Hallucinogen (musician)
Encyclopedia
Hallucinogen is the stage name of Simon Posford, an English
electronic musician
,
specializing in Psychedelic trance
music. His first studio album, Twisted
, released in 1995, is considered one of the most influential albums in the genre; the first track "LSD" in particular remains the defining sound of Goa trance
to this day. He has toured India several times.
His second album, The Lone Deranger
, was released in 1997. A third album, In Dub
, was released in 2002.
He is also the founder of the label Twisted Records and works in the electronic duos Younger Brother
and Shpongle
. Younger Brother initially began as a side project of Posford and Benji Vaughan and represented a transition away from previous projects which emphasized a more synthesized style.
Though his music has been described as "heavily driven by psychedelica", he always performs while sober due to the complexity of operating computers during his events.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
electronic musician
Electronic musician
An electronic musician is a musician who composes or plays music from synthetic sounds generated with synthesizers, samplers, drum machines or music sequencers....
,
specializing in Psychedelic trance
Psychedelic trance
Psychedelic trance, psytrance or just psy is a form of electronic music characterized by hypnotic arrangements of synthetic rhythms and complex layered melodies created by high tempo riffs. It appeared in the mainstream in 1995 as with reporting of the trend of Goa trance. The genre offers variety...
music. His first studio album, Twisted
Twisted (Hallucinogen album)
Twisted is the debut studio album by Hallucinogen released on October 16, 1995 on Dragonfly Records.The album reached Number 27 in the French album charts, and it is one of the most successful albums releases in the genre, with a total sales over 85,000 copies worldiwde...
, released in 1995, is considered one of the most influential albums in the genre; the first track "LSD" in particular remains the defining sound of Goa trance
Goa trance
Goa trance is a form of electronic music that originated during the late 1980s in Goa, India.-History:The music has its roots in the popularity of Goa in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a hippie capital, and although musical developments were incorporating elements of industrial music and EBM...
to this day. He has toured India several times.
His second album, The Lone Deranger
The Lone Deranger
The Lone Deranger is a goa trance album released by Hallucinogen in 1997 on Twisted Records. The name of the album is word play on the Lone Ranger, a fictional cowboy and hero of several eponymous radio and television series.-Track listing:#"Demention"...
, was released in 1997. A third album, In Dub
In Dub (Hallucinogen album)
In Dub is a psychedelic-influenced dub album released in October 2002. It is a collection of Hallucinogen tracks remixed by the record producer Ott.-Track listing:#"Mi-Loony-Um "...
, was released in 2002.
He is also the founder of the label Twisted Records and works in the electronic duos Younger Brother
Younger Brother
Younger Brother is an electronic duo formed in 2003 by Simon Posford and Benji Vaughan. Their debut album A Flock of Bleeps was released in 2003, followed by The Last Days of Gravity in 2007 and Vaccine in 2011....
and Shpongle
Shpongle
Shpongle is an English psychedelic downtempo/psybient music project formed in 1996. The group includes Simon Posford and Raja Ram . Their musical style combines eastern ethnic instruments and vocals with contemporary western synthesizer-based psychedelic music...
. Younger Brother initially began as a side project of Posford and Benji Vaughan and represented a transition away from previous projects which emphasized a more synthesized style.
Though his music has been described as "heavily driven by psychedelica", he always performs while sober due to the complexity of operating computers during his events.
Discography
- TwistedTwisted (Hallucinogen album)Twisted is the debut studio album by Hallucinogen released on October 16, 1995 on Dragonfly Records.The album reached Number 27 in the French album charts, and it is one of the most successful albums releases in the genre, with a total sales over 85,000 copies worldiwde...
(1995) - The Lone DerangerThe Lone DerangerThe Lone Deranger is a goa trance album released by Hallucinogen in 1997 on Twisted Records. The name of the album is word play on the Lone Ranger, a fictional cowboy and hero of several eponymous radio and television series.-Track listing:#"Demention"...
(1997) - In Dub (2002) (Hallucinogen tracks remixed by OttOttOtt is a record producer and musician who has worked with Sinéad O'Connor, Embrace, The Orb, and Brian Eno, and has achieved recognition since 2002 for his own psychedelic dub tracks and his collaborations with Simon Posford...
) - In Dub - LiveIn Dub - LiveIn Dub - Live is a psychedelic-influenced dub album, by Hallucinogen, released in May 2009. It was recorded live at Brixton Academy, London on the 25th of May, 2007.-Track listing:#"LSD"#"Spiritual Antiseptic"#"Cicada"#"Solstice"#"HiD"#"Dark Persuasion"...
(2009)
Singles/EPs
- Alpha Centauri / LSD (1994)
- LSD (Live Mix) (1995)
- Angelic Particles / Soothsayer (1995)
- Fluoro Neuro Sponge / Astral Pancakes (1995)
- LSD (1996)
- Deranger (1996)
- Space Pussy (1996)
- Mi-Loony-Um! (2000)
- LSD (Remixes) (2003)
See also
- ShpongleShpongleShpongle is an English psychedelic downtempo/psybient music project formed in 1996. The group includes Simon Posford and Raja Ram . Their musical style combines eastern ethnic instruments and vocals with contemporary western synthesizer-based psychedelic music...
- Younger BrotherYounger BrotherYounger Brother is an electronic duo formed in 2003 by Simon Posford and Benji Vaughan. Their debut album A Flock of Bleeps was released in 2003, followed by The Last Days of Gravity in 2007 and Vaccine in 2011....
- The Infinity ProjectThe Infinity ProjectThe Infinity Project was a 1990s goa trance band. It later became a record label, TIP Records.Members included Raja Ram, Graham Wood and Anjee Sian, with Simon Posford occasionally working with them...
- Celtic CrossCeltic Cross (band)Celtic Cross was a musical collaboration of Simon Posford , Martin Glover and Saul Davies . The style of music could be described as psychedelic rock, ambient and dub music with ethnic influences...
- Goa tranceGoa tranceGoa trance is a form of electronic music that originated during the late 1980s in Goa, India.-History:The music has its roots in the popularity of Goa in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a hippie capital, and although musical developments were incorporating elements of industrial music and EBM...