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:	06/12/2021
Label:	Music On Vinyl
UPC:	8719262018389
Rank:	9990

Album Credits

Performance Credits

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

Technical Credits

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