Simon Posford (born 28 October 1971), better known by his stage name Hallucinogen, is an English

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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. He has toured India several times. 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 is a psychedelic dub album released in October 2002. It is a collection of Hallucinogen tracks remixed by the record producer A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coachi ...

'', 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 Shpongle is a psychedelic electronic music project from England that formed in 1996. The group includes Hallucinogen and Raja Ram (one of three in The Infinity Project). The duo are considered to be one of the progenitors of the psybient genr ...

. 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 a ...

, was a composer and producer in the United Kingdom in the 1930s.

Discography

Studio albums

* '' Twisted'' (1995) * '' The Lone Deranger'' (1997) * ''

'' (2002) (Hallucinogen tracks remixed by Ott) * ''

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''

References

External links

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Discography

Studio albums

Singles/EPs

See also

References

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