Simon Posford (born 28 October 1971), better known by his
stage name
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Hallucinogen, is an English
electronic musician
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, specializing in
psychedelic trance
Psychedelic trance, psytrance, or psy is a subgenre of trance music characterized by arrangements of rhythms and layered melodies created by high tempo riffs. The genre offers variety in terms of mood, tempo, and style. Some examples include full ...
music. His first studio album, ''
Twisted'', released in 1995, is considered one of the most influential albums in the genre.
His second album, ''
The Lone Deranger'', was released in 1997. A third album consisting of Hallucinogen tracks remixed by the artist Ott, ''
In Dub In Dub may refer to:
* ''In Dub'' (Hallucinogen album), 2002
* '' ...In Dub'', a 2004 album by Meat Beat Manifesto
* '' In Dub – Live'', a 2009 album by Hallucinogen
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'', was released in 2002.
He is also the founder of the label
Twisted Records and works in the electronic groups
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.
After making ...
and
Shpongle
Shpongle is a psychedelic music, psychedelic electronic music project from England that formed in 1996. The group includes Hallucinogen (musician), Simon Posford and Raja Ram (musician), Raja Ram (one of three in The Infinity Project). The duo ...
.
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.
His grandfather,
George Posford, was a composer and producer in the United Kingdom in the 1930s.
Discography
Studio albums
* ''
Twisted'' (1995)
* ''
The Lone Deranger'' (1997)
* ''
In Dub In Dub may refer to:
* ''In Dub'' (Hallucinogen album), 2002
* '' ...In Dub'', a 2004 album by Meat Beat Manifesto
* '' In Dub – Live'', a 2009 album by Hallucinogen
{{disambiguation ...
'' (2002) (Hallucinogen tracks remixed by
Ott)
* ''
In Dub - Live'' (2009)
* ''Flux & Contemplation - Portrait of an Artist in Isolation'' (2020) (as Simon Posford)
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)
* "Pipe Worm (Loud & Domestic Remix)" (2013)
* "Gamma Goblins (Outsiders & Spacecat Remix)" (2019)
* Hallucinogen » Hujaboy » Striders - "Machine Selves" (2020)
See also
*
Shpongle
Shpongle is a psychedelic music, psychedelic electronic music project from England that formed in 1996. The group includes Hallucinogen (musician), Simon Posford and Raja Ram (musician), Raja Ram (one of three in The Infinity Project). The duo ...
*
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.
After making ...
*
The Infinity Project
*Celtic Cross
*
Goa trance
Goa trance is an electronic dance music style that originated in the early 1990s in the Indian state of Goa. Goa trance often has drone-like basslines, similar to the techno minimalism of 21st century psychedelic trance (psytrance). Psychede ...
References
External links
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1971 births
English electronic musicians
Living people
Goa trance musicians
Psychedelic trance musicians
People from Chobham, Surrey
Musicians from London
English session musicians
Downtempo musicians
Chill-out musicians
Younger Brother members
Psychedelic trance musical groups