[Vovenarg]

sshx wrote:

coollodges wrote:

the way the percussion sounds reminds a lot of aveys solo stuff from the down there tour. these melodies and changes are so weird. Lovin this. I really wonder what people mean when they say these songs don't go anywhere(but I guess I'll have to hear the whole thing to really make any judgements). Then again I remember p4k saying that about rosie oh and that's one of my favs off hz.

have i made it or have i been made is the climactic moment of the album

i cant comprehend people who dont see what an amazing song this is

[dio]

ya i cant really tell re avey singing. i just know its at least mostly panda... there are some beautiful and wonky harmonies on this

[fernforested]

I'm like 90% sure its avey guys.. my gut tells me so

ed: on good headphone you can really tell the timbre of the voice and it def sounds like aveys

[dio]

avey the whole time? lol

i mean idk i feel like i cant trust my ears. but like i guess avey is the first part of the hocket/harmony thing on the very first verse? think i just caught that... if its right... at first i kinda thought the whole thing was noah wtf (besides the danse-y vocals in the loop)

[dio]

they're also frightened-ing so much on this album

[scrambledgreggs]

I think the first half of the song is primarily Avey and then when the tempo switches halfway through Panda takes the lead

[CokePotCrack]

I like it! I've only listened once, but i'm into it. Very weird

[fernforested]

it's weird cause on the samples it def sounds entirely like panda... i wonder which other songs will throw us for a loop like that

[dud]

i think (based on this song and a few of the samples) that avey's vocal delivery on this album is very much influenced by panda's vocal style and that's why it is difficult to tell who is singing this song and a few of the samples (in particular see: golden gal sample). maybe he's singing more like panda cause they're doing a lot of harmonizing / tradeoffs / callbacks and it's just rubbing off on him, or maybe they're intentionally trying to make their voices blend, who knows

[scrambledgreggs]

From this and FloriDada it definitely seems like he toned down his delivery this time around, possibly to preserve his voice after the last CHz tour

[archie]

crash_mosaic wrote:

Dividual wrote:

alvinrowx wrote:

I can't say I enjoy the new song on the first listen but it's clear it's far more interesting than Floridada, and that it could be a big grower, like all the best songs made by AnCo. Experimentations with sounds in CHz were pointless, here it works better and makes much more sense.

I definitely disagree, I feel like the sounds used in Centipede Hz all create a consistent and interesting atmosphere. Literally the only sound I can think of on that record that I feel iffy about is the buzzing noise on the verses of Rosie Oh, but if I'm in the right headspace even that clicks for me. I really don't understand the distaste for Hz, I think it's one of their most impressive albums... but hey, we're all in our own reality tunnels and are experiencing the Rorschach blot of the universe from different angles.

Anyways, I definitely think the tracks are growers and will be even better in the context of the album as a whole. I rarely ever listen to Anco songs on a stand-alone basis, they're all so enriched by their surroundings.

THANK YOU

chz is so hated on bc its not confirmed god-tier meme music

[spoogn]

the hocketing effect on the verses of this song involves avey's voice being echoed by panda's voice, and everything else is the two of them singing in harmony. when you listen through headphones it's pretty clear

[dio]

damn ya ok. cant believe i didnt realize avey is half the vox after like 10+ listens.

[spoogn]

its so crazy because until i listened thru headphones it was so ambiguous, and i was convinced before the studio version actually came out that this was 100% a panda song!! i love ac

[roopn]

spoogn wrote:

the hocketing effect on the verses of this song involves avey's voice being echoed by panda's voice, and everything else is the two of them singing in harmony. when you listen through headphones it's pretty clear

[dio]

its pretty sweet that this one was one of the least appealing amazon samples, especially compared to vertical and burglars around it. and like all the other ones based on the samples. were abt 2 get rocked

[iKahn]

fernforested wrote:

avey is the main voice right? i guess the one on the main beat would be more accurate... and when they sing together his is louder?

I guess you could say the "main" voice, but yeah he comes in first quickly followed by PB and then there's a lot of back and fourth.

Loving this track. Gotta give it a few more goes...Man, I really just wish it was surrounded by more sounds

[fernforested]

Diomedes wrote:

damn ya ok. cant believe i didnt realize avey is half the vox after like 10+ listens.

hehe told ya so man

this is the great thing about ac.

i still dont know what the fuck to expect from this record. Really pumped about Natural Selection now, sounds really sweet and fast

[fernforested]

iKahn wrote:

fernforested wrote:

avey is the main voice right? i guess the one on the main beat would be more accurate... and when they sing together his is louder?

I guess you could say the "main" voice, but yeah he comes in first quickly followed by PB and then there's a lot of back and fourth.

Loving this track. Gotta give it a few more goes...Man, I really just wish it was surrounded by more sounds

this is their most "minimal" album since feels right? awesome

[popadam]

just listened to the burglars bathroom flac for the first time in months... it's going to be one of the best ac songs ever honestly

when it takes off for the last min or so i shed a tear, can't wait to hear this in full

[iKahn]

I'll tell ya, having LITG alone in my iTunes makes it play the next song in line...Which is Blockhead's "It's Raining Clouds" and they work oddly fantastic into one another.

[Sequel]

iKahn wrote:

fernforested wrote:

avey is the main voice right? i guess the one on the main beat would be more accurate... and when they sing together his is louder?

I guess you could say the "main" voice, but yeah he comes in first quickly followed by PB and then there's a lot of back and fourth.

Loving this track. Gotta give it a few more goes...Man, I really just wish it was surrounded by more sounds

There's grace in restraint. After CHZ I think the space in this song is pretty refreshing

[Hellomark]

popadam wrote:

just listened to the burglars bathroom flac for the first time in months... it's going to be one of the best ac songs ever honestly

yeah I did the same thing after listening to Lying in the Grass on repeat a bunch, and it just kicked in how incredible that song is going to be/how incredible the whole album will be.

