Simon Posford (born 28 October 1971), better known by his
stage name
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Hallucinogen, is an English
electronic musician, 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
An eponym is a person, a place, or a thing af ...
'', was released in 1997. A third album consisting of Hallucinogen tracks remixed by the artist Ott, ''
In Dub
In Dub is a psychedelic dub album released in October 2002. It is a collection of Hallucinogen tracks remixed by the record producer Ott.
Track listing
#"Mi-Loony-Um (' A Floating Butterfly Stings Like a Bee' Mix)"
#"Solstice ('Warwick Bassmon ...
'', 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 a ...
and
Shpongle.
Younger Brother initially began as a side project of Posford and
Benji Vaughan
Benjamin Vaughan, better known as Benji Vaughan, is a British psychedelic trance musician and tech entrepreneur. He has released music under many names, of which most well known is his solo project, Prometheus, and his collaboration with Twisted ...
and represented a transition away from previous projects which emphasized a more synthesized style.
His grandfather,
George Posford
George Posford, born Benjamin George Ashwell (23 March 1906 – 24 April 1976), was an English composer and conductor.
Early life
Benjamin George Ashwell was born in 1906 in Folkestone, Kent. He was educated at Downside School in Somerset an ...
, 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
In Dub is a psychedelic dub album released in October 2002. It is a collection of Hallucinogen tracks remixed by the record producer Ott.
Track listing
#"Mi-Loony-Um (' A Floating Butterfly Stings Like a Bee' Mix)"
#"Solstice ('Warwick Bassmon ...
'' (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
IN, In or in may refer to:
Places
* India (country code IN)
* Indiana, United States (postal code IN)
* Ingolstadt, Germany (license plate code IN)
* In, Russia, a town in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Businesses and organizations
* Independ ...
'' (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
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 a ...
*
The Infinity Project
The Infinity Project (TIP) was a British 1990s goa trance band. Members included Raja Ram, Graham Wood and Anjee Sian, with Simon Posford occasionally working with them. Other contributors include Martin Freeland (Man With No Name) and Nick Ba ...
*
Celtic Cross
The Celtic cross is a form of Christian cross featuring a nimbus or ring that emerged in Ireland, France and Great Britain in the Early Middle Ages. A type of ringed cross, it became widespread through its use in the stone high crosses er ...
*
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). Psychedelic ...
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