http://animalcollective.org/community/categories/animal-related/feed.rss Thu, 17 May 12 00:53:16 -0700 Animal Tracks en-CA http://animalcollective.org/community/discussion/1502/centipede-hz-new-animal-collective-album Sun, 13 May 2012 19:15:10 -0700 claudeavecvin 1502@/community/discussions http://www.myanimalhome.net/ - Watch this video FOOLS!

First of all - NO HONEYCOMB OR GOTHAM!

!!!]]> http://animalcollective.org/community/discussion/1483/2-new-ac-songs. Sun, 06 May 2012 19:15:08 -0700 Ziggster 1483@/community/discussions http://www.myanimalhome.net/

"Honeycomb" is the first song and "Gotham" is the second one. losing my mind right now.]]> http://animalcollective.org/community/discussion/1494/your-favourite-animal-collective-song Fri, 11 May 2012 16:30:58 -0700 Zaphox 1494@/community/discussions
Water Curses

I can't think of another artist who have created an EP which contains a song which is arguably their greatest single creation. After a gravitating little intro we are thrust into lively and bouncy melody which is frankly just delightful. How anyone could not smile to this is beyond me. The arrangement of the track is very playful and poses gratifying structural questions and answers. The song resolves into its own unique crescendo, and after witnessing such immense awesomeness one is left feeling grateful that it's followed by the very worthy and almost sobering 'Street Flash'

Now, lets hear yours (and the reason why)]]> http://animalcollective.org/community/discussion/1501/imagine-a-goth-version-of-avey-terry... Sun, 13 May 2012 18:38:50 -0700 G.O. [!] 1501@/community/discussions
or a Country-fried / yokel DEEKS!

an INDIAN geo! (dot not feather!)

and a disco-dancin' No-er!


all of this BEFORE the construction workers showed up...]]> http://animalcollective.org/community/discussion/367/feels Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:48:12 -0700 we tigers 367@/community/discussions
Its really inspired by an article/interview I read. It was posted somewhere on Collected Animals and I thought you guys would enjoy it to. I thought it was pretty fantastic, and its obviously around the Feels era.

http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_a ... id=6547238]]> http://animalcollective.org/community/discussion/369/strawberry-jam Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:35:03 -0700 we tigers 369@/community/discussions
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b240/photogal22222/AnimalCollective.png

I just wanted to share this picture with you guys. I'd never seen it before and found it on a random AniCo google search!]]> http://animalcollective.org/community/discussion/246/this-song-or-that-song Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:45:57 -0800 Derek 246@/community/discussions follow each post by choosing your preference and ask a new one in the format of:
"songname or songname?"

i'll start it off and see how it goes. keep em comin.


"Fireworks" OR "Peacebone"?]]> http://animalcollective.org/community/discussion/1469/overall-feeling-anco-gives-you Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:12:48 -0700 Ticonderoga 1469@/community/discussions
what feeling/emotion do you most often feel while listening to the great animal collective?

i either feel nostalgic or adventurous most of the time. occasionally i can be scared or frightened (r u als0 frytind?) ]]> http://animalcollective.org/community/discussion/1446/boy-band-gossip-o Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:28:03 -0700 Purplesage 1446@/community/discussions http://animalcollective.org/community/discussion/1418/ttg-released-at-last Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:24:19 -0800 Dearest 1418@/community/discussions http://www.vvinyl.com/v/animal-collective-transverse-temporal-gyrus/2278

!!!!!!]]> http://animalcollective.org/community/discussion/1451/what-do-you-make-of-stgstv-danse-manatee Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:06:51 -0700 Zaphox 1451@/community/discussions
Panda Bear - Person Pitch
Strawberry Jam
Merriweather Post Pavillion
Feels
Sung Tongs
Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished / Danse Manatee

...So I kinda of worked backwards.

Anyway, I've only just started to really get my head around STGSTV & Danse Manatee. First few listens just annoyed the crap out of me and I struggled to find anything to like. It felt like they were just testing the water to see what they could get away with. So, I left it for a couple of years and now I've come back to it, I've got to say it's grown on me. Interesting and quite relaxing sound scapes, and I dig their creativity. Still - not the sort of thing you'd stick on with mates round!

If I had to write a 3 word review it would be: "Music for Machines!"

