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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
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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.
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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
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They have this strange effect on me :)
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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 :^).
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