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Animal Collective AB-CD Highlight From 2003 Spirit They're Gone Spirit "With the release of this double CD, FatCat are proud and excited to announce the beginning of our association with Brooklyn's astonishing Animal Collective. Referencing points from Syd Barrett to Fennesz, Flaming Lips to early Bowie, This double album serves well as an introduction point to the group, repackaging their first two releases which, whilst gathering a certain amount of critical acclaim in the US, had little or no distribution elsewhere. Described by TimeOut NY as "the discovery of the year", the Collective's first offering was a stunning collaboration between Avey Tare and Panda Bear called 'Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished', released on their own label (Animal) in August of 2000. Chiming laments for a childhood's end, the album opens with the phrase "want to hear a secret, I know one", suggesting these secrets just might be buried deep within the flocks of high frequencies, electronic glitches, bleeps and swells that follow. The duo's approach is similar to Love's (circa 'Forever Changes'), with Avey Tare's picked acoustic guitar flowing in perfect syncopation with Panda's tumbling drum kit. But the layers of tonal and atonal electronics that fatten the thinner pulse of the songwriter's vision make this album resemble something closer to modern electronic composition. The songs range from speedy patchwork pieces to slower piano melodies, a somehow coherent yet very fragile brand of psychedelic music. The band's second album, 'Danse Manatee' (remastered for this release) was released by Catsup Plate in July 2001. 'Danse Manatee' gathered more exposure as it was accompanied by a month-long US tour with their friends Black Dice. 2002 saw the release of a limited edition (300 copies), vinyl-only release on St.Ives (a sub-label of Secretly Canadian) called 'Hollinndagain', which was made up of live recordings from 2001. 2003 saw two further releases, 'Campfire Songs' - a collection of songs recorded live on a screened-in porch in rural Maryland, with the audible hum of the outdoors; and 'Here Comes The Indian' on Carpark's Paw Prints imprint label (which Animal Collective are running themselves), which gives an update on the electronic / noise / songs of 'Danse Manatee'. Format: CD Album   Label: Fat Cat Catalog: FCAT4.2 Origin: UK Listed: 2003-10-07 Activity Status: IN STOCK - Ready To Ship   Price: $15.97   More titles from Animal Collective : Feels Grass (ep) Here Comes The Indian Hollinndagain Peacebone (12 inch Vinyl) Peacebone (7 inch vinyl) Peacebone (EP) + Tracks People (Can) (Ep) People (Ep) Prospect Hummer (digipack) Spirit They're Gone Spirit Spirit They're Gone Spirit Strawberry Jam Strawberry Jam Strawberry Jam (Bonus Tracks) (Jpn) Strawberry Jam (Vinyl) Sung Tongs Water Curses (Ep) Water Curses (Ep) (Vinyl) specials Sunn0 & Boris Altar Price: $10.77 More Info    Basement Jaxx Singles (ltd) Price: $14.94 More Info

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