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Hooverphonic
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(1996 – present)
Hooverphonic is a Belgian rock/pop group formed in 1996. Though initially placed in the trip-hop genre, they quickly expanded their sound to the point where they could no longer be classified so easily. The band originally called themselves Hoover but later changed their name to Hooverphonic due to other groups using the Hoover name.
The band achieved international recognition through the inclusion of the track 2Wicky (from A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular) on the soundtrack to Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1996 film Stealing Beauty (Io Ballo da Sola).
The original members of the group were vocalist Liesje Sadonius, keyboardist Frank Duchêne, bass guitarist and programmer Alex Callier, and guitarist Raymond Geerts. Sadonius left Hooverphonic on amicable terms shortly after the release of A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular and was replaced by Geike Arnaert in early 1998. Duchêne left the band after Blue Wonder Power Milk.
Hooverphonic released their fifth studio album No More Sweet Music in November 2005, featuring four singles:
Wake Up, You Hurt Me, Dirty Lenses and We All Float. One year later they released a Best Of album called Singles 96-06. This was their latest release under the Sony label.
Hooverphonic released their latest album The President of the LSD Golf Club on 8th October 2007 in Belgium and Holland, which includes the single Expedition Impossible. European Release January 2008 (although available via mail-order). This will be an independent release, recorded at the Willie Nelson studios in the USA. It’s unclear if the January release will include a North American release.
The band achieved international recognition through the inclusion of the track 2Wicky (from A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular) on the soundtrack to Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1996 film Stealing Beauty (Io Ballo da Sola).
The original members of the group were vocalist Liesje Sadonius, keyboardist Frank Duchêne, bass guitarist and programmer Alex Callier, and guitarist Raymond Geerts. Sadonius left Hooverphonic on amicable terms shortly after the release of A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular and was replaced by Geike Arnaert in early 1998. Duchêne left the band after Blue Wonder Power Milk.
Hooverphonic released their fifth studio album No More Sweet Music in November 2005, featuring four singles:
Wake Up, You Hurt Me, Dirty Lenses and We All Float. One year later they released a Best Of album called Singles 96-06. This was their latest release under the Sony label.Hooverphonic released their latest album The President of the LSD Golf Club on 8th October 2007 in Belgium and Holland, which includes the single Expedition Impossible. European Release January 2008 (although available via mail-order). This will be an independent release, recorded at the Willie Nelson studios in the USA. It’s unclear if the January release will include a North American release.
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BreakbeatStream wrote:
Awesome! Beautiful music!
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paz65 wrote:
bubble bubble
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Juddu wrote:
This is so funny, I can't find any band that would sound like them altough this sounds like what many people are doing :D It doesn't make any sense
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klaudynaluna wrote:
MaDSoul, i agree with You. Portishead has some nice songs but that's all about them. Hooverphonics have something very special in their style
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Yy_ wrote:
A perfect band.
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RoStra wrote:
Wonderful music. Phanks a lot!
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julians wrote:
test
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voltaholic wrote:
Circles is so great
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rawls73 wrote:
i love them all the time
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Voidzy wrote:
Amazing, love their sound.
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syncsteph wrote:
I love Magenta, it's awesome.
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MaDSouL wrote:
portishead is more boring then hooverphonic. i cant really see whats so interesting about portishead myself. only some songs captures me. hooverphonics first and second album is far better then anything portishead has made in my opinion.
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DiffusionOfTime wrote:
The President of the LSD Golf Club is just a... Bad album... I have tried it alot, but I can't like it at all... *GAGS*! And these guys used to be my favorite band, so I am not a hater.
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blenderer wrote:
I love them more and more everytime i hear their music! Absolutely awesome!
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klaudynaluna wrote:
it's great electronic project. i love all of their songs. some of them are really... psychedelic. in my opinion, of course. and 'out of sight'... it's so sweet, so amazing, so beautiful... my favourite song!
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erhanturan wrote:
The President of The LSD Golf Club is not that successful. I was expecting more.
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hayzozo wrote:
nr. 9 and someone off of stereophonic will always be my favorite.
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jerrymander wrote:
I think Portishead's songs are all unique and interesting. But, Hooverphonic's are more varied.
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Kovary70 wrote:
Portishead is trip-hop by jaded brits. Hooverphonic is down-tempo pop by slightly happier belgians. Also, as far as memory serves, Hooverphonic doesn't use scratching as a major sonic tool in any song, while Portishead does in almost every song. Hence the trip-hop label. I wouldn't say they're boring, but they are best listened to when one is in the appropriate mood. They have their merits. Reniassance Affair is Hooverphonic at their most sublime. Very seductive.
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verabaxter wrote:
Escuchenos!! www.lastfm.es/music/vera+baxter saludos desde Argentina!!
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- deadead245 tagged Hooverphonic with ‘trip-hop’. 28 days ago
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- Alex Callier
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