The album is perhaps the most raw example of the Apples, with the rather lo-fi recording values being eclipsed somewhat by their later efforts. It is one of the band's most critically lauded albums.
Though the album is an early effort in production by Schneider, he had previously had experience producing with The Apples in Stereo and his own solo project, Marbles. Learning to be a record producer since he was fifteen years old, his influence from producers such as Phil Spector and Brian Wilson led him to use the popular "Wall of Sound" production technique on Fun Trick Noisemaker. Several tracks (notably the opening song "Tidal Wave") have as many as ten guitars playing at any one time (usually eight rhythm guitars and two guitars used for solos).
The Japanese version of Fun Trick Noisemaker contains the extra tracks "Shine (In Your Mind)" and "Thank You Very Much". These tracks can be found in mp3 format on the Elephant 6 website. They were later included on the 2008 b-sides and rarities compilation, Electronic Projects for Musicians.
Fun Trick Noisemaker was produced by Robert Schneider and engineered by The Apples in Stereo with technical assistance from Kurt Heasley. The album was recorded on an 8-track analog from October 1994 to February 1995 at Brendt Larson's house (Glendora, CA) and Kyle Jones' house (Denver, CO). The LP was mastered by Paul Brekus, Aardvark Records. The CD was mastered by Park Peters, Audio Park.
The first track entitled "The Narrator" is an old 1960s recording describing the Relay 2 communications satellite. As described by Robert Schneider:
...It's from an old record that my friend Jeff [Mangum] found in a used record store one day. He was just listening to a bunch of old demonstration records and stuff, found that, and said 'Robert - you've gotta listen to this!' I listened to it, and said, 'Oh my god, that's the beginning of our album!' I cut it up a bit, the dialog - it's not exactly like it was, but pretty close. The record was printed for some convention in the '60s trying to determine what wavelength to use for satellite broadcasts, which was best suited for stereo music programs. It wasn't really released, it was just for this conference. We were only able to track down one person who was involved. He's some executive now, and he just said 'yeah, go ahead, use it.'
The cover art for Fun Trick Noisemaker is from prolific artist Steve Keene. Robert Schneider, familiar with Keene's work on a Silver Jews record, contacted Keene about doing the cover. Keene sent him several paintings (about thirty six), and the band picked eight for final production.[5] The original CD packaging liner notes were printed in a manner that they could be unfolded and re-folded to show a different cover. The back cover art was done by William Cullen Hart.
Referencesedit
^"Fun Trick Noisemaker - The Apples in Stereo | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
^Jenkins, Mark (December 8, 1995). "TASTY LIPS" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
^Robert Schneider. . Hip Online. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
External linksedit
Album art and liner notes at Optical Atlas
January 01, 1970
trick, noisemaker, debut, studio, album, apples, stereo, recorded, house, angeles, robert, schneider, time, portable, sounds, studio, released, 1995, spinart, studio, album, apples, stereoreleasedmay, 1995recordedoctober, 1994, february, 1995genrepsychedelic, . Fun Trick Noisemaker is the debut studio album by The Apples in Stereo 3 It was recorded in a house in Los Angeles in Robert Schneider s at the time portable Pet Sounds Studio It was released in 1995 via SpinART 4 Fun Trick NoisemakerStudio album by The Apples in StereoReleasedMay 2 1995RecordedOctober 1994 February 1995GenrePsychedelic pop indie rock power popLength39 54 44 35 Japanese release LabelSpinART Records spart 42 Elephant 6ProducerRobert SchneiderThe Apples in Stereo chronologyHypnotic Suggestion EP 1994 Fun Trick Noisemaker 1995 Science Faire 1996 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 Robert Christgau 2 The album is perhaps the most raw example of the Apples with the rather lo fi recording values being eclipsed somewhat by their later efforts It is one of the band s most critically lauded albums Though the album is an early effort