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.
Round The World In A Tea Daze
Shpongle Lyrics
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Hara hara maha deva shambhu. kashi vishnu nara gangay.
Ex Maria pie jesu
Ex Maria virgine qui tolis
pie domine domine
pie
The lyrics of Shpongle's song "Round The World In A Tea Daze" can be interpreted in different ways, but overall they seem to convey a sense of wonder and mysticism about the potential of the human mind to explore and comprehend the vastness of the universe. The first line, "And we can take this huge universe and put it inside a very tiny head: you fold it," suggests that there is a way for us to mentally contain and understand the complexity and diversity of existence within ourselves, through some sort of transformation or rearrangement of our inner world. This idea is reinforced by the use of the word "fold," which evokes the image of origami or paper folding as a creative process that can turn a flat sheet of paper into a complex and beautiful structure. The concept of mental folding also implies a sense of flexibility, adaptability, and imaginative playfulness that can possibly help us navigate the challenges and mysteries of life.
The second part of the lyrics, "Hara hara maha deva shambhu. kashi vishnu nara gangay. Ex Maria pie jesu. Ex Maria virgine qui tolis. pie domine domine. pie," seems to draw from diverse cultural and religious references, such as Hinduism, Christianity, and possibly Latin. The words "Hara hara maha deva shambhu" are a mantra that honors the god Shiva, who represents the cosmic force of destruction and transformation in Hinduism. "Kashi vishnu nara gangay" refers to the holy city of Varanasi (also called Kashi) on the banks of the Ganges river, which is considered a sacred site by Hindus and a place of pilgrimage for many. The Latin phrases "Ex Maria pie jesu" and "Ex Maria virgine qui tolis" are part of the Catholic hymn "Pie Jesu" that asks for mercy and salvation through the intercession of the Virgin Mary. The final word "pie" may also be a reference to the mathematical constant pi, which represents the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, and has long fascinated scientists and philosophers for its infinite, irrational nature.
Overall, "Round The World In A Tea Daze" is a multi-layered and intricate song that blends different musical styles, instruments, and cultural elements to create a unique and immersive experience for the listener. The lyrics add an extra dimension of meaning and depth to the music, inviting us to explore the interconnections and possibilities of the human mind and spirit.
Line by Line Meaning
And we can take this huge universe and put it inside a very tiny head: you fold it.
We have the ability to comprehend the vastness of the universe despite the limitations of our human minds.
Hara hara maha deva shambhu. kashi vishnu nara gangay.
Chanting these Hindu deities' names invokes a sense of spiritual energy and cosmic unity.
Ex Maria pie jesu
Acknowledging the presence and significance of the divine feminine in Christian theology.
Ex Maria virgine qui tolis
Praising the purity and grace of Mary, the virgin mother of Jesus.
pie domine domine
Surrendering to a higher power and seeking spiritual guidance and enlightenment.
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Hara is Shiva as the regenerator,
Hara is and Harā Bərəzaitī, is the name given to a legendary mountain around which the stars and planets revolve.
Hara is and a name for the (one of setting) center of the being or Solar Plexus.
Hara is God of pure love and His love can give soul all this.
Mahadeva Shambo is Highest God, God of Gods, Father, Christ Consciousness, Krishna Babaji or Mahaavatar Babaji, Parameshwara, Master, Lord of Greatest Grace full with greatest blessings and Love.
Kashi is holiest place on the Earth.
Kashi is immortal place.
Kashi is the place for Moksha or Liberation (with name Samyugha) and Ganga.
Kashi is and one of three** Shiva-Shakti peetha (permanent live God With His Energy – fullest place of God’s strenght).
Kashi is and God which permanent live with.
Kashi is God of pure love and His love can give soul all this.
** Shiva-Shakti Peethas are the Vishnanatha Temple in Kashi or Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), and the Mahakaleshwara Temple in Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh), and Temple of the Mallikarjuna Jyotir Linga.
Vishwanatha is God of pure love and His love can give soul all this.
Gange or Ganga or Ganges
Ganga (Sanskrit) the Ganges, the sacred river of India,
Ganges is and highly revered streams,
Ganges is and outside sign of the flowing from spirit to matter,
Ganges is and deep inner form which flowing from celestial realms to material,
Ganges is occult forces including streams of wisdom and power flowing from heaven to earth,
Ganges or deep flowing form of Gods to mankind,
Ganges is the idea which once understood kept perennially before people's minds the reality of the spiritual worlds and their intimate interconnection with the realms of physical space and time.
Ganga is Goddess of pure love and Her love can give soul all this.
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Lyrics:
And we can take this huge universe and put it inside a very tiny head: you fold it.
Hara Hara Mahadeva Shambho. Kashi Vishwanatha Gange.
Ex Maria pie jesu ...
Ex Maria virgine qui tolis ...
Pie domine domine pie...
Dönülmez akşamın ufkundayız, [/dün bir tepeden baktım Aziz Istanbul].
For the Turkish lyrics: the poem is not actually like that, but the one in that song is from 'Voices of Istanbul by 'Q Up Arts.' and the actual lyrics I could hear were something like I wrote here. Myself I speak Turkish, but not native, so feel free to correct anything here and I'll edit it later.
@davidom7630
Pure magic. No other description. Pure magic. Psychedelic music.
@os-vb6ue
Pure LOVE
@davidom7630
@æ os is there a difference?
@nadavdahan7117
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@jarijansma2207
This opened me as a kid. It changed the course of my life
@tarikay93
This masterpiece has it all, a magnificent journey through time and space.
@heightsofsagarmatha
Agreed, it's as incredible as when I first heard it 12 years ago
@Zehahahaa
3:57 So cinematic!
So much respect to Shpongle from Mexico 🇲🇽 and many Blessings to everyone listening 🙏🏻
@divinefallfromgrace
STILL one of the greatest tunes ever... the way it 'flows' from section to section effortlessly is remarkable!! 💜
@vial3206
this song will forever mean so much to me