What do you guys make of it?]]> http://animalcollective.org/community/discussion/1466/disturbing-anco-songs Sun, 29 Apr 2012 19:01:37 -0700 lylas 1466@/community/discussions
Surely I am not the only person who has experienced this? anybody? (PS first discussion!)]]> http://animalcollective.org/community/discussion/1463/summertime-clothes-beginning Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:00:49 -0700 Triangles 1463@/community/discussions http://animalcollective.org/community/discussion/1470/panda-bear039s-carrots-meaning-interp Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:20:49 -0700 Mitch 1470@/community/discussions http://animalcollective.org/community/discussion/1450/oddsac-finally-seen-it Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:08:22 -0700 Zaphox 1450@/community/discussions
I'd say I've been a pretty avid AC fan for about 3 years now but I was slightly dubious about the whole ODDSAC concept (didn't think I'd enjoy the visuals etc.) and it was always really expensive when I looked so kept putting it off. Anyway, bought it in the end and I'm absolutely blown away with it - it's far surpassed my expectations.

Musically I enjoyed 'Screens', 'Tantrum Barb' and 'What Happened' the most. 'Tantrum Barb' is such a delightful high after enduring the long psychedelic visualization sequence in 'Urban Creme', and I though 'What Happened' was an exhilarating ending. Visually, I think the opening sequence with the fire dancers, and the camp/marsh mallow & vampire scenes made me smile the most.

Sorry that my first post is just me rambling about AC.. but none of my friends like them so, meh.]]> http://animalcollective.org/community/discussion/1394/too-soon-appreciation Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:25:57 -0800 TreeRoots 1394@/community/discussions This is my first thread inspired by the Banshee beat appreciation thread.

This song is phenomenal. It is I believe, the modern day example of tribal music. And as such it has an almost spiritual hold over me especially in the climaxes, the lifts make me feel almost possessed.

I'd like to hear how other people feel about this song and the images it brings to mind and possibly what people think Avey tare sings within the song as there are no lyrics for the track anywhere on the internet and therefore i imagine not on the album itself either. ]]> http://animalcollective.org/community/discussion/658/what-song-has-made-you-feel-crazy- Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:42:11 -0700 Clayson93 658@/community/discussions mine is definatly leaf house ! by far]]> http://animalcollective.org/community/discussion/904/ac-sleeprelaxing-mix Sun, 06 Mar 2011 23:11:50 -0800 yukbon 904@/community/discussions
yes, that means no "slippi"]]> http://animalcollective.org/community/discussion/1464/ttg-for-anything-other-than-windows Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:03:58 -0700 partyk1d24 1464@/community/discussions
So today I downloaded the TTG app from the website. I was disappointed to see it was done in .NET and therefore needed Windows. Being an avid supporter of Open Source technologies, I only have Linux computers lying around. This is a guide to help people with this situation.


1.) Find Wine 1.5, the important thing here is to make sure it is 1.5+. I tried with the 1.4 that comes native on my Ubuntu 12.04 LTS install and that would not work.
1.) Debian
1.) Follow the instructions here... http://www.noobslab.com/2012/04/install-wine-152-on-ubuntu.html
2.) OSX
1.) Delete OSX and Install Linux ( I keeeeeeed ;) )
2.) http://www.davidbaumgold.com/tutorials/wine-mac/

2.) Download and extract TTG

3.) From any terminal, navigate to the directory with TTG.exe and run "wine TTG.exe"

Seems to work just fine. ]]> http://animalcollective.org/community/discussion/14/water-curses-review Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:22:22 -0700 stephank 14@/community/discussions
Much like last year's Strawberry Jam, this small collection of songs are awesomely titled. Water Curses is a great name, and if you know Animal Collective, you'll instantly understand this. The name Strawberry Jam just fits AC so well, and particularly that stage of their journey as musicians. I can't really put into words why, but just everything about the name is perfect. The same applies to Water Curses. The songs here are pretty much the leftovers of SJ, except for one of the four, which was recorded recently. Overall, the epis a much slower and more relaxed collection of songs than SJ, and I'd argue it's more like the older stuff. A lot of people have drawn connections to it and their work between 2004 and early 2006. But it's definitely still audible that the work here was created in the SJ era, as many of the same qualities are evident.

The opener, titled "Water Curses" starts with an octave note of what could be a manipulated guitar or a synthesizer. It bends and grumbles with a crackling/bubbling sample and eventually bursts into the first verse with a melodic synthesizer (which could be a continuation of the sound that started the song) and excited percussion. Avey's voice sounds a little different from what it normally sounds like. It sounds more hushed. The verse boasts an interesting twist in the melody of his vocals. Samples blurt on and off throughout the song to add to the atmosphere. The chorus is a playful up-and-down melody with a high-pitched synth that sounds like it's straight from a circus. Overall, the song took a while to love, but I eventually got there. It's by far the fastest song and also the loudest on this ep.

