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anyone heard of them? what do you think? they put on a ridiculous, incoherent, noisy live show but there recorded stuff is good.

― tom cleveland, Monday, 7 April 2003 22:51 (10 years ago) Permalink

check my Campfire Songs thread from earlier today

― roger adultery (roger adultery), Monday, 7 April 2003 23:10 (10 years ago) Permalink

I saw them open for Wolf Eyes at the CPOP Gallery in Detroit last year and man, they were great. I was less impressed with the album I bought from them -- it seemed a little restrained after the chaos of the live, and reminded me of Mercury Rev in some ways, but it was pretty good. They've got something new out, don't they?

― Jeff Sumner (Jeff Sumner), Monday, 7 April 2003 23:11 (10 years ago) Permalink

Jeff - yes. Campfire Songs, on Catsup Plate, and it sounds as much like Mercury Rev as Bryan Adams sounds like Borbetomagus. Also, if you can find it, their live album is astonishingly great

― roger adultery (roger adultery), Monday, 7 April 2003 23:20 (10 years ago) Permalink

well when i saw them it was only 2 people and they got taken off the stage as they made 150 people leave the venue. i told the guitarist it was the most ridiculous, fantastic thing id ever seen.

― tom cleveland, Tuesday, 8 April 2003 01:22 (10 years ago) Permalink

hands down, one of the most amazing bands/groups going today.

music for animals.

― msp, Tuesday, 8 April 2003 14:31 (10 years ago) Permalink

Check out the Avey Tare et al.'s albums Spirit They've Gone, Spirit They've Vanished and Danse Manatee. Great stuff. I saw them live last April and it was a really great show; they started off wailing almost Greek-chorus like keeing or whatever. Totally great.

― Andy Beckerman, Tuesday, 8 April 2003 14:35 (10 years ago) Permalink

english kids: they're playing in brighton alongside black dice and others at some fatcat records show case... can't fucking wait

― snake assassin, Tuesday, 8 April 2003 14:41 (10 years ago) Permalink

'danse manatee' is utter genius..... the new material i saw them doing last year was totally explosive, and i'm excited to see what their next record will be like.

― j fail (cenotaph), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 14:44 (10 years ago) Permalink

I agree, "Danse Manatee" rules. Wish I hadn't slept on the live album before it totally disappeared, though...

― die9o (dhadis), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 14:52 (10 years ago) Permalink

yeah, was that live album 'out' for about 5 seconds or is it just my imagination?

― your null fame (yournullfame), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 15:01 (10 years ago) Permalink

Not very many of them were pressed. I remember seeing it at Other Music a couple of times, but then it disappeared.

― die9o (dhadis), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 15:16 (10 years ago) Permalink

yeah... it was a tremendously small pressing... they didn't even make it out of their west coast leg of their tour with any copies.

anybody pick up any of their t-shirts on their last tour? i bought one. bright turquoise with flourescent designs akin to danse manatee the art! it's too small sadly. the wife wears it.

― msp, Tuesday, 8 April 2003 15:34 (10 years ago) Permalink

eep! eep!

― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 15:43 (10 years ago) Permalink

they pressed 300 - i ordered 15 copies for my distro and went through em damn quickly. i shoulda ordered 30.

― j fail (cenotaph), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 17:23 (10 years ago) Permalink

the covers were just other record covers turned inside out - and not dollar records, either - mine is Simon Joyner's Joesephine EP. The orange paint flakes like crazy though, every time I put that record on (which is often) i have to break out the dust-buster. Well worth the trouble, though

― roger adultery (roger adultery), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 18:04 (10 years ago) Permalink

I had heard the live record was put out by a Secretly Canadian side label, and that all the covers are just reappropriated SC record covers.

― die9o (dhadis), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 19:07 (10 years ago) Permalink

that's the whole focus of the st. ives label - to recycle extra LP sleeves. i think my animal collective LP is on the inside of an old chokehold LP!
i believe they also put out a record for the microphones and sold through those even quicker, i bet.

