Jiggle of the Sphinx -



This post was edited by Makemetalmusic on Feb 25 2010 04:25pm

Just came across these on youtube. Interesting if you play Synth at all.

Those last posts you made were some of the best this site has ever seen! I have so much fucking respect for this man! His music has influenced my life in ways I cannot begin to describe. After coming out of making some of (if not, THE) most influential goa/psy albums ever, he goes straight into Shpongle and creates a rival force to Hallucinogen, not to mention being in many many more bands with amazing influence over the scene. This man IS the psy scene.

These videos were awesome, do you know which DVD they are off of? I really love that Korg MS-20, I didn't know he used it in Hallucinogen. It is also used in the Ott track The Queen Of All Everybody to vocode some singing bits, I posted it earlier in the thread, worth a listen if you're into synths. He also used that circuit-bent keyboard on the new Shpongle CD, you can definitely hear it in a few of the tracks. That was really awesome to see him play some live stuff too, I always wondered how he did what he does.

I also agree that The Lone Deranger is my favorite Hallucinogen album (besides In Dub, though that is more Ott than Simon in a way) and I often find myself listening to mostly tracks off of it. Jiggle Of The Sphinx, Snakey Shaker, Trancepotter and Horrorgram are some of my favorites. Glad to hear that you heard it, it's a must-hear CD!

This post was edited by HERETICtheory on Feb 25 2010 08:05pm

Indeed, after listening to The Lone Deranger, I understand where all these sounds came from

The MS20 sounds incredible. It's got that really fat, warm bass to it that many other synths lack these days. I'd love to own one, but one in good condition is pretty rare these days Also been wanting to get a Nord Lead 2x to start creating more oldschool psy sounds. Right now I've got an awesome MIDI and just use soft synths. Would love some more hardware though All the awesome synths are so expensive! Concerning the studio footage, I don't know what dvd it's off of. There might be something in the description or comments area, though.

In order of Hallucinogen's albums, I'd have to say I like The Lone Deranger most, then Twisted, and then In Dub. I like the airyness of In Dub, but it's doesn't seem as energetic as the previous albums. Twisted is also pretty awesome, but the synth sounds on The Lone Deranger are what sold me. Especially in Demention, the synth from 6:13 to 6:48 is really awesome. It has a lot of definition to it, details you can really hear and enjoy. The dripping/bubbling water used in Gamma Goblins also really impressed me. I had a similar idea, before I even heard this album, but now that I've heard it done so well I'm not sure I should even try to replicate such an effect haha.

For me, progressive psy is where it's at.

My favourites.

Hypnagog
Sensient
Autonomech
Tetrameth
One Tasty Morsel
Kremulur
Grouch

Post some youtube vids, I have not heard any of those before