![]() ![]() The first version was shelved in part because Apple didn’t feel the songs were fully her own, and partly because her label didn’t believe it had commercial potential the released version proved them right, at least by yielding no hit singles.Įxtraordinary Machine straddled two tectonic cultural plates that were drifting apart at the turn of the century - the old, centralized, label-driven model of production and distribution, and the free-for-all, peer-to-peer world of the digital age. The official release was mixed without the presence of either of its two producers. It’s called the “Jon Brion version,” but in actuality is a pastiche of original sessions and new material. That version of the album, produced by longtime collaborator Jon Brion, was leaked to the internet. Upon closer inspection, the story of Extraordinary Machine becomes a room made of mirrors: The album was shelved, perhaps by Apple’s label, or, according to her own admission, by Apple herself. Each has its own fans and critics each was reviewed in the mainstream press each is available to the casual listener. The remarkable thing about Fiona Apple’s album Extraordinary Machine is that it’s actually two albums. Tom Maxwell | Longreads | January 2019 | 17 minutes (3,315 words) ![]()
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