[iKahn]

Sequel wrote:

iKahn wrote:

fernforested wrote:

avey is the main voice right? i guess the one on the main beat would be more accurate... and when they sing together his is louder?

I guess you could say the "main" voice, but yeah he comes in first quickly followed by PB and then there's a lot of back and fourth.

Loving this track. Gotta give it a few more goes...Man, I really just wish it was surrounded by more sounds

There's grace in restraint. After CHZ I think the space in this song is pretty refreshing

Sorry, misunderstanding.

By more sounds I mean more songs, of course! I want to understand this in context of Painting With more than isolated/paired with Floridada. Like I said I'm really lovin' this tune, no complaints. I just desire more!

[float on sputnik]

Curved Hair wrote:

meysell wrote:

I've taken every lunch and break at work to listen to this song on repeat so I guess you could say it's pretty alright

heh my gf did the same thing today

listening to this for the first time at work had me



lion in a grass coma

[CokePotCrack]

This shit is awesome. It sounds very different from past AC and very different from Fldada. More excited than ever for this album right now. This track is crazy. I love it so far and i've only listened 3 times. defintely a grower. Love all the really tight blendy harmonies on the painting with tracks so far. LOve u animals!

[CokePotCrack]

Seems like this album really will be all over the place given how different this is from dada, which I think is awesome. Sax+AC=crazee.

[Sequel]

iKahn wrote:

Sequel wrote:

iKahn wrote:

fernforested wrote:

avey is the main voice right? i guess the one on the main beat would be more accurate... and when they sing together his is louder?

I guess you could say the "main" voice, but yeah he comes in first quickly followed by PB and then there's a lot of back and fourth.

Loving this track. Gotta give it a few more goes...Man, I really just wish it was surrounded by more sounds

There's grace in restraint. After CHZ I think the space in this song is pretty refreshing

Sorry, misunderstanding.

By more sounds I mean more songs, of course! I want to understand this in context of Painting With more than isolated/paired with Floridada. Like I said I'm really lovin' this tune, no complaints. I just desire more!

Ohh, cool, yeah that makes sense. Yeah, I'm really curious as well.

[swicks]

hey CA,
just wanted to add that i'm loving Lying in the Grass! first listen gave me vibes of hearing lion in a coma for the first time, watching a live festival broadcast i believe? hmm not just sounds or anything, maybe the feels i get off new ac experiments working in my ears. magic. Anyways, I enjoy reading the discussion (a lil too much lately) and must have forgotten my previous ca account but didn't see anyone mention.....

the jungle vibes!!

i really feel them on this one but i didn't noticed until i hit the forest. know they have mentioned it in an interview or two and it comes through lying in the grass. lil ankylosaurus too

[popparen]

haha, omg... I just listened to the amazon samples again and this album will fucking blow my mind.

[Enn Eye]

No more drip feeding the animals! Drop it pleeeeaase
The full hit it what the band has worked for.,,,... Right?!?!? The immediacy?!?!!!?

Just completely blow our minds and reap the rewards

[sky crawler]

It's awesome that this song is even better than Floridada.
This album is gonna be so great I can't wait

[highfive]

It's a very good thing for our boys that the album has not freebirded yet. The single release + cool app would not have had the same effect if we were all already listening to the whole album.

[Tropic]

highfive wrote:

It's a very good thing for our boys that the album has not freebirded yet. The single release + cool app would not have had the same effect if we were all already listening to the whole album.

Yeah, Greaper freebirding sucked because that roll out was great. I'm glad this hasn't freebirded yet as there's another song on the way. After that though it can feel free to freebird whenever it likes

[r1pvanw1nkl3]

i almost hope this doesn't freebird

i'm driving to philly to see the opening show of the tour... would be a blast to listen to the record for the first time in the car on the way to the venue... but even if it doesn't freebird there will probably be a stream in advance....

[bubbbbbbbbbbbbbbbloy]

spoogn wrote:

the hocketing effect on the verses of this song involves avey's voice being echoed by panda's voice, and everything else is the two of them singing in harmony. when you listen through headphones it's pretty clear

CORRECT

[Saferintheflowers]

If it freebirds. ...it bc they wanted it to... I don't believe it's going to. Or maybe I'm just so pissed that I can't listen to lying in the grass on repeat bc I don't own Apple products and they keep taking the fucking song down everywhere!!! Fuckkng Damn it!! The worst is that the song is stuck in my head! !!
That song is sooo slick! I feel like I'm creeping around Chicago late at night.
Idc what any thinks of the song. ...that's fxking Animal Collective in 2016!!!! Hell Ya! Can I get a witness! Haha .... (if anyone has the song to send me PM , please do!! I'll love you forever! Don't even reply on here. ..in case someone who has an iPhone wants to be salty about it) ~thanks oddsacs4life

[jetski]

I was just thinking about how the production/mixing on both of these songs is impeccable, lots of clarity and not cluttered at all. Lots of little details to pick out

[reeelax]

That sax is amazing on this.

I know some people said a few pages back that this "doesn't sounds like AnCo, might as well be a different band".

I disagree, it's different and unique yes, different than most of their stuff recently..but in a GOOD way. In that AnCo way. It still sounds very much like them.

[Losercore]

Idk why people would even expect a new Animal Collective album to sound like their older ones. This one is a new sound but so much about it still screams Animal Collective.
LITG is amazing. I didn't like it on first listen but there's a lot going on that isn't apparent at first. I love that it's so much more spacious than Floridada.