▁H anging ▁Gard ens ▁as ▁" F rench ▁house ▁through ▁a ▁smooth ▁Y acht ▁Rock ▁l ens ." ▁Other ▁and ▁influ ences ▁and ▁inspir ations ▁for ▁the ▁album ' s ▁sound ▁include ▁Michael ▁Jackson , ▁Qu in cy ▁Jones , ▁Giorg io ▁Mor oder , ▁D FA , ▁Kraft werk , ▁and ▁the ▁T alk ing ▁He ads . ▁ ▁With ▁H anging ▁Gard ens , ▁Class ix x ▁went ▁for ▁an ▁LP ▁that ▁had ▁depth , ▁therefore ▁not ▁being ▁" a ▁dance ▁record ▁from ▁beginning ▁to ▁end ," ▁but ▁also ▁still ▁had ▁a ▁" fun [] ▁dance ▁gro ove ." ▁They ▁were ▁very ▁focused ▁on ▁making ▁a ▁pop ▁album ▁with ▁" hook y ▁mel od [ ies ], " ▁" some ▁nice ▁ch ords ," ▁and ▁a ▁positive ▁feel - good ▁tone . ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁tracks ▁consist ▁of ▁what ▁Ram ire z ▁l abeled ▁as ▁" gl oss y ▁synth s ▁and ▁glass y - ey ed ▁club ▁gest ures " ▁and ▁range ▁in ▁style ▁from ▁main stream ▁accessible ▁dance ▁music ▁cut s ▁like ▁' Hold ing ▁On " ▁to ▁deep ▁house ▁songs ▁such ▁as ▁" R h ythm ▁Santa ▁Clara ." ▁L ester ▁analyz ed ▁the ▁LP ▁" has ▁a ▁sort ▁of ▁nost alg ic - for - now ▁quality ▁of ▁e bul lient ▁sad ness ▁that ▁works ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁sound track ▁for ▁late ▁summer ." ▁As ▁Kirk ▁Williams ▁analyz ed , ▁H anging ▁Gard ens ▁is ▁a ▁mel od ic ▁album ▁that , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁synth es