Shpongle – Live at Red Rocks Ampitheatre (2014)

Why did thousands of dreaded, hallucinogen-fueled light-seekers load up the back of their vans with crystals, holy wood from Peru, tapestries and strange chemicals, traversing from all over the country to gather at Red Rocks on Saturday? This was one of the few times the entire 12-piece Shpongle — including both frontmen Simon Posford and Raja Ram — has played and will play (for the foreseeable future) in this country. The psychedelic (“psybient”) group from the U.K. has been pushing the boundaries of synth, world and experimental music since its inception in 1996, and last played as a full band in this country in 2011.