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.
Shpongolese Spoken Here
Shpongle Lyrics
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And good bye.
This is the people.
This is unique in the head.
Just for the people.
My, my mind are drunk.
The lyrics to Shpongolese Spoken Here by Shpongle are somewhat enigmatic and open to interpretation. They convey a sense of departure and finality, with the lines "And good bye" and "This is the end." The repetition of "This is the people" may symbolize a communal or collective experience, and the phrase "This is unique in the head" could suggest an unconventional or creative mindset.
The line "My, my mind are drunk" is particularly interesting, suggesting a state of altered consciousness or perception. This may be tied in with the psychedelic and experimental nature of the music and the band's overall ethos. The lyrics may also be seen as a reflection on the power of language and communication, with "Shpongolese" being a term coined by the band to represent their own unique linguistic and cultural identity.
Overall, the lyrics to Shpongolese Spoken Here are poetic and abstract, inviting the listener to experience the atmosphere and mood of the song without necessarily understanding the exact meaning.
Line by Line Meaning
All right!
Everything is okay and acceptable.
And good bye.
Departing from a situation politely.
This is the people.
This is for the common people who are the intended audience.
This is unique in the head.
Uniqueness resides in the mind of the individual.
Just for the people.
Exclusively for the common people.
My, my mind are drunk.
Feeling a sense of intoxication in the mind.
Contributed by Lincoln L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@thesameitis
Shpongle is a "category" of its own, nothing else comes close. Enjoy.
@tezer2d
Everhood let's plays sent me here
@SamHane
There’s so much going on in this song it blows my mind. I was thinking the automation would look like the most complicated mess ever, but I heard he does it by hand? So I guess he’s an octopus or something because holy shit. Absolute fucking masterpiece.
@loubob69
rip to my boy mr. skeltal, a shame that he got obliterated after showing up again threatening to play more copyrighted tracks, but he will live on in our hearts as long as the vertical slice demo isn't abruptly trashed
@dorkfishie8923
Hey, didn’t this appear in an early version of Everhood? That’s how I got here.
@imortalinsanity2087
Begining sounds like it belongs in terraria
@Silvermeow
That makes me the 1000th!
@devlevick
if I came back just a couple more times I could be the 5000th viewer
@applepornography
My stupid teenage ass legit thought that 2:57 was a sample of a President Obama speech for a while. tbh I'm still not sure it's NOT... Regardless, I do know that it's my favorite part of the song.
@CamelliaFlingert
after i heard Trump being sampled in Subnautica soundtrack i wouldn't be suprised to find out Shpongle sampled Obama lol