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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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albertporter
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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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Ron,I will give them a listen ,Thanks!You are so right concerning the soundstage! A few of my fav;Air,Laltra,Stereolab,Mum,The Gentle People,Spacetime Continuum,Morcheeba,Massive Attack,Deep Forest,Zero One,Zero7.Ray
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I just left their website and watched "Gentle Storm" ,,,very good! Albert,thanks for the link!And thanks Ron !.
timrhu
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I have "The Magnificent Trees." It's the only one I own by them. Where does it fit in the lineup? Honestly, I've only listened to it twice so don't have much of an opinion.
tomryan
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Slower and more "cooled down" than Pink Floyd? That would be stalled.
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