Shpongle is a psychedelic electronic music project from England that formed… Read Full Bio ↴Shpongle is a psychedelic electronic music project from England that formed in 1996. The group includes Simon Posford (a.k.a. Hallucinogen) and Raja Ram (one of three in The Infinity Project). The duo are considered to be one of the progenitors of the psybient genre - a genre combining world music with psychedelic trance and ambient. Their musical style combines traditional music from all over the globe and vocals with contemporary western synthesizer-based psychedelic music. When asked to describe Shpongle's music, Posford has responded that it is "like nothing you've ever heard before."
Shpongle's first track, "Vapour Rumours", was released on TIP Records' Infinite Excursions compilation in 1996. Their debut album, Are You Shpongled?, was released in 1998 on Twisted Records. On 9 September 2014, Posford confirmed beginning work on a sixth album, which was eventually announced as Codex VI and set for release in October 2017. On 3 October, even before the release of Codex VI, the duo announced via a Facebook video that they have begun working on their seventh studio album.
Posford is generally responsible for the synthesizers, studio work, and live instrumentation, while Raja Ram contributes broad musical concepts and flute arrangements. Raja Ram stated in an interview that "Shpongle" is an umbrella term for feeling positive and euphoric emotions. Shpongle's music is heavily influenced by psychedelic experiences and frequently makes use of sonic textures that approximate psychedelic states as well as vocal samples relating to consciousness expansion, hallucinations, and altered states of awareness. For example, the track "A New Way to Say 'Hooray'", contains a vocal sample of Terence McKenna describing the effects of DMT.
Shpongle's first track, "Vapour Rumours", was released on TIP Records' Infinite Excursions compilation in 1996. Their debut album, Are You Shpongled?, was released in 1998 on Twisted Records. On 9 September 2014, Posford confirmed beginning work on a sixth album, which was eventually announced as Codex VI and set for release in October 2017. On 3 October, even before the release of Codex VI, the duo announced via a Facebook video that they have begun working on their seventh studio album.
Posford is generally responsible for the synthesizers, studio work, and live instrumentation, while Raja Ram contributes broad musical concepts and flute arrangements. Raja Ram stated in an interview that "Shpongle" is an umbrella term for feeling positive and euphoric emotions. Shpongle's music is heavily influenced by psychedelic experiences and frequently makes use of sonic textures that approximate psychedelic states as well as vocal samples relating to consciousness expansion, hallucinations, and altered states of awareness. For example, the track "A New Way to Say 'Hooray'", contains a vocal sample of Terence McKenna describing the effects of DMT.
Connoisseur of Hallucinations
Shpongle Lyrics
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(pitched) I am a... mmm... mmm... connoiseur of hallucination
The lyrics of Shpongle's song "Connoisseur of Hallucinations" speak of a person who considers himself an expert in the realm of altered states of consciousness, specifically hallucinations. This individual is enamored with the vivid and fantastical experiences that these altered states can bring, and considers them to be a valuable source of knowledge and inspiration. The use of the word "connoisseur" implies that this person has a refined taste for these experiences, suggesting that they have been a frequent traveler of the psychedelic world.
Line by Line Meaning
(pitched) I am a... mmm... mmm... connoiseur of hallucination
I possess expert knowledge in experiencing and analyzing vivid perceptual experiences induced by hallucinogenic substances.
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Bender Rodriguez
When I hear these three tracks something happens to me. My mood changes. My focus is completely on the music. I get tingles up and down my spine. My eyes water and I feel like I want to cry - not from sadness, but from pure astonishment at how beautiful the music really is. I love these tracks so much. It's like drugs in the form of sound. If I were to choose my favorite 9 minutes of music, this would have to be it. I FUCKING LOVE SHPONGLE
Medo Tata
Years later after hearing it originally and I still haven't found better ending of an album .Brilliant
Bo Jangles
beautiful sounds.... even when one is not experiencing a different state of reality this song (and band) does wonders
TheSeeka
I discovered Shpongle a few years ago (6 or 7 I think). The music found me at exactly the right time in my life. I was going through a great deal of personal pain after leaving my family. I was lost, I was devastated. I found 'Are You Shpongled?' lurking on emusic. Wow, my mind opened up. With the music I could 'see' the beauty of the world about me; the fact that I still had great freinds, loving parents and above all my two girls. This is food for the soul at the highest level... S
Adrenolex
one of my fav songs, love it when the heavy guitar comes in aswell, this music changes so much.. thats why its so incredibly awesome
enjoiCam
that guitar bit at the end.. haha i was staring at a space picture while listening to it felt like heaven man.. pure ecstacy what a group SHPONGLE
Captain White
The best last 9 minutes of any album on the planet!
Daniel de Áries
Da nada! Demais de onde eles partem, por onde passam e aonde chegam com a musica.
paradoxicalclass
I remember when I first heard this album (recommended from a friend) a few years ago. The first play through for me was an experience that I can't even describe...
Dapanji
05:15 ...
This moment...
Incredible !