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Animal Collective is a New York City-based group of experimental musicians from Baltimore, Maryland. Animal Collective consists of Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Deacon (Josh Dibb), and Geologist (Brian Weitz). Records released under the name Animal Collective may include contributions from any or all of these members, but the lineup is not uniform. The band members met in school and started recording together in various forms of collaboration from a young age. Although the band is often classified as psych folk or noise rock, it is hard to define the Animal Collective sound as they often experiment with diverse styles and ideas. The group also runs the record label Paw Tracks on which they have released their own material as well as material by artists such as Ariel Pink, Terrestrial Tones, and The Peppermints.
Contents[hide]
1 History
2 Members
3 Discography
3.1 Albums
3.2 EPs
3.3 Singles
3.4 Splits
3.5 Solo and related
4 References
5 External links
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[edit] History
Animal Collective in 2007
Animal Collective grew out of the roots of childhood friendships in Baltimore County. Panda Bear and Deakin met in the second grade and became good friends. Panda went away to Pennsylvania for high school, while Deakin attended The Park School of Baltimore where Avey Tare and recent Philadelphia transplant Geologist went. Avey, Geologist and Deakin were in an indie rock band called Automine with schoolmates Brendan Fowler (a.k.a. BARR) and David Shpritz . Deakin introduced Panda to Avey and Geologist. The four of them played music in different variations and often solo, swapping homemade recordings and sharing ideas.
Panda and Deakin both went off to college in the Boston area (Boston University and Brandeis University), while Avey and Geologist attended schools in New York City (NYU and Columbia University). Panda and Deakin assembled Panda's eponymous debut album Panda Bear during this time from the multitude of recordings Panda had made in the previous years and established their own label, Soccer Star Records, to release it.
Avey was also working on a record, which would eventually become Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished. Avey asked Panda to play drums on the record, which was released under the name Avey Tare and Panda Bear. Soccer Star morphed into the Animal label, with the intention of putting out music that came from the four musicians.
Panda and Deakin both left school and moved to New York in 2000, around the time of Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished. The group's music became much more collaborative in nature, and Avey and Panda began playing clubs around New York. Geologist soon came on board and began performing with the group.
Much of the live material from this time would eventually end up on Danse Manatee, on the Catsup Plate label. Danse Manatee was released in 2001 under the name of Avey Tare, Panda Bear and Geologist. This process of preparing material in the live setting and then recording and often retiring songs would become a hallmark of Animal Collective. The group's first tour, with friends Black Dice, was captured on the 2002 album Hollinndagain. The live album was released by St. Ives, a boutique label run by Secretly Canadian which releases limited edition vinyl only records. Limited to 300 copies, each of which featured a one-of-a-kind handmade cover, Hollinndagain is among the rarest of Animal Collective artifacts. Hollinndagain was re-released, both on CD and vinyl, on October 31, 2006 through the Paw Tracks label.
At this point, Deakin began to perform with the group. The next album to be released was Campfire Songs, again working with Catsup Plate in 2003. The Campfire Songs concept and some of the material dated back to the earliest Avey Tare and Panda Bear shows in New York. Recorded live in 2001 on a screened-in porch in Monkton, Maryland, the record is one take of five songs played straight through. Attempting to make a record as warm and inviting as a campfire, the band recorded their performance straight to minidisc, with one recorder outside to grab the ambient sound of the environment. Field recordings of the surrounding area were also added. In 2002, Animal Collective also attained notoriety for their appearance on Arto Lindsay's album Invoke (Righteous Babe Records).
Worrying that Avey Tare, Panda Bear, Deakin and Geologist would be too long-winded a moniker, and with record companies advising that a unifying name would be necessary for the marketplace, the group decided to adopt a catch-all name. Using their old label of Animal as inspiration they picked "Animal Collective". This formation was to be different from a straightforward band, giving the musicians the freedom to work in combinations of two to four, as dictated by the project at hand or their mood. Their first entry under this name was Here Comes the Indian, which was released in 2003 by their newly formed record label, Paw Tracks. Paw Tracks was formed with Todd Hyman from Carpark records. Animal Collective makes decisions on what Paw Tracks would release, while Hyman runs the day-to-day operations. The group was happy to find someone like Hyman, who had experience running a label and was dedicated to the group's music; the Animal label was more or less abandoned upon the formation of Paw Tracks. Here Comes the Indian was the first record to feature all four of Animal Collective and its dense textures and energetic performances widened the exposure of the group significantly.
The two releases in 2003 attracted much attention and the group began a relationship with one of their new admirers, the Fat Cat Records label. The first Fat Cat release from the Collective was a double disc package of Spirit and Danse Manatee, which were previously only available or well-known in and around New York.
