Album
Vermilion Sands

Museum of Consciousness Shpongle

released: 2013-07-25
on label: Twisted
artist: Shpongle
genre: Psybient
with some: DowntempoIDMProgressive Psytrance

An aural tour of Simon Posford and Raja Ram’s Museum is an hour long excursion with just the perfect amount of theater, psy-trance influences, and gonzo composition. After years of playing Shpongle Live Band shows all across the globe, it is clear that what began as a few studio production sessions has grown into quite possibly the greatest show on Earth. My first few tastes of Museum left me feeling neutral, unsure how to react or even disseminate what I had heard. Now, after a week, I am engulfed by the melodies and enticed by the subtleties. Although Si and Raja have expressed interest in ending things at five albums and leaving the game while they are on top, I know without a doubt that Shpongle is a movement that won’t be dwindling in our lifetimes.