A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular

Infobox Album |
Name = A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular
Type = Album
Artist = Hooverphonic


Released = July 29, 1996 (Belgium)
Recorded = 1996
Genre = Trip hop, Electronic, Dream pop
Length = 47:19
Label = Columbia
Producer = Hooverphonic
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ku1ibkj9jakn link]
*Pitchfork 8.1/10 [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/18548/Hooverphonic_A_New_Stereophonic_Sound_Spectacular link]
This album = "A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular"
(1996)
Next album = "Blue Wonder Power Milk"
(1998)

"A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular" is the first album by the Belgian band Hooverphonic. It was the only album with singer Liesje Sadonius. The song "2 Wicky" was featured in the movies "Stealing Beauty" by Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci, "I Know What You Did Last Summer," and "Permanent Midnight". It is based on a loop from Isaac Hayes' cover of the Burt Bacharach and Hal David penned "Walk On By." The singles released from this album are "2 Wicky", "Wardrope", "Barabas" and "Inhaler".

Track listing

# "Inhaler" (Alex Callier, Raymond Geerts) – 5:11
# "2 Wicky" (Callier, Geerts, B. Bacharach, H. David, P. Henry) – 4:44
# "Wardrope" (Callier, Geerts) – 4:31
# "Plus Profond" (Callier) – 4:24
# "Barabas" (Callier) – 3:50
# "Cinderella" (Callier, Geerts, Frank Duchêne, Liesje Sadonius) – 3:52
# "Nr 9" (Callier) – 3:38
# "Sarangi" (Callier) – 4:16
# "Someone" (Callier, Geerts, Duchêne, Sadonius) – 4:11
# "Revolver" (Callier) – 3:54
# "Innervoice" (Callier, Geerts) – 4:34

Musicians

* Liesje Sadonius - vocals
* Raymond Geerts - guitars & breaths
* Frank Duchêne - engineering & keyboards
* Alex Callier - programming & keyboards

Also credited:
* Eric Bosteels - drums on "Inhaler", "Nr 9", "Sarangi", "Revolver" and "Innervoice"
* Stefan Bracoval - flute solo on "Wardrope"
* Ursi Vanderherten - French parlando on "Plus Profond"
* Charlotte Van de Perre - Spanish parlando on "Cinderella"
* Sven Muller - single note bass on "Cinderella"