| Artist |
The Apples In Stereo |
| Album Title: |
New Magnetic Wonder |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Rock |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
02/06/2007 |
| Label |
Yep Roc Records |
| Catalog No |
YEP 2132 |
| Bar Code No |
6 34457 21322 7 |
| Packaging |
Digipack |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Can You Feel It? (4:10)
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| 2.
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Skyway (2:40)
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| 3.
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Mellotron 1 (0:33)
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| 4.
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Energy (3:30)
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| 5.
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Same Old Drag (3:21)
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| 6.
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Joanie Don't U Worry (0:46)
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| 7.
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Sunndal Song (3:31)
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| 8.
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Droplet (0:13)
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| 9.
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Play Tough (3:27)
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| 10.
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Sun Is Out (2:29)
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| 11.
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Non-Pythagorean Composition 1 (0:30)
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| 12.
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Hello Lola (0:15)
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| 13.
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7 Stars (3:46)
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| 14.
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Mellotron 2 (0:41)
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| 15.
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Sunday Sounds (2:59)
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| 16.
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Open Eyes (5:12)
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| 17.
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Crimson (0:17)
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| 18.
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Pre-Crimson (1:24)
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| 19.
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Vocoder Ba Ba (0:14)
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| 20.
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Radiation (3:14)
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| 21.
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Beautiful Machine Parts 1-2 (2:36)
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| 22.
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Beautiful Machine Parts 3-4 (4:58)
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| 23.
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My Pretend (0:42)
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| 24.
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Non-Pythagorean Composition 3 (0:49)
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| Date Acquired |
04/20/2013 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
11spot.com (Yep Roc Records) |
| Purchase Price |
1.99 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry:
Discogs Entry: |
Notes |
Notes:
Dear Listener,
The enhanced portion of this CD contains the lyrics and liner notes in text format, in case your CD has become estranged from its packaging, plus the original unabridged album art by Andrew McLaughlin.
There is other fun stuff too: a couple of short films, a bonus MP3, and an explanation of a "Non-Pythagorean" musical scale Robert invented, which he used to compose the introductory tones of New Magnetic Wonder and two of the link tracks.
Plus there are SoundFont (.sf2) and WAV files of sine waves tuned to the Non-Pythagorean scale, and instructions for you to compose with it on your sampling keyboard or computer.
Music theory of this new scale is an open question, so we look forward to hearing the result of your experiments.
We hope you enjoy our New Magnetic Wonder,
THE APPLES IN STEREO
© 2007 THE APPLES IN STEREO
Credits:
Artwork By [Collage Art] – Andrew McLaughlin
Co-producer, Engineer, Mixed By – Bryce Goggin
Mastered By – Fred Kevorkian
Producer, Mixed By – Robert Schneider
Companies, etc.:
Copyright © – The Apples In Stereo
Licensed To – Yep Roc Records
Manufactured By – Redeye
Distributed By – Redeye
Barcode and other Identifiers:
Barcode: 634457213227
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): R02090600 G2 18 Dec 2006 YEP 2132
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): R02090600 G1 15 Dec 2006 YEP 2132
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Analyzed Folder: The Apples in Stereo - New Magnetic Wonder_dr.txt
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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR06 +0.00 dB -06.93 dB 01 - Can You Feel It¿.flac
DR08 +0.00 dB -08.50 dB 02 - Skyway.flac
DR08 +0.00 dB -09.40 dB 03 - Mellotron 1.flac
DR07 -0.10 dB -08.38 dB 04 - Energy.flac
DR06 +0.00 dB -07.12 dB 05 - Same Old Drag.flac
DR11 +0.00 dB -13.25 dB 06 - Joanie Don't U Worry.flac
DR07 +0.00 dB -07.29 dB 07 - Sunndal Song.flac
DR10 -0.10 dB -11.65 dB 08 - Droplet.flac
DR06 +0.00 dB -07.26 dB 09 - Play Tough.flac
DR07 +0.00 dB -09.67 dB 10 - Sun Is Out.flac
DR06 -1.10 dB -08.78 dB 11 - Non-Pythagorean Composition 1.flac
DR09 -0.10 dB -11.92 dB 12 - Hello Lola.flac
DR06 +0.00 dB -06.90 dB 13 - 7 Stars.flac
DR09 -0.21 dB -10.68 dB 14 - Mellotron 2.flac
DR07 +0.00 dB -08.16 dB 15 - Sunday Sounds.flac
DR05 +0.00 dB -06.37 dB 16 - Open Eyes.flac
DR07 +0.00 dB -08.20 dB 17 - Crimson.flac
DR16 -0.10 dB -19.07 dB 18 - Pre-Crimson.flac
DR10 +0.00 dB -11.60 dB 19 - Vocoder Ba Ba.flac
DR06 +0.00 dB -07.11 dB 20 - Radiation.flac
DR06 +0.00 dB -07.09 dB 21 - Beautiful Machine, Parts 1-2.flac
DR06 +0.00 dB -07.17 dB 22 - Beautiful Machine, Parts 3-4.flac
DR10 -1.10 dB -11.83 dB 23 - My Pretend.flac
DR08 -0.10 dB -09.79 dB 24 - Non-Pythagorean Composition 3.flac
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Number of Files: 24
Official DR Value: DR8
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review by Tim Sendra:
New Magnetic Wonder, the Apples in Stereo's return after a five-year hiatus, is one of their best records in a career made up of consistently fine recordings. Anyone expecting a return to the experimental, lo-fi wizardry of their early albums may feel let down by New Magnetic Wonder, but on the other hand, anyone fearing a return to the bland stripped-down and noisy sound of Velocity of Sound need not worry. What they have delivered instead is a crisply recorded set of bouncing rockers, sweetly strummed ballads, and vaguely trippy mid-tempo tracks that are full of hooks, melodies, and goofy fun. Over a base of solidly rocking bass, guitar, and drums (as well as Robert Schneider's reliably chirpy vocals), the band and their cohorts (the credits read like an E6 who's who, including Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel, Bill Doss and W. Cullen Hart of the Olivia Tremor Control, and John Fernandes, who has played clarinet with just about all the E6 bands) create a rich soundscape of Mellotron, backing vocals, percussion, and vintage keyboards that envelops the record in a warm and lush haze at times and fills it with sunshine at others. Even more than previous Apples releases, it's a record that won't win any points for being profound or meaningful. Tracks like "Can You Feel It?" or "Energy" are breezy to the point of invisible, but if they don't get you singing along like a fool right away, you've probably come to the wrong party and should go find a Bright Eyes record instead. The more sedate tunes that dominate the second half of the record, like the yearning and psychedelic "Open Eyes" or the melancholy "Radiation," give the album some balance (and in the Mellotron-soaked epic "Beautiful Machine, Pts. 3-4," one of the record's finest moments), but it's the charming fluff like "Same Old Drag" and "Play Tough" that wins the day in the end. The Apples' successful return to the indie scene should be hailed with a hearty embrace (and a tear for the departure of drummer Hilarie Sidney, whose two contributions to the record, "Sundial Song" and "Sunday Sounds," are quite nice) for anyone who likes their pop silly but intelligently played and arranged. Welcome back, Apples!
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