Shpongle Appreciation Thread

KNiVES · 17 Apr 2007 at 20:52

Shpongle - a duo consisting of Simon Posford and Raja Ram. Some of the best sounds I've ever heard. They have only made three albums and called it a day, but a fourth is in the works after much demand

I can't even describe what the music is like. Nothing even comes close to sounding like it. Posford's other works in Hallucinogen and Younger Brother comes relatively close but are still miles off. The vocals in songs like Divine Moments of Truth and Around the World in a Tea Daze are mind bending stuff.

Even have a tattoo of the Shpongle mask on the back of my left shoulder.

Anyone else agree?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shpongle

KNiVES · 21 Apr 2007 at 18:46

Sweetloaf said:
Simon Posford is excellent, I love his stuff as Hallucinogen but have yet to hear Sphongle.

Who is Raja Ram?

Shpongle consists of two guys, the other half is Raja Ram. He provided the vocals and flute instrumentals in the Shpongle songs; there is a lot, and his part is what makes the music so distinctive. Divine Moments of Truth is probably the most famous example, as well as Around the World in a Tea Daze.

If you really like Simon Posford's stuff especially in Hallucinogen, I recommend Younger Brother (Flock of Bleeps) - I just got that the other day. That's a collaboration between Posford and Prometheus.

KNiVES · 21 Apr 2007 at 23:37

Chrisp7 said:
Cant you be a little clearer as to what it sounds like? eg Muse = Queen+Radiohead!

One of the main draws of Shpongle and Posford's other work is that they sound totally different to everything else.

KNiVES · 23 Apr 2007 at 23:51

I used to listen to the Future Sound of London

Great music. My favourite Shpongle album is actually Nothing Lasts but Nothing is Lost, but if I had to pinpoint a particular song, it would be Around the World in a Tea Daze on the Tales of the Inexpressible album.

If Tales didn't meet your expectations, there is still a chance that the other two might tick your boxes - I think they all sound wildly different. Nothing Lasts has a heavy emphasis on guiters and some hispanic influences, while Shpongled? has the most techno overtones of the three. I think you can find some demos on www.twisted.co.uk - that's Simon Posford's label homepage.