Are You Shpongled? | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 1998 | |||
Studio | The Hallucinogen Sound Labs in Dorset, UK | |||
Genre | World, psybient | |||
Length | 77:58 | |||
Label | Twisted Kinetic/BMG | |||
Producer | Shpongle | |||
Shpongle chronology | ||||
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Are You Shpongled? is the first of six albums released by Shpongle. Are You Shpongled? sold in excess of 30,000 copies. [1] A remastered version of Are You Shpongled? was released on 30 June 2017, along with a limited edition super-deluxe triple vinyl set. [2]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Shpongle Falls" | 8:33 |
2. | "Monster Hit" | 8:57 |
3. | "Vapour Rumours" | 10:26 |
4. | "Shpongle Spores" | 7:16 |
5. | "Behind Closed Eyelids" | 12:29 |
6. | "Divine Moments of Truth" | 10:20 |
7. | "...And the Day Turned to Night" | 19:57 |
Total length: | 77:58 |
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