Away from the demands of the dancefloor, he and bandmate Raja Ram are free to draw on whatever inspires them and play at whatever tempo they like, creating a fantastic psychedelic sound world, music born of electronic dance music but not confined to it. Terms like "global fusion" barely scratch the surface. From blistering Brazilian beats to massive trancey dub, from Indonesia to the Middle East, from soothing environmental ambience to intense and complex walls of sound; Shpongle's universe is almost limitless.
Posford and Ram both have other lives - as Hallucinogen, Micrograms and other monikers - but it's together as Shpongle that they shine brightest. Shpongle's first four albums remain classics of chillout electronica.
Several since then are less remarkable, but most fans will be happy to have all of them anyway. The debut album Are You Shpongled is a prototype of sorts for chillout music from the psy scene and has inspired many since, initially bands like Entheogenic and many of the artists featured on the seminal Global Psychedelic Chill Out series from Spiritzone Records. Each track on Are You Shpongled is different from the last. Melody is never far away and Raja Ram's flute playing is sweet and beautifully timed, never lapsing into over-extended soloing.
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Morsleben This is consciousness making love to itself. Favorite track: I Am You Remastered. Jahsin The Excitable. Buddha's Hammer. Daniel Clements.
Thomas Pincott. Ryan Yuenger. Duarte Ramos. Steven Scheer. Gerard van der Haven. Izzy Maxwell. Dave Cooper. Luke Standley. Anuman Rue Savage.
Max Kaehn. Johnathan Matthew. Rene Katzschmann. Silent Listener. Only 5 tracks were included on the on the original vinyl back in Key Features Include: - Limited Edition of only Copies - 3 x Museum of Consciousness After four years of touring, Shpongle return with a 5th album, though much has changed.
Music production isn't something for just enthusiasts anymore, and the tools needed to make an entire album in your bedroom are becoming increasingly available and affordable Ineffable Mysteries Ineffable Mysteries from Shpongleland opens with the massive Electroplasm, a rapidfire ascent into eastern scales and rich harmonic textures, underscored with a strongly pronounced rhythmic foundation.
They dial in a different mode with Shpongolese Spoken Here, which transitions from glitchy breaks to four-on-the-floor mayhem before settling into a more laid-back Tales Of The Inexpressible It has been years since Shpongle, the popular ambient project from Simon Posford and sonic co-pilot Raja Ram, released their epic first album on Twisted Records to worldwide critical acclaim. Finally they have produced a second installment to this seminal album with even more groundbreaking programming and genre busting fusions Are you shpongled?
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