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* It has been noted that the Shpongle logo is reminiscent of the cover art on [[Pink Floyd]]'s ''[[Relics (Pink Floyd album)|Relics]]''. |
* It has been noted that the Shpongle logo is reminiscent of the cover art on [[Pink Floyd]]'s ''[[Relics (Pink Floyd album)|Relics]]''. |
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* The song "Divine Moments of Truth" is a tribute to the rare [[psychoactive drug]] [[Dimethyltryptamine]] (DMT). The tune's acronym is also DMT. |
* The song "Divine Moments of Truth" is a tribute to the rare [[psychoactive drug]] [[Dimethyltryptamine]] (DMT). The tune's acronym is also DMT. |
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* The name of the song "Dorset Perception" alludes to [[Aldous Huxley]]'s novel [[The Doors of Perception]]. Dorset |
* The name of the song "Dorset Perception" alludes to [[Aldous Huxley]]'s novel [[The Doors of Perception]]. [[Dorset]] is the the location of Posford's studio, the ''Hallucinogen Sound Labs''. |
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* The Shpongle song "New Way to Say Hooray" contains a sample of a lecture by [[Terence McKenna]], in which he references the [[Pink Floyd]] song ''The Gnome''. The gnomes are actually creatures which Terence describes meeting over and over on many of his DMT related trance experiences. |
* The Shpongle song "New Way to Say Hooray" contains a sample of a lecture by [[Terence McKenna]], in which he references the [[Pink Floyd]] song ''The Gnome''. The gnomes are actually creatures which Terence describes meeting over and over on many of his DMT related trance experiences. |
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* The female vocals on ''Tales of the Inexpressible'' are performed by [[Michele Adamson]]. |
* The female vocals on ''Tales of the Inexpressible'' are performed by [[Michele Adamson]]. |
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Revision as of 09:16, 8 January 2006
Shpongle is considered to be one of the most important and influential psychedelic downtempo music projects of recent years. The members are Simon Posford (aka Hallucinogen) and Raja Ram (one half of The Infinity Project). Their sound is a successful mix of mainly eastern ethnic samples and western contemporary psychedelic synth music. Posford is responsible for the synth and studio work while Raja Ram contributes with flute arrangements and visionary input.
Shpongle's first tune, Rumours Of Vapours, was released on TIP Records' Infinite Excursions compilation in 1996. Their debut album, Are You Shpongled?, was released 1998 on Twisted Records. The high sound quality, successful mix of samples, instruments and synths along with the story and progress of the music through the album made it one of the most cutting edge releases of that time. Are You Shpongled? and Twisted Records' first downtempo compilation, Eclipse, made a huge impact on the psychedelic trance scene in 1998. These two releases were very important and influential to the small and undefined psychedelic downtempo genre. Although neither Are You Shpongled? nor Eclipse were the first psychedelic downtempo releases they were among the most important ones.
Statistics
- Genre: Psychedelic, Electronica, Ambient, Trance, Experimental, World Music
- Country: United Kingdom
- Status: Active
- Time: 1996 -
Discography
Studio releases
- Are You Shpongled? - (1998)
- Tales of the Inexpressible - (2001)
- Nothing Lasts...But Nothing Is Lost - (2005)
Remixes
Trivia
- It has been noted that the Shpongle logo is reminiscent of the cover art on Pink Floyd's Relics.
- The song "Divine Moments of Truth" is a tribute to the rare psychoactive drug Dimethyltryptamine (DMT). The tune's acronym is also DMT.
- The name of the song "Dorset Perception" alludes to Aldous Huxley's novel The Doors of Perception. Dorset is the the location of Posford's studio, the Hallucinogen Sound Labs.
- The Shpongle song "New Way to Say Hooray" contains a sample of a lecture by Terence McKenna, in which he references the Pink Floyd song The Gnome. The gnomes are actually creatures which Terence describes meeting over and over on many of his DMT related trance experiences.
- The female vocals on Tales of the Inexpressible are performed by Michele Adamson.
- The spoken word samples used in the track "Botanical Dimensions", found on Nothing Lasts...But Nothing Is Lost were taken from the movie Waking Life.