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Velocity of Sound

Velocity of Sound
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 8, 2002
RecordedJanuary 2–June 6, 2002 @ Pet Sounds Recording Studio, Denver, Colorado
Genre
Length26:59
LabelSpinART Records (SPART100), Elephant 6
ProducerRobert Schneider
The Apples in Stereo chronology
Sound Effects
(2001)
Velocity of Sound
(2002)
New Magnetic Wonder
(2007)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic64/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Blender[5]
Pitchfork Media6.4/10[6]
PopMatters(favorable)[7]
Robert ChristgauA−[8]
Rolling Stone[9]

Velocity of Sound is the fifth studio album by The Apples in Stereo, released in October 2002. The American release has an orange album cover, while the European version is green and the Japanese version is blue. The bonus track is also different for each version.

The album is somewhat louder and more aggressive than the band's four previous studio albums with more emphasis on electric instruments (such as the distorted sounds of an electric guitar) than acoustic. The album was recorded between January 2 - June 6, 2002 at Pet Sounds Recording Studio in Denver, Colorado on 8-track and 16-track tape machines as well as an electronic computer.

Track listing

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All tracks written by Robert Schneider except where noted.

  1. "Please" – 2:29
  2. "Rainfall" (lyrics by Robert Schneider, music by Hilarie Sidney) – 2:44
  3. "That's Something I Do" – 2:28
  4. "Do You Understand?" – 3:22
  5. "Where We Meet" – 2:52
  6. "Yore Days" (Eric Allen) – 2:03
  7. "Better Days" – 2:29
  8. "I Want" (Hilarie Sidney) – 2:03
  9. "Mystery" – 3:10
  10. "Baroque" – 3:21

Bonus tracks

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American release

  1. "She's Telling Lies (Bryce's Mix)" – 1:51

European release

  1. "She's Telling Lies (Robert's Mix)" – 1:42

Japanese release

  1. "Other" – 2:19

Personnel

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The Apples in Stereo
  • Eric Allen - bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on track 6
  • John Hill - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Robert Schneider - lead and backing vocals, lead guitar, synthesizer, percussion
  • Hilarie Sidney - drums, percussion, backing vocals, lead vocals on tracks 2 and 8
Additional
  • Chris McDuffie - organ, backing vocals
  • Dan Efram - percussion, repercussion
  • Bryce Goggin - percussion
Production
  • Robert Schneider - production, mixing (tracks 5, 6, 7 and 9)
  • The Apples in Stereo, Jim McIntyre - engineering
  • Bryce Goggin - mixing (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 10 and 11)
  • Emily Lazar - mastering
  • Dan Efram - package concept and design

References

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