― j fail (cenotaph), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 19:17 (10 years ago) Permalink

so i'm listening to the avery tare and panda bear lp (the first one i think) and.. well it's underwhelming. if animal collective sound like this i'm not too excited anymore. the singer has that annoying, nasal whine a bit like every other us schmindie vocalist out but especially like the guy from flaming lips. the first song has these amazing trippy, kind of saccharine but slightly sinister washes of noise, but then by 'bat you'll fly' it sounds like.. um, pavement. and mercury rev. and tortoise. and lots of other bands i don't really like. is it supposed to sound like this? can anyone convince me otherwise? and how are animal collective different? i was really looking forward to there show over here with black dice in may

― schnellschnell, Tuesday, 15 April 2003 16:11 (10 years ago) Permalink

please thread don't die

― schnellschnell, Tuesday, 15 April 2003 19:06 (10 years ago) Permalink

3 weeks pass...

schnell
i don't know if you will come back to this, but if you are looking for a more experimental sound, I would definitely advise you to pick up some newer AC recordings. Danse Manatee and the live album are out of print, Campfire Songs is beutiful and acoustic, so you might want to wait until Here Comes the Indian comes out in June, it is really crazy and unique and good

― ano ano (ano ano), Sunday, 11 May 2003 21:42 (10 years ago) Permalink

1 month passes...

Here Comes the Indian came out and I think it is their best record.
Anybody else heard it and have opinions?

― Magic City (ano ano), Thursday, 19 June 2003 19:10 (10 years ago) Permalink

after one listen i was floored. those guys are doing something, i don't know what it is, but they are doing it right.

― j fail (cenotaph), Thursday, 19 June 2003 19:13 (10 years ago) Permalink

i'm pretty well blown away by it too. still not my favorite, but definitely a close second to the live album. I'd recommend it highly.

― roger adultery (roger adultery), Friday, 20 June 2003 02:56 (10 years ago) Permalink

:'O

this is brill

― Chip Morningstar (bob), Friday, 27 June 2003 13:44 (9 years ago) Permalink

Heard them playing this album at Rocks in Your Head (age-old Soho record store here in NYC) this week and was completely struck by it in a weird sort've "what IS this?" sorta way.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 11 July 2003 03:23 (9 years ago) Permalink

2 weeks pass...

I just picked up Here Comes the Indian, and I love it, as does my cat. I swear, when is the damn hype machine gonna catch up: NYC isn't no wave, it's NEW AGE!

― Hurlothrumbo (hurlothrumbo), Thursday, 31 July 2003 16:39 (9 years ago) Permalink

This could sneak up to become my fave from this year if they don't watch out.

― dleone (dleone), Thursday, 31 July 2003 16:46 (9 years ago) Permalink

I was totally jazzed to see Avery Tare and Panda Bear about a month ago, and I was so, so bored and disappointed. I haven't heard the records, and I don't know if the full group is any good, but wow. Sounded like Beaches and Canyons except somehow even more aimless and formless. Total snoozer dud.

― Tom Breihan (Tom Breihan), Thursday, 31 July 2003 16:53 (9 years ago) Permalink

I saw them earlier this month, and though they didn't really sound too much like the record, I wasn't disappointed. I guess in a pinch I could probably do without so much "autistic drumming" (my friend's description). But I thought they seemed remarkably "together", as in I don't think it was all aimless, it sounded like they were actually playing "songs".

― dleone (dleone), Thursday, 31 July 2003 16:57 (9 years ago) Permalink

I think the Beaches and Canyons comparison is pretty apt, actually. They don't necessarily sound similar, but this is what I was getting at w/my (half-tongue-in-cheek) New Age comment.

I mean it as something positive -- these are records I listen to in a less-than-conscious way. Maybe akin to what Eno was talking about way back when regarding his "ambient" music, but with a more organic (shitty word, sorry) feel.

― Hurlothrumbo (hurlothrumbo), Thursday, 31 July 2003 17:03 (9 years ago) Permalink

2 months pass...

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― adaml (adaml), Wednesday, 1 October 2003 05:24 (9 years ago) Permalink

saw them again last month, huge club (700 people)... organic strum drone und klammor. upthread = EEP EEP!

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 2 October 2003 00:04 (9 years ago) Permalink

I'm gonna see them next week. The turn out will probably 40 people, as usual.

― Nathan W (Nathan Webb), Thursday, 2 October 2003 08:32 (9 years ago) Permalink

Okay, gygax! Where'dya see them? They played at The Ramp in Berkeley.

― adaml (adaml), Thursday, 2 October 2003 08:50 (9 years ago) Permalink

uk tour this month

details

www.fat-cat.co.uk

fat cat are also releasing their last two albums as a double cd in the u.k. next monday so i will finally get to hear them.