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"Winter's Love"
From the 2004 album Sung Tongs
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After the dense soundscapes of Here Comes the Indian, Avey and Panda decided to concentrate on more stripped-down material. Each of them began composing material and they performed as a duo usually with just acoustic guitars, a single drum, some effects and their voices. The duo toured the world for the better part of a year with this new material, opening for múm and Four Tet among others, before retreating to Lamar, Colorado to record the material with Rusty Santos, a New York musician and friend. The result was Sung Tongs, released on Fat Cat Records in 2004. Sung Tongs received a great deal of critical acclaim for its strong harmonies, exotic textures, hummable melodies and free-wheeling nature.
The group was introduced to Vashti Bunyan in Scotland by Kieran Hebden (AKA Four Tet), who had recently played in Bunyan's band. Being fans of the cult folk singer's 1970 album Just Another Diamond Day, they started a friendship and asked her to collaborate on some recordings. With the group's encouragement, Bunyan sang lead vocals on three songs left over from the Sung Tongs era, released on the Prospect Hummer EP in early 2005. The release led to a Fat Cat Records signing for Vashti Bunyan, who finally wrote, recorded and released a second album, ending a thirty year hiatus.
In October 2005, Animal Collective released their highly anticipated seventh album. Feels was met with acclaim from fans and critics both. Again the work of all four members of the collective, Feels was recorded in Seattle with Scott Colburn, known for his work with the Sun City Girls. Following the release of Feels, Animal Collective mounted their most extensive tour yet, which lasted into the Fall of 2006 and saw them visit Australia and New Zealand for the first time in addition to many European festivals and North American dates.
During their 2005 and 2006 tours, Animal Collective debuted several new songs, then only known by their working titles: "Reverend Green", "Fireworks" (formerly "Allman Vibe"), "Chores", "#1", "Safer", "Peace Bone", "Cuckoo" and "Street Flash." Most of these appear on their 2007 album Strawberry Jam, some under a slightly altered title.
A vinyl-only live box set, purported to contain three LPs worth of unreleased material, is planned for 2007 on Catsup Plate. Here is what Avey Tare said about it on the Collected Animals message board:
ohhh you don't want it to be a surprise... it needs to be mastered but then its all good to go. We will hopefully be doing this is the next couple of weeks..it will beone early show/danse era sideone acoustic sideone hcti sideone solo/duo sideone side that contains the full pumpkin trilogyone sung tongs sideit will be releaseed sometime next year but no release date has been set for that yet. hope thats enough infodave
March 20, 2007 saw the release of Panda Bear's solo album, Person Pitch. A series of EPs and singles led up to that release, beginning with "I'm Not" b/w "Comfy in Nautica" on United Acoustic Recordings (UUAR), "Bro's", a 12" on Fat Cat, and, most recently, Carrots, a split with Excepter on Paw Tracks (all of these appeared on the album).
In the late fall of 2006, Animal Collective released People in Australia as a 7" on their Australian label Spunk Records, and worldwide as a 12" and CD EP in early 2007 on FatCat Records. It contains three studio songs "People", "Tiwkid", and "My Favorite Colors", as well as a live version of "People".
In January 2007, Domino Recording Company announced that they would be releasing the new, then still unnamed, Animal Collective album. On July 4, 2007 Strawberry Jam was leaked online. The album was released in the U.S. on September 11, 2007. The album received immediate praise, due in part to a strong focus on vocals. Songs such as "For Reverend Green" serve as a showcase for the dynamic vocal range of Avey Tare. Further, the album closer 'Derek' is reminiscent of the sound developed on Panda Bear's Person Pitch.
On October 5, 2007, the band, in its full four-man line up (opposed to its three-man lineup performances this year) made their national television debut on Late Night with Conan O'Brien performing the song "#1".
The band toured extensively throughout 2007 doing several American and European tours. They have been playing without Deakin because he decided to take the year off. They have been playing brand new post-Strawberry Jam songs such as "House", "Taste", "Brother Sport", "Grace", "Frightened", "Dancer", "Bearhug", "Nomorerunnin", "Daily Routine" and "Song For Ariel".
[edit] Members
Avey Tare (David Portner): Avey comes from taking the D off of Davey, and Tare is because he was tearing the name apart. It is not a play on the word avatar. His wife is Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir, a former member of the Icelandic band múm.
Panda Bear (Noah Lennox): The first 4 track tape he recorded as a child was decorated with a drawing of a panda bear. In 2004, Lennox relocated to Lisbon, Portugal, where Portner goes after touring to work on new material.[1]
Geologist (Brian Weitz): Somebody had incorrectly thought he had studied geology in college, while in reality it was biology. The name stuck. During live shows he wears a headlamp in order to see his mixing equipment. To the audience he resembles a geologist.
