Converting Vegetarians is a two-disc set album by the Israeli Psychedelic trance

Psychedelic trance

Psychedelic trance, psytrance or just psy is a form of electronic music characterized by hypnotic arrangements of synthetic rhythms and complex layered melodies created by high tempo riffs. It appeared in the mainstream in 1995 as with reporting of the trend of Goa trance. The genre offers variety...

 duo Infected Mushroom

Infected Mushroom

Infected Mushroom is an Israeli psychedelic trance DJ act and electronic group originally formed in late 1997 as a duo by producers Erez Eisen and Amit Duvdevani in Haifa...

. It is their fourth studio album

Studio album

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. The album was released by BNE/Yoyo Records in 2003 (see 2003 in music

2003 in music

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). The first disc consists of psychedelic trance

Psychedelic trance

Psychedelic trance, psytrance or just psy is a form of electronic music characterized by hypnotic arrangements of synthetic rhythms and complex layered melodies created by high tempo riffs. It appeared in the mainstream in 1995 as with reporting of the trend of Goa trance. The genre offers variety...

 tracks, while the second disc is more experimental and eclectic, with the band exploring many genres from ambient

Ambient music

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/electronica

Electronica

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 to synthpop

Synthpop

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. The music on the second disc clearly paved the way for the exploration of genres featured on their later albums.

CD1 - The Trance Side

1. "Albibeno" – 7:01
2. "Hush Mail" – 6:58
3. "Apogiffa Night" – 8:05
4. "Song Pong" – 8:33
5. "Chaplin" – 6:52
6. "Echonomix" – 7:39
7. "Scorpion Frog" – 7:55
8. "Deeply Disturbed
   Deeply Disturbed
   "Deeply Disturbed" is a CD single by the Israeli psychedelic trance duo Infected Mushroom, and was released in July 2003 on the BNE label. -Track listing:# "Deeply Disturbed " - 3:50# "Deeply Disturbed - 7:33...
   
   " – 8:24
9. "Semi Nice" – 6:06
10. "Yanko Pitch" – 8:12

CD2 - The Other Side

1. "Converting Vegetarians" – 5:39
2. "Elation Station" – 5:35
3. "Drop Out" – 5:14
4. "Avratz" – 10:23
5. "Blink" (Eisen/Duvdevani/Adamson) – 5:32
6. "Shakawkaw" – 4:08
7. "Pletzturra" – 6:44
8. "I Wish" – 3:00
9. "Ballerium" (Eisen/Duvdevani/Adamson) – 7:17
10. "Selecta" – 5:21
11. "Illuminaughty" (Eisen/Duvdevani/Adamson) – 4:50
12. "Jeenge" – 7:02
13. "Elevation" – 5:16

Note: All songs composed by Eisen and Duvdevani, except where noted.

Personnel

• Erez Eisen - Lyrics
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  , Producer
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  , Mixing
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  , Mastering, guitar
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• Amit Duvdevani - Lyrics
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  , Producer
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  , Mixing, Mastering
• Michele Adamson - vocals
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  , Lyrics
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• Dan Lavi - Guitars
• Berry Sakharof - Additional guitars
• Eyal Yankovich - Post Production
• Limor Mazor - Promotion
• Dan Lev - Photos
• Mira Alon - Makeup
• Tomeriko - Live Photo
• Doron Edut/DandD Studio - Sleeve Design
• May Printshop - Printing