Chris Parfitt is an American guitarist who was one of the founding members of the

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band

The Apples in Stereo The Apples in Stereo, styled as The Apples in stereo, are an American pop/rock band associated with Elephant 6 Collective, a group of bands also including Neutral Milk Hotel, The Olivia Tremor Control, Elf Power, Of Montreal, and Circulatory S ...

. Before his 1993 departure, he co-wrote the songs "Tidal Wave" and "Not the Same" with

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and his performances appear on the band's original self-titled EP ''Apples''. Parfitt met Robert Schneider in 1992 through a classified ad looking for a bass player. They hit it off over a mutual love of Pavement and

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. Before long he was introduced to Jim McIntyre and Hilarie Sidney, and the four started the Apples. Since leaving The Apples, Parfitt has been recording sporadically with the band Vince Mole and His Calcium Orchestra, where bandmates include

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members Richie Chodes and Kevin Swope. On September 21, 2007 Parfitt made a brief appearance at

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, a reunion of sorts during which he joined the band playing guitar on some of The Apples' early songs.Apples In Stereo/Aqueduct @ Maxwell's, Music Snobbery September 21, 2007

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