Old Composer REACTS to Shpongle Empty Branes REACTION and Breakdown | Decomposers Point of View

[@junnunaumanen6672]

”Divine Moments of Truth” is the seminal, most essential track by Shpongle. An absolutely great band and song

[@ParisChristianne]

I love this track, however the track I use to introduce people to Shpongle is Ineffable Mysteries. When the beat kicks in with that kinda latin horn section...oh it hits you haha

[@markysharks6847]

Both of these (as well as Behind Closed Eyelids to an extent) are the Shpongle tracks I use to introduce people to the music depending on what I think will resonate the most.

[@nicholasbrassard3512]

Dude, that song blows me away

[@chris-zd9sr]

Around the world in a tea daze too

[@Totenkopfzwerg]

Around the World in a Tea Daze is where it's at, indeed.

[@flysoup]

This is the first time I've seen a reaction to this band! We started with Tool and now here we are with Shpongle. Glad I subscribed man

[@KeyOfGeebz]

I'm all over the place but on thing is constant - I love music of all types :)

[@runswithphantoms]

That's the journey of a serious musical psychonaut in the making right there.

[@MegaDaniboy1989]

Shpongle albums are great to listen to while making art Or love, or both at the same time 😅

[@dimitrihillewaert2332]

@@KeyOfGeebz please consider Buckethead with 'Soothsayer', 'Aunt Suzie' or just about whatever :) you will enjoy

[@blackorafice]

These are both amazing bands.

[@KeyOfGeebz]

🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️OMG - I said Spongle "Barns" in the intro - So Sorry to the artist - mi so bobo decomposer fail. ALSO, just know that I LOVE this type of sonic artistry and plan on diving deeper into the Trip-Hop Psychedelic EDM and all things D&B and onward with this channel so hang in there for more. Awwwwwright!!! 🤙🤙

[@jasonpetersen2469]

All good mate hahha, but give this one a crack, I reckon your listeners will get a kick out of it kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnS7mYx3nrV8kLs

[@VenomUponTheBlade]

I'd recommend Sweet September by Vibrasphere. Kind of in the same vein of psychedelic trance. There's a lot going on in that song that you would pick up on and appreciate.

[@Zoxinsox]

The style is goa trance or psy trance, if you want to check out a band that splits the difference between psy trance and progressive rock, lucid planet, their second album dips into some trance in a very pleasing way, I highly recommend especially the song entrancement

[@jasonpetersen2469]

@@Zoxinsox far out man, I just checked them out, you are so right, awesome band, I’ll be getting into the discography tonight, thanks bro

[@jon...5324]

by the way, the genre name you are looking for is Psybient, closely related to psychill and psytrance, but with more elements of tradtional/tribal music

[@TheVermifuge]

The requester should have added a side note: "Review after gummy bears kick in." Lol

[@KeyOfGeebz]

RIGHT??? :D

[@dima_r6]

Mandatory: Shpongle - DMT

[@Easy_Skanking]

This one is my go to request! 😁

[@dima_r6]

@@Easy_Skanking it'd be the first react video to it as well

[@Jiimy8me]

gotta be the recording of the Danny Gomez flash video. his artwork is awsome!

[@rouzbeakhlaghi3038]

do do do dmt!

[@thelxr]

Actually, yes, and it will be more fun to decompose - there are a lot of cool time signature transitions there aat the very least!

[@raz0rcarich99]

OMG I would never expect this in a 1000 years

[@siddharthiyer1120]

Started from Tool and going to my old jam, psychedelic trance. So glad we get here

[@tohuwabohu5968]

@@siddharthiyer1120 Same here! So happy to be right here, right now! :)

[@gandalf8216]

Shpongle has saved me from insanity many, many times. A psychonaut's best friend. Plini got a new badass song, I just discovered it yesterday but you made me discover Plini: The Glass Bead Game.

[@theintangiblefancy428]

Younger brother and shpongle are so beautiful. I saw shpongle (simon) live at the rave in Milwaukee. around the time museum of consciousness came out, Raja wasn't feeling up to touring the midwest in the winter which I can undetstand.

[@gandalf8216]

@@theintangiblefancy428 Ah, the old man sure can bring energy to the scene, despite the back pain he has. Sorry that you missed him. He's incredible with the flute, if you're lucky you can catch him jam backstage or when walking around the festival checking stuff out.

