Simon Posford

I've been in love with most of his ventures for the better part of ten years. everything he touches is amazing. I'm a huge fan of the celtic cross and early shpongle area. he should be more appreciated I think. a lot of his stuff is well ahead of it's time and all of his material still stands up to this day. why no love watmm? especially you psychedelic lovers.

Trance is not cool around these parts. But agreed, Posford is a great producer and ahead of his time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8cGjsQuNnM

One of my favourite tracks by him (collab with Process).

imo his stuff is beyond cheeseball and i'm not a fan of his crybaby attitude about piracy.

Not bad! Prefer other downtempo projects out there like The Orb and FSOL.

  On 7/16/2011 at 6:55 PM, luke viia said:

imo his stuff is beyond cheeseball and i'm not a fan of his crybaby attitude about piracy.

i agree with the piracy part...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qt2WbfotkU&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoitiWITeTs&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM4t8Ffk3Ls

this is a nice proto Shpongle project he did called Infinity Project that sounds very similar (perhaps more stripped down) to 'Are you Shpongled'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Seo9QPlcJM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq4Ob423S9s&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSXw1SnCNiQ&feature=related

i love that Celtic Cross track you posted

more shpongle side projects

Mystery of the Yeti compilation

holy crap I forgot about the yeti stuff!! thanks for posting that.

I like how bent Shpongle get at times but the cheese does get overwhelming, and not in an endearing way

He is undoubtedly a technically brilliant producer though

there is nothing shameful about loving the first shpongle album. After that I think the drugs caught up with him - the flashes of brilliance became more intermittent, and the Mckenna fetishizing and world-music-pilfering more obnoxious.

but yeah, that first album will always be among my favorites, I suspect. So lush and deep and pleasant.

The first Shpongle album is a classic no matter how you slice it. Still sounds fresh. Second album actually made the world music influences work. I think Raja Ram might be behind most of the cheese and drugginess of Shpongle.

Most by this guy don't exactly float me boat but Hallucinogen - In Dub is a good album

That In Dub album is also excellent, but that's thanks to the genius of Ott, who also is one wicked producer.

  On 7/18/2011 at 5:09 PM, lumpenprol said:

there is nothing shameful about loving the first shpongle album. After that I think the drugs caught up with him - the flashes of brilliance became more intermittent, and the Mckenna fetishizing and world-music-pilfering more obnoxious.

 

but yeah, that first album will always be among my favorites, I suspect. So lush and deep and pleasant.

check out 'Infinity Project' as well, it's like a cuter more FSOL version of the first Shpongle album

in response to what Greg said, it's true his stuff does get into massively cheesy territory but he is unparalleled in certain production techniques. When it comes to using phasors, flangers and sweeping effects i don't think i've heard a producer do it better

  On 7/16/2011 at 8:17 AM, azatoth said:

Trance is not cool around these parts. But agreed, Posford is a great producer and ahead of his time.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8cGjsQuNnM

 

One of my favourite tracks by him (collab with Process).

basically one of the best psy tracks ever made

oh man, thank you so much for reminding me of this awp, it is a lost treasure. this brings back my shroom days...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tatfJQeRmMU

Shpongle can be quite good, and he is undoubtedly a very talented producer.

But I wish he'd drop the lame horns and other cheesy elements. Also, I haven't heard any new "sounds" from him in quite some time... it's all a little too predicatable abd samey these days.

Huge Posford Fan....

But, Does anyone listen to Gunslinger?

Check out their new music video, really like it, reminds me of posford, shpongle and infected tracks..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDKo3aJYNn8