Blue Wonder Power Milk Explained
Blue Wonder Power Milk is the second studio album by the Belgian band Hooverphonic, released on 11 May 1998 by Columbia Records.[1] It is the band's first album with lead singer Geike Arnaert.
"Club Montepulciano", "This Strange Effect", "Eden", and "Lung" were released as singles from Blue Wonder Power Milk, with "Eden" peaking at number 12 on the Walloon Ultratop singles chart.[2] The album was released in the United States on 11 August 1998 by Epic Records.[3]
The photograph on the cover of the album is of the interior of the Atomium in Brussels.[4]
Composition
MacKenzie Wilson of AllMusic characterised Blue Wonder Power Milk as an album of dream pop, indie pop, and trip hop music. Wilson wrote that the songs on the album are "intricately woven with string arrangements and pulsating dance club beats for a drowsy feel."
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[5]
Hooverphonic
Additional musicians
- Herb Besson – trombone (tracks 2, 9)
- Eric Bosteels – drums and various percussion (tracks 1–6, 8, 9, 11, 12)
- Michael Davis – trombone (tracks 2, 9)
- Ryoji Hata – vocals (track 12)
- The Hooverphonic String Orchestra (Cristina Constantinescu, Claire Delplanque, Grietje François, Véronique Gilis, Tine Janssens, Jan Buysschaert, Herwig Coryn, Joost Cuypen, Henk De Bruycker, Patrick De Neef, Otto Derolez, Maurits Goossens, Karel Ingelaere, Bart Lemmens, Sofia Pevenage, Peter Van der Weerd, Gunther Van Rompaey, and Marc Tooten) – strings (tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 9–12)
- Ronny Mosuse – bass (tracks 4, 10)
- Mark Plati – programming (tracks 2, 5, 8, 9, 12), rhythm programming (tracks 1, 10), acoustic guitar (tracks 4, 11), bass (tracks 6, 8), vocals (track 12)
- Dave Richards – upright bass (tracks 2, 3, 9)
- Mark Steylaerts – orchestra leader
- Alex Van Aeken – horns (tracks 5, 7, 10)
- Joris Van den Hauwe – conducting, oboe (tracks 2, 5)
- Rik Vercruysse – horns (tracks 5, 7, 10)
Production
- Jérôme Blondel – assistance
- Tony De Block – assistance
- Dante DeSole – assistance
- Jed Hackett – assistance
- Filip Heurckmans – assistance
- Hooverphonic – production, recording
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Mark Plati – production, mixing, recording
- Jean-Marie Quentin – assistance
- Tim Roggeman – assistance
Design
- Wim Allegaert – photography
- Power & Glory – corporate design
Notes and References
- 'Power Milk' works wonders . . 15 . 21 . 23 May 1998 . 11 May 2021 . Maes . Marc . Arndt . Christian . 8.
- Web site: Ultratop.be – Hooverphonic – Eden . Hung Medien . 10 May 2021 . fr.
- Epic's Hooverphonic Scores with Moody 'Blue' . . 110 . 31 . 1 August 1998 . 11 May 2021 . Bouley . Charles R. II . 27–28.
- News: 'Verkleumd in de desolate Wase polder: dat was de perfecte coverfoto voor die plaat': het verhaal van Anton Marin, al 25 jaar de vormgever van Hooverphonic . . 14 May 2021 . 31 August 2021 . Vergauwen . Joris . nl . subscription.
- Blue Wonder Power Milk . . . 1998 . COL 489810 9 . liner notes.
