http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.30715&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rssEssential listening for the acid, ambient, psytrance and Burning Man communities, it's not surprising that England's Simon Posford used to record under the name Hallucinogen. Teaming up with ex-Quintessence flautist Raja Ram, tPosford formed Shpongle, a group credited with fashioning a sound that creates "psycho-geometric, atomic telepathic, shimmering, incandescent dream dilations" in the listener. This sort of thing would seem to make them an easy target for those who would bracket the entire genre as the tragic blathering of many a fried mind, but that would ignore the massive production talent and surprising accessibility they both brought to the sound. Their three-album career (<I>Are You Shpongled?</I>(1998), <I>Tales Of The Inexpressible</I>(2001),<I>Nothing Lasts…But Nothing Is Lost</I>(2005))plus a remixer effort is as good an introduction to the psytrance genre as one can get. Avoiding the endless repetitive noodling of some of the more Goa-esque artists in the field, Simon and Raja create real songs and use panoramic production values to enhance the massive breakdowns and frantic beats. The end result is clearly psytrance, but it's <I>quality</I> psytrance, ranking up there with Atmos and Infected Mushroom, and well worth investigating, even if you've never dreamt of going north of 135 BPM in your life. - Nicholas BakerPsytranceen720Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:36:49 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.30715&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss Essential listening for the acid, ambient, psytrance and Burning Man communities, it's not surprising that England's Simon Posford used to record under the name Hallucinogen. Teaming up with ex-Quintessence flautist Raja Ram, tPosford formed Shpongle, a group credited with fashioning a sound that creates "psycho-geometric, atomic telepathic, shimmering, incandescent dream dilations" in the listener. This sort of thing would seem to make them an easy target for those who would bracket the entire genre as the tragic blathering of many a fried mind, but that would ignore the massive production talent and surprising accessibility they both brought to the sound. Their three-album career (<I>Are You Shpongled?</I>(1998), <I>Tales Of The Inexpressible</I>(2001),<I>Nothing Lasts…But Nothing Is Lost</I>(2005))plus a remixer effort is as good an introduction to the psytrance genre as one can get. Avoiding the endless repetitive noodling of some of the more Goa-esque artists in the field, Simon and Raja create real songs and use panoramic production values to enhance the massive breakdowns and frantic beats. The end result is clearly psytrance, but it's <I>quality</I> psytrance, ranking up there with Atmos and Infected Mushroom, and well worth investigating, even if you've never dreamt of going north of 135 BPM in your life. - Nicholas Baker http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499246&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss Psytrance Wed, 11 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Shpongle on Rhapsody Online 7499246 tra.7499246 Shpongle art.30715 0.99 Nothing Lasts...but Nothing Is Lost alb.7499023 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/1/3/9/1159311_170x170.jpg 2005-05-11 00:00:00.0 2005-05-11 00:00:00.0 true Botanical Dimensions tra.7499246 278000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499246&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499246&variant=data&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499247&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss Psytrance Wed, 11 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Shpongle on Rhapsody Online 7499247 tra.7499247 Shpongle art.30715 0.99 Nothing Lasts...but Nothing Is Lost alb.7499023 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/1/3/9/1159311_170x170.jpg 2005-05-11 00:00:00.0 2005-05-11 00:00:00.0 true Outer Shpongolia tra.7499247 152000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499247&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499247&variant=data&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499254&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss Psytrance Wed, 11 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Shpongle on Rhapsody Online 7499254 tra.7499254 Shpongle art.30715 0.99 Nothing Lasts...but Nothing Is Lost alb.7499023 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/1/3/9/1159311_170x170.jpg 2005-05-11 00:00:00.0 2005-05-11 00:00:00.0 true When Shall I be Free? tra.7499254 277000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499254&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499254&variant=data&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4995293&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss Psytrance Wed, 30 May 2001 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Shpongle on Rhapsody Online 4995293 tra.4995293 Shpongle art.30715 0.99 Tales of the Inexpressible alb.4994584 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/3/9/1159321_170x170.jpg 2001-05-30 00:00:00.0 2001-05-30 00:00:00.0 true Once Upon the Sea of Blissful Awareness tra.4995293 450000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4995293&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4995293&variant=data&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499248&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss Psytrance Wed, 11 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Shpongle on Rhapsody Online 7499248 tra.7499248 Shpongle art.30715 0.99 Nothing Lasts...but Nothing Is Lost alb.7499023 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/1/3/9/1159311_170x170.jpg 2005-05-11 00:00:00.0 2005-05-11 00:00:00.0 true Levitation Nation tra.7499248 220000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499248&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499248&variant=data&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499253&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss