Shpongle

With over 80 years’ experience collectively, Simon Posford and Raja Ram are more than qualified for the exploration into the unclassifiable music frontiers they have ventured into;
‘SHPONGLE’ is a new world of traditional sounds, acoustic guitars, Moroccan drums, Turkish operatic singing, cello, double bass, backing vocals and silver flute blended together with the computer wizardry of Simon Posford's studio production.
Simon Posford (aka Hallucinogen) has long had a reputation as the, 'Hallucinogenius,' a imitable pioneer in sound experimentation, from his seminal first album, 'Twisted' which reached No.28 in the French charts selling over 50,000 copies worldwide, up to his recent

Millennium hit, 'Mi-Loony-Um' with its up-to-the minute modem melodies. His international

fan base has flowered from country-wide to world-wide in the last ten years, since his

humble beginnings at Youth's Butterfly Studios in Brixton. This year alone he has played

over 16 sell out gigs around the world, each with a capacity of over 1500 people, in

Australia, Israel, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Moscow, Geneva, Montreal, Tokyo

to name just a few.

Raja Ram is the innovative sonic co-pilot producing alongside Simon and providing

inspirational artwork for the album covers and the website. as well as his unmistakable flute

solo's in C Major. A founding member of the band Quintessence in the sixties. Raja has

many years of band experience in the music industry. Not only a band member but also the

creator of TIP Records along with their infamous party sound and energy, he is not only a

brilliant flautist but the inspirational man behind the ‘Shpongle’ concept.