Science Faire

Infobox Album |
Name = Science Faire
Type = Compilation album
Artist = The Apples in Stereo


Released = 1996
Recorded =
Genre = Indie pop
Length = 38:45
Label = spinART Records (spart 48),
Elephant 6 (E6 007)
Producer =
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:4kj97i8og74r link]
*Pitchfork Media 7.7/10 [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15007/Apples_in_Stereo_Science_Faire link] |
Last album = "Fun Trick Noisemaker"
(1995)
This album = "Science Faire"
(1996)
Next album = "Tone Soul Evolution"
(1997)

"Science Faire" is a compilation album by indie pop Elephant 6 group The Apples in Stereo. The album is comprised of two EPs and various singles that were released from 1993 to 1995, leading up to the production of "Fun Trick Noisemaker". All of the selections were recorded the summers of 1993 and 1994 and appear on the compilation in the order they were recorded.

Robert Schneider, front man of The Apples in Stereo, has said that the song "Too Much Now" will be included on a future re-release of "Science Faire". The song was the first by the band ever to be released, included on the 1993 cassette compilation "The Horizon Center". Chris Parfitt, who wrote the song, sings lead vocals on the track. It was left off of the original "Science Faire" pressing because of issues the band had with its production quality. [cite web|url=http://e6townhall.com/showthread.php?t=11794|title=Apples - Too Much Now (1st Apples Song Ever Released)|accessdate=2008-07-29|publisher=E6 Townhall|date=2008-07-24]

Track listing

All tracks written by Robert Schneider except where noted.

# "Tidal Wave" (R. Schneider/C. Parfitt) – 2:57
# "Motorcar" – 3:39
# "Turncoat Indian" – 2:26
# "Haley" – 3:50
# "Not The Same" (R. Schneider/C. Parfitt) – 2:54
# "Stop Along The Way" (J. McIntyre/R. Schneider) – 2:46
# "Running In Circles" – 2:29
# "Hypnotic Suggestion" – 2:09
# "Touch The Water" (J. McIntyre) – 2:10
# "Glowworm" – 2:42
# "To Love The Vibration Of The Bulb" (J. McIntyre) – 2:20
# "Time For Bed/I Know You'll Do Well" – 5:14
# "Rocket Pad" – 3:09

*"Side One" (tracks 1-6) were originally released in 1993 on the "Tidal Wave" 7".
*Tracks 7-10 on "Side Two" were originally released as the "Hypnotic Suggestion" EP in 1994.
*Track 11 on "Side Two" was previously unreleased.
*Track 12 on "Side Two" was originally released on a 7" split EP with the The Olivia Tremor Control in 1994.
*Track 13 on "Side Two" was originally released on a flexi-disc split with the Heartworms.

Personnel

*Hilarie Sidney - drums, vocals, acoustic guitar
*Robert Schneider - electric and acoustic guitars, vocals, Casio keyboards
*Jim McIntyre - bass guitar, vocals
*Chris Parfitt - electric guitars on "Side One"
*John Hill - guitar on tracks 11-13.

Miscellanea

*Artwork for the compilation was done by William Cullen Hart.
*The songs "Tidal Wave" and "Glowworm" would appear on the band's 1995 debut LP, "Fun Trick Noisemaker".
*The opening guitar riff of "Running in Circles" is the same opening riff for "High Tide" (which appears as the third track on "Fun Trick Noisemaker").

References