[@_Olorin]

@Key of Geebz Speaking of psychonauts: Psychedelonaut by Wo Fat. Really groovy, really heavy, really psychedelic blues-based stoner-rock. You'll dig it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmS7dYWrhNSfras

[@ryanprice9841]

Invisible man in a fluorescent suit. That is shpongle's greatest musical masterpiece

[@Tandycakes159]

I love that song as well, the 2nd final live band night at rr opened with it, and its one of the absolute best moments in an entirely incredible show, thanks in no small part to Raja's intro, brings a tear to my eye just remembering it, just a wall of emotion and sonic power. Chills.

[@mortmortmort8908]

@@Tandycakes159 I was at that show. I cried before he even mentioned the man in his intro story, because I heard the little chirps from the start of the song. Best show of my life.

[@NoodlePastie]

@@mortmortmort8908 ayyyy you and me both homie!

[@juicedawell2402]

Crazy that he's reacting to one of the only shpongle songs I haven't heard.

[@dogboydar1202]

2nd half of that is super sublime....transcendent !

[@erictal19]

Shpongle! Amazing choice. You nailed it when you said “ambient psychedelic” music - the genre name is “Psybient”. More Shpongle tracks: - Around the World in a Tea Daze - Nothing Is Something Worth Doing

[@minimalmayhem]

The genre is Shpongle! hehehe... all others are psybient...

[@nicodetorenwachter227]

I would have never expected Sphongle on the channel (or any reaction channel for that matter), but I'm excited! Sphongle is amazing. I hope you will be doing more Sphongle, or other psychedelic ambient, like Younger Brother or Carbon Based Lifeforms.

[@psy.visual]

Psybient is absolutly amazing, I can't understand why it is so uknown music genre

[@dogboydar1202]

I haven't done drugs since 1989 and Psybient is one of my favorite genres. @@psy.visual

[@into_the_void]

Shpongle live with the entire band , raja ram and posford is truly a psychedelic masterpiece

[@briandkinder]

Was at there last live show both nights..... It was amazing!

[@Jiimy8me]

with how concept-piece shpongle albums are to certain regions of the globe i think it would be amazing if they had some sort of colab with Heilung for an old norse proto germanic style album

[@Tandycakes159]

Can confirm, was at RR for the final 2 live band shows, greatest musical experience of my life (out of hundreds)

[@Deadward1113]

Red rocks baby!!!

[@FarmerJimbob]

Was there may the 4th, maybe the best moment of my life

[@thatguywhoswatchingu]

Holy shit, I came here for Tool, and found Shpongle... what a delightful suprprise! Got any Mr. Bill or Tipper in the pipeline?

[@thatguywhoswatchingu]

Also, I'm still here

[@minfuji]

Ow Mr.Bill, Free Bill. His jamm with Infected Mushroom.

[@jondodkins]

Please Tipper!! The production values are so immense, would love your view on it

[@jamescombridgeart]

Yessss tipper please! My vote would be 'dead soon' or 'cinder coat'

[@garrettk7166]

@@jamescombridgeart Agreed. Tipper - Vection from JMH , or basically anything from most of Forward Escape. Also... I think it's 'cinder cone'. Absolutely, agree.

[@nataliadata]

Dear DECOMPOSER, the review is excellent entertainment. Thank you for your honesty. May I point out some favourite moments? I am a classically trained musician and a lecturer of electronic music. I hold Shpongle in some regard as a reference for teaching. I am glad that this piece inspired you to go a write some more music. Please do publish it. I would be interested to hear Shpongle review of your music. “This is not meditation style music I am used to.” “The first two minutes are relaxing and de-compressing, that would put you into meditative stage." - Contradiction “Definitive percussion pattern” - Damn right! Shpongle is known for it. Second stop: “There will not be any guitar and this is cool”… The guitar has been playing for the last 3 minutes. Never mind. “Sonic Ear Candy” - Excellent! The masterpiece of Shpongle, “A lot of this stuff is ‘drag, drop and tweak’ - everything is perfect and because of this there is crystal clear sound.” The composer, perhaps could make some mistakes make some mistakes, so he does not get mistaken for a sampled computerised perfection. “A cross over of double time and half time” - the word is POLYRHYTHM.

[@McMaggara]

Younger brother, Ott, Ozric Tentacles Good stuff in the same vein

[@Mariuander]

hey hey hey!! My top 3 artists!