― jed (jed_e_3), Thursday, 2 October 2003 10:21 (9 years ago) Permalink

Is the 2-CD repackage of their first two records going to be released in the States?

― Mark (MarkR), Thursday, 2 October 2003 12:01 (9 years ago) Permalink

adaml, i saw them at slim's cuz i couldn't make the ramp showwwwwww.

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 2 October 2003 13:51 (9 years ago) Permalink

they had promo copies of it sent in the states. the new art is *unfortunate* but at least it'll hit outside of new york city. i hear they are recording new 'songy' stuff as a duo. it should be kin to what they were doing on tour, which i heard was telepathic.

― andy, Thursday, 2 October 2003 13:53 (9 years ago) Permalink

1 month passes...

can i have a copy of this, colin? will travel, can supply own cdrs!

― raphael diligent (Cozen), Saturday, 29 November 2003 16:16 (9 years ago) Permalink

oh my, i wish! - i am too broke to buy a thing, sorry. I havent seen it anywhere either.

― jed (jed_e_3), Saturday, 29 November 2003 18:47 (9 years ago) Permalink

i am still fairly floor'd by everything i've heard, but especially spirit... (the reish is def in my top 10 this year)

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Saturday, 29 November 2003 21:50 (9 years ago) Permalink

I love this band with all of my little heart. But mostly when I'm on a little bit of the something something.

― Ian Johnson (orion), Saturday, 29 November 2003 22:33 (9 years ago) Permalink

I'm a fan. I bought Danse Manatee when it came out, because it was cheap and it looked interesting, and then I emailed the address to find out more about them. This was what, two years ago? I was still in school. One of the guys from the band emailed me back, and told me about Spirit, which I bought as soon as it was back in stock at Other Music. I really love the Spirit album, I think it's one of the most beautiful art records that I've ever heard. I like the Campfire Music and Here Comes The Indian, but nothing on either of them blows me away as much as "Penny Dreadfuls" or "Essplode."

God bless them. I hope that Avey Tare eventually comes around to making more "pop" records at some point, though. I think that melody, lyrics, and structure suits their style very well. I can appreciate the crazier, more free-form music, but it doesn't move me nearly as much.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Sunday, 30 November 2003 00:58 (9 years ago) Permalink

I was excited to hear that Panda Bear "opened" for the Kompakt gig in NYC recently by singing over a DJ's tracks, just like that cute Colette DJ from Chicago (or is it L.A. now?). Really like their albums, but I'd love to get ahold of a live set of theirs. Like Mr. Quintron and various garage bands I've seen recently, they really seem to shine the most when they play live, and no studio recording is going to capture what they're capable of. They're grrrrr-eat!

― Jeff Sumner (Jeff Sumner), Sunday, 30 November 2003 07:31 (9 years ago) Permalink

What is this spirit that you speak of?

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Sunday, 30 November 2003 07:51 (9 years ago) Permalink

Never mind, I have it in my sights now.

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Sunday, 30 November 2003 07:53 (9 years ago) Permalink

RE: pop, yes I like it when it's pop and wish there was more

RE: Kompakt gig...Panda Bear has performed while singing on top of Other Music's Scotty Mau(a fantastic DJ) before, they called themselves "Jane"

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Monday, 1 December 2003 05:03 (9 years ago) Permalink

not a big fan myself but thought you'd get a kick out of this piece by the great Rod Smith: http://www.seattleweekly.com/features/0330/music-animal.php

― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 1 December 2003 05:25 (9 years ago) Permalink

The Jane CDRs are really good. They made very very few of them and sold them at Other Music.
The new AT and PB record will be quite a bit poppier than anything recently and should be amazing. I don't think it is coming out for a quite a while, unfortunately, even though they already recorded it.

― Magic City (ano ano), Monday, 1 December 2003 17:03 (9 years ago) Permalink

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If I could afford to go to this, would love to see:
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE
GANG GANG DANCE
ARIEL PINK'S HAUNTED GRAFFITI
BROADCAST
BLACK DICE
MEAT PUPPETS
THE FROGS
PRINCE RAMA
DERADOORIAN
ZOMBY

Although I have to admit I haven't heard any of Deradoorian's solo stuff yet. Mad crush on her though. Someone point me to some Doueh to hear.

― "I am a fairly respected poster." (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 27 October 2010 21:09 (2 years ago) Permalink

xp thats indie rock's problem, not mine

― am0n, Wednesday, 27 October 2010 21:12 (2 years ago) Permalink

you laff, but last time anco uncovered some weirdo doofus all of indie rock sounded like him four years later so

have no idea who yr referring to tbh

― men just grunt it all out together (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 27 October 2010 21:12 (2 years ago) Permalink

gucci mane?

― men just grunt it all out together (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 27 October 2010 21:12 (2 years ago) Permalink

anyway this lineup looks great, Broadcast are teh best

― men just grunt it all out together (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 27 October 2010 21:12 (2 years ago) Permalink

meh. they couldn't book lil b (the based god)?

― Daniel, Esq., Wednesday, 27 October 2010 21:14 (2 years ago) Permalink

Does anyone know whether Doueh and the Bishops are doing other UK shows around this time? I would be surprised if not, but it'd be nice to know as I guess this will sell out pretty quick (they're only doing one ATP in May, right?).

― myopic_void, Wednesday, 27 October 2010 21:17 (2 years ago) Permalink

i mean pretty phenomenal bill... but then again they could put motorhead and the ghost of joey ramone on this lineup and it's like i wouldn't want to spend more than 3 minutes with an audience of DIEHARD ANIMAL COLLECTIVE FANS in their stupid masks without wanting to blow my fucking brains out all over the fish n chips stand

― O Let's Group Doueh (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 27 October 2010 21:37 (2 years ago) Permalink

lol their fans wear masks?

― Daniel, Esq., Wednesday, 27 October 2010 21:37 (2 years ago) Permalink

― Daniel, Esq., Wednesday, 27 October 2010 21:38 (2 years ago) Permalink

Lol Animal Collective fans wear masks?

― "I am a fairly respected poster." (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 27 October 2010 21:38 (2 years ago) Permalink

― O Let's Group Doueh (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 27 October 2010 21:39 (2 years ago) Permalink

Get yer eyes check bro, that is facepaint.

― "I am a fairly respected poster." (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 27 October 2010 21:39 (2 years ago) Permalink

― O Let's Group Doueh (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 27 October 2010 21:40 (2 years ago) Permalink

headz ain't ready

― am0n, Wednesday, 27 October 2010 21:41 (2 years ago) Permalink

those are TRIBAL MARKS or PAW PRINTS?

― moonship journey to baja, Wednesday, 27 October 2010 21:41 (2 years ago) Permalink

wait whiney answer my question. or someone else answer it. I R perplexed

― men just grunt it all out together (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 27 October 2010 21:41 (2 years ago) Permalink

they go to clemson

― am0n, Wednesday, 27 October 2010 21:41 (2 years ago) Permalink

crowd of people engage in idiotic behavior shockah

― men just grunt it all out together (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 27 October 2010 21:41 (2 years ago) Permalink

like this is why I never go to festivals in general, more than a couple hundred people in one place turns nauseating pretty quickly

― men just grunt it all out together (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 27 October 2010 21:42 (2 years ago) Permalink

all animal collective fans are enrolled at clemson university.

― Daniel, Esq., Wednesday, 27 October 2010 21:42 (2 years ago) Permalink

xxpost - ariel pink

― O Let's Group Doueh (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 27 October 2010 21:42 (2 years ago) Permalink

ah thx

I have never heard of or paid attention to ariel pink

― men just grunt it all out together (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 27 October 2010 21:43 (2 years ago) Permalink

well I've heard OF them (her? him?) but I've never listened to anything

― men just grunt it all out together (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 27 October 2010 21:43 (2 years ago) Permalink

just so tired of all these animal collectives

― am0n, Wednesday, 27 October 2010 21:44 (2 years ago) Permalink

what do they sound like? i think i want to hear these bands, like tonight!

― i love you but i have chosen snarkness (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 27 October 2010 22:03 (2 years ago) Permalink

Should've been a stipulation that all acts have to have an animal somewhere in the name.

That aside, Deerhunter should really be on that ticket!

― Telephoneface (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 27 October 2010 22:03 (2 years ago) Permalink

like this is why I never go to festivals in general, more than a couple hundred people in one place turns nauseating pretty quickly

lol u went to burning man

― fakey (buzza), Wednesday, 27 October 2010 22:16 (2 years ago) Permalink

which, btw, did not involve 10s of thousands of people when I was going

― men just grunt it all out together (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 27 October 2010 22:21 (2 years ago) Permalink

also a few thousand people spread across a desert is pretty different from thousands of people packed into a festival field, in the good ol' early days of Burning Man at no point would you ever be in a crowd of morons.

also you could still drive around, burn things, carry guns/explosives/fireworks, and there were no cops

oh how things have changed

― men just grunt it all out together (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 27 October 2010 22:22 (2 years ago) Permalink

Wow, being an upwardly-mobile urbanite US music fan must be the absolute worst. I feel so sorry for you people who are forced 24/7 to hang out with mask-wearing fans of an actually-not-as-ubiquitous-as-you-make-out noise-rock band that I may actually start an awareness charity.

Actually no, I think I'll spend my time enjoying music and looking forward to ATP instead, bungholes.

― village idiot (dog latin), Wednesday, 27 October 2010 23:48 (2 years ago) Permalink

lol i still love this band btw

― plax (ico), Wednesday, 27 October 2010 23:58 (2 years ago) Permalink

Can't say I'm too mad for Dent May though. He's like a bad impression of Jonathan Richman playing a uke. Maybe he's more charming live though...?

― village idiot (dog latin), Thursday, 28 October 2010 00:08 (2 years ago) Permalink

bd+ac are the best, would see

― plax (ico), Thursday, 28 October 2010 00:12 (2 years ago) Permalink

just so tired of all these animal collectives

― am0n, Wednesday, October 27, 2010 2:44 PM (5 hours ago) Bookmark

UCB ref???

― teflon dawn (uptown churl), Thursday, 28 October 2010 03:06 (2 years ago) Permalink

;]

― am0n, Thursday, 28 October 2010 04:53 (2 years ago) Permalink

1 year passes...

Maybe i put this somewhere else but my friend made this and I still think it's pretty funny. He was convinced 311 has a big influence on Animal Collective.

― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 16:41 (1 year ago) Permalink

3 weeks pass...

― nostormo, Monday, 7 May 2012 11:06 (1 year ago) Permalink

so, new AC. the Panda track is better imo.
Tare repeat the same tricks he pulled in Feels etc...
the production sounds like old AC, which is great.

― nostormo, Monday, 7 May 2012 11:08 (1 year ago) Permalink

On first listen it's ok I guess. Doesn't feel like it has anything at all to do with 2012, which is not necessarily a bad thing but in the absence of new tricks I'd like some better tunes.

― NSFW Australia (seandalai), Monday, 7 May 2012 11:23 (1 year ago) Permalink

the Panda track is better imo.

Both songs sound like Avey Tare to me.

― spastic heritage, Monday, 7 May 2012 12:38 (1 year ago) Permalink

yeah both are avey. don't get a feels vibe at all from these.

― mizzell, Monday, 7 May 2012 13:56 (1 year ago) Permalink

i really like the percussion. agree the tunes aren't great, but these were far from the best songs on the last tour.

― mizzell, Monday, 7 May 2012 14:12 (1 year ago) Permalink

Wow, seems ILM really has moved on from Animal Collective...not even a bit of abuse for old time's sake?

― NSFW Australia (seandalai), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 00:18 (1 year ago) Permalink

ya these songs haven't struck me very much yet, which as a fanboy is pretty rare for new Animal Collective material. I think maybe I'm not especially digging the sonic palette they're using, it all sounds a bit murky and indistinct without having other qualities to make up for that. But then I've seen them doing their latest set of songs a couple of times and listened to them a couple more and I don't really remember these songs, so whatever I still anticipate the album. V uninternetty response I admit, it's time to proclaim a shark jump.

― Merdeyeux, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 15:29 (1 year ago) Permalink

Doesn't feel like it has anything at all to do with 2012

Not sure what's '2012', but this comment sticks with me.

― MikoMcha, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 16:10 (1 year ago) Permalink

i'm holding out for the "Untitled" song that pitchfork filmed them performing at p4k fest last year

― caulk the wagon and float it, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 17:16 (1 year ago) Permalink

11 months pass...

centipede hz is their Load

― i also enjoy in line skateing (spazzmatazz), Wednesday, 1 May 2013 18:42 (1 month ago) Permalink

I just happened to throw on Feels this morning on my way to work. Still my favorite of album of theirs.

― Rod Steel (musicfanatic), Wednesday, 1 May 2013 19:07 (1 month ago) Permalink

Centipede HZ is their Exile on Main Street. It's its own world... the best thing they've done.

― rock 'em sock 'em (Treeship), Wednesday, 1 May 2013 19:28 (1 month ago) Permalink

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