Tone Soul Evolution
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| Studio album by The Apples in Stereo | ||||
| Released | September 30, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | February - June 1997 @ Studio.45, Hartford, Connecticut, and Pet Sounds Studio, Denver, Colorado | |||
| Genre | Indie pop/Indie rock, psychedelic pop | |||
| Length | 39:42 | |||
| Label |
Sire Records (31013), spinART Records, Elephant 6 |
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| Producer | Robert Schneider | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |
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| The A.V. Club | Favorable link |
| Robert Christgau | A− |
| Rolling Stone |
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Tone Soul Evolution is the second album from The Apples in Stereo. It was recorded from February to June and released in September 1997.
The vinyl edition of the album was released with a bonus 7" that included the songs "Man You Gotta Get Up" and "The Golden Flower".
All tracks written by Robert Schneider except where noted.
Several tracks were recorded during the Tone Soul Evolution sessions, though some were left unfinished and were ultimately dropped from the album. In particular, a 24-track mix of "Dreams" was nearly finished for the album, save for some synthesizer elements and a guitar solo. Lead guitarist Robert Schneider had various attempts at recording the solo, later describing it as "the best guitar solo I've ever played in my life—I swear to God." However, he was having difficulty finding the right "soaring" tone for the solo and the band was running short on studio time. The song, a favorite of the band's at the time, was set aside with the intention of including it on a subsequent album, though it never materialized.
In 2005, during the production of Schneider's Marbles album, Expo, Mark Linett transferred the song to Pro Tools and Schneider remixed it, adding synth tracks. It was finally released for the first time in 2008 on the b-sides and rarities compilation, Electronic Projects for Musicians.
Tone Soul Evolution was produced by Robert Schneider. It was engineered by Michael Deming, Jim McIntyre and The Apples in Stereo. The album was mixed by Robert Schneider and Michael Deming. Twenty-four-track analog recording, eight-track transfers and mixing engineered by Michael Deming at Studio.45 (Hartford, Connecticut), with assistance from David Shuman, and The Apples in Stereo. Eight-channel recording and superimposition engineered by Robert Schneider and Jim McIntyre at Pet Sounds Recording Studio (Denver, Colorado).
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