Animal Collective

[CadmiumYellow]

i am myspace friends with animal collective, and yesterday they announced this:

"a halloween present!!!
hi everyone, here is the first of a series of upcominng releases, new and re-issues!

Available again for the first time since 2002 is Animal Collective's rare live album Hollinndagain. Originally released in a limited edition of 300 hand-painted LPs, this album documents live performances by the group during the first half of 2001.

Following the completion of their Danse Manatee record, Animal Collective (in this incarnation - Avey Tare, Panda Bear, and Geologist) played a series of shows in their then hometown of New York, and in late spring, went on their first US tour with friends Black Dice. Since most of the attendees at these early shows were from a small circle of local friends who regularly saw the group perform, Animal Collective felt it was important to present a new set of material for each show rather than make their friends pay to hear the same jams every time.

This resulted in a whole new album's worth of songs. No studio versions were ever made and live recordings are all that remain from this brief and unique era. Sad that the songs were never made available to the public, the band agreed in 2002 to release the live versions with Secretly Canadian on their St. Ives imprint (a label that focused on limited edition releases with hand-made cover art by the bands).

For Hollinndagain, Animal Collective chose seven songs. The first three are taken from a performance on Scott Williams' radio show on WFMU. The final four songs are from performances in New York, Nashville, and Austin (these latter two shows occurring on their tour with Black Dice).


Sonically this record mixes the familiar sounds and melodies of older Animal Collective records like Spirit They're Gone or Campfire Songs and blends them with unknown territory that somehow finds a niche between Arnold Dreyblatt, Jay Z, and the Boredoms. The looseness and almost out of control aspect of the songs betray the fact that Animal Collective were very new to playing live at this time. However right when everything seems without center or about to fall apart, something explodes or peeks through and a change in direction allows a brief glimpse at the unique songwriting Animal Collective have always worked hard at. A sweet document of a band that always does it a little differently.


- First time available to the general public.

- Recording was basically out of print upon its initial release in 2002

- This is the first time this recording has ever been released on CD

- CD comes in deluxe cardboard gatefold packaging

- LP comes in old-school heavy-duty "tip-on style" cardboard sleeve

- Animal Collective will be playing select live dates throughout the fall and winter

- The original Hollinndagain LP has been selling for obscene amounts of money on eBay...please help reduce demand by picking up our version!

Tracklisting:

1. I See You Pan

2. Pride and Fight

3. Forest Gospel - free mp3

4. There's An Arrow

5. Lablakely Dress

6. Tell It To The Mountain

7. Pumpkin Gets A Snakebite

Release Date: October 31, 2006"

i want this now!

[Violent Unrest in Allentown]

Is it going to be availiable in all record stores?

[CadmiumYellow]

i'm not sure. but you can preorder it right now on amazon.com
so at least you'll be able to get it from them.

[Violent Unrest in Allentown]

I hope the tour comes to Pittsburgh. Although AC would warrant a trip to Philly/Balitmore. Anyone up for a SP outing?

[Rhino......................]

I'm in.

[Shire Le Buff]

Ditto.

[CadmiumYellow]

me too!
and i'll definitely post if i hear about them coming to philadelphia.

[CadmiumYellow]

so word on the street is animal collective is touring the united states in june, and will likely hit both philadelphia (at the unitarian church) and baltimore. if this is indeed the case, i am in for both and i think all of you should be, too! right now i think it´s too early to purchase tickets, but the SECOND i find out about them going on sale i will tell you guys. you can also check on r5productions.com EVERYONE GO TO THIS ????

[Rhino......................]

I'm in.

[الله أكبر]

I'd be up for another show, depending on when it is.

[Violent Unrest in Allentown]

I'd be up for another show, depending on when it is.

[Violent Unrest in Allentown]

B, Ethan and I went to see AC on Saturday night. Don't know about you other guys, but I thought it was great. Thread on the official AC board:

http://rerz.net/ac/messages/viewtopic.php?t=5088

There's going to be a torrent put up of a really nice video done by this guy. I'll post it when it's announced.

[Violent Unrest in Allentown]

http://rerz.net/ac/messages/viewtopic.php?p=74817#74817

letter from an angry mom sent to sean agnew, the founder of r5 productions in philadelphia, regarding saturday's animal collective show:

"You should be brought up on charges for what went down Saturday night, is this an underground cult you are running with Animal Collective?

My daughter and her friends were terrified, no security, no police, not even a show, music playing backwards and men trying to lure them away, only one door to exit out and no cab would come pick them up
because the location they gave did not exist, no one ever heard of the Polaris club or the address.

What kind of scheme are you running.....

I will find someone to listen and have your organization investigated, you endangered several young adults on Saturday night.

I hope your child never goes thru what hell you put ours thru,
I hope you rot in hell, or is that were your from!"


hahahahahahhahahah yes!!!! that is so awesome!

[Violent Unrest in Allentown]

Not a very Animal Collective thing to do, but this is now my ringtone. You're all welcome to use it if you're able to do that sort of thing.

http://spacepiratesltd.com/sounds/Bonefish.mp3

[Rhino......................]

http://rerz.net/ac/messages/viewtopic.php?p=74817#74817

letter from an angry mom sent to sean agnew, the founder of r5 productions in philadelphia, regarding saturday's animal collective show:

"You should be brought up on charges for what went down Saturday night, is this an underground cult you are running with Animal Collective?

My daughter and her friends were terrified, no security, no police, not even a show, music playing backwards and men trying to lure them away, only one door to exit out and no cab would come pick them up
because the location they gave did not exist, no one ever heard of the Polaris club or the address.

What kind of scheme are you running.....

I will find someone to listen and have your organization investigated, you endangered several young adults on Saturday night.

I hope your child never goes thru what hell you put ours thru,
I hope you rot in hell, or is that were your from!"


hahahahahahhahahah yes!!!! that is so awesome!

Aaaaahahahahaha, angry moms are the best moms.

Also sorry I couldn't make it to the show, guys. I would pretty much kill anybody, especially Will Donnelly, to see them play Peacebone live.

[CadmiumYellow]

it was supersuper great. there was much dancing (by which i mean animal collective dancing, which i've found is closer to a combination of bouncing and shaking), peacebone was definitely a highlight, lots of appreciation for the older songs, great times all around.

[Violent Unrest in Allentown]

It made Pitchfork!

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/46060-animal-collective-are-corrupting-our-nations-youth

[Rhino......................]

Keep your laws off my body.

[Violent Unrest in Allentown]

http://eattapes.com/featured.html

Our shooooowwwwww!!!!!! I haven't watched this yet because I'm in a lab at school and it is LINUX.