Are You Shpongled?
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| Are You Shpongled? | ||
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| Studio album by Shpongle | ||
| Released | January 25, 1999 | |
| Recorded | ? | |
| Genre | World music Psybient |
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| Length | 77:58 | |
| Label | Twisted Records | |
| Producer(s) | Shpongle | |
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| Shpongle chronology | ||
| Are You Shpongled? (1999) |
Tales of the Inexpressible (2001) |
Nothing Lasts...But Nothing Is Lost (2005) |
Are You Shpongled? is the first of three albums released by Shpongle. This album set the standard for psychedelic downtempo music worldwide, and created a revolution between psychedelic trance and ambient soundscapes.
[edit] Track listing
- "Shpongle Falls" – 8:33
- "Monster Hit" – 8:57
- "Vapour Rumours" – 10:26
- "Shpongle Spores" – 7:16
- "Behind Closed Eyelids" – 12:29
- "Divine Moments of Truth" – 10:20
- "...and the Day Turned to Night" – 19:57
[edit] Miscellanea
- The song "Divine Moments of Truth" is a tribute to the rare psychoactive drug Dimethyltryptamine (DMT). The tune's acronym is also DMT.
- "Divine Moments of Truth" is also popular for being used in the widespread flash animation "Flashback".
- The "It was like a gigantic creature, that kept changing shape" sampled used in "Divine Moments of Truth" is Raja Ram describing DMT
- The track "Vapour Rumours" contains a sample from the 90's The Outer Limits series.
