Collected Animals

I'd be forever grateful for a crunchitization!

I'm curious how a non-AC fan or casual fan will react to these tunes. They're pretty much club bangers if you ask me.

nvm!

Would love to see a remix album of this

Flight (Jon Hopkins remix)
Part of the Math (OPN remix)
Shepards Tone (John Talabot remix)
Nod to the Folks (Animal Collective remix)
Sunset (Four Tet remix)

Link pls?

just cornpilled my ENT doctor appointment because i don't any symptoms of demoitis. he probably just would have prescribed more listens anyway

yayyy

Would love to be crunchitized if anyone is out there!

go vagabond
lay it on the lawn

Best since Person Pitch, easily.

Edit: thanks ladies & gents

just cornpilled my ENT doctor appointment because i don't any symptoms of demoitis. he probably just would have prescribed more listens anyway

Lol, I only get demoitis with Nod to the Folks, where the lower pitched vocals are jarring to me.

man, this is brilliant. so raw, so uplifting. feel like this is a new sound for him somehow. i'm just giddy

Whether it's the vinyl rip or the production, I dunno, but Panda Bear is elevated by a bit of dirt and breathing space. It's amazing to go back to Person Pitch now and hear how LITTLE is actually going on, because in my head it's this expansive panoramic kaleidoscope. And it is that, but because he does so much with so few elements.

Nod to the Folks is the standout so far. I'm glad I only listened to the boots a handful of times because the chorus was pretty big in the live show and it's much more understated here. I think it feels more unusual but fits the song better, rather than being 'the peak moment you're waiting for'. The beat is also crunchy as fuck and I really like how he uses the siren and melodica, it sounds immediately iconically AC but different to anything they've done before, like Pan Flute Jam did.

On that note, Sunset is really something different too, with the skippy jungle beat (it's much more jungle than Autechre to me once the snares/rims kick in). The vocals are also gorgeous, my favourite PB harmonies in a long time. If this is where he is now, that's great. I'm happy with it. No doubt he will be relieved to have met my exacting standards.

On the other side, much as I love the animal mineral vegetable section of Part of the Math, I don't think there's any reason for four combined minutes of intro and outro. I'm OK with not repeating the best section into the ground but I'm not sure how long I'll find the rest of the track interesting enough to bother with. The beat and 'that noise' remind me of something really 90s, I can't think what, but it makes me slightly uncomfortable, like my dad enthusiastically grinding up against an estranged aunt at a family Christmas party and you're like fuck is that my real mom?

Flight is just so head-bobby and corny in an endearing way and a really fun song. i keep coming back to it

While stealing that turntable wasn't exactly a walk in the park with the homies, listening to this EP turned out to be a pecker full of good good. Four and a half stars.

On first listen my only gripe is with some of the vocals, I miss how expressive they sounded in the live versions. But I suppose that's to be expected with panda's stuff. Really digging it overall. I LOVE all the long intros and outros, and the way each song begins so suddenly. When Part of the Math explodes into your ears and immediately clears out all the field recordings at the end of Flight, it's just such a satisfying moment. All the songs flow together really well. i agree with the person above who said this was the best release since Person Pitch.

Also all those weird accordion samples on Sunset?? My jaw dropped. Might be my fav song rn.

edit: thanks

love the reactions so far

much love to you folks & enjoy Brand New Panda Bear !!! we are blessed

If anyone could crunchitize this lurker, I would be forever grateful; cheers guys!

Been very fun following this thread the last few months.

Could someone punch my groin

Flight and Sunset floored me. They sound beautiful. Really really impressed with this release

Is that a recorder towards the end of "Sunset"?? Those flute-like notes? Beautiful song. So many unexpected melodies on that one. Love the abrupt transition from pummeling "Shepard Tone" into the sirens of "Nod to the Folks." Otherworldly. And "Part of the Math." Thrilling. Reminds me of The Stone Roses for some reason. It's got a '90s Brit trip-hop vibe almost. There are some lovely little sounds buried in this rip that I can't wait to hear properly when this puppy arrives in the mail (or is the lo-fi sound intentional??). That melodica chord at 4:12 behind the downbeat that repeats a few times... so tasty! It's incredible how that distorted and flanged repeating note that opens the song can carry it the whole way through. So much with so little. I kind of like how mono it is, too.

Favorite so far by a mile: "Sunset"

this is exactly what i want from ac, love the simple sparse no nonsense production


and much more hard hitting, not all washed out and 'rounded out'... its much more 'sharp' ?

dont know how to describe it haha

pretty sure I am going to get demoitis from this rip

Can someone please please please try try try to link me the rip?? Love!

might this be his best ?

Can someone please please please try try try to link me the rip?? Love!

me too would love to hear it before the night is out. Cheers!

I've already bought the record but my curiosity has got the best of me. Does anybody wanna provide a fellow animal a PM?

ummm sunset...

WOA listening. finished Flight,
I like it, but where the fuck are those weird alien griddy VOCAL effects?

GREAT transition from Shepard Tone into NTTF. DAMN

Nod to the folks !

yesyesyesyes.

can i have a link please? i am travelling today and am desperate. thanks!

My only disappointment so far is Flight.
I liked the live version but its too Gnippy Gnoppy for my taste. could've done alot more with it. (like he did with the vocal effects live) still enjoyable.

surprised I like POTM more, thought this would be my least favorite.

the last three are GREAT.

ofcourse it's still the early rip but all in all I think it's safe to say: better than expected,

If someone could provide me with a link of this piece I would be forever thankful and happy for 14 days straight.

Peace

can somebody please help me out too? Thanks!

Can I get a PM folks? Love y'all

Please don't flood the thread with PM requests, just PM someone who has the album

I have a $800+ dollar turntable setup and plan to rip this right away, will definitely sound pristine. You can count on me to spread the love <3 <3

Still planning on ripping it? Noticed several skips in the current rip. Grateful to have anything of course, and always after the very best quality available. <3