Animal Collective - Spirit They're Gone Spirit They've Vanished / Danse Manatee
Label:
Catalog#:
FATSP07
Format:
2 x CD
Country:
UK
Released:
2003
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Abstract,
Experimental
Tracklist
| CD1-01 | Spirit They've Vanished | X | ||
| CD1-02 | April And The Phantom | X | ||
| CD1-03 | Untitled | X | ||
| CD1-04 | Penny Dreadfuls | X | ||
| CD1-05 | Chocolate Girl | X | ||
| CD1-06 | Everyone Whistling | X | ||
| CD1-07 | La Rapet | X | ||
| CD1-08 | Bat You'll Fly | X | ||
| CD1-09 | Someday I'll Grow To Be As Tall As The Giant | X | ||
| CD1-10 | Alvin Row | X | ||
| CD2-01 | A Manatee Danse | |||
| CD2-02 | Penguin Penguin | X | ||
| CD2-03 | Another White Singer (Little White Glove) | X | ||
| CD2-04 | Essplode | X | ||
| CD2-05 | Meet The Light Child | X | ||
| CD2-06 | Runnin The ROund Ball | X | ||
| CD2-07 | Bad Crumbs | X | ||
| CD2-08 | The Living Toys | X | ||
| CD2-09 | Throwin The Round Ball | X | ||
| CD2-10 | Ahhh Good Country | X | ||
| CD2-11 | Labla Kelly Dress | |||
| CD2-12 | In The Singing Box | X |
Notes
This is a rerelease of the first two albums of the Animal Collective. It is part of the Splinter series of FatCat
Recommendations
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Animal Collective - Sung Tongs (CD, Album)
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Animal Collective - Here Comes The Indian (CD, Album, Dig)
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AC* - Prospect Hummer (CD, EP)
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Animal Collective - Campfire Songs (CD, Album)
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The second CD, DANSE MANATEE, features Avey and Panda but this time includes electronics wiz Geologist in the lineup, and is possibly the most confounding release in Animal Collective's catalogue. This is not to say it's bad--I'd actually place it on the same level of quality as HERE COMES THE INDIAN--but at least half of the songs are just "out there" in every sense of the phrase. You really have to be patient with it to develop any liking for any of the songs. But the melodies are definitely there, and underneath the almost no-fi production are, in essence, a bunch of really well-written pop tunes. I recommend Throwin the Round Ball, Essplode, and Ahhh Good Country.
This compilation is an absolute must-have for any experimental pop junkies out there, or for anyone who enjoys a side of the surreal on their musical dinner plate.