Trip Hop
Noah’s Barks pages relating to the trip hop music genre.
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Hooverphonic – “A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular”
One of the greatest nighttime albums ever made. A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular is Hooverphonic at their top-dollar best. A bit sad it’s their debut, as it means they only go down from here. Still, they had a ways to fall. Blue Wonder Power Milk is great in much of the same vein, though it replaces some… (read more)
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Portishead – “Dummy” (1994)
Never really bought the hubbub surrounding Portishead and Dummy. Whereas Massive Attack were creative in ways beyond restriction, seamlessly melding electronic music, hip hop, lounge, soul, industrial, and rock, Portishead is content with wallowing in an update of blues and lounge music. And they aren’t even very good at it. The beats are completely basic and the… (read more)