Naked Apes and Pond Life

Naked Apes and Pond Life
Studio album by
Shriekback
Released2000
Recorded1995[1]
GenreWorld, electronic rock
LabelMushroom Records[2]
ProducerIan Shaw, Markus Dravs
Shriekback chronology
Sacred City
(1992) 		Naked Apes and Pond Life
(2000) 		Having a Moment
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

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

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

  1. "Stimulate the Beaded Hamster" - 1:17
  2. "Pond Life" - 4:05
  3. "Hostage" - 4:12
  4. "Invisible Rays" - 3:48
  5. "Claxon Bolus" - 1:36
  6. "Massive Custard" - 1:44
  7. "JP8" - 2:17
  8. "Unsong" - 4:50
  9. "Berlin" - 4:12
  10. "Baby Lion" - 3:00
  11. "Everything's on Fire" - 4:26
  12. "Keep-Net Stevenson" - 1:42
  13. "String, Sedatives, Weaponry" - 3:26
  14. "Anal Piss-Machine" - 1:34

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b c "Naked Apes & Pond Life - Shriekback | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ a b "Shriekback | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 436.
  4. ^ Buckley, Peter (31 August 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.