Infected Mushroom is a psychedelic trance and electronic music group. Originally formed as a duo by Erez Eisen (also known as I.Zen) and Amit Duvdevani (also known as Duvdev) in the city of Haifa,in northern Israel, the group has garnered a large international fanbase. Infected Mushroom is known for their consistent sonic evolution exemplified by the subsequent albums The Gathering (1999), Classical Mushroom (2000), B.P. Empire (2001), Converting Vegetarians (2003), IM the Supervisor (2004), Vicious Delicious (2007) and Legend of the Black Shawarma (2009). The group currently resides in Los Angeles.
Becoming Insane EP is a promo album by Infected Mushroom for Vicious Delicious, and it was released in January 2007. It is also the name of a song in the latter album. Although mostly sung in English, a few sentences are in Spanish and sung by Gil Cerezo, the lead singer of the Mexican band, Kinky.
The Video
Interspersed with footage of the band, a man and a woman apparently have a competition in self-harm, first repeatedly punching themselves in the face, then running into a brick wall.
General
Complete name : Infected Mushroom-Becoming Insane
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Duration : 3mn 13s
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Video
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