Deakin (Josh Dibb): He used to send long letters to Avey Tare in a style evocative of romance literature of the 19th century and signed one Conrad Deacon.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished (2000) - Animal
Danse Manatee (2001) - Catsup Plate
Hollinndagain (2002) - St. Ives
Campfire Songs (March, 2003) - Catsup Plate
Here Comes the Indian (June 17, 2003) - Paw Tracks
Sung Tongs (May 3, 2004) - Fat Cat Records
Feels (October 18, 2005) - Fat Cat Records
Strawberry Jam (September 11, 2007) - Domino US #72, UK indie #13
[edit] EPs
Prospect Hummer (May 24, 2005) - Fat Cat Records
People (October 23, 2006) - Fat Cat Records
Water Curses (May 6, 2008) - Domino
[edit] Singles
"Who Could Win a Rabbit" (July 19, 2004) - Fat Cat Records
"Grass" (September 26, 2005) - Fat Cat Records
"The Purple Bottle" (July 4, 2006) - White Label
"Peacebone" (August 21, 2007) - Domino
"Fireworks" (November 5, 2007) - Domino
[edit] Splits
Wastered (2004) - Paw Tracks
[edit] Solo and related
Panda Bear:
Panda Bear (1998, Soccer Star)
Young Prayer (2004, Paw Tracks)
"I'm Not/Comfy in Nautica" (single) (2005, UUAR)
"Bro's" (single) (2006, Fat Cat Records)
"Carrots" (single) (2007, Paw Tracks) (split 12" with Excepter)
Person Pitch (2007, Paw Tracks)
"Take Pills" (single) (2007, Paw Tracks)
Terrestrial Tones (Avey Tare and Eric Copeland of Black Dice):
Blasted (2005, Psych-o-Path records)
Oboroed/Circus Lives (2005, UUAR)
Dead Drunk (2006, Paw Tracks)
Jane (Panda Bear and Scott Mou):
Paradise (2002, Self-released)
COcOnuts (2002, Psych-o-Path records)
Berserker (2005, Paw Tracks)
Avey Tare:
Crumbling Land (2003, Fat Cat Records) (split 12" with David Grubbs)
Avey Tare & Kría Brekkan:
Pullhair Rubeye (2007, Paw Tracks)
[edit] References
^ Nasrallah, Dimitri (2007). “Animal Collective - Cover Story". Exclaim! Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-09-18.
[edit] External links
Animal Collective Official Site
Official Animal Collective MySpace Web site
Lyrical Collective - Animal Collective Lyrics Wiki
Paw Tracks
Collected Animals - Forum
Exclaim! Magazine September 2007 - Animal Collective Cover Story
Interview on Má Fama radio sessions
Video-interview on revu.nl
Animal Collective interview on God Is In The TV Zine link
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So what ever happened to that guy from Pavement?
Wikipedia:
Stephen Malkmus (born May 30, 1966 , Santa Monica, California) is an indie rock musician and a former member of the band Pavement.
Contents[hide]
1 Biography
2 Discography
2.1 With Pavement
2.2 With Silver Jews
2.3 With The Crust Brothers
2.4 With The Jicks
2.5 Singles
2.6 Compilations/Collaborations
2.7 Miscellaneous
3 Interviews
4 External links
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[edit] Biography
Born in Santa Monica, CA, raised in Stockton, CA, Malkmus attended High School in Carpinteria, CA, at Cate School, a prestigious boarding school. After graduation, Malkmus followed in his father's footsteps by attending the University of Virginia; he majored in history and was a disc jockey for the radio station WTJU. Malkmus formed and fronted Pavement while he was living in Stockton, California during the 1980s. Their first album, Slanted & Enchanted, was released to critical acclaim, and the band continued to receive attention for subsequent releases. Pavement, and Malkmus in particular, was hailed as spearheading the underground indie movement of the 1990s. In 2001, following the 1999 dissolution of the band, Malkmus released his first self-titled solo album. He also was a member of rock group The Silver Jews along with poet/lyricist David Berman, but was kicked out by Berman during their Natural Bridge recording.[citation needed] Malkmus' current solo career is backed by musical band The Jicks. In early 1999 Stephen Malkmus participated in a Sonic Youth side project that included bassist/vocalist Kim Gordon, guitarist/vocalist Thurston Moore, Chicago avant-garde veteran Jim O'Rourke, and renowned Japanese drummer Ikue Mori. The project was named Kim's Bedroom. They never released an album, but did play a few live shows.
