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Hooverphonic Album: “Blue Wonder Power Milk”
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Blue Wonder Power Milk |
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Release Date:1998-08-11
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Electronic/Dance, Chill Out, Mood Swing
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Label:Columbia/Sony Music
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Explicit Lyrics:No
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UPC:5099748981028
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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 naďveté, 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, All Music Guide
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