Infected Mushroom

Infected Mushroom are an Israeli musical duo formed in Haifa in 1996 by producers Erez Eisen and Amit Duvdevani.They produce and perform psytrance, electronica, and psychedelic music.They are one of the best-selling groups in Israeli music history in terms of both domestic and international sales. They employ a variety of musical sources, including acoustic guitars and complex synthesized basses.Their compositions often contain changes of drum beat and tempo.Infected Mushroom's live shows feature vocals and analogue instruments in performances that are set against a multimedia backdrop.

Eisen and Duvdevani first began to play together in 1996. In 1999 and 2000, the duo released two albuma, The Gathering and Classical Mushroom, elevating Infected Mushroom to one of Israel's key trance production duos. The duo's third album, B.P. Empire experimented with classical and Middle Eastern-influenced melodies and slower tempos. The 2003 double CD Converting Vegetarians took this genre experimentation further. IM the Supervisor followed in 2004, and found the duo adding new production techniques and influences as well as an increased presence of vocals. Following IM the Supervisor, Infected Mushroom relocated to Los Angeles, and began working with guitarists Thomas Cunningham and Erez Netz. Infected Mushroom's 2007 full-length, Vicious Delicious, expanded their stylistic range beyond electronic dance music, encompassing hip-hop, rock, and Latin music. Arriving in 2009, Legend of the Black Shawarma (released in North America by Paul Oakenfold's Perfecto label) took their rock/trance fusion sound even further. In late 2011, the group undertook massive North American tours dubbed "The Unveiling," and "FungusAmongUS". Infected Mushroom released a collaborative EP called Friends on Mushrooms, Vol. 1 in early 2013, followed by a second volume later in the year. The duo also produced a track on Lady Gaga's 2013 album, Artpop. Friends on Mushrooms, Vol. 3 appeared in 2014, and a full-length titled Friends on Mushrooms, containing tracks from the EPs as well as two new songs, was released in early 2015. Later that year, Infected Mushroom released Converting Vegetarians, Vol. 2, which found them revisiting the psy-trance sound of their earlier work. They followed in 2017 with their 11th set, Return to the Sauce.