[@MEllOWDPRODUCTIONS]

Yezsss, those are indeed really awesome...!!! i also recommend the band MantisMash :D Has an really similar vibe to it~ You can compare it more to Ott then Sphongle tough ^^

[@richardsimpson2439]

Shulman are also amazing.

[@mattcarp81]

Fun Fact: Simon from Shpongle mentioned Ozric Tentacles as an influence in an interview way back in the day :)

[@praxiquot]

Think you may have a fun time dissecting Infected Mushroom's "Heavyweight". It combines the psy/electronic aspects of Shpongle with some more traditional metal character.

[@minfuji]

YES another soldier in the army of mushrooms. Would love to hear him decompose their work.

[@OnieroNautilus]

Yes!!

[@mortmortmort8908]

Oh hey, someone else mentioned my other favorite band. Dancing With Kadafi is a good one too, and Before.

[@dxaminal777]

Aw man. Any Infected Mushroom would be awesome!

[@zacharyw213]

He did do Guitarmas by them

[@BRUXXUS]

This is so cool! I'm a classically trained in music, and Shpongle has been my absolute favorite since I first heard them about 18 years ago. Mix of digital, acoustics, winds, and samples. Playing with time signatures, and just how it makes me feel (even without gummi bears, ha!).

[@shadows-sweet-embrace]

It's so crazy how everything you've listened to is something I like lmaooo I really love Shpongle, I know they're really psychedelic, but I like to use them especially in the middle of a panic attack, they really calm me down. Of course, they're nice to listen to gonked out of your gourd too, but that's beside the point lmaoooooooo. They're really, really, relaxing to me. Oddly enough, they fill a similar role TOOL does to me.

[@KeyOfGeebz]

And THAT is the power of music and why I love it!!! Awwwright!

[@theintangiblefancy428]

I know right?!?! He listens to Tool, Deftones, Slipknot, Shpongle, he's gonna do MARS VOLTA?!?! omfg... I hope he takes a listen to Infected mushroom and Gorillaz eventually.

[@feintcircles]

@@theintangiblefancy428 Go back through his vids he did 'Inertiatic ESP' already. This channel is definitely going to be a fun ride !! Trying to think of some challenging or niche music to request. I was thinking 'Daughters' could be interesting, or some solo Omar stuff.

[@theintangiblefancy428]

@@feintcircles my first thought branching from mars volta is requesting at the drive in or for some reason them crooked vultures

[@jon...5324]

panic attack? that makes sense, since they are great for calming down someone having a difficult psychedelic experience. its almost like shpongle is a tripsitter in itself haha

[@chrisreynolds7394]

I'm still here. ozric tentacles is an electronic band you will certainly dig

[@rik6696]

Oh sh!t. Things just got real and surreal simultaneously. Time for what Terence McKenna called an epic dose. Shpongle are masters of their craft.

[@jambulance]

DUDE! I can't believe my eyes when I saw you post a video about Shpongle in my feed, I've been listening to them since I was about 6 or 7, really important group for me.

[@SphereStack]

Enter the universe of Shpongle and you do not want to go back. Amazing soundscapes with such a comforting tone it feels like coming home.

[@tastelesstouch]

Alright if we're getting into the electronic music realm, when are you gonna do Aphex Twin?

[@ClandestineMerkaba]

I would *pay* to see his brain warped by the one true master. Can we get some Ziggomatic 17 in here??

[@transparentsea]

As far as I can tell he's only done one. I need a full Richard D James Album breakdown...

[@richardsimpson2439]

The whole of the album ‘Nothing lasts… but Nothing is Lost’ is stunning.

[@ftg150]

This. Yes please!

[@lucian5389]

Favorite of all time

[@mattcarp81]

Possibly my favorite album of all time

[@Anirudh0002]

You're heading on the BEST journey of your life by getting into this band! They are GODS of Sonic space and sound.

[@Visionoir]

Ozric tentacles are

[@eclectic-sound-search1518]

@@Visionoir fuck yeah both groups are great but Ozrics are pure bliss

[@user-es1tv7jm7z]

My favorite Shpongle song ... Simon you are absolutely genius

[@feintcircles]

Haven't listened to Shpongle in years, this was a nice surprise!

[@interestingpeopleinteresti6652]

Great breakdown 🙂 if you watch Shpongle live, you will see they are kitted with an extensive band. Live in London 2013 is a stunning performance. Around The World In a Tea Daze, you be of my all time faves. It’s really quite amazing to see all these phenomenal artists shredding.