Psytrance Wed, 11 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Shpongle on Rhapsody Online 7499253 tra.7499253 Shpongle art.30715 0.99 Nothing Lasts...but Nothing Is Lost alb.7499023 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/1/3/9/1159311_170x170.jpg 2005-05-11 00:00:00.0 2005-05-11 00:00:00.0 true ...But Nothing is Lost tra.7499253 278000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499253&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499253&variant=data&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499249&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss Psytrance Wed, 11 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Shpongle on Rhapsody Online 7499249 tra.7499249 Shpongle art.30715 0.99 Nothing Lasts...but Nothing Is Lost alb.7499023 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/1/3/9/1159311_170x170.jpg 2005-05-11 00:00:00.0 2005-05-11 00:00:00.0 true Periscopes of Consciousness tra.7499249 113000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499249&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499249&variant=data&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4995287&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss Psytrance Wed, 30 May 2001 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Shpongle on Rhapsody Online 4995287 tra.4995287 Shpongle art.30715 0.99 Tales of the Inexpressible alb.4994584 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/3/9/1159321_170x170.jpg 2001-05-30 00:00:00.0 2001-05-30 00:00:00.0 true Dorset Perception tra.4995287 492000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4995287&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4995287&variant=data&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17052853&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss Psytrance Tue, 11 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Shpongle on Rhapsody Online 17052853 tra.17052853 Shpongle art.30715 0.0 Buddha Bar VIII alb.17046879 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/4/0/8/1328047_170x170.jpg 2006-04-11 00:00:00.0 2006-04-11 00:00:00.0 true Once Upon the Sea of Blissful Awareness (Esionjim Remix) tra.17052853 410000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17052853&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17052853&variant=data&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499250&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss Psytrance Wed, 11 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Shpongle on Rhapsody Online 7499250 tra.7499250 Shpongle art.30715 0.99 Nothing Lasts...but Nothing Is Lost alb.7499023 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/1/3/9/1159311_170x170.jpg 2005-05-11 00:00:00.0 2005-05-11 00:00:00.0 true Schmaltz Herring tra.7499250 140000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499250&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499250&variant=data&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499251&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss Psytrance Wed, 11 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Shpongle on Rhapsody Online 7499251 tra.7499251 Shpongle art.30715 0.99 Nothing Lasts...but Nothing Is Lost alb.7499023 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/1/3/9/1159311_170x170.jpg 2005-05-11 00:00:00.0 2005-05-11 00:00:00.0 true Nothing Lasts... tra.7499251 268000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499251&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499251&variant=data&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499252&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss Psytrance Wed, 11 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Shpongle on Rhapsody Online 7499252 tra.7499252 Shpongle art.30715 0.99 Nothing Lasts...but Nothing Is Lost alb.7499023 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/1/3/9/1159311_170x170.jpg 2005-05-11 00:00:00.0 2005-05-11 00:00:00.0 true Shnitzled in the Negev tra.7499252 257000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499252&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499252&variant=data&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4995288&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss Psytrance Wed, 30 May 2001 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Shpongle on Rhapsody Online 4995288 tra.4995288 Shpongle art.30715 0.99 Tales of the Inexpressible alb.4994584 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/3/9/1159321_170x170.jpg 2001-05-30 00:00:00.0 2001-05-30 00:00:00.0 true StarShpongled Banner tra.4995288 503000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4995288&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4995288&variant=data&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499255&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss Psytrance Wed, 11 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Shpongle on Rhapsody Online 7499255 tra.7499255 Shpongle art.30715 0.99 Nothing Lasts...but Nothing Is Lost alb.7499023 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/1/3/9/1159311_170x170.jpg 2005-05-11 00:00:00.0 2005-05-11 00:00:00.0 true The Stamen of the Shamen tra.7499255 250000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499255&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499255&variant=data&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4978243&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss Psytrance Thu, 8 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Shpongle on Rhapsody Online 4978243 tra.4978243 Shpongle art.30715 0.99 Shpongle Remixed alb.4974564 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/8/4/584825_170x170.jpg 2004-01-08 00:00:00.0 2004-01-08 00:00:00.0 true Crystal Skulls (Western Rebel Alliance Remix) tra.4978243 394000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4978243&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4978243&variant=data&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4978248&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss