Are You Shpongled?

Are You Shpongled? is the first of six albums released by Shpongle. Are You Shpongled? sold in excess of 30,000 copies.[1] A remastered version of Are You Shpongled? was released on 30 June 2017, along with a limited edition super-deluxe triple vinyl set.[2]

Are You Shpongled?
Studio album by
Released25 January 1998
StudioThe Hallucinogen Sound Labs in Dorset, UK
GenreWorld, psybient
Length77:58
LabelTwisted
Kinetic/BMG
ProducerShpongle
Shpongle chronology
Are You Shpongled?
(1998)
Tales of the Inexpressible
(2001)

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Shpongle Falls"8:33
2."Monster Hit"8:57
3."Vapour Rumours"10:26
4."Shpongle Spores"7:16
5."Behind Closed Eyelids"12:29
6."Divine Moments of Truth"10:20
7."...And The Day Turned To Night"19:57
Total length:77:58

Credits

Allusions

  • The song "Divine Moments of Truth" is a tribute to the psychoactive drug Dimethyltryptamine (DMT).
  • "Monster Hit" contains a female vocal sample from sample CD "Deepest India" by Zero-G.
  • The throat singing in the beginning of "Divine Moments of Truth" is taken from a sample CD called Vocal Planet by Spectrasonics.
  • The track "Vapour Rumours" contains a sample from the 1990s The Outer Limits series' Second Soul episode.
  • "Behind Closed Eyelids" features a section of speech from an interview with Aldous Huxley from which the title is derived.
  • "Divine Moments of Truth" is also popular for being used in the widespread flash animation "Flashback".
  • "...And The Day Turned To Night" would later be remixed by Eat Static on Shpongle's remix album. It is listed as "...And the Day Turned To Fright"
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gollark: See?
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gollark: It had to load the model. It'll be faster now.
gollark: ++tel link apionet `#b`

References

  1. Nagle, Paul (January 2008). "Younger Brother". Sound on Sound. SOS Publications Group. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  2. "Are You Shpongled? Re-Mastered". Twisted Music - News. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
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