[@LiamVonOahu604]

Been a Shpongle fan since the late 90s, I'm glad to see their magic reach out more widely. Aloha from Oahu, Key of Geebz!

[@psychedelicafrica4817]

Shpongle is Simon Posford and Raja Ram. Raja was originally the flutist in Quintessence, the 70s progressive psychedelic rock/jazz fusion band. I believe Simon was an audio engineer before starting to work with Youth (Martin Glover) bassist of Killing Joke and producer for many top acts. Youth started Dragonfly Records - a label that released many electronic psychedelic acts from the early 90s onwards that were a part of the psychedelic resurgence that was occurring in the UK and other parts of the world due to travellers returning from their awakening on the dancefloors on the beaches of Goa in India. A very influential band from this same movement is Ozric Tentacles - a psychedelic progressive fusion band that has released around 20 albums since their first release in 1983 until the present day. Main member and guitarist Ed Wynne is phenomenal.

[@Twica973]

I confirm !!!!

[@kasondroid]

I've loved all of your Tool reactions and I'm so happy to see a reaction for my favorite band Shpongle! This is indeed Heroic dose stuff!

[@IxTHROWxTHINGS]

Genre is Psychadelic Trance, Goa, and Ambient/Psybient. One of my all time favorite artists for a long time. Suuuuuper stoked and surprised to see you reacted to this.

[@razwd2060]

Add "Dead can Dance" to the mix. Some outstanding music with the legend of Lisa Gerrard in vocals quite regularly

[@AreaMan920]

Yes! Song Of The Stars

[@sparkpoi]

We've seen these guys live and it's practically an entire troupe! Thanks for doing all these musics I love ❤️

[@pcorf]

Pronounced Shhh pongle. Some nights I listen to all of Shpongle's albums. Amazing music indeed.

[@aaronaudioguy]

I found out about Shpongle during my audio engineering schooling many years ago. So happy to see them on this channel. What a treat!

[@JakeRoy96]

Next video, trip on acid and listen to shpongle

[@derricktipps9867]

I'd pay to see that

[@shamusad3037]

I'm so stoked you're doing Shpongle! To me they are to electronic music what Tool is for rock music as far as falling into an endless tunnel, haha.

[@Ness2Alyza]

Reddit\Shpongle sent me here! Also big metal and rock fan.

[@Tandycakes159]

Shpongles absolute best song and maybe my favprite song of all time is when shall i be free/stamen of the shamen it is a triumphant psychedelic orchestral symphonic powerhouse tour de force masterpiece pls pls PPPPPPLLLLLLLLLLSSSSSSS break down that song i guarantee you will be a hardcore shpongle fan for life!!!!

[@lovelylindsey]

One of my fav songs of all time, as well. Would love him to decompose it!

[@gbantel]

Came here for Tool and - to my surprise - I see a Shpongle reaction here. That IS awesome! Shpongle has a HUGE place in my heart, immense respect for psychedelic master Simon Posford and legendary Raja Ram. This must be the best youtube channel in eons! ALRIGHT!

[@thewhorocks515]

Wow! First of all what a pleasant surprise to hear something so different. Even further, this was just really good. Some interesting electronic music that I can get behind. Goes to show that no matter the genre, there's always some top tier gems to find.

[@CptNelson]

I think electronic music is more of a certain process, not just a genre. And if you look at it as a genre, it's like with many other genres: what most people see as something that defines the genre is just the more simple, easier to get into side of it that gets popular for a while. Just a tip of a huge iceberg. Nowadays it is so common to mix and match different kind of processes to make all these amazing songs. And Shpongle is great example of that mindset. Just using whatever to get the sound they want, be it live instruments, circuit bended children's toys, obscure samples from old movies, the most modern virtual synths and whatnot.

[@thewhorocks515]

@@CptNelson Yeah those two sentences were meant to be unique statements. Did not mean that the genre of this is electronic. Just meant that this was some electronically made music that I can get behind. Which maybe isn't really true even to say since you said they don't just use electronic means to make their music. And then my other sentence was meant to mean whatever genre this is considered, there's gems like this within that genre.

