Hypnotic Suggestion EP
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Hypnotic Suggestion EP is the second EP
by The Apples in Stereo
. The album was released in 1994.
The EP's four tracks were later re-released on 1996 compilation album
Science Faire
, after the release of the band's debut full-length LP
Fun Trick Noisemaker
.
except where noted.
Side One
Side Two
and recorded from December 1993 to February 1994 on four-track tape machines at The Elephant 6 Recording Co. The album was mastered by Paul Brekus, Aardvark Records
, Denver, Colorado
. All art for the album was created by Will Cullen Hart
.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
by The Apples in Stereo
The Apples in Stereo
The Apples in Stereo, styled The Apples in stereo, is an American indie rock band associated with The Elephant Six Collective, a group of bands also including Neutral Milk Hotel and The Olivia Tremor Control. The band is largely a product of lead vocalist/guitarist Robert Schneider, who writes the...
. The album was released in 1994.
The EP's four tracks were later re-released on 1996 compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
Science Faire
Science Faire
Science Faire is a compilation album by indie pop Elephant 6 group The Apples in Stereo. The album consists of two EPs and various singles that were released from 1993 to 1995, leading up to the production of Fun Trick Noisemaker...
, after the release of the band's debut full-length LP
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
Fun Trick Noisemaker
Fun Trick Noisemaker
Fun Trick Noisemaker is the debut studio album from The Apples in Stereo, recorded in a house in Los Angeles, in Robert Schneider's portable Pet Sounds Studio. The album is perhaps the most raw example of the Apples, with the rather lo-fi recording values being eclipsed somewhat by their later...
.
Track listing
All tracks written by Robert SchneiderRobert Schneider
Robert Peter Schneider is one of the co-founders of The Elephant 6 Recording Company, along with Will Cullen Hart, Bill Doss, and Jeff Mangum...
except where noted.
Side One
- "Running In Circles" – 2:29
- "Hypnotic Suggestion" – 2:09
Side Two
- "Touch The Water" (J. McIntyreJim McIntyre (musician)Jim McIntyre is a musician best known as the man behind the Elephant 6 band Von Hemmling. He was also the original bassist for The Apples in Stereo before leaving in 1993. He has written or co-written many early songs for the band, including "Stop Along the Way", "Touch The Water", "To Love The...
) – 2:10 - "Glowworm" – 2:42
The Apples in Stereo
- Hilarie SidneyHilarie SidneyHilarie Sidney is a musician most famously recognized as the longtime drummer for The Apples in Stereo. She was previously married to Apples in Stereo frontman and Elephant 6 co-founder Robert Schneider. Their divorce became publicly acknowledged in 2004...
– drums, acoustic guitar, backing vocals - Jim McIntyreJim McIntyre (musician)Jim McIntyre is a musician best known as the man behind the Elephant 6 band Von Hemmling. He was also the original bassist for The Apples in Stereo before leaving in 1993. He has written or co-written many early songs for the band, including "Stop Along the Way", "Touch The Water", "To Love The...
– electric bass, lead vocals on "Touch the Water" - Robert SchneiderRobert SchneiderRobert Peter Schneider is one of the co-founders of The Elephant 6 Recording Company, along with Will Cullen Hart, Bill Doss, and Jeff Mangum...
– lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards
Production
Hypnotic Suggestion was produced by Robert SchneiderRobert Schneider
Robert Peter Schneider is one of the co-founders of The Elephant 6 Recording Company, along with Will Cullen Hart, Bill Doss, and Jeff Mangum...
and recorded from December 1993 to February 1994 on four-track tape machines at The Elephant 6 Recording Co. The album was mastered by Paul Brekus, Aardvark Records
Aardvark Records
Aardvark Records is a British record label started by Andrew Reeve and Alex di Savoia, which releases indie rock, Americana, alt country, dance music, electronica, adult contemporary and pop music...
, Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
. All art for the album was created by Will Cullen Hart
Will Cullen Hart
William "Will" Cullen Hart is one of the co-founders of the Elephant Six Collective, as well as the rock band The Olivia Tremor Control...
.
External links
- Album art and liner notes at Optical Atlas