Hooverphonic / A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular

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Artist

Hooverphonic

Album Title:

A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular

Album Cover:

Primary Genre

Alternative & Punk: Ambient/Dream Pop

Format

Released

04/15/1997

Label

Epic/Sony/Columbia

Catalog No

EK 68010

Bar Code No

0 7464-68010-2 4

Packaging

Jewelcase

Tracks

1.	Inhaler (5:12)
2.	2 Wicky (4:44)
3.	Wardrope (4:31)
4.	Plus Profond (4:25)
5.	Barabas (3:50)
6.	Cinderella (3:52)
7.	Nr. 9 (3:40)
8.	Sarangi (4:18)
9.	Someone (4:11)
10.	Revolver (3:58)
11.	Innervoice (4:33)

Date Acquired

05/01/2001

Personal Rating

Acquired from

Amazon

Purchase Price

11.98

Web Links

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Notes

Hooverphonic is:
Liesje Sadonius -- vocals
Raymond Geerts -- guitar & breaths
Frank Duchene -- engineering & keyboards
Alex Callier -- programming & keyboards

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Analyzed: Hooverphonic / A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 -0.26 dB -9.48 dB 5:13 01-Inhaler
DR9 -0.26 dB -11.08 dB 4:44 02-2Wicky
DR6 -0.02 dB -7.88 dB 4:31 03-Wardrope
DR7 -0.10 dB -8.26 dB 4:25 04-Plus Profond
DR6 -0.02 dB -9.44 dB 3:50 05-Barabas
DR8 -0.26 dB -10.18 dB 3:53 06-Cinderella
DR8 -0.10 dB -9.37 dB 3:41 07-Nr 9
DR5 -0.82 dB -7.68 dB 4:18 08-Sarangi
DR6 -0.07 dB -9.41 dB 4:12 09-Someone
DR9 -0.26 dB -11.61 dB 3:58 10-Revolver
DR7 -0.43 dB -10.56 dB 4:34 11-Innervoice
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR7
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 896 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Reviews

AllMusic Review by MacKenzie Wilson:

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 Duchêne. 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.

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