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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History and profile
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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 Twisted may refer to:
Film and television
* ''Twisted'' (1986 film), a horror film by Adam Holender starring Christian Slater
* ''Twisted'' (1996 film), a modern retelling of ''Oliver Twist''
* ''Twisted'', a 2011 Singapore Chinese film directed ...
'', released in 1995, is considered one of the most influential albums in the genre. He has toured India several times.
His second album, ''
The Lone Deranger
''The Lone Deranger'' is the second album by Hallucinogen released in 1997 on Twisted Records. The name of the album is word play on the Lone Ranger, a fictional cowboy and hero of several eponym
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'', was released in 1997. A third album consisting of Hallucinogen tracks remixed by the artist Ott, ''
In Dub'', was released in 2002.
He is also the founder of the label
Twisted Records and works in the electronic groups
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.
His grandfather,
George Posford, was a composer and producer in the United Kingdom in the 1930s.
Discography
Studio albums
* ''
Twisted Twisted may refer to:
Film and television
* ''Twisted'' (1986 film), a horror film by Adam Holender starring Christian Slater
* ''Twisted'' (1996 film), a modern retelling of ''Oliver Twist''
* ''Twisted'', a 2011 Singapore Chinese film directed ...
'' (1995)
* ''
The Lone Deranger
''The Lone Deranger'' is the second album by Hallucinogen released in 1997 on Twisted Records. The name of the album is word play on the Lone Ranger, a fictional cowboy and hero of several eponym
An eponym is a person, a place, or a thing af ...
'' (1997)
* ''
In Dub'' (2002) (Hallucinogen tracks remixed by
Ott
Ott, OTT or O.T.T. may refer to:
Entertainment
* OTT (group), a pop band from the late 1990s
* Ott (record producer), British record producer and musician
* "O.T.T" (song), a song by Fugative
* ''O.T.T.'' (television series), a UK TV programme f ...
)
* ''
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)''
* ''Pipeworm (2013) feat. Lucas O'Brien, Domestic, Loud''
See also
*
Shpongle
*
Younger Brother
*
The Infinity Project
*
Celtic Cross
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*
Goa trance
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