I'm glad you enjoyed it Jan. If you need anything else feel free to email me.
Hooverphonic anyone?
Yeah, Trip Hop. Definitely not a genre of music much mentioned on Audiogon.
The band Hooverphonic has made some sonically astounding music. They are a mix between ambient, hip hop, and psychadelic rock. Like a slowed down, cooled out Kraftwerk or Pink Floyd, but with better vocals and technology than these other bands old stuff. Hooverphonic puts out an electronic soundstage bigger and more interesting than almost anything I have ever experienced. Very cool sounds zipping around and around in 3D. Sounds from your extremem left or right or perhaps even behind you (only have I experience the behind you with my listening position very near the back wall). Great to vedge out with, or to be amazed at what your system can put out that you never knew it could. It is very interesting to me at least.
I suggest two Hooverphonic Cd's. A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular and Blue Wonder Power Milk. These two cd's are sonically magnificent for electronic music, check them out,
Ron
The band Hooverphonic has made some sonically astounding music. They are a mix between ambient, hip hop, and psychadelic rock. Like a slowed down, cooled out Kraftwerk or Pink Floyd, but with better vocals and technology than these other bands old stuff. Hooverphonic puts out an electronic soundstage bigger and more interesting than almost anything I have ever experienced. Very cool sounds zipping around and around in 3D. Sounds from your extremem left or right or perhaps even behind you (only have I experience the behind you with my listening position very near the back wall). Great to vedge out with, or to be amazed at what your system can put out that you never knew it could. It is very interesting to me at least.
I suggest two Hooverphonic Cd's. A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular and Blue Wonder Power Milk. These two cd's are sonically magnificent for electronic music, check them out,
Ron
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Hello... After a few months of searching, I decided to bite the bullet and buy U.F. Orb - 2 discs, re-mastered from CD Universe. Looking forward to Blue Room 40 minute mix. CD with a few others arrived today. There is no doubt in my mind that this is their best outing, although I enjoyed Orbvs Terrarvm and Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld. But WOW... UF Orb is amazing! Sounds coming out of nowhere and making me jump in my seat. Thanks to those of you who who have recommended Trip-Hop! I am searching for a number of the arcane titles that have been suggested. BTW: In the same shipment, Hooverphonic Presents Jackie Cane and 2 Diana Krall SACDs. Portishead 3rd arriving later this week... Regards, DaVet - Aka Trippy Jan Regards, Jan |
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I was just fixing to talk about the Orb. I mean they are legends in the electronic music world who have been making this kind of stuff for 20 years. The soundstage on UFOrb is just downright scary. Jah Wobble on bass, Steve Hillage on guitars...everyone needs UFOrb, Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld & Orbus Terrarum in their collections. I am a huge Orb fan and have almost everything they've ever done. http://www.discogs.com/artist/Orb%2C+The |
I'm surprised no one has mentioned The Orb. This group has some serious sonic mastery going on. I have never heard a soundstage like they project. Stunningly 3d. Kind of esoteric, with little vocals and very long "songs" wrapping into each other and morphing into something else. Hypnotizing is a word I'll use to describe them. Best and thanks for all the ideas, Ron |
Hooverphonic is superb. Been a fan for years. And if you like them, check out... Mono - Life In Mono Esthero - Breath From Another Snooze - Man in the Machine (amazing!!) Hefner - Residue Abraham - Blue for the Most Bent - Programmed to Love And no trip hop list would be complete without Portishead - Dummy. I could go on and on. :) Oh and this doesn't have much to do with Hoooverphonic, but I never pass up a chance to plug my alltime favorite band, Elbow, who is coming to NYC 4/26/08. Any album you check out will be a sonic treat. |
Now that I have caught my breath... OMG! OMFL! Holy Bats**t, BatMan! The CD, "Stereophonic Spectacular" finished. Friends, I was literally pinned to the sofa listening to this recording. The soundstage! Huge, enveloping, deep 3D. The sonics! Soaring and roaring, yet gentle and caressing at times. The compositions! Melodic with a mean bite. The precision! At the breath of a beat and on target. The mixing! Accolates to the engineers. They really outdid themselves. Absolutely blew me away! I want MORE! This would be an incredibly amazing recording in 5.1 SACD! This band got it right... (Wiping the sweat from my brow). I am actually pleasantly exhausted from listening to this album. Like sex 30 years ago, I want to do it all over again! Thanks SO MUCH for those participating in this thread. Without your discussion I would never have even known that this band existed. Kudus Everyone, Jan |
Based on this thread and a visit to the band's website, I just ordered on CD Blue Wonder, Power Milk and New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular - new - from a vendor on eBay at $4.99 and $5.99 respectively. I don't know where my head was in the late 90's but I'm glad it is with me now. I have a lot of catching up to do. Thanks and regards, Jan |
One of my audiophile buds introduced me to Hooverphonic back in 2000. A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular was our test disc we brought to the HE2001 show in NYC. Much time was spent listening to the 47 Labs gear with that disc. They were driving Vassen speakers (from Belgium). The designer behind Vassen was surprised we knew about Hooverphonic. A great disc to demo gear with! |
magnificent tree is the third release by Hooverphonic. It actually has more similarities to the first release New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular in the samples it uses throughout. If you want the darker more melodic releases the first 3 - New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular, Blue Wonder Power Milk and Magnificent tree are the best. The release of Jackie Cane has them moving towards a more poppy sound similar to the transition Olive went thru between their 1st and 2nd albums. Magnificent Tree does have some more funk influences similar to Moloko, Vanessa Daou and Goldfrapp's later stuff. |
I just looked them up at WIki, they are from Belgium. No wonder they are working out of the norm. Too many USA groups are stuck in the same tired formula's for making music. Of course there are exceptions but it's nice to hear music that shakes up things a bit. Bjork has been doing that for many years, I absolutely love her, much to the dismay of many of my audiophile buddies :^). |
Hi Albertporter, Actually their music after about 1998 became way more pop than their earlier efforts. On their website maneuver to Blue Wonder Power Milk and play the song Eden. Then listen to the cut Battersea. Really any of the songs on the two CD's I mentioned are winners. Listen and let me know. I'm glad you llke them. They deserve some attention. I believe their female vocalists smoke almost all the folkes mentioned on this board... Best, Ron |
I visited their web site: http://www.hooverphonic.com/ Must admit, they sounded very good to me, I will probably research them on the web and see what formats their music is available in. I had poor luck at AMG getting their songs to play. Could be server is clogged (Sun night, everyone bored) or maybe something else. Anyway, their web site shows a bit of creativity and freedom and their sound is not clogged with "pop" culture yet. Thanks for bringing up the topic, good find for me. |