"Street Flash" was played live a lot during their recent tour. It's a definite shift toward mellowness and near-minimalism away from the first track, and it spans nearly seven minutes, making it the longest track on the ep. A very simple, delayed triad guitar chord ascends and drops again to the first chord, and Avey's jumps in with "Does anyone in here get hit with inside fever, so bad sometimes you talk to move around..." There are a slew of typically-AC-perfect-fit samples and effectified vocals that make the song an AC song. The one that I like best is the manic laugh, that at first doesn't sound like a voice at all, but rather like an old screechy door opening. There is a high-pitched note repeated on what sounds like a warped piano. And then there's the "Waaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh" scream that lasts for at least 5 seconds. That one's nice too. It's a nice song to listen to. It's kind of lullaby-like melodically, with beautifully sustained vocals, and even instrumentally, at some points.

Quirky percussive elements and a briefly crescendoing organ start off "Cobwebs". After a little bit of the first verse, rim shots jump in and the song starts to pick up. Panda's always-beautiful backup vocals support the song and it eventually reaches it's most prominent line: "We're not going underground". Then an ambient pad with little subtleties hidden within that combine to form a wall of sound break off the previous tempo, and a cathartic burst of the word "Cobwebs" repeats a few times. In between the shouts, there's a little vocal line, backed by an electronic string-instrument that vibrates harshly. The song trails off, back to the previous sound, with subtle background vocals and sounds, which eventually are greeted by the flowing piano that introduces the next song.

"Seal Eyeing" is the ep's last song, and it continues the album's mostly mellow tone. It feels like you're underwater and half asleep. The piano seems delayed, but I think it's manually delayed, as each subsequent repetition of the piano notes don't always match the previous notes. The song creeps along and it feels like you're moving but not really, or that the things underwater around are moving, but not going anywhere. They always remain in sight. It is as if you are in a fish bowl, limited somehow in dimension, but you're not completely sure of this because you are so small in this underwater world. It feels like a song of reflection, of contemplation, where you are thinking deeply about something, but when asking yourself what it was about, you draw a blank.

It's a nice little ep. It's nothing monumental, but it is perfectly timed, as all of us AC fans have been craving material since SJ. I cannot wait to see what the guys do next, but I know they won't let us down.

Out.]]> http://animalcollective.org/community/discussion/1432/a-movie Sun, 25 Mar 2012 15:59:35 -0700 Mitch 1432@/community/discussions http://animalcollective.org/community/discussion/1430/rainymood.com-ac Tue, 20 Mar 2012 23:12:12 -0700 bansheebeatz 1430@/community/discussions it makes a super pleasant combination ^o^

Loch Raven, Banshee beat, bees, the softest voice are some of my faves to do so with]]> http://animalcollective.org/community/discussion/1426/some-movie Sun, 18 Mar 2012 07:56:10 -0700 Mitch 1426@/community/discussions ]]> http://animalcollective.org/community/discussion/123/whathefeck Sat, 02 May 2009 19:04:17 -0700 risK 123@/community/discussions I think I have a problem.
Can anybody help me?
I have forsaken all other music.
I have listened to nothing other than AC for the last 4 months! I am 36!!
I've been following their progress since Feels and with the release of MWPP i have listened to little else. (except Haydn, Mahler and Radiohead)
Previously i became "addicted" to Panda Bears magnificent Person Pitch, since its release.
This is a very difficult addiction for me as a DJ. I usually play 7 hour sets covering everything from Techno, Electronica, Indie, Rock, Funk, Metal, Punk etc. but am stuck, I want to start my next gig with all of MWPP followed by at least four tracks from Person Pitch (I think it's the end for me as a DJ!!
Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NL, DP & BW, you bastards, what have you done to me!

I am an open minded music lover with a vast musical appreciation.
You've turned me into an obsessed teenager.
Oh yeah I also live in Ireland and am a bit deprived for variety in live music.

risk]]> http://animalcollective.org/community/discussion/177/ac-film-influences Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:57:35 -0700 treyday 177@/community/discussions http://www.identitytheory.com/audio/ross_animal.php)

where avey lists off several influences from books and films. thank god for netflix cuz they were very obscure and most of them were veryvery good. "valerie's week of wonders" especially. so i just wanted to throw that interview out there for anyone who hasnt seen it yet and also ask if anyone else knows some more of the band's influences or could recommend some good movies i might otherwise have never heard of.]]> http://animalcollective.org/community/discussion/353/spin-magazing Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:51:31 -0700 terrortoast 353@/community/discussions full res:
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Which one reigns supreme? Both favorites of mine, and I think they both play a similar roll in their respective records. I've always associated them together.



But anyway, I can't pick.]]>