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Ibiza, Spain (1999- – present)

1200 Micrograms (sometimes credited as 1200 Mics) are a act formed in Ibiza in 1999-. The members are Riktam and Bansi who are the duo also comprising G.M.S., and Raja Ram and Chicago. The band split up in late following ongoing disputes; Riktam was fed up writing all the music and splitting the money three ways, while Raja Ram and Chicago became irritated at Riktam and Bansi’s unreliability in turning up for performances.

The name 1200 Micrograms comes from a reference to the amount of LSD that it would take to dose the four members of the group. A Terence McKenna quotation sampled in the track ‘Salvia Dinivorum ‘: “A substance so powerful that 300 micrograms is the dose. That means 1 gram will dose 7000 people”. Their music is known for the heavy use of guitars and a focus on themes related to drugs.

The idea for starting the project allegedly came to Raja Ram while he was thinking about making an album about his favorite drugs. Thus, their first, self-titled album featured 9 tracks about Ayahuasca, Hashish, Mescaline, LSD, Marijuana, Ecstasy, Magic Mushrooms, Salvia Divinorum and DMT. Not surprisingly, the tracks featured many quotes from Terence McKenna and samples from movies like Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. The album has been a big success, and 1200 Mics even released a Marijuana music video in 2003.

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  • IOIIOIIOIIOI

    In my opinion here the names are much bigger than the music. Not the worst, some songs are very good, but the most are pretty average to me. There is a lot much better stuff out there.

    16 Apr 1:50pm Reply
  • Mezori

    why isnt this shit called 120 kg?! [3]

    11 Apr 6:49pm Reply
  • fluffygrue

    Oooo, 1200 mics and GMS playing Life Festival in Ireland. Wonder if there'll be any UK dates..

    15 Mar 2:34pm Reply
  • AlinaLuna

    lololololol збс

    2 Mar 4:22pm Reply
  • Schla_mp3

    double helix

    28 Feb 8:38pm Reply
  • No_00000000000

    why isnt this shit called 120 kg?! [2]

    18 Feb 9:42pm Reply
  • TORRESvaloVILLE

    Rulezzz

    3 Feb 6:58pm Reply
  • berestar100

    I will love forever rock into the future !!!

    26 Jan 5:58am Reply
  • Decemka

    Love them

    6 Jan 7:40pm Reply
  • d0ds

    IMO s/t > Heroes of the Imagination >= The Time Machine > Magic Numbers >>>>>>>> Gramology

    9 Dec 2012 Reply
  • kvlt420trve666

    if you roll and trip listening to their self named cd, you'll get fucking stuck in the trip listening to this fantastic piece art for hours, these guys express the mysterious psychedelic world in undescribing power just going through your brain in digital ways, expands your own couiciousness... aciiiiiid

    18 Oct 2012 Reply
  • MindLiberation

    BECAUSE EVERYBODY NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT 1200 MICROGRAMS

    14 Sep 2012 Reply
  • diogo86

    Why is it named in uppercase now? 1200 Micrograms looked much better.

    4 Sep 2012 Reply
  • KungKomA

    1200 Micrograms are 0,0012 Grams.

    16 Aug 2012 Reply
  • fluffygrue

    Argh, I can't stop listening to them.

    9 Aug 2012 Reply
  • Phlong87

    Because 1200 Micrograms are 1.2 Grams dummy!

    2 Aug 2012 Reply
  • Necro_von_Gore

    why isnt this shit called 1.2 kg?!

    22 Jul 2012 Reply
  • Bohtvaroh

    New EP is pointless, sorry.

    21 Apr 2012 Reply
  • sergioarincon

    ACeleraa

    19 Apr 2012 Reply
  • Jamesofchaos

    I really want to be able to get into it, if only for the drug connotations and my love for Fear And Loathing..., but I just can't. Not enough BPM, and it just sounds far too digitalised for my liking. Shame.

    5 Apr 2012 Reply
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