Hooverphonic / Blue Wonder Power Milk
Artist Hooverphonic
Album Title: Blue Wonder Power Milk
Album Cover:
Primary Genre Alternative & Punk: Ambient/Dream Pop
Format CD
Released 08/11/1998
Label Epic/Sony
Catalog No EK 69363
Bar Code No 0 7464-69363-2 0
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. Battersea (3:50)
2. One Way Ride (3:22)
3. Dictionary (3:32)
4. Club Montepulciano (3:41)
5. Eden (3:33)
6. Lung (2:44)
7. Electro Shock Faders (3:07)
8. Out Of Tune (3:26)
9. This Strange Effect (3:55)
10. Renaissance (3:25)
11. Tuna (3:48)
12. Magenta (4:51)
13. Blue Wonder Power Milk (3:06)
Date Acquired 07/29/2002
Personal Rating
Acquired from Let It Be
Purchase Price 16.99

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Notes

Conductor [The Hooverphonic String Orchestra] – Joris Van Den Hauwe
Design [Corporate Design] – Power & Glory
Engineer [Assistant At Battery] – Jed Hackett
Engineer [Assistant At Galaxy] – Filip Heurckmans, Tim Roggeman
Engineer [Assistant At Looking Glass] – Dante De Sole*
Engineer [Assistant At Midas] – Tony De Block
Engineer [Assistant At Plus XXX] – Jean-Marie Quentin, Jérôme Blondel
Guitar – Raymond Geerts
Guitar [Guitars], Arranged By [String Arrangements], Programmed By [Programming], Keyboards, Vocals – Alex Callier
Keyboards, Engineer, Backing Vocals – Frank Duchêne
Leader [The Hooverphonic String Orchestra] – Mark Steylaerts
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Mixed By – Mark Plati
Photography By – Wim Allegaert
Producer, Recorded By – Hooverphonic, Mark Plati
Vocals – Geike Arnaert
Copyright (c) – Sony Music Entertainment (Belgium) nv/sa
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sony Music Entertainment (Belgium) nv/sa
Published By – EMI Music Publishing
Recorded At – Midas Studios, Lokeren
Recorded At – Galaxy Studios
Recorded At – Battery Studios, New York
Mixed At – Studio Plus XXX
Mastered At – Gateway Mastering
Manufactured By – Epic
Track #13 is not listed on the artwork.
[Recording details - The Studios]
Vocal tracking: Midas Rec. Studio - Lanaken
String recordings, horn recordings, multitrack transfers & add. vocal tracking: Galaxy Studios - Mol
Tracking and additional programming: Battery Studio - NY, Looking Glass Studio - NY
Mixed at Plux XXX Studios - Paris
Mastered at Gateway Mastering Studios - Portland Maine
© 1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Belgium) S.A./N.V./℗ 1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Belgium) S.A./N.V.
Manufactured by Epic, a division of Sony Music.
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR7        -0.14 dB     -8.78 dB      3:51 01-Battersea
DR10       0.00 dB   -11.40 dB      3:23 02-One Way Ride
DR6        -0.10 dB     -8.43 dB      3:32 03-Dictionary
DR7         0.00 dB     -8.43 dB      3:42 04-Club Montepulciano
DR7        -0.18 dB     -8.93 dB      3:33 05-Eden
DR7        -0.18 dB     -8.53 dB      2:45 06-Lung
DR8        -0.18 dB   -10.02 dB      3:07 07-Electro Shock Faders
DR8        -0.18 dB     -9.94 dB      3:26 08-Out of Tune
DR8        -0.17 dB     -9.98 dB      3:55 09-This Strange Effect
DR7        -0.18 dB     -8.17 dB      3:26 10-Renaissance Affair
DR6        -0.18 dB     -8.42 dB      3:49 11-Tuna
DR8        -0.17 dB   -10.12 dB      4:51 12-Magenta
DR7        -0.18 dB     -9.32 dB      3:07 13-Blue Wonder Power Milk
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Number of tracks:  13
Official DR value:   DR7
Samplerate:            44100 Hz
Channels:                2
Bits per sample:     16
Bitrate:                    972 kbps
Codec:                     FLAC
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Reviews
AllMusic Review by MacKenzie Wilson:

Staying true to eclectic ambience through dramatic electronic music, Hooverphonic raise the pressure from their debut single "2Wicky" for a more passionate effort on their second album, Blue Wonder Power Milk. New vocalist Geike Arnaert captures an innocence that was practically blindsided on the first album by former lead singer Liesje Sadonius. Blue Wonder Power Milk is intricately woven with string arrangements and pulsating dance club beats for a drowsy feel. Most songs featured on Blue Wonder Power Milk are guided by light strings, allowing Hooverphonic to gently fall into genres of indie pop, dream pop, and trip-hop, however each song does take on a life of its own -- slowly. Album opener "Battersea" arrives with Arnaert's breathy vocals for a spiraling drum'n'bass track about self-indulgence. "Club Montepulciano," which received moderate airplay on college radio and "Eden" both glide with an ethereal beauty, whereas "Lung" thrives with heavy guitar licks and throbbing Depeche Mode-like synths. Blue Wonder Power Milk attempts for a strong introduction, and while it is indeed enchanting, it's also slow to rise. It isn't until the latter part of the record where the music feels tight. Songs such as "Renaissance Affair" and "Tuna" both depict an artistical splendor. Both compose a naïveté, unlike "2Wicky," with its personal lyrics and impersonal orchestral mystery. "Magenta" is pure symphonic bliss -- raging keyboard hues are hard hitting with a delicate sensuality taking over the entire theme of the album. Blue Wonder Power Milk depicts what's yet to come from Hooverphonic, but also a sound that is unafraid to be young and wistful to be reworked in future albums.
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