Hallucinogen (musician)

Hallucinogen
Simon Posford at Soulclipse in Turkey, March 2006
Simon Posford at Soulclipse in Turkey, March 2006
Background information
Birth nameSimon Posford
Also known asGumbo, Walter Ego
Born (1971-10-28) 28 October 1971 (age 53)
OriginChobham, Surrey, England
GenresPsy Trance, downtempo, Chill-out music
Occupation(s)DJ, record producer, sound engineer
Years active1993 – present
LabelsTwisted
WebsiteTwisted Records

Simon Posford (born 28 October 1971), better known by his stage name Hallucinogen, is an English electronic musician, specializing in psychedelic trance music. His first studio album, Twisted, released in 1995, is considered one of the most influential albums in the genre.[1]

His second album, The Lone Deranger, was released in 1997.[2] A third album consisting of Hallucinogen tracks remixed by the artist Ott, In Dub, was released in 2002.

He is also the founder of the label Twisted Records[3] and works in the electronic groups Younger Brother and Shpongle.[4] Younger Brother initially began as a side project of Posford and Benji Vaughan and represented a transition away from previous projects which emphasized a more synthesized style.[5]

His grandfather, George Posford, was a composer and producer in the United Kingdom in the 1930s.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Hallucinogen reviews, music, news - sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  2. ^ Potts, Diane. "Hallucinogen: Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  3. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Younger Brother: Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  4. ^ Pareles, Jon (12 July 2009). "The Bigger-Band Sounds of a Trance-Music Duo". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Music & Me: Younger Brother". The Independent. 11 March 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.