say to my face that I'm not wasting all my time
Can you look me in the eye and assure me that I'm not squandering my precious time?
Can you see the way I'm happy and the story that is ending
Can you perceive the joy that I feel in moving towards the close of this chapter in my life?
And my final place to be, with some quiet [...]
I know where I want to end up, in a peaceful and restful place
Can you show me one more time, just where to go
Can you reiterate the proper route or direction once more?
Forgive me, for leaving you alone
I apologize for departing and leaving you by yourself
Forgive me, for not staying any more
I ask for your forgiveness for my decision to not remain any longer
Forgive me, for not waiting any more
I'm sorry for not prolonging my stay any further and for not waiting around
Contributed by Josiah B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@lovehatefear1
Can you tell me a story that I don't know
Can you show me a picture that I haven't seen before
Can you do one thing for me
Just let me go
Can you tell me a story that I don't know
Can you show me a picture that I haven't seen before
Can you do one thing for me
Just let me go
Just let me go
Just let me go
Can you give me a reason why to stay behind
Can you say to my face that I'm not wasting all my time
Can you do one thing for me
Just let me go
Can you see the way I'm happy and the story that is ending
And my final place to be, with some quiet endlessly
Can you show me one more time
Just where to go
Forgive me, for leaving you alone
Forgive me, for not staying any more
Forgive me, for leaving you alone
Forgive me, for not waiting any more
Forgive me, for leaving you alone
Forgive me, for not waiting any more
@brendonwife
How can a song be so quirky, funny, and melancholic at the same time? By eating Infected Mushrooms, that's how.
@noramarcelamj7730
I need to rey them
@mitchellconta4472
Cause that's how psychedelics make you feel
@siripilpud5859
For real
@macaryl95
We are all infected
@SlamifiedBuddafied
I remember I used to listen to Infected Mushroom quite a bit a long while ago and for some reason, I lapsed roughly five years where I hadn't taken a listen. In truth, it has become very sentimental because of such a lapse in time. Such good music, I hope many more have the chance to listen to such amusing and entertaining music.
@wheniwasfuckingmydogmycatc6322
Inflated Bowser brought me here
@orokanasentoki6013
The End
@Xavier-po9rg
The Start
@mikewazouski5867
The after