Naked Apes and Pond Life

Naked Apes and Pond Life
Studio album by Shriekback
Released	2000
Recorded	1995[1]
Genre	World, electronic rock
Label	Mushroom Records[2]
Producer	Ian Shaw, Markus Dravs
Shriekback chronology
Sacred City (1992) Naked Apes and Pond Life (2000) Having a Moment (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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?]}

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]

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

• 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