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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.
© MacKenzie Wilson /TiVo
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Alex Callier, Composer - Alex Callier, Lyricist - Hooverphonic, Performer - Hooverphonic, Producer - Mark Plati, Mixing Engineer - Mark Plati, Producer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Belgium) S.A./N.V.
Callier, Composer - Callier, Lyricist - Hooverphonic, Performer - Hooverphonic, Producer - Mark Plati, Mixing Engineer - Mark Plati, Producer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Belgium) S.A./N.V.
Callier, Composer - Callier, Lyricist - Hooverphonic, Performer - Hooverphonic, Producer - Mark Plati, Mixing Engineer - Mark Plati, Producer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Belgium) S.A./N.V.
Callier, Composer - Callier, Lyricist - Hooverphonic, Performer - Hooverphonic, Producer - Mark Plati, Mixing Engineer - Mark Plati, Producer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Belgium) S.A./N.V.
Callier, Composer - Callier, Lyricist - Hooverphonic, Performer - Hooverphonic, Producer - Liz Friedlander, Director - Mark Plati, Mixing Engineer - Mark Plati, Producer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Belgium) S.A./N.V.
Alex Callier, Background Vocal - Alex Callier, Guitar - Callier, Composer - Callier, Lyricist - Eric Bosteels, Drums - Eric Bosteels, Percussion - Frank Duchêne, Background Vocal - Frank Duchêne, Keyboards - Geike Arnaert, Vocal - Hooverphonic, Performer - Hooverphonic, Producer - Mark Plati, Bass - Mark Plati, Mixing Engineer - Mark Plati, Producer - Raymond Geerts, Guitar
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Belgium) S.A./N.V.
Callier, Composer - Callier, Lyricist - Hooverphonic, Performer - Hooverphonic, Producer - Mark Plati, Mixing Engineer - Mark Plati, Producer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Belgium) S.A./N.V.
Duchene, Composer - Duchene, Lyricist - Hooverphonic, Performer - Hooverphonic, Producer - Mark Plati, Mixing Engineer - Mark Plati, Producer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Belgium) S.A./N.V.
Alex Callier, Acoustic Bass - Alex Callier, Keyboards - Alex Callier, Programmer - Davies, Composer - Davies, Lyricist - Geike Arnaert, Vocal - Hooverphonic, Performer - Hooverphonic, Producer - Mark Plati, Mixing Engineer - Mark Plati, Producer - Marnix Stassen, Acoustic Bass - Raymond Geerts, Guitar
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Belgium) S.A./N.V.
Alex Callier, Composer - Alex Callier, Lyricist - Hooverphonic, Performer - Hooverphonic, Producer - Mark Plati, Mixing Engineer - Mark Plati, Producer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Belgium) S.A./N.V.
Alex Callier, Keyboards - Bartsoen, Composer - Bartsoen, Lyricist - Callier, Composer - Callier, Lyricist - Eric Bosteels, Drums - Frank Duchêne, Keyboards - Geike Arnaert, Vocal - Hooverphonic, Performer - Hooverphonic, Producer - Mark Plati, Producer - Mark Plati, Programmer - Marnix Stassen, Acoustic Bass - Raymond Geerts, Guitar
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Belgium) S.A./N.V.
Callier, Composer - Callier, Lyricist - Hooverphonic, Performer - Hooverphonic, Producer - Mark Plati, Mixing Engineer - Mark Plati, Producer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Belgium) S.A./N.V.
Callier, Composer - Callier, Lyricist - Hooverphonic, Performer - Hooverphonic, Producer - Mark Plati, Mixing Engineer - Mark Plati, Producer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Belgium) S.A./N.V.
Album review
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.
© MacKenzie Wilson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:15
- Main artists: Hooverphonic
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Electronic Trip Hop
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Belgium) S.A./N.V.
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