Visuals began to bleed in: time-lapse flowers un-furling in reverse, their petals turning into galaxies. A Tibetan singing bowl rotated slowly, but its rim was made of circuit boards. Simon Posford’s name appeared not as text, but as a ripple in the fabric of the image.
Below that, in smaller, hand-scrawled letters: “Do not watch alone. Do not watch sober. Do not watch after midnight.” Psybient Dvd Pack 1 4 Simon Posford Shpongle Ce...
Before YouTube algorithms and 4K visualizers, if you wanted to see the sonic tapestry of Shpongle unfold on your screen, you needed physical media. The (often cataloged as Psybient DVD Pack 1, 2, 3, & 4 ) was released during the golden age of the DVD (early to mid-2000s) by various underground labels, most notably Aleph Zero Records and Twisted Records . Visuals began to bleed in: time-lapse flowers un-furling
And somewhere, in the fractal between dimensions, Simon Posford leaned back, lit a spliff, and smiled. Below that, in smaller, hand-scrawled letters: “Do not
To discuss this DVD pack, one must first understand Simon Posford. As one half of (alongside Raja Ram) and the mastermind behind Hallucinogen , Posford redefined what psychedelic music could be. In the early 2000s, Posford became fascinated with visual accompaniment.
However, Shpongle has released "Shpongle – Live at Red Rocks" on Blu-ray, which scratches a similar itch. But for the pure, raw, lo-fi psychedelic artifact—nothing beats the original DVD pack.
In the annals of electronic music, there are albums, then there are artifacts. For fans of psychedelic, ambient, and down-tempo electronica, the phrase has echoed through forums, collector circles, and Discogs want-lists for nearly two decades. But what exactly is this elusive box set? Why does it command reverence (and high prices) on the second-hand market?