Aug(1) 2021, Shpongle - Nothing Lasts...but Nothing Is Lost
Jul 30, 2021 15:16:08 GMT
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Post by ajski2fly on Jul 30, 2021 15:16:08 GMT
I have posted this a day or so early as I am likely to be a bit busy over the weekend.
I have agonised for several weeks as to what album to put up, as I had 6 to choose from, the ones that did not make it this time I will save for later.
So this time I thought I would go for something a little different for you all. I warn you it will be a Marmite moment I suspect, love or hate, but try and stick with it.
I came across Shpongle about a year ago when several others on another forum were posting listening to some of their albums. Intrigued I had a listen online and instantly I fell for them.
I am not sure if many of you will have listened to them, but I hope if it your first time you get a trip from it.
Shpongle are effectively a 2 piece band collaboration between Simon Posford and Raja Ram, a psychedelic ambient project formed in 1996 after they met at Butterfly Studios in Brixton, South London. The two went to the Glastonbury festival and decided to write something downtempo after their experience and Shpongle was born. Simon Posford is a very prolific electronic music producer from the UK and Raja Jam, originally from Australia, has been in the music business for many years, he began DJ'ing in '98 as this seemed a natural addition and progression to performing live.
The Shpongle sound is a mix of mainly eastern ethnic samples and western contemporary psychedelic synth music. Posford is responsible for the synth and studio work while Raja Ram contributes with flute arrangements and creative sensibilities. Shpongle are not just an album band they also perform live with other artists performing real instruments, and with extravagant stage and light shows.
I was torn between presenting you this album, their 4th from 2005, and their most recent Codex VI released 2016 for you to experience. I chose this one because it has some wonderful tracks with huge 3D soundstage, with layers upon layers on sounds, as I write this I am actually listening to it and once again I hear several things new. There are huge dynamics and some very deep bass in places, for the full experience play it reasonably loud and get an immersive experience, you could always get the bong out.
Pay particular attention to the first track "Botanical Dimensions" this has some lovely sounds, and is very 3D, vertically and from from to back, if your system is set up right you should get and enveloping experience. If you interested all their albums follow a similar approach but each has a different feel IMO, Codex VI for instance has a more dance feel to it, although one or two tracks on it are quite ambient.
I look forward to your votes and comments, good or bad. Be warned their music on vinyl is very expensive and hard to get, even the CD's can be pricey.
Shpongle - Nothing Lasts...but Nothing is Lost
Qobuz 24-Bit 44.1 kHz
TIDAL
I have agonised for several weeks as to what album to put up, as I had 6 to choose from, the ones that did not make it this time I will save for later.
So this time I thought I would go for something a little different for you all. I warn you it will be a Marmite moment I suspect, love or hate, but try and stick with it.
I came across Shpongle about a year ago when several others on another forum were posting listening to some of their albums. Intrigued I had a listen online and instantly I fell for them.
I am not sure if many of you will have listened to them, but I hope if it your first time you get a trip from it.
Shpongle are effectively a 2 piece band collaboration between Simon Posford and Raja Ram, a psychedelic ambient project formed in 1996 after they met at Butterfly Studios in Brixton, South London. The two went to the Glastonbury festival and decided to write something downtempo after their experience and Shpongle was born. Simon Posford is a very prolific electronic music producer from the UK and Raja Jam, originally from Australia, has been in the music business for many years, he began DJ'ing in '98 as this seemed a natural addition and progression to performing live.
The Shpongle sound is a mix of mainly eastern ethnic samples and western contemporary psychedelic synth music. Posford is responsible for the synth and studio work while Raja Ram contributes with flute arrangements and creative sensibilities. Shpongle are not just an album band they also perform live with other artists performing real instruments, and with extravagant stage and light shows.
I was torn between presenting you this album, their 4th from 2005, and their most recent Codex VI released 2016 for you to experience. I chose this one because it has some wonderful tracks with huge 3D soundstage, with layers upon layers on sounds, as I write this I am actually listening to it and once again I hear several things new. There are huge dynamics and some very deep bass in places, for the full experience play it reasonably loud and get an immersive experience, you could always get the bong out.
Pay particular attention to the first track "Botanical Dimensions" this has some lovely sounds, and is very 3D, vertically and from from to back, if your system is set up right you should get and enveloping experience. If you interested all their albums follow a similar approach but each has a different feel IMO, Codex VI for instance has a more dance feel to it, although one or two tracks on it are quite ambient.I look forward to your votes and comments, good or bad. Be warned their music on vinyl is very expensive and hard to get, even the CD's can be pricey.
Shpongle - Nothing Lasts...but Nothing is Lost
Qobuz 24-Bit 44.1 kHz
TIDAL
