The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone (2000) is the fourth album from The Apples in Stereo. It received generally good reviews as a showcase for the band's experimental/psychedelic pop.
The album is the band's first major change in production style compared to earlier albums. Up until The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone, producer and band leader Robert Schneider would usually implement a Wall of Sound style of production on his records whereas on this album he chose to pursue a more "raw" sound. This was to portray a sound more similar to how the band sounded during live performances versus a typically more orchestrated quality of sound. In an interview flexi disc, included on the vinyl-LP version of the album, Schneider remarks: "That was a lesson I learned from Led Zeppelin and from the Beatles—is that one guitar can go a long way. I used to take a Phil Spector approach which was that a lot of guitars can go a long way. Now I’m kind of going more for the feeling of the way we sound."
In addition to change in production style, the style of genre itself is also something of a departure from the usual 1960s psychedelic pop sound trademarked by earlier Apples in Stereo records. In songwriting, Schneider took more of an influence from R&B artists such as Sly & the Family Stone and early artists featured on the Motown label. Schneider also wanted the songs to sound more disconnected and unique to themselves than on previous albums. He stated, "I wanted every song to be self contained...on our other records we always had our songs run together. On this record we left big spaces between all the songs so you have a place to put your needle down on the record." This was influenced by records such as The White Album by the Beatles.[citation needed]
The title is from a book written in 1638 by English clergyman John Wilkins.
John Hill - electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals
Robert Schneider - electric and acoustic guitar, piano, organ, mellotron, synthesizers, percussion, lead and backing vocals
Additional playersedit
Rick Benjamin - trombone
Merisa Bissinger - flute, piccolo, alto saxophone
Jon Hegel - tenor saxophone
Rob Greene - cello
Dane Terry - bongos
Ron Marschall - handclaps, backing vocals
Productionedit
The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone was produced and mixed by Robert Schneider. The album was engineered by The Apples in Stereo with Ron Marschall, Robert Christiansen and Jim McIntyre. The album was recorded between May 1999 and February 2000 at Pet Sounds Recording Studio (Denver, Colorado) using a 16-track tape machine and the Elephant 6 Mainframe Computer. Jim McIntyre acted as executive producer for The Elephant 6 Recording Company.
Album art for the album was created by Star Keene (architectural drawings), Steve Keene (interior paintings) and Richard Peterson (photographs). Layout by Joel Marrowitz.
Referencesedit
^"Discovery of a World Inside the Moone by The Apples In Stereo". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
^Boldman, Gina. The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone at AllMusic
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The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone 2000 is the fourth album from The Apples in Stereo It received generally good reviews as a showcase for the band s experimental psychedelic pop The Discovery of a World Inside the MooneStudio album by The Apples in StereoReleasedApril 18 2000RecordedMay 1999 February 2000StudioPet Sounds Recording StudioGenreIndie pop indie rockLength41 04LabelSpinART Records spart 83 Elephant 6ProducerRobert SchneiderThe Apples in Stereo chronologyLook Away 4 2000 The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone 2000 Let s Go 2001 Professional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic82 100 1 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 2 The A V Club favorable 3 Robert ChristgauA 5 Pitchfork6 5 10 4 The album is the band s first major change in production style compared to earlier albums Up until The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone producer and band leader Robert Schneider would usually implement a Wall of Sound style of production on his records whereas on this album he chose to pursue a more raw sound This was to portray a sound more similar to how the band sounded during live performances versus a typically more orchestrated quality of sound In an interview flexi disc included on the vinyl LP version of the album Schneider remarks That was a lesson I learned from Led Zeppelin and from the Beatles is that one guitar can go a long way I used to take a Phil Spector approach which was that a lot of guitars can go a long way Now I m kind of going more for the feeling of the way we sound In addition to change in production style the style of genre itself is also something of a departure from the usual 1960s psychedelic pop sound trademarked by earlier Apples in Stereo records In songwriting Schneider took more of an influence from R amp B artists such as Sly amp the Family Stone and early artists featured on the Motown label Schneider also wanted the songs to sound more disconnected and unique to themselves than on previous albums He stated I wanted every song to be self contained on our other records we always had our songs run together On this record we left big spaces between all the songs so you have a place to put your needle down on the record This was influenced by records such as The White Album by the Beatles citation needed The title is from a book written in 1638 by English clergyman John Wilkins Contents 1 Track listing 1 1 Side one 1 2 Side two 1 3 Bonus track listing 2 Personnel 2 1 The Apples in Stereo 2 2 Additional players 2 3 Production 3 ReferencesTrack listing editAll tracks written by Robert Schneider except where noted Side one edit Go 3 14 The Rainbow 2 39 Stream Running Over 3 44 20 Cases Suggestive Of Hilarie Sidney 2 53 Look Away 3 25 What Happened Then 2 10Side two edit I Can t Believe 4 23 Submarine Dream 4 30 Allright Not Quite 2 54 The Bird That You Can t See 3 56 Stay Gold Hilarie Sidney 4 04 The Afternoon 3 12Bonus track listing edit Bonus 7 The vinyl edition of The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone comes with a bonus 7 flexidisc with the following tracks Interview Hold on to This Day Japanese version The Japanese version of the album contains the following bonus tracks Hold on to This Day The Oasis Personnel editThe Apples in Stereo edit Hilarie Sidney drums percussion lead and backing vocals electric guitar Chris McDuffie synthesizers piano organ backing vocals mellotron percussion Eric Allen Fender bass guitar backing vocals John Hill electric and acoustic guitars backing vocals Robert Schneider electric and acoustic guitar piano organ mellotron synthesizers percussion lead and backing vocalsAdditional players edit Rick Benjamin trombone Merisa Bissinger flute piccolo alto saxophone Jon Hegel tenor saxophone Rob Greene cello Dane Terry bongos Ron Marschall handclaps backing vocalsProduction edit The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone was produced and mixed by Robert Schneider The album was engineered by The Apples in Stereo with Ron Marschall Robert Christiansen and Jim McIntyre The album was recorded between May 1999 and February 2000 at Pet Sounds Recording Studio Denver Colorado using a 16 track tape machine and the Elephant 6 Mainframe Computer Jim McIntyre acted as executive producer for The Elephant 6 Recording Company Album art for the album was created by Star Keene architectural drawings Steve Keene interior paintings and Richard Peterson photographs Layout by Joel Marrowitz References edit Discovery of a World Inside the Moone by The Apples In Stereo Metacritic Retrieved 3 October 2016 Boldman Gina The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone at AllMusic The A V Club review Pitchfork Media review 1 Jun 01 Archived 2006 11 17 at the Wayback Machine Christgau Robert The Apples in Stereo Robert Christgau Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone amp oldid 1178683230, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