in production by Schneider he had previously had experience producing with The Apples in Stereo and his own solo project Marbles Learning to be a record producer since he was fifteen years old his influence from producers such as Phil Spector and Brian Wilson led him to use the popular Wall of Sound production technique on Fun Trick Noisemaker Several tracks notably the opening song Tidal Wave have as many as ten guitars playing at any one time usually eight rhythm guitars and two guitars used for solos The Japanese version of Fun Trick Noisemaker contains the extra tracks Shine In Your Mind and Thank You Very Much These tracks can be found in mp3 format on the Elephant 6 website They were later included on the 2008 b sides and rarities compilation Electronic Projects for Musicians Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 2 1 The Apples in Stereo 2 2 Other performers 2 3 Production 3 References 4 External linksTrack listing editAll lyrics are written by Robert Schneider except where notedNo TitleLength1 The Narrator 0 352 Tidal Wave R Schneider Chris Parfitt 3 263 High Tide 2 334 Green Machine 2 505 Winter Must Be Cold Hilarie Sidney 3 166 She s Just Like Me Taking Time 4 367 Glowworm 3 028 Dots 1 2 3 Jim McIntyre R Schneider 2 319 Lucky Charm 3 2610 Innerspace R Schneider John Hill 2 3611 Show the World 2 2912 Love You Alice D 4 2713 Pine Away 4 07Total length 39 54 Japanese edition bonus tracksNo TitleLength14 Shine In Your Mind 3 3615 Thank You Very Much 1 05Total length 44 35Personnel editThe Apples in Stereo edit As they appear on the sound recording Hilarie Sidney drums vocals guitar maraca bells Robert Schneider vocals guitars piano melodica Jupiter and Moog keyboards bass John Hill guitars vocals bass Other performers edit Jim McIntyre bass on tracks 2 4 8 and 12 Kurt Heasley guitar on track 3 vocals tambourine Joel Evans bass on track 10 Jeff Mangum bass on track 7 Kyle Jones vocals Production edit Fun Trick Noisemaker was produced by Robert Schneider and engineered by The Apples in Stereo with technical assistance from Kurt Heasley The album was recorded on an 8 track analog from October 1994 to February 1995 at Brendt Larson s house Glendora CA and Kyle Jones house Denver CO The LP was mastered by Paul Brekus Aardvark Records The CD was mastered by Park Peters Audio Park The first track entitled The Narrator is an old 1960s recording describing the Relay 2 communications satellite As described by Robert Schneider It s from an old record that my friend Jeff Mangum found in a used record store one day He was just listening to a bunch of old demonstration records and stuff found that and said Robert you ve gotta listen to this I listened to it and said Oh my god that s the beginning of our album I cut it up a bit the dialog it s not exactly like it was but pretty close The record was printed for some convention in the 60s trying to determine what wavelength to use for satellite broadcasts which was best suited for stereo music programs It wasn t really released it was just for this conference We were only able to track down one person who was involved He s some executive now and he just said yeah go ahead use it Robert Schneider The cover art for Fun Trick Noisemaker is from prolific artist Steve Keene Robert Schneider familiar with Keene s work on a Silver Jews record contacted Keene about doing the cover Keene sent him several paintings about thirty six and the band picked eight for final production 5 The original CD packaging liner notes were printed in a manner that they could be unfolded and re folded to show a different cover The back cover art was done by William Cullen Hart References edit Fun Trick Noisemaker The Apples in Stereo Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic via www allmusic com Christgau Robert The Apples in Stereo Robert Christgau TrouserPress com Apples www trouserpress com Jenkins Mark December 8 1995 TASTY LIPS via www washingtonpost com Robert Schneider Apples in Stereo Biography Hip Online Archived from the original on 2007 09 29 Retrieved 2007 06 29 External links editJapanese bonus tracks in MP3 format Album art and liner notes at Optical Atlas Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fun Trick Noisemaker amp oldid 1221195705, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
