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artist · hooverphonic
release · the world is mine
year · 2002
genre · lo-fi
label · sony music belgium
catalogue · col 672645-2
website · www.sonymusic.be
date · 07-sep-2005
quality · alt-preset standard
source · vinyl
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a1 the world is mine (eli janneys tight remix) 9:03
a2 the world is mine (buscemi remix) 4:04
b1 the world is mine (marc moulin long remix) 6:52
b2 the world is mine (radio edit) 3:30
playtime · 00h 23m 29s
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hooverphonic is based in belgium, a small european country with a
strong music scene featuring an open air festival tradition that
starts as early as 1959.
hooverphonic's career has been marked from the beginning by
international recognition, when the song '2 wicky' was chosen for
the movie 'stealing beauty' by italian director bernardo
bertolucci. from then on, their music kept appearing in movies, tv
shows and commercials in the states, as well as in spain and
japan. you find a nearly complete list in the faq.
if hooverphonic's '97 debut 'a new stereophonic sound spectacular'
clearly showed trip hop roots, the band has evolved since with
three albums in five years. in 2001 they headlined at the werchter
festival in front of a crowd of 50.000.
in 2003 they released 'sit down and listen to', live recorded with
a string quartet and followed by a tour with more than 60 concerts
in 9 countries.
hooverphonic features the same core trio since 8 years. alex
callier, bass player, main songwriter and producer, is the main
musical force together with guitar player raymond geerts, both
coming from the city of sint-niklaas. they were joined by geike
arnaert who replaced lies sardonius and gave the band its
definitive voice and face in '97, at the age of 17.
hooverphonic are currently working on their fifth studio album.
geike arnaert - i was raised in a village called westouter near
the belgian-french border. my two sisters are very good singers. i
took violin lessons for three years, then i learned to play the
piano in my performing arts school. my mom used to play the piano
and my dad used to be a dj for weddings, until unfortunately his
record collection melted in his van.
some favorite records: nick drake - five leaves left / boudewijn
de groot - de eenzame fietser / billie holiday - lady in satin /
crosby, stills & nash - crosby, stills & nash / fiona apple - when
the pawn / nina simone - my baby just cares for me / elvis
costello - north / joni mitchell - blue / neil young - after the
gold rush / bonnie raitt - bonnie raitt /sophie zelmani - sing and
dance / anthony & the johnsons - i am a bird now
alex callier - my father had a vastly eclectic album collection
that remains quite impressive. i remember him playing music from
all genres: classical, jazz, rock, pop, and metal...well, he did
have some jimi hendrix albums. i have a film school degree
specializing in sound engineering. i started midi programming at
school, skipping classes to experiment in the school's studio.
some favorite records: sea change - beck / out of season - beth
gibbons / histoire de melody nelson - serge gainsbourg / engine -
american music club / goldfrapp - felt mountain / secrets of the
beehive - david sylvian / among my swan -mazzy star / the queen is
dead - smiths / protection - massive attack / scott 4 - scott
walker / bossa nova - pixies / after the goldrush - neil young
raymond geerts - i started playing drums but that wasn't very
practical because my parents lived in an apartment, so i began
teaching myself the guitar - much easier on the neighbours. 70's
glam bands such as the sweet, t-rex, and kiss inspired me to
actually pick up a guitar and teach myself how to play it. kiss is
my all-time favourite band, i even have a collection of kiss
memorabilia. and i know that there are many artists out there who
are avid kiss fans and list kiss among their list of influences -
from garth brooks to madonna - i mean, in new orleans we were in
trent reznor's (nine inch nails) studio and he has a room there
totally dedicated to kiss.
some favorite records: the brian setzer orchestra - the dirty
boogie / kiss -- dynasty / pink floyd - dark side of the moon /
chris isaak - wicked game / cousteau - cousteau / goldfrapp - felt
mountain / david sylvian - secrets of the beehive / portishead -
dummy / serge gainsbourg - histoire de melody nelson / fiona apple
- tidal
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