Silver Apples of the Moon (Laika album)

Silver Apples of the Moon
Studio album by Laika
Released	17 October 1994 (1994-10-17)
Studio	Laika's home studio Protocol (London)
Genre	Experimental pop post-rock trip hop
Length	43:56
Label	Too Pure
Laika chronology
Silver Apples of the Moon (1994) Sounds of the Satellites (1997)

Silver Apples of the Moon is the debut studio album by the English band Laika. It was released on 17 October 1994 by Too Pure.[1]

The album's title is derived from American electronic music composer Morton Subotnick's 1967 album of the same name.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[5]
Exclaim!	9/10[6]
NME	7/10[7]
Pitchfork	8.1/10[8]

Writing on its 2015 reissue for Exclaim!, Daniel Sylvester called Silver Apples of the Moon a "seminal" experimental pop album and "a welcome addition to any adventurous indie rock fan's collection."[6]

Silver Apples of the Moon was ranked at number 16 on Fact's 2015 list of the 50 best trip hop albums of all time,[9] and at number 36 on Treble's 2024 list of the 50 best post-rock albums.[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Margaret Fiedler and Guy Fixsen

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sugar Daddy"	5:25
2.	"Marimba Song"	5:15
3.	"Let Me Sleep"	4:23
4.	"Itchy & Scratchy"	0:57
5.	"Coming Down Glass"	4:57
6.	"If You Miss"	5:19
7.	"44 Robbers"	4:15
8.	"Red River"	3:56
9.	"Honey in Heat"	4:23
10.	"Thomas"	3:26
11.	"Spider Happy Hour"	1:40
Total length:		43:56

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[11]

Laika

• Margaret Fiedler – vocals, sampler, guitar, Moog synthesizer, marimba, vibraphone, melodica, engineering, mixing
• Guy Fixsen – vocals, sampler, guitar, Moog synthesizer, marimba, vibraphone, melodica, engineering, mixing
• John Frenett – bass guitar
• Lou Ciccotelli – drums, percussion
• Louise Elliott – flute, saxophone

Production

• Neil – assistance
• Tony – assistance
• Giles – assistance
• Colm Ó Cíosóig – digital editing

Design

• Laika – sleeve

References

1. "Laika – Discography". Too Pure. Archived from the original on 1 July 1998. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
2. Abebe, Nitsuh (10 July 2005). "The Lost Generation". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
3. Raggett, Ned. "Silver Apples of the Moon – Laika". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
4. Christgau, Robert (2000). "Laika: Silver Apples of the Moon". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 171. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
5. Larkin, Colin, ed. (2009). "Laika". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-972636-3. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
6. Sylvester, Daniel (3 February 2015). "Laika: Silver Apples of the Moon". Exclaim!. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
7. Dalton, Stephen (1 October 1994). "Laika: Silver Apples of the Moon". NME. p. 49.
8. Wisdom, James P. "Laika: Silver Apples of the Moon". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 7 July 2001. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
9. Twells, John; Fintoni, Laurent (30 July 2015). "The 50 best trip-hop albums of all time". Fact. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
10. "The 50 Best Post-Rock Albums". Treble. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
11. Silver Apples of the Moon (liner notes). Laika. Too Pure. 1994. PURE 42.

External links

• Silver Apples of the Moon at Discogs (list of releases)