[@Redington931]

It is pronounced: shh-pon-gull (hard g). And yes, they are psychedelic ambient (psybient). There are so many tunes that you could do if you so choose. Divine Moments Of Truth is a must like people have commented. I would add ...And The Day Turned To Night is an almost 20 minute work of art from their first album (shares space with Divine Moments). You were expecting some metal guitar to jump in at some point gave me a big chuckle. There are plenty of other good artists that are in this realm of psybient, Entheogenic (their tune, Ground Illuminosity) and Ott's Queen Of All Everything. Can't go wrong there. Always great to see someone discover Shpongle for the first time. Enjoy, my friend.

[@Henrydingus01123]

The first two tracks on “ineffable mysteries from shpongleland” are my favorite shpongle songs

[@jambulance]

That whole album is incredible, but Nothing Is Something Worth Doing is one of my fav tracks of all time, I absolutely love the steel pan instrumentation.

[@TheCkhutton12]

@@jambulance At the end of that song when he rips the bong. Absolutely love ending my workouts on that track. Oops Im thiking of invisible man in a flourscent suit. The hand pans in the track you mentioned are beautiful tho.

[@ISOrider72]

I can't believe to hear Shpongle on your channel, how amazing is that? Btw.they are around for more than 20 years now and enlightened so many nights for me. Raja Ram must be around 80 years old in inbetween and he was one of the main founders of India based "Goa-Techno" or "Psychedelic-Progressive-Trance". I've seen them live a handful times and they are mind-expanding,I heavily recommend "Around the World in a tea daze"! And to get a little more heavy listen to "Juno Reactor" s " Bible of dreams",you will be fully satisfied. This is what my nights were like in the late 90's.Flashback!

[@mostresticator3000]

Shpongle is amazing...the way Posford and Raja layer all these musical textures is god tier.... i listen every time i trip....every week

[@mostresticator3000]

name of the style is Psybient

[@d4mdcykey]

OMG, my man just rode the Shpongle shroom rocket. For the life of me I can't figure out why channels do not React to this band, they are otherwordly. Never will you be the same once you dive deeper into this band. You, sir, are a LEGEND.

[@runswithphantoms]

Man, I used to shroom to Shpongle! So cool that you're doing a reaction to them!

[@hanlonconnor]

I'm still here. Love thevariety in music you decompose

[@mostresticator3000]

if youre ever just curious, simon posford loves to make little videos on the equipment he has and uses and stuff, maybe not good for reacting unless you put them all together, but super cool. those guys are genius

[@jayjames8026]

It helps to know a little bit of the background of the group.. very abstract colab that turned into a piece of heaven in your ears. i am thankful every time i hear Shpongle and i have seen the live show like 5 times. PSY-AMBIENT

[@snesgirl89]

Just found this channel and I love it! One of my favorite bands ever! Would love to see another reaction to another one of their songs! Their first album changed my life, took me to a whole other planet.

[@CarCoSaNoLa]

Whoooooaaaaa shpongle!?!?

[@Astro_city_pyro]

Happy to see this! Shpongle definitely got me through some of the nights of blurred reality years ago. If you liked this, you will enjoy digging into their discography. Let me HIGHLY recommend some artist that WILL NOT disappoint. (Ott - The Queen Of All Everything)(Younger Brother - Ribbon On A Branch)

[@vonclod123]

From the same band, you might enjoy..Around The World In A Tea Daze [Ott Remix]

[@swingonthespiral]

Heard that on 500 ug back in highschool. Bad times lol

[@XTheJenovaProjectX]

The original is one of my fav Shpongle tracks ever. Another one nobody talks about that I love is Room 23

[@Jim-dz9wk]

I did not expect to see Shpongle on here! I love these guys, Dorset Perception is one of my fav tracks

[@Jesseblackford]

Oh man, this channel just gets better and better! These guys have always had a special place in my heart. Great to see you cover them. I'd recommend checking out some of their earlier songs. Dorset perception, and Around the world in a tea daze Are a couple of my favs, would love to see them decomposed at some point. Some great Indian percussion, flamenco guitar and juicy vocals. I think you'll get a kick out of it. Peace!

[@ParisChristianne]

Congratulations on being Shpongled! You are now officially a shpongoloid. As for the band and their whole deal, I would group them under the general term psychedelia. Some would call them psybient, some of their tracks border on psytrance. Whatever it is they do a lot of psychedelic drugs and their music is arguably best experienced while under the influence of psychedelic drugs lol. As you mentioned a lot of what they're doing is running signals through tons and tons of effects, a lot of which are specifically designed to induce synesthesia while under the influence of psychedelics (a great example would be the sort of granular glitching on the voice at 15:14). Most of the stuff in their songs is either synthesized or sampled, with the exception of the various flute-based instruments, as one of the two founding members of the band plays a variety of instruments in that grouping.

