Monday, May 23, 2011

chic-edelic: THE Shpongletron Experience

Coachella I was more than stoked to see from a protagonist that I would get a second viewing of the Shpongletron Experience at 930 club in Washington, dc. While the Coachella set was in an outdoor tent on a grassy field at nightfall with hanging lights stringing the camp and other lights framing the point and the occasional cirq du soleil hula hoop dancers, the second time around with the same 18ft shpongletron structure was nevertheless still incredible.

Not merely does the Shpongletron practically simulate tripping but mated with the psychedelic electronic that covers a form of genres, it creates an almost transcendental experience. Shpongle's style is to make any character of genre at you, whether its samba or arabian, and by the end, you'll be moving to it.

The Shpongletron structure itself is an 18ft tall with winged screens on its side, screens on the bottom, and an all-seeing eye at top that shoots out lazors occasionally throughout the show. The man is boxed in at the top of the structure, below the eye, and under him on the case of the construction is a medusa-looking face that animates with projections throughout. One of the brilliant video clips on the wings that I missed from Coachella was of little children in Africa having headphones put on them, presumably them listening to medicine for the real first time. ahhh- mazing.

Shpongle is touring the US with his shpongletron experience and if he comes to a township near you, you Absolutely Must SEE IT! Check here for tour dates. ** Coming to the The Wiltern in LA on June 18** . should I dare see the point a third time? I'm thinking yes.

To get you pumped or intrigued, grab the album below. And note, its an album intended to listen straight through from first to end.

Shpongle - Nothing Lasts.zip


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