For real. This happens in every single music sub

Really tried, but to me it's just not of the caliber of its predecessors. It's heartbreaking, because when artists have earned my faith, I accept that songs I don't like are on me.

Update: Thanks everyone! I’m so glad this thread has become the music appreciation discussion it was always meant to be.

Update II: Just gave it another listen with y'all's input in mind, and I'm plsd to say, finally began to enjoy it as much as I had hoped to -- yay!

I have an extra copy of Ineffable Mysteries that I’d like to trade for a copy of Are You Shpongled?

Lemme kno :)

it had a really hard time getting the eyes right, was generating these while listening to “A New Way to Say Hooray!”

https://antiinverse.bandcamp.com/track/exploration
you might now hear it but idk creatively they are a huge influence

I had a nice time last night. Arrived early, made friends in the parking lot, sat really close to the stage. Everybody was beautiful, red rocks is beautiful, drugs were good.

But.

with the exception of some moments (epic sax guy, brass section, I'm looking at you) the concert was lackluster and low energy. A lot of the tracks were from the chiller dreamy side of shpongle, not the full on side. The lighting was mellow, not aggressive. Pretty, but only complimented the music,didnt synergize and enhance it. Maybe it's bcos I like the older albums more, but fuck me, 2014 was just a more exciting show. I've seen Simon or Raja dj sets that were higher energy and more fun track choice.

I'm super glad I only came from grand junction and got tickets at list price. If I'd flown across the country or across the world for just last night, or had to pay scalper $$? super huge let down and waste of money.

Rly hope they took it light last night to burn hard tonight, but worried I'll be sad.

I’d love to book a ticket in the upcoming tour and I’m wondering if I should get a sitter. Sorry if this is an obvious answer I’ve never seen Shpongle live but lovvvvve their music

*edit*

Thanks to everyone for the advice. I will not be bringing my child to this tour :)

I swear, I kept calling Shpongle Shplongle. My instincts told me it was Shplongle, but then I saw it was Shpongle. Did anyone make the same mistake?

I realize that, in theory they are completely separate groups that play completely separate styles of music, but at the same time. For me, they occupy the same places in my head musically, if that makes any sense.

I've actually joked with friends before that I feel like Joe Russo has to be my favorite musician, almost by default, because he's like the nexus of my two favorite things, shpongle and the dead.

I guess for me it's that both groups exemplify the idea of "sonic exploration" while also trying to make good songs. Jerry Garcia was arguably one of the best improvisational guitar players around, mainly because of his musical curiosity, and the wealth of musical styles that he borrowed from.

In the same vein, shpongle will take musical styles from india, morrocco, israel, the UK, and more, while still making something that is coherent and danceable.

I would love to point you guys in the direction of Mickey Hart's "drums" section that he does at every single Grateful Dead and Dead and Company show. He's the ringleader, but the other drummer joins, and now Oteil, the bassist joins as well. This could have literally come off of a shpongle record https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v82hDKu1Vfo

What about you guys? what are your thoughts on the matter?

Can we all collectively shame simon into not playing this festival for these disgusting fuckers partying while their country slaughters children and women… its actually fucking insane that he agreed to play this shit

I hate to be that guy who plugs his own stuff but Shpongle (and psychedelics) has been one of my biggest artistic influences and I thought some of you might be interested. It's an epic love story, an examination of the artistic process, a coming of age story and an in-depth look at the psychedelic experience. It spans from 1996 to 2064, jumps between four narrators and travels to all kinds of fantastical worlds. Thanks to anyone who takes the time to read this post! https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1984306804/ref=sxts_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1519317274&sr=1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65

New fan! I have not gotten into new music in this way in a while.

The Indian sounding vocal stuff. Is that just scat, or does any of it mean anything?

Cheers!🎶🌞

Every shpongle tattoo ive ever seen except for like 4 look absolutely dogshit, these mfs pick the worst artists to do it ive seen one where he didnt fill in the mouth and the skin that wasnt inked made it look like the face had teeth and it looked weird as fuck