[@alexc.c.4025]

Shpongle...wow...not expected! What a nice treat.

[@christophersawczyn2813]

Never thought I would see a Shpongle reaction. Great video, as others have commented Divine Moments of Truth is a must from Shpongle. Some similar artists are Shulman, Younger Brother, and Ott (he is more dub/reggae). Also, the flute is played by a person. I hope to see more reactions soon.

[@oscartienda4129]

You should check psybient or goa genres. Shpongle is often classified in the former. As someone else said, check Juno Reactor, Blue Planet Corporation, Bluetech, Carbon Based Lifeforms, and my favorite, Ott.

[@Robfnord]

Yes

[@sentientcardboarddumpster7900]

Ott and Tipper

[@psydtrancer7295]

Not often you come across someone who pulls up Blue Planet Corporation. They were my first experience in this genre of music ❤️

[@JM-wr2fo]

Shpongle is amazing! Brings me back in time.. thanks so much for this, so unexpected! :) You've made my day, and now I'm going to listen to these guys ;)

[@jamesmay6674]

Man my first boss when I started Carpentry really loved these guys. Would tell about his DJ days at Full Moon Parties in Bali and Thailand. LSD galore, Mushrooms etc. Totally forgot about the band, but here i am, thanks decomposer

[@draggonhedd]

still here man, love seeing folks thoughts on the music that shaped my taste.

[@stykboy]

Shpongle! So random. Have been following since your first reaction video. I Have been listening to both Tool and Shpongle since the early 2000s. Thanks for going where most other "reactioners" don't usually go 🙂

[@ledddedd9137]

"Heavyweight" by Infected Mushroom!

[@fhjfhdgh]

i'm still here.. loved this breakdown. shpongle is really something else.

[@OnieroNautilus]

Amazing to see a good shpongle reaction video. I was curious when they were going to show up. Their sound and style is quite diverse while always being quintessentially Shpongle. So many great tracks to choose from. Star Shpongled Banner, Juggling Molecules, Nothing is Something Worth Doing... Subscribed and looking forward to more!

[@thiago3277]

Dude please keep doing Shpongle reaction videos! I´ve been searching for these for a long time!

[@DavidHedriana]

Geebz! Great choice (: and I'm looking forward to more of The Mars Volta! Thank you 😊 more shpongle would be amazing, too! You're one of the best things on KZbin, and thus the world lol

[@Ninjaklas]

Didn't expect to see this band here, but so happy to see shpongle get some love!

[@DuhQuanNigstix]

Wow, you're stepping into a whole different realm with Shpongle. I've been listening to Shpongle since the late 90's... great music. I was just listening to this album last week! I first heard them through the music sharing platform WinMX. At that time I referred to this type music as "Global", because during that period bands were combining multi-ethnic influences, such as French Cabaret, Brazilian, Indian, Moroccan, Asian (Japanese) and American Hip-Hop. There's one band that personifies this era of "Global" music like no other - Thievery Corporation. Geebz, if you've never listened to Thievery Corporation, I highly recommend them. They're the most diverse band I've ever come across.

[@catythatzall4now]

The concerts are outstanding - the amount of love musicians he pulls together to create Sphongle land -otherworldly

[@niccimclaren6805]

Red rocks live 2019 is EPIC!!

[@TheDechon]

one of the best live shows ever!

[@andrewmurray7109]

Hell yeah! Never seen anybody do a shpongle reaction before, one of my favorites! A good one to do would be How the Jellyfish Jumped up the Mountain, super special track!

[@theforeverpuddle8754]

Damn, been following you from Tool onward and here we are at Shpongle. All this shit is my kind of music. Glad you're doing this channel man. I grew up playing classical and it's good to see a composer's point of view.

[@Pundit041]

Wow! I would not of thought I'd see you doing Shpongle, but so happy I am!!!! Electronic music ROYALTY!!!!!!!!!!!! (plus makes me realise how old I am when I realise I saw this guy near 25 years ago, AND has new stuff coming next month)

[@macronencer]

I love watching people hear Shpongle for the first time. You nailed it with "sonic ear candy"! You're right about the capabilities of modern synths, modules and plugins, but it's worth pointing out that these guys have been making this stuff since the late 1990s, and making it well. Shpongle's resident genius Simon Posford has other projects too - worth taking a listen to Younger Brother (try The Last Days of Gravity).

