Cover of Shpongle's first album, Are you Shpongled?
Are You Shpongled? is the first of three albums released from the two famous artists within Psychedelic trance; Simon Posford and Raja Ram. This album alone set the standard for ambient music worldwide, and created a revolution between psychedelic trance and ambient soundscapes. Psychedelic trance (often referred to as psy trance) is a form of trance music (a style of electronic music), developed in the early 1990s. ... Simon Posford Simon Posford is one of the most recognized and respected electronica artists. ... Raja Ram Raja Ram is a musician and the owner of the UK record label TIP World. ... Ambient music is a loosely defined musical genre that incorporates elements of a number of different styles - including jazz, electronic music, new age, rock and roll, modern classical music, reggae, traditional, world and even noise. ... Psychedelic trance (often referred to as psy trance) is a form of trance music (a style of electronic music), developed in the early 1990s. ...
The two went into the studio and attempted to duplicate the experience in sonic form, and the result was a 20-minute track, "...And the Day Turned to Night," which was featured on a Twisted label compilation titled Eclipse.
Shpongle's full-length debut album, Are You Shpongled?, was released in early 1999.
Shpongle have blended the known with the unknown they have taken unique and timeless music influences and blended them with the digital mastery of Simon's sonic manipulation to bring about a perfect blending of the organic with technology...
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