Shpongle & The Art of Creating Mind-Expanding Music

After having produced two highly acclaimed Goa trance albums under his moniker Hallucinogen, renowned producer Simon Posford joined forces with psychedelic explorer and flutist Raja Ram to form an entirely new musical project. Their mission? To make mind-expanding music by musically translating the psychedelic experience and tapping into ancient shamanic traditions. The project was to be called Shpongle, and this is the story of their debut album, “Are You Shpongled?”. An album that, to this day, stands firmly as a pillar within the psybient genre (a fusion between psychedelic trance and ambient, along with other elements such as dub, world influences, and natural sounds.) 00:00 Intro 01:02 Simon Posford, Raja Ram & Goa trance 03:25 The Mystery of the Yeti & Psybient 04:18 Shamanism 05:25 Shpongle 06:36 Are You Shpongled? 13:53 Conclusion For more album deep-dives: