Collected Animals • Proto-AC: "this band/song sounds like Animal Collective"

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Post **Posted:** Sat Nov 07, 2015 6:07 am

hey so here is a place where you can share things that have uncanny similarities to AC+solo songs, but that came before AC.

generally i think it'd be cool to keep it to things they haven't explicitly listed as influences. and i'm not really talking samples either (there's another thread for that). or copycats of AC. just older things that bear a resemblance.

but i'm not gonna stop you from posting that stuff either.

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I'll start with this one, "Girl" by Poison Dwarfs from 1988. (note: video is slightly NSFW.)
at about 0:46, the vocals come in and it reminds me a ton of Down There vocals.

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and this one, EP-4 "Mineraloid (Cad's Favorite)" from 1984 sounds to me like some combo of gang gang dance, sung tongs, and HCTI.

oh, and if you think i'm totally crazy for thinking either of these sound like AC, you should say so. then maybe i'll finally get to the bottom of just how cracked and twisted i am

Post **Posted:** Sat Nov 07, 2015 6:11 am

Cool thread/Nice picks

This is an obvious mention, but I'll just post it for the sake of firsties:

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It's funny; I can't think of a specific song to compare it to but if I were to listen to this for the first time ever and you were to tell me that this was a transitional track by Animal Collective, I'd probably believe you.

Post **Posted:** Sat Nov 07, 2015 6:32 am

another couple of obvious ones

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this song in particular sounds exactly like AC right down to the vocals
(the original video got taken down i guess)

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side project of rick schaier from miniature tigers, sounds like 90/10 anco/mini Ts

dud · Post **Posted:** Sat Nov 07, 2015 5:33 pm

obligatory

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Post **Posted:** Sat Nov 07, 2015 5:49 pm

I'll write what these songs remind me of/are most similar to

Simon and Garfunkle 59th Bridge Street Song

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The rhythm and rhyme scheme remind me a lot of Summertime Clothes

Yoshis Island-Underground Theme

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Dubby, reminds me of Slow Motion or something that'd be on PBMTGR

Cool idea for a thread Qual

Post **Posted:** Sat Nov 07, 2015 7:42 pm

Just a part of a song, but the linked section of the Millipede Song from Charlie the Unicorn always gave me serious AC vibes:

https://youtu.be/VIflyRuTABM?t=45s

Post **Posted:** Sat Nov 07, 2015 8:36 pm

Reminiscent of guys eyes

Post **Posted:** Sat Nov 07, 2015 9:02 pm

Vocals, backwards loops, building a soundscape. yep, this one works.

Post **Posted:** Sat Nov 07, 2015 10:37 pm

Takyon wrote:

Cool thread/Nice picks

This is an obvious mention, but I'll just post it for the sake of firsties:

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It's funny; I can't think of a specific song to compare it to but if I were to listen to this for the first time ever and you were to tell me that this was a transitional track by Animal Collective, I'd probably believe you.

^^ This just blew my mind. That forest theme is so engrained in my head from playing that game over and over but I never made the connection.

This one's a total copycat too, but I'll post it anyway because it's so damn good:

Post **Posted:** Sun Nov 08, 2015 1:30 am

The Beach Boys :^)

Post **Posted:** Sun Nov 08, 2015 2:54 am

qualia wrote:

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I'll start with this one, "Girl" by Poison Dwarfs from 1988. (note: video is slightly NSFW.)
at about 0:46, the vocals come in and it reminds me a ton of Down There vocals.

Girls is a cool song. Totally undeniable avey style vox. But yeah I wouldn't watch that vid at work. Full nsfw or no

Post **Posted:** Sun Nov 08, 2015 6:20 am

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kinda tongs/prospect era-ish...

Post **Posted:** Sun Nov 08, 2015 6:53 pm

It's not proto-AC, but the sung verse reminds me a lot of Down There-era Avey Tare:

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Full credit goes to Calvin for pointing this out some years back.

Post **Posted:** Mon Nov 09, 2015 1:27 am

dud wrote:

obligatory

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I don't think you read the first post

Post **Posted:** Mon Nov 09, 2015 1:52 am

EXCELLENT idea for a thread. You guys are turning me onto a lot of great music!

dud · Post **Posted:** Mon Nov 09, 2015 4:05 am

Hash wrote:

dud wrote:
obligatory

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I don't think you read the first post

lol you're right, whoops

Post **Posted:** Mon Nov 09, 2015 4:06 am

this comes to mind for sure

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Post **Posted:** Mon Nov 09, 2015 4:26 am

we were just talkin about how feels-y this one is in chag last nite

Lindsey Buckingham - Time Precious Time

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Post **Posted:** Mon Nov 09, 2015 6:13 am

Just discovered this; the vocals remind me of Young Prayer's more meandering tracks:

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EDIT: HOLY FUCK, the guy's whole album is like AC Sr.:

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Like, whoa. Has Francis Bebey ever been discussed here before?

Post **Posted:** Mon Nov 09, 2015 6:16 am

Adjust Your Insides wrote:

we were just talkin about how feels-y this one is in chag last nite

Lindsey Buckingham - Time Precious Time
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Whoa, beautiful. Good ears you guys

Post **Posted:** Mon Nov 09, 2015 6:58 pm

i always thought this song from the smile sessions sounded very AC, especially the oooo harmonies

Post **Posted:** Tue Nov 10, 2015 5:27 am

nora wrote:

another couple of obvious ones

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this song in particular sounds exactly like AC right down to the vocals
(the original video got taken down i guess)

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side project of rick schaier from miniature tigers, sounds like 90/10 anco/mini Ts

Wow that Darkstar song is actually really good, thanks!

Post **Posted:** Wed Nov 11, 2015 3:50 am

Someone on here posted about Raccoo-oo-oon recently, I think in the HCTI thread. Tragically under-rated band, very similar to HCTI in the best way.
Edit: I misunderstood the question, this was not before AC. Still worth a listen though

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Post **Posted:** Wed Nov 11, 2015 4:06 am

And some actual proto-AC -- some nice Visiting Friends-y pre-Sung Tongs freak folk for ya

Hall of Fame

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Post **Posted:** Wed Nov 11, 2015 4:34 am

Adjust Your Insides wrote:

we were just talkin about how feels-y this one is in chag last nite

Lindsey Buckingham - Time Precious Time
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damn thanks for posting this is awesome

Post **Posted:** Wed Nov 11, 2015 4:42 am

dud wrote:

obligatory

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I don't mean to derail, but I'm legtimately at a loss for words here.

Post **Posted:** Wed Nov 11, 2015 4:42 am

that Lindsey Buckingham track is sick and reminds me of Hubble (dude from the Men)

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Post **Posted:** Wed Nov 11, 2015 5:05 am

songtungs wrote:

i always thought this song from the smile sessions sounded very AC, especially the oooo harmonies

100%. i always think it's panda when i hear this.

Post **Posted:** Wed Nov 11, 2015 4:37 pm

Thank you for posting Darkstar ! I ve bee listening to the band non stop since. Lindsey Buckingham is wonderfull too ! So many good stuff in this topic ! Thank you all !

Post **Posted:** Wed Nov 11, 2015 8:52 pm

TIME PRECIOUS TIME

Post **Posted:** Wed Nov 11, 2015 9:08 pm

SouvlakiPlaystation wrote:

dude in the middle is obviously trying to sing like PB and is rockin the same setup as he did during Merriweather, but god damn. He even has the haircut and the shoulder movements lmao

they need a geo tho

dud · Post **Posted:** Wed Nov 11, 2015 9:17 pm

dude all the way to the right is doin avey screams too lol

Post **Posted:** Wed Nov 11, 2015 9:29 pm

the song sounds like Summertime Clothes

Post **Posted:** Thu Nov 12, 2015 6:22 am

let's get back on topic yall.

the intro to this song (first 30 seconds or so):

Post **Posted:** Thu Nov 12, 2015 2:59 pm

I remember Geo said they aren't really influenced by industrial music, but the backing vocals w the tremolo effect in this song always reminded me of Avey's vocals on Lablakely Dress

Post **Posted:** Thu Nov 12, 2015 6:56 pm

you could put this on sung tongs after the softest voice and it'd fit real well

Post **Posted:** Thu Nov 12, 2015 8:47 pm

yeah! i was going to post about ISB on here but i knew I couldnt just post one song haha.

I'll try though...this portion of White Bird from Changing Horses reminds me of PullhairRubeye/CampfireSongs/SungTongs a lot:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23Z7uQ4j-t0&t=11m23s

Post **Posted:** Fri Nov 13, 2015 5:52 am

The build at 1:51

Post **Posted:** Sat Nov 14, 2015 5:02 am

more Buckingham

Post **Posted:** Tue Nov 17, 2015 12:16 am

Always thought young Avey must've been listening to this album a lot..... a favorite of mine ......