Psytrance Thu, 8 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Shpongle on Rhapsody Online 4978248 tra.4978248 Shpongle art.30715 0.99 Shpongle Remixed alb.4974564 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/8/4/584825_170x170.jpg 2004-01-08 00:00:00.0 2004-01-08 00:00:00.0 true Dorset Perception (Total Eclipse Remix) tra.4978248 446000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4978248&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4978248&variant=data&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499256&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss Psytrance Wed, 11 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Shpongle on Rhapsody Online 7499256 tra.7499256 Shpongle art.30715 0.99 Nothing Lasts...but Nothing Is Lost alb.7499023 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/1/3/9/1159311_170x170.jpg 2005-05-11 00:00:00.0 2005-05-11 00:00:00.0 true Circuits of the Imagination tra.7499256 191000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499256&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499256&variant=data&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4978250&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss Psytrance Thu, 8 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Shpongle on Rhapsody Online 4978250 tra.4978250 Shpongle art.30715 0.99 Shpongle Remixed alb.4974564 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/8/4/584825_170x170.jpg 2004-01-08 00:00:00.0 2004-01-08 00:00:00.0 true Once Upon The Sea of Blissful Awareness (Esionjim Remix) tra.4978250 416000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4978250&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4978250&variant=data&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4995290&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss Psytrance Wed, 30 May 2001 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Shpongle on Rhapsody Online 4995290 tra.4995290 Shpongle art.30715 0.99 Tales of the Inexpressible alb.4994584 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/3/9/1159321_170x170.jpg 2001-05-30 00:00:00.0 2001-05-30 00:00:00.0 true Room 23c tra.4995290 305000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4995290&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4995290&variant=data&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17579405&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss Psytrance Thu, 1 Oct 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Shpongle on Rhapsody Online 17579405 tra.17579405 Shpongle art.30715 0.99 Are You Shpongled? alb.17578883 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/6/4/9/1159468_170x170.jpg 1998-10-01 00:00:00.0 1998-10-01 00:00:00.0 true Shpongle Falls tra.17579405 513000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17579405&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17579405&variant=data&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4978247&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss Psytrance Thu, 8 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Shpongle on Rhapsody Online 4978247 tra.4978247 Shpongle art.30715 0.99 Shpongle Remixed alb.4974564 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/8/4/584825_170x170.jpg 2004-01-08 00:00:00.0 2004-01-08 00:00:00.0 true My Head Feels Like A Frisbee (Delusions Of Grandeur Remix) tra.4978247 421000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4978247&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4978247&variant=data&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4995289&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss Psytrance Wed, 30 May 2001 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Shpongle on Rhapsody Online 4995289 tra.4995289 Shpongle art.30715 0.99 Tales of the Inexpressible alb.4994584 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/3/9/1159321_170x170.jpg 2001-05-30 00:00:00.0 2001-05-30 00:00:00.0 true New Way to Say "Hooray!" tra.4995289 512000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4995289&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4995289&variant=data&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4978249&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss Psytrance Thu, 8 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Shpongle on Rhapsody Online 4978249 tra.4978249 Shpongle art.30715 0.99 Shpongle Remixed alb.4974564 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/8/4/584825_170x170.jpg 2004-01-08 00:00:00.0 2004-01-08 00:00:00.0 true Around The World In A Tea Daze (Ott Remix) tra.4978249 505000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4978249&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4978249&variant=data&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499261&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss Psytrance Wed, 11 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Shpongle on Rhapsody Online 7499261 tra.7499261 Shpongle art.30715 0.99 Nothing Lasts...but Nothing Is Lost alb.7499023 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/1/3/9/1159311_170x170.jpg 2005-05-11 00:00:00.0 2005-05-11 00:00:00.0 true Turn Up the Silence tra.7499261 201000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499261&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7499261&variant=data&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4978244&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss Psytrance Thu, 8 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Shpongle on Rhapsody Online 4978244 tra.4978244 Shpongle art.30715 0.99 Shpongle Remixed alb.4974564 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/8/4/584825_170x170.jpg 2004-01-08 00:00:00.0 2004-01-08 00:00:00.0 true And The Day Turned To Fright (Eat Static Remix) tra.4978244 556000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4978244&variant=play&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4978244&variant=data&rws=%2Fshpongle%2Ftop-tracks.rss