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Infobox musical artist | name = Hallucinogen| image =Simon_Posford_at_Soulclipse.jpg| caption = Simon Posford at Soulclipse in Turkey, March 2006| image_size =| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist| birth_name = Simon Posford| alias = Gumbo, Walter Ego| Born = October 28, 1971 (Age 40)| origin = London , United Kingdom | instrument =| genre = Psychedelic Trance / Goa Trance / Downtempo | occupation = DJ, record producer|Producer , Sound Engineer | years_active = 1993–present| label = Twisted Records (UK)|Twisted | associated_acts = The Infinity Project|T.I.P. (The Infinity Project) , Dragonfly, Anubis, Audio Chemistry, Axis Mundi, Baba G, Beast, Binah, Celtic Cross (band)|Celtic Cross , DSP, Dub Trees, Flight, Fly Agaric, Gargoyles, Growlmonizer, Industrical Suicide Tribe, Infernal Machine, Mandala, Metal Sharon, MP3, The Mystery Of The Yeti , Nomads Of Dub, North Central Positronics, Ott (record producer)|Ott , Psykov, Purple Om, Shpongle , Subkha, Twisted Allstars, Younger Brother (music group)|Younger Brother , Frederic Holyszewski | website = http://www.twisted.co.uk/ Twisted Records| notable_instruments = Hallucinogen is the stage name of Simon Posford , an English people|English electronic musician , specializing in Psychedelic trance music. His first studio album, Twisted (Hallucinogen album)|Twisted , released in 1995, is considered one of the most influential albums in the genre; the first track "LSD" in particular remains the defining sound of Goa trance to this day. http://www.sputnikmusic.com/bands/Hallucinogen/4007/ He has toured India several times.cite news|last=Lakhani|first=Somya|title=Indian Pause|url= http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Indian-Pause/716854/|accessdate=11 July 2011|newspaper=Indian Express|date=27 November 2010
His second album, The Lone Deranger , was released in 1997.cite web|title =Hallucinogen: Biography |first=Diane|last=Potts |publisher=Allmusic| url =Allmusic|class=artist|id=hallucinogen-p292168|pure_url=yes |accessdate =9 July 2011 A third album, In Dub (Hallucinogen album)|In Dub , was released in 2002.
He is also the founder of the label Twisted Records cite web|title =Younger Brother: Biography |first=Andy|last=Kellman |publisher=Allmusic| url =Allmusic|class=artist|id=younger-brother-p557621|pure_url=yes |accessdate =9 July 2011 and works in the electronic duos Younger Brother and Shpongle .cite news|last=Pareles|first=Jon|title=The Bigger-Band Sounds of a Trance-Music Duo|url= http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/13/arts/music/13brother.html|accessdate=11 July 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|date=12 July 2009Younger 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.cite news|title=Music & Me: Younger Brother|url= http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/music-magazine/music-amp-me-younger-brother-2239516.html|accessdate=11 July 2011|newspaper=The Independent|date=11 March 2011
Though his music has been described as "heavily driven by psychedelica", he always performs while sober due to the complexity of operating computers during his events.cite news|last=Nutting|first=P.J.|title=Terrifying tower of electronic tones|url= http://www.boulderweekly.com/article-5384-terrifying-tower-of-electronic-tones.html|accessdate=11 July 2011|newspaper=Boulder Weekly|date=21 April 2011
Discography
Twisted (Hallucinogen album)|Twisted (1995)
The Lone Deranger (1997)
In Dub (2002) (Hallucinogen tracks remixed by Ott cite web|title =In Dub: Review |first=Rick |last=Anderson |publisher=Allmusic| url =Allmusic|class=album|id=in-dub-r611274/review|pure_url=yes |accessdate =9 July 2011)
Persondata | NAME =Hallucinogen | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = 1971 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Hallucinogen Category:1971 births Category:English electronic musicians Category:Living people Category:Psychedelic trance musicians
