Electronic Projects for Musicians | ||||
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Compilation album by The Apples in Stereo | ||||
Released | April 1, 2008 | |||
Recorded | 1995-2007 | |||
Genre | Indie pop, indie rock, garage rock | |||
Length | 31:16 | |||
Label |
Simian Records Yep Roc Records Elephant 6 |
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Producer | Robert Schneider | |||
The Apples in Stereo chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 68/100 link |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | link |
Robert Christgau | link |
Crawdaddy! | (favorable) link |
Pitchfork Media | link |
Tiny Mix Tapes | link |
Electronic Projects for Musicians is a b-sides and rarities compilation album by the indie rock band The Apples in Stereo. It was released April 1, 2008 under the Simian Records, Yep Roc Records, and Elephant 6 labels. It can be seen as a companion to Science Faire, a 1996 compilation that collects recordings from the band released prior to their first album.
Announced by frontman Robert Schneider in May 2007, Schneider described Electronic Projects for Musicians as having "all of our non-LP material since [Fun Trick Noisemaker] came out" — a time period that spans 12 years. Electronic Projects for Musicians does include most of the band's non-LP material released while the band was signed to spinART Records, excluding songs found on the Look Away + 4 and Let's Go! EPs, due to licensing issues.
The song "Dreams", an unfinished recording intended for release on the band's 1997 LP Tone Soul Evolution, is included on Electronic Projects for Musicians with newly recorded instrumentals.
In late 2007, fans were invited to remix the song "Can You Feel It?" from the most recent Apples LP, New Magnetic Wonder. Over 20 master tracks from the song's production were made available for download. The grand prize winning song (dubbed the "Mild Davis remix") is currently available for download with purchase of Electronic Projects for Musicians.
The title of the compilation comes from the book of the same name by Craig Anderton.
All tracks composed by Robert Schneider except "Avril en Mai" (Schneider, Chris McDuffie)