Malkmus currently resides in Portland, Oregon with his wife, artist Jessica Jackson Hutchins. In 2005, Hutchins gave birth to the couple's first child, a daughter named Lottie. Hutchins and Malkmus were married on October 7, 2006 in New York.
Malkmus at Bonnaroo 2006
On May 23, 2003 in Milwaukee, while touring with his new band The Jicks, Malkmus opened the show by saying, "This is off our first record." The band then proceeded to play an evening's worth of Pavement songs. This show has been dubbed by fans as The Milwaukee Show.
Malkmus is an avid sports fan. He enjoys tennis, football and closely follows MLB and NFL.[citation needed]
Malkmus also worked as a security guard and custodian at the Whitney Museum for a short period.[citation needed]
In 2007, Malkmus provided the singing voice for Cate Blanchett's portrayal of Bob Dylan in Todd Haynes' film "I'm Not There." He contributed on the songs Ballad of a Thin Man, Can't Leave Her Behind, and Maggie's Farm.
Malkmus' fourth studio album with The Jicks, Real Emotional Trash, is set for release in March 2008.
[edit] Discography
[edit] With Pavement
See Pavement Discography.
[edit] With Silver Jews
Dime Map of the Reef (1992) 7"ep
The Sabellion Rebellion & Old New York (1993) 7"
The Arizona Record (1993) 12"
Starlite Walker (1994)
American Water (1998)
Hot as Hell - Live 1993 (1999) CD/7" Single
Tanglewood Numbers (2005) on "The Farmer's Hotel"
[edit] With The Crust Brothers
Marquee Mark (1998)
[edit] With The Jicks
Stephen Malkmus (2001)
Pig Lib (2003)
Face the Truth (2005)
Real Emotional Trash (2008)
(Note: Even though Pig Lib is the only album that titularly recognizes the Jicks by listing the artist name as "Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks," the self-titled album Stephen Malkmus is, in fact, a Jicks recording. Initially, Malkmus wanted to simply call his post-Pavement band the Jicks with no mention of his name, but Matador records resisted the idea and released the new album from SM as Stephen Malkmus with no mention of the Jicks. Face the Truth is technically Stephen Malkmus's only true solo affair, though the Jicks do provide instrumentation on nearly every song.)
[edit] Singles
Discretion Grove (2001) - w/ "Sin Taxi" and "Leisurely Poison" (2001)
Jenny & the Ess-Dog (2001) - w/ "Keep the Faith", "That's What Mama Said" and "Alien Boy"
Phantasies EP (2001) - w/ "Malay Massaker"
Jo Jo's Jacket - w/ "Polish Mule", "The Hook(live)" and "Open and Shut Cases" (2001)
Sex Life of Robinson Crusoe, Pt. 2 (2001) - b-side available only on official site
Us (2003)
Dark Wave (2003) - w/ Pig Lib bonus disc b-sides
Post-Paint Boy (2005)
Baby C'Mon (2005) - w/ "Wow Ass Jeans"
Kindling for the Master EP (2006) - w/ 4 remixes
[edit] Compilations/Collaborations
Suburbia Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1997) - "Unheard Music" (with Elastica)
At Home With the Groovebox (2000) - "Robyn Turns 26"
All Tomorrow's Parties 1.1 (2002) - "Good Kids Eggs"
Colonel Jeffrey Pumpernicklel (2002) - "Blue Rash Intact (Quarantined-Hallucinations Due To Severe Allergies)"
Under the Influence - 21 years of Flying Nun Records (2002) - "Death and the Maiden"
Matador At Fifteen (2004) - "It Kills (live)"
This One's for the Fellows: A Sonic Salute to the Young Fresh Fellows (2004) - guitar on "No One Really Knows" (with The Maroons)
Chokes! EP by Silkworm (2007) - guitar on "Spanish Harlem Incident (live)"
I'm Not There (Music from the Motion Picture) (2007) - With The Million Dollar Bashers: "Ballad of a Thin Man" and "Maggie's Farm"; with Lee Ranaldo: "Can't Leave Her Behind" and "What Kind of Friend is This?" (iTunes only)
[edit] Miscellaneous
The New Yorker College Tour: University of Washington, Seattle: A Conversation with Stephen Malkmus (2006)
[edit] Interviews
[1] Pitchfork Media Dec. 2007
Morning Becomes Eclectic Jun 2005 Audio Interview/Performance
The Believer Oct. 2003
Index Magazine July 2005
Magnet Magazine 2005
Pop Matters Aug 2005
Only Angels Have Wings 2003
[edit] External links
Official site
Matador Records US record label
Domino Records UK record label
It's a Brand New Era fan site
