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.

The Stamen of the Shaman
Shpongle Lyrics

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Come to me
I need you now
Close my eyes and feel you right here somehow

Come to me (don't let me be)
And sing our song (come and sing with me)
Dancing to your melody all night long

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Shpongle's song "The Stamen Of The Shamen" convey a person's desire for a loved one to be with them in the present moment. The lines "Come to me, I need you now" and "Close my eyes and feel you right here somehow" indicate how the singer is missing their partner and longing for their presence. The repetition of the phrase "Come to me" and the plea "don't let me be" further emphasize this yearning.

The second half of the song's lyrics change tone to a more uplifting one as the singer encourages their partner to join them in singing and dancing to their shared song. The lines "And sing our song, come and sing with me, dancing to your melody all night long" convey a sense of celebration and joy as the two unite in the power of music.

Overall, the lyrics of "The Stamen Of The Shamen" convey a deep sense of longing, desire, and the transformative power of shared experiences, particularly through the medium of music.

Line by Line Meaning

Come to me
I crave the presence of the one I cherish

I need you now
I yearn for your affection in this moment

Close my eyes and feel you right here somehow
In absence, I seek to feel your spirit near me

Come to me (don't let me be)
I plead for you to not abandon me

And sing our song (come and sing with me)
Let's harmonize our emotions and create our own melody

Dancing to your melody all night long
I want to move to the rhythm of our love throughout the night

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