A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular

by Hooverphonic

Overview

The Belgian trio Hooverphonic haphazardly tinkers around with ambient pop on its debut album, A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular. Overall, it's a decent derivation of post-grunge and a healthy sampling of rising trip-hop and ambient electronica during the mid-'90s, so perhaps it's all right for the album itself to experience floppy production. Lead singer Liesje Sadonius is sultry while defining Hooverphonic's signature shoegazer-like vocalics, with almost impressive electronic support from guitarists Alex Callier and Raymond Geerts and keyboardist Frank Duchene. Debut single "2 Wicky" struts with a mysterious bass drop, and it's Sadonius' sexy vocal charm that fully ties it all together. Other tracks such as "Inhaler" and "Revolver" are moody but danceable, whereas "Nr. 9" blasts with hazy My Bloody Valentine -like distortion. The orchestration is tangled, but the artistic purpose of such musical beauty defines Hooverphonic's initial concept. A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular depicts a glossy confidence, but not sheer enough for a fully enigmatic sound. But that's perfectly fine -- Hooverphonic characterizes its own grace with experimental soundscapes of melodic disarray, but just barely. ~ MacKenzie Wilson

Product Details

Release Date:	07/03/2020
Label:	Music On Cd
UPC:	8718627231418
Rank:	86861

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Hooverphonic   Primary Artist
Frank Duchene   Keyboards
Liesje Sadonius   Vocals
Sven Muller   Bass
Eric Bosteels   Drums
Stefan Bracoval   Flute
Alex Callier   Keyboards
Raymond Geerts   Breathing,Guitar

Technical Credits

Jake Davies   Mixing Assistant
Roland Herrington   Mixing
Hooverphonic   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Frank Duchene   Composer,Engineer
Kees de Visser   Mastering
Liesje Sadonius   Composer
P. Henry   Composer
Roy Ooms   Photography
Hal David   Composer
Burt Bacharach   Composer
Alex Callier   Programming,Composer
Raymond Geerts   Composer
Pierre Henry   Composer