[@sunamira2562]

love shpongle forever and it was interesting to watch you commenting it, even if i was not looking for this video especially

[@numbers00]

Video hasn't even been out long enough for me to watch it (I'm commenting during your intro :D) but I am so excited to see you react to Shpongle. I saw their final ever live band show a couple years ago, it was incredible. If you decide to do another Shpongle track, I would suggest one of their classics. Dorcet Perception is probably my favorite suggestion to new listeners Some sphongle tracks have as many as 150 or 200 different audio tracks going on across the course of one of their songs Fun fact, _alot_ of this is sampled. Simon loves working with samples, he's travelled all over the world to work with individual artists on unique instruments. I believe he himself played the guitar sample you mentioned

[@conorhiggins3446]

So happy to see Shpongle represented, you defs have a new subscriber! I would highly recommend OTT as a similar sound, very detailed music.

[@kiwidubz]

glad this popped up in my feed, I love this song

[@iamsmooney]

I'm still here! Started with Tool, continuing with Shpongle, you've really got such a range here and I love it

[@TheWorst-]

I think its pretty cool that Shpongle posted this on their official page.

[@blackorafice]

Do Around the World in the Tea Daze, by Shpongle. This is a B-side compared to that. Please!

[@JesterOfDestiny]

It's so cool to see a reaction channel focus on the more "sophisticated" type of music. Prog rock, prog metal, delving into the avant-garde a little bit and now psychedelic ambient. If I may make a suggestion, check out the band Sigh. They're a Japanese metal band and every one of their albums is one of a kind. Their album In Somniphobia is basically like a black metal version of Shpongle. But Imaginary Sonicscape is a similar wild ride as well.

[@ToonamiAftermath]

Kid you not when I saw the thumbnail for the Protest the Hero video earlier I thought it was a Shpongle cover and I got excited, and then you actually do Shpongle some hours later. I always find that you check out a band I like right when I'm thinking about them, weird stuff.

[@nathanshadbolt1134]

Welcome to Shpongleland, it's a wonderful rabbit hole.

[@danielkagan9245]

Know this bend for a while, didnt expect this on your channel. Thanks, I love them

[@steve6548]

Great REACTION! I listen to this type of music while working.

[@RoyPerez-drumnote]

They got always such beautiful baselines

[@steveharmon6440]

One of their more obscure pieces... lovely none the less. Dig deeper you'll get sphongled, No question.

[@briandkinder]

Oh wow, I stumpled upon your tool videos and have been enjoying them....and now sphongle? Two of my favorite bands. Sphongles wild yo!

[@fredrikekholm3718]

Really cool and unexpected to hear Shpongle here, after all the Tool and such. Tool is one my absolute favourite bands of all time, but so is Shpongle, and it is such an unexpected surprise to hear both on your channel =D

[@Donkeyhead]

For something similar I would recommend Ott - Rogue Bagel.

[@Donkeyhead]

For something different I would recommend Huoratron - $$ Trooppers

[@tallgrayandgruesome]

Smoked Glass and Chrome

[@garrettk7166]

Ott - Shower of Sparks, as well.

[@fractallusion7121]

I'll never forget the first time I was Shpongled. Incredible music, especially if you're chilling with Lucy 😉

[@gorimor]

Loooooove Shpongle so much

[@XTheJenovaProjectX]

When I first heard Shpongle, it changed everything.

[@brunomoreira3248]

I'm still here!! Stopped by because I love these guys

[@I_NeedCoffee]

The flute at the opening gives me a Jethro Tull vibe

[@KeyOfGeebz]

TOTALLY!!!

[@Easy_Skanking]

Raja Ram is the jazz flautist and had been playing longer than Ian Anderson. His flute just really makes Shpongle.

[@ptabibzadeh]

Raja Ram used to play in a band called "quintessence" formed in 1969! Their style was a mixture of jazz, psychedelic rock and progressive rock with an influence of music from India :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGGZY4d6fZqfnsk

[@Forkez]

With Sphongle now having been added to the mix, I'd like to request Infected Mushroom - Dancing with Kadafi. Don't pay any heed to the title. I personally don't think it's their best song, but it might prove to be interesting to you.

[@fredrikekholm3718]

Yeah, Dancing with Kadafi is a realt trip. Such a journey - like 6 songs in one =D