Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished ; Danse Manatee (2000)

Tien jaar later is dit collectief behoorlijk toegankelijk geworden, maar zó begon het dus: met bizarre klankcollages, afgewisseld flarden die zomaar op liedjes lijken, maar toch te vervreemdend zijn om daar voor door te gaan. Echt 'something else...' "Animal Collective was formed in Baltimore County, MD, by a group of longtime friends and musical collaborators. With a penchant for genre-hopping and studio experimentation, the group began drawing comparisons to everyone from the Residents and the Flaming Lips to the Incredible String Band. The Collective released its debut album, "Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished" in 2000 on the band's own Animal imprint. It was the first in a pair of captivating releases; the other was 2001's Danse Manatee (originally titled Avey Tare, Panda Bear and Geologist), which explored the fringes and intersecting boundaries of freak folk, noise rock, ambient drone, and twisting, melodic psychedelia." (James Christopher Monger, Allmusic)

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