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,
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.
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.
Just bought "Beyond the Ultraworld" import new on eBay. There is an amazing difference in price ($22.00) between CD Universe, Amazon and eBay sellers. 10 daze to AU.
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