Naked Apes and Pond Life
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Naked Apes and Pond Life | ||||
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Studio album by Shriekback | ||||
Released | 2000 | |||
Recorded | 1995[1] | |||
Genre | World, electronic rock | |||
Label | Mushroom Records[2] | |||
Producer | Ian Shaw, Markus Dravs | |||
Shriekback chronology | ||||
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Naked Apes and Pond Life is the eighth full-length album by Shriekback.[2] The 2000 release was a surprise resurfacing for the band, after many years of quiet.[4] It gathered many songs performed in intimate appearances in London over the preceding years, recorded in the studio by Barry Andrews, Martyn Barker, Lu Edmonds (last seen on 1985's Oil & Gold), as well as Simon Edwards and Mark Raudva.
Many of the tracks are instrumentals, but the strong vocal-led "Berlin" and Big Night Music-esque "Everything's on Fire" are standouts.[original research?]
Critical reception
[edit]AllMusic wrote that "much of Naked Apes & Pond Life finds Shriekback playing a sort of twisted world music that resembles the organic/electronic mix of Big Night Music, but adds a variety of exotic instruments and percussion."[1]
Track listing
[edit]- "Stimulate the Beaded Hamster" - 1:17
- "Pond Life" - 4:05
- "Hostage" - 4:12
- "Invisible Rays" - 3:48
- "Claxon Bolus" - 1:36
- "Massive Custard" - 1:44
- "JP8" - 2:17
- "Unsong" - 4:50
- "Berlin" - 4:12
- "Baby Lion" - 3:00
- "Everything's on Fire" - 4:26
- "Keep-Net Stevenson" - 1:42
- "String, Sedatives, Weaponry" - 3:26
- "Anal Piss-Machine" - 1:34
Personnel
[edit]- Barry Andrews - keyboards, synthesizers, accordion, vocals
- Martyn Barker - drums, percussion
- Lu Edmonds - guitar, saz, oud, percussion
- Simon Edwards - bass, sintir, percussion
- Mark Raudva - bodhrán, didgeridoo, mandolin, percussion
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Naked Apes & Pond Life - Shriekback | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b "Shriekback | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 436.
- ^ Buckley, Peter (31 August 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.