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.
Once upone a sea of blissful awareness
Shpongle Lyrics
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Waves of the soft spring wind
Love's flood, tide is rising full
The moon of love is rising full
Sea of beauty
The moon of love is rising full
Love's flood tide
Some laugh, some weep, some dance for joy
Some laugh, some weep, some dance for joy
Some laugh, some weep, some dance for joy
My mind craves nectar day and night
Like a blue lotus floating on the sea of love
Lingering in ashantically
Lingering in the akashic realms
Lingering in
Lingering in the realms
Blue lotus floats
Blue lotus floats
Floating, floating, floating, floating, floating, floating
Some laugh, some weep, some dance for joy
Some laugh, some weep, some dance for joy
Some laugh, some weep, some dance for joy
Some laugh, some weep, some dance for joy
Some laugh, some weep, some dance for joy
Some laugh, some weep, some dance for joy
My mind craves nectar day and night
The first verse of Shpongle's "Once Upon the Sea of Blissful Awareness" speaks of the rising tide of love, symbolized by the moon that's also mentioned within the lyrics. The sea of beauty represents the endless possibilities that love holds, and the tide represents how love can keep growing stronger and stronger as it advances. The song speaks of the different ways people respond to love, some laughing in enjoyment, some crying with the raw emotions, and some dancing as though they can feel the rhythm of the universe. The lyrics describe a constant craving for the sweetness of love's nectar, which is sought after by the singer of the song through lingering in the akashic realms, the spiritual plane of existence where all knowledge and experience is stored.
The blue lotus is also mentioned several times within the lyrics. It's a symbol of enlightenment and can represent the desire to attain spiritual awakening. Just like the blue lotus floating on the sea of love, the singer is seeking to become part of the never-ending flow of love and all the wisdom and enlightenment that it brings. The theme of the song is the power of love to transform and uplift, as well as the desire to become one with it completely, to be baptized within the sea of blissful awareness. The beautiful imagery within the song conveys its message in a poetic way that resonates deeply with listeners who appreciate spiritual and philosophical musings.
Line by Line Meaning
Waves of the soft spring wind
The gentle breeze brings waves of new beginnings
Love's flood, tide is rising full
The powerful force of love is overwhelming and growing stronger
The moon of love is rising full
Love's influence is growing as the moon does, radiating its light
Sea of beauty
A vast expanse of beauty surrounds us
Some laugh, some weep, some dance for joy
People express their emotions in different ways, but all emotions are valid
My mind craves nectar day and night
I seek the sweet essence of life all the time
Like a blue lotus floating on the sea of love
I feel serene and at peace, buoyed by the power of love
Lingering in ashantically
I am immersed in the otherworldly realm of the akashic records, contemplating my existence
Blue lotus floats
I am serene and buoyant, floating like a blue lotus on the sea of life
Floating, floating, floating, floating, floating, floating
Drifting and swept up in the ebb and flow of life's currents
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: SIMON JAMES POSFORD, RONALD GARY ROTHFIELD
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Waves of the soft spring wind
Waves of the soft spring wind
Love's flood, tide is rising full
The moon of love is rising full
Sea of beauty
The moon of love is rising full
Love's flood tide
Some laugh, some weep, some dance for joy
Some laugh, some weep, some dance for joy
Some laugh, some weep, some dance for joy
Some laugh, some weep, some dance for joy
My mind craves nectar day and night
Like a blue lotus floating on the sea of love
Lingering in ashantically
Lingering in the akashic realms
Lingering in
Lingering in the realms
Blue lotus floats
Blue lotus floats
Floating, floating, floating, floating, floating, floating
Some laugh, some weep, some dance for joy
Some laugh, some weep, some dance for joy
Some laugh, some weep, some dance for joy
Some laugh, some weep, some dance for joy
Some laugh, some weep, some dance for joy
Some laugh, some weep, some dance for joy
My mind craves nectar day and night
@gersit
First time i hear it was in 2007..on a island named Crete in Greece...the girl who was listening to this magic was Garifalia...never will forget her..
@gmsi7d371
yes . this is beautiful music for experience of life
@nintendokiller1
I would of married her...
@nozulani
hey, i am garifalia, what's up!
@SnaxOnSnaxOnSnaxOnSnaxOnSnax
@noz where the deems at women
@lucian5389
@Alan rettig LMFAO
@RomanEmpirre
this track is a psychedelic trip itself
@flyinghigh3944
This is half of the way I wished JANE'S ADDICTION could have sounded like 30 something years ago.
@apsesyn
i just realized i need more downtempo music in my life
@souliseum5437
Hari Om and Michele Adamson have voices of un touched... ethereal realms. Whomever forged the lyrics to this song must have tasted Divinity. One of my all time favorite Chill tracks Shpongle has done. Simon and Raja are legends.