Stereophonic Sound

I've made my love of trip-hop well known here many times in the past. 

 

One of the trip-hop bands that I've always enjoyed is Hooverphonic. I shared a compilation of their material that I created to spotlight the various iterations & styles of their lengthy career (covering the years 1995 - 2010), called Suck it Up.

Here's the band's debut that never fails to please me. It starts right off with "Inhaler", so... 

 

Hooverphonic - A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular, Epic EK 68010, 1996.
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Inhaler    
2Wicky    
Wardrope    
Plus Profond    
Barabas    
Cinderella    
Nr 9    
Sarangi    
Someone    
Revolver    
Innervoice

Enjoy,
NØ

Back to Trip-hop & Then Beyond into the Vacuum

 

Originally the Love Letter Boxes, then Hoover, but Hoover sucks, so they changed their name to Hooverphonic. They are a Belgian group formed in 1995. The original members are: Alex Callier - guitar, bass, mixing; Raymond Geerts - guitar; & Frank Duchene - keyboards with an ever-changing line-up of singers including Esther Lybeert, Nina Sampermans, Liesje Sadonius, Geike Arnaert, Noémie Wolfs, Luka Cruysberghs, & now Geike Arnaert again. 

 

I kinda lost interest in this band when they added all the heavy orchestration (right after 2010s The Night Before). But I listen to their older material regularly. That's eight full-length albums & numerous singles to draw inspiration from... 

 

Hooverphonic - Suck it Up!, NØ Comps 2021.

Bohemian Laughter
Heartbeat
Shampoo
50 Watt
Club Montepulciano
Expedition Impossible
Mad About You
Jackie Cane
2 Wicky
Norwegian Stars
No More Sweet Music
This Strange Effect
Heartbroken
Every Time We Live Together We Die a Bit
Mad About You (live)

Enjoy,
NØ