Hallucinogen (musician)

Simon Posford (born 28 October 1971), better known by his stage name Hallucinogen, is an English electronic musician, specializing in psychedelic trance music. His first studio album, Twisted, released in 1995, is considered one of the most influential albums in the genre.^[1]

Also known asGumbo, Walter Ego

Born

Simon Posford

(1971-10-28) 28 October 1971 (age 54)

OriginChobham, Surrey, England

GenresPsy Trance, downtempo, Chill-out music

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Hallucinogen
Simon Posford at Soulclipse in Turkey, March 2006
Background information
Also known as	Gumbo, Walter Ego
Born	Simon Posford (1971-10-28) 28 October 1971 (age 54)
Origin	Chobham, Surrey, England
Genres	Psy Trance, downtempo, Chill-out music
Occupations	DJ, record producer, sound engineer
Years active	1993 – present
Label	Twisted
Website	Twisted Records

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His second album, The Lone Deranger, was released in 1997.^[2] A third album consisting of Hallucinogen tracks remixed by the artist Ott, In Dub, was released in 2002.

He is also the founder of the label Twisted Records^[3] and works in the electronic groups Younger Brother and Shpongle.^[4] Younger 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.^[5][6]

His grandfather, George Posford, was a composer and producer in the United Kingdom in the 1930s.^{[citation needed]}