''Science Faire'' is a compilation album by

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group

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 Sy ...

. 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 ''Fun Trick Noisemaker'' is the debut studio album by The Apples in Stereo. It was recorded in a house in Los Angeles, in Robert Schneider's (at the time) portable Pet Sounds Studio. It was released in 1995 via SpinART. The album is perhaps the ...

''. All of the selections were recorded the summers of 1993 and 1994 and appear on the compilation in the order they were recorded.

Robert Schneider Robert Peter Schneider (born March 9, 1971) is an American musician and mathematician. He is the lead singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer of rock/pop band the Apples in Stereo and has produced and performed on albums by Neutral Milk Ho ...

, front man of The Apples in Stereo, has said that the song "Too Much Now" will be included on a future re-release of ''Science Faire''. The song was the first by the band ever to be released, included on the 1993

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compilation ''The Horizon Center''. Chris Parfitt, who wrote the song, sings lead vocals on the track. It was omitted from the original ''Science Faire'' pressing because of issues the band had with its production quality.

Track listing

All tracks written by

except where noted. # "Tidal Wave" (R. Schneider/

Chris Parfitt Chris Parfitt is an American guitarist who was one of the founding members of the Elephant 6 indie pop band The Apples in Stereo. Before his 1993 departure, he co-wrote the songs "Tidal Wave" and "Not the Same" with Robert Schneider and his perfo ...

) – 2:57 # "Motorcar" – 3:39 # "Turncoat Indian" – 2:26 # "Haley" – 3:50 # "Not the Same" (R. Schneider/C. Parfitt) – 2:54 # "Stop Along the Way" ( Jim McIntyre/R. Schneider) – 2:46 # "Running in Circles" – 2:29 # "Hypnotic Suggestion" – 2:09 # "Touch the Water" (J. McIntyre) – 2:10 # "Glowworm" – 2:42 # "To Love the Vibration of the Bulb" (J. McIntyre) – 2:20 # "Time for Bed/I Know You'll Do Well" – 5:14 # "Rocket Pad" – 3:09 *"Side One" (tracks 1–6) were originally released in 1993 on the ''Tidal Wave'' 7". *Tracks 7–10 on "Side Two" were originally released as the ''

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'' EP in 1994. *Track 11 on "Side Two" was previously unreleased. *Track 12 on "Side Two" was originally released on a 7" split EP with

The Olivia Tremor Control The Olivia Tremor Control is an American psychedelic band from Athens, Georgia. The band's main line-up comprised Will Cullen Hart, Bill Doss, Eric Harris, John Fernandes, and Peter Erchick. The Olivia Tremor Control's music encompasses a wide r ...

in 1994. *Track 13 on "Side Two" was originally released on a flexi-disc split with the Heartworms. *The songs "Tidal Wave" and "Glowworm" would appear on the band's 1995 debut LP, ''

''. *The opening guitar riff of "Running in Circles" is the same opening riff for "High Tide" (which appears as the third track on ''Fun Trick Noisemaker'').

Personnel

Hilarie Sidney Hilarie Sidney is an American musician best known as the longtime drummer for The Apples in Stereo. She was previously married to Robert Schneider, the band's frontman and Elephant 6 co-founder. Their divorce was announced in 2004. She was ha ...

– drums, vocals, acoustic guitar *

– electric and acoustic guitars, vocals,

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keyboards * Jim McIntyre – bass guitar, vocals *

– electric guitars on "Side One" *

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– guitar on tracks 11–13. *

William Cullen Hart William Cullen Hart (born June 14, 1971) is an American pop musician. He was a co-founder of The Elephant 6 Recording Company, as well as the rock band The Olivia Tremor Control. Following that band's breakup, Hart and several other former memb ...

– Artwork for the compilation.

References

{{Authority control 1996 compilation albums The Apples in Stereo albums SpinART Records compilation albums The Elephant 6 Recording Company compilation albums