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 … 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.
One of the most acute and savagely satiric songwriters of his era, Warren Zevon was born in Chicago on January 24, 1947. His formative years were as colorful as the scenarios played out in his music: his father was a professional gambler, a lifestyle which forced the family to move frequently, and Zevon spent most of his formative years in California and Arizona. He learned to play piano, focusing primarily on classical material before a disintegrating home life led him into pop music, as well as a few run-ins with the law; …
Этот замечательный сборник, The Lounge Box, содержит кладезь популярных исполнителей - это и Lemongrass, Praful, Moby. Хотя сборник выполнен в Chillout-обработке, он очень позитивный и жизнерадостный, и прекрасно позволяет слушателю взбодриться, немного отвлечься от повседневных забот.
Reigning Days drop their debut album Eclipse April 13thand it is a banger! Packed with in your face thumping Rock tunes it grabs your attention from the off. The album opener ‘Empire’ just lands like a heavyweight punch, taking your breath away and leaves you begging for more.