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Silver Apples

Silver Apples
Formed
1967, New York, NY, United States
Disbanded
8 September 2020
Members
Simeon Coxe (vocals, banjo, keyboards, oscillator), Dan Taylor (drums, percussion, vocals, 1967-70, 1998-2005), Xian Hawkins (keyboards, 1996-98), Michael Lerner (drums, 1996-98)
Related Artists
The Overland Stage Electric Band
Also Known As
The Silver Apples
Genres
Electronic, Psychedelic Rock, Experimental Rock, Art Pop, Neo-Psychedelia
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Discography

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Credits 11 Filmography 1

Album

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+12
3.65
7,794
115
7,794
115
Cover art: Silver Apples
Silver Apples
1968
+8
3.55
2,229
43
2,229
43
Cover art: Contact
Contact
1969
+1
2.78
102
3
102
3
Cover art: Beacon
Beacon
1997
 
2.62
73
1
73
1
Cover art: Decatur
Decatur
1998
+5
3.33
378
7
378
7
Cover art: The Garden
The Garden [archival]
1998
+2
3.06
191
1
191
1
Cover art: Clinging to a Dream
Clinging to a Dream
2016
+1
3.15
113
1
113
1
Cover art: Mirage
Mirage [archival]
2023 • Silver Apples & Makoto Kawabata
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Single

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Appears On

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Cover art: Out Of Body Sessions
Out Of Body Sessions
1997 • EP • Water Melon
+1
3.52
51
51
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Cover art: Psyche Out
Psyche Out
2005 • DJ Mix • Optimo
 
4.00
6
1
6
1
Cover art: The Enochian Way
The Enochian Way
2005 • DJ Mix • Super Numeri
 
3.21
37
4
37
4
Cover art: Silver Monk Time: A Tribute to The Monks
Silver Monk Time: A Tribute to The Monks
2006 • Album • Various Artists
 
3.59
24
24
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Cover art: It's a Rocky Road Volume 1
It's a Rocky Road Volume 1
2007 • DJ Mix • The Gaslamp Killer
 
3.83
6
6
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Cover art: Psychik Almanack Vol. 1
Psychik Almanack Vol. 1
2009 • DJ Mix • James Pants
 
3.67
7
7
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Cover art: RA.155
RA.155
2009 • DJ Mix • Louderbach
+1
3.30
26
26
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Cover art: Amber Hands
Amber Hands
2011 • Single • S.C.U.M
 
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Cover art: Mixxx Show
Mixxx Show
2023 • DJ Mix • Chico Sonido
 
3.50
2
2
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Cover art: Zikzak 10
Zikzak 10
2023 • DJ Mix • Tarotplane
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Cover art: Silver Apples / Contact
Silver Apples / Contact
1994
 
2.88
7
7
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Cover art: Beacon Remixed
Beacon Remixed [remixes]
1998
 
3.50
3
3
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Cover art: Remixes
Remixes [remixes]
2000

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3.88
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22
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Cover art: A Rocket Girl Compilation
A Rocket Girl Compilation
2001
 
3.48
14
14
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Cover art: 45 Seconds of:
45 Seconds of:
2003
 
3.68
15
1
15
1
Cover art: Psychedelica Volume One
Psychedelica Volume One
2006
 
3.63
5
5
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Cover art: The Bees Present the Sound Selection
The Bees Present the Sound Selection [selector comp]
2008
 
3.00
5
5
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Cover art: Brainwaves 2008
Brainwaves 2008
2008
 
3.80
7
7
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Cover art: The Space Rock Box
The Space Rock Box
2017
 
3.29
7
1
7
1
Cover art: I Said No Doctors!
I Said No Doctors! [selector comp]
2017
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Silver Apples
  • DarknessFish
    "For me, Contact is possibly the best pop album of the 1960s. A drummer, a vocalist, and nine oscillators wired together sounds like it'll be some dry academic experimental exercise, but it couldn't be further from the truth. The drumming is funky motorik, the vocals simple pop hooks, and the oscillations provide some great backing. Kraftwerk were supposedly ahead of their time five years after Silver Apples got there first."
    • RYM Rough Guide for Silver Apples

    Biography

    Silver Apples was an experimental rock duo from New York. Formed in 1967 after the dissolution of The Overland Stage Electric Band, a five-piece rock group. Lead vocalist Simeon Coxe's affinity for oscillators and electronics began to dominate, the guitarists dropped out and Simeon along with drummer Dan Taylor splintered off and formed Silver Apples.

    Their music relied on Taylor's polyrhythmic drumming on a large, tuned drumkit, and was particularly driven by the 'Simeon', an early synthesizer built by Coxe. The instrument consisted of nine audio oscillators, connected with 86 manual controls. Although they weren't commercially successful, many electronic music enthusiasts nowadays consider them influential on acts as diverse as Suicide, Kraftwerk, Stereolab, Laika, and others.

    The original line up released two albums: Silver Apples (1968) and Contact (1969). The music was driven by Taylor's propulsive drumming, and although the songs were in the usual chorus/verse pop format, Simeon's discordant tones made them unusual. Plans for a third album in 1970 fell through due to being left without a record label, and they disbanded.

    When the first two albums were reissued on CD in the 1990s, interest in the Silver Apples was rekindled and Simeon reformed the band with Xian Hawkins on keyboards and Michael Lerner on drums. They released the albums Beacon (1997) and Decatur (1998). The unreleased 1970 third Silver Apples album was also released as The Garden in 1998.

    In late 1998 Danny Taylor was located, and a handful of reunion shows of the original lineup were performed. Not long into the reunion, Simeon was injured seriously after their tour van was forced off the road, and plans for new music and touring were put on hold.

    Danny Taylor died in 2005, leaving Simeon as the only member of the group. Simeon's Silver Apples started touring again in 2007, and released their first new album in 19 years Clinging to a Dream in September 2016.

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