Replica Sun Machine

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Use British English|date=March 2012}} {{Infobox album | name = Replica Sun Machine | type = studio | artist = [[The Shortwave Set]] | cover = Replica Sun Machine.jpg | alt = | released = 5 May 2008 | recorded = 2007 | venue = | studio = | genre = [[Independent music|Indie]], [[electronica]], [[rock music|rock]] | length = 39:14 | label = [[Wall of Sound (record label)|Wall of Sound]] | producer = [[Danger Mouse (musician)|Danger Mouse]] | prev_title = [[The Debt Collection]] | prev_year = 2005 | next_title = | next_year = }}{{Album ratings | MC = 65/100 [http://www.metacritic.com/music/replica-sun-machine/the-shortwave-set link] | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1387713|pure_url=yes}} link] |rev2=[[BBC Music]] |rev2Score=favorable) [https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/zgvr/ link] |rev3=''[[The Guardian]]''|rev3Score= {{Rating|4|5}} [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/may/02/popandrock.shopping1 link] |rev4=''[[The Independent]]''|rev4Score= {{Rating|4|5}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20080720064627/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-the-shortwave-set-replica-sun-machine-wall-of-sound-810832.html link] |rev5=''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' |rev5Score=3.5/10.0 [http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13005-replica-sun-machine/ link] |rev6=[[This Is Fake DIY]] |rev6Score=8/10 [http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/albums/the-shortwave-set-replica-sun-machine link] |rev7=Twisted Ear |rev7Score={{Rating|4|5}} [http://www.twistedear.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1815&Itemid=31 link]}}

'''''Replica Sun Machine''''' is the second album by [[The Shortwave Set]].

Work began on the album shortly after the release of ''[[The Debt Collection]]''. In an interview for Swedish television, singer and songwriter Andrew Pettitt said that by February 2007 the album was completed as far as they were concerned. However, around this time, [[Danger Mouse (musician)|Danger Mouse]] heard they were working on a new album, and offered to produce it for them. This led to The Shortwave Set delaying release of the album in order to accommodate Danger Mouse's busy schedule.

Production with Danger Mouse began in May 2007. The group kept in touch with their fan base during this time in [[Los Angeles]] via a series of posts on their [https://www.myspace.com/theshortwaveset myspace] blog. Their return in July was followed by a long '[[radio silence]]', during which time they left their then current record label [[Independiente Records]], and signed with [[Wall of Sound (record label)|Wall of Sound]] to produce ''Replica Sun Machine''.

==Track listing== All songs written and performed by The Shortwave Set. Produced by Danger Mouse.

#"Harmonia" #"Glitches 'N' Bugs" #"Replica" #"House of Lies" #"Now Til '69" #"Distant Daze" #"No Social" #"Yesterdays to Come" #"I Know" #"Sun Machine" #"The Downer Song"

Orchestration on tracks 3,4,8,9 arranged by [[Van Dyke Parks]].<br /> [[John Cale]] of [[The Velvet Underground]] is also credited for '[[Viola]], synths and atmospheres'.

==From Deptford to Hollywood== The album was released with an exclusive bonus disc via [[Rough Trade Shops|Rough Trade]]. The disc included alternative versions of some songs, and a movie entitled ''The Shortwave Set Go To Hollywood''. This, along with the title of the bonus disc, ''From Deptford to Hollywood'', reference how the band, which began in Deptford, London, ended up working with Danger Mouse (of [[Gnarls Barkley]] fame) to produce ''Replica Sun Machine.''

#"Yesterdays To Come (Clothed Dog Remix)" #"House of Lies (Orchestral Version)" #"Replica (Orchestral Version)" #"I Know (Deptford Daze Remix)"

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