Collected Animals

Seems like that Japanese site is just a typo. As crosswords is #4, they just put Side B in the wrong spot. Also, there's no way you're fitting three other songs on one side with CTYS

Sonic u r the coolest but that's old news haha

guys. just sitting here listening to mix ticks, thinking about how magical those nights were when this and the EP/announcement dropped and I'm really starting to wish that the freebird didn't happen. I know some of y'all were way ahead of me in saying this, but damn... how sick would this entire experience have been if they continued to mysteriously drop crumbs until january? (( I mean, it's still likely that this will go on to be one of my all time faves, but the experience leading up to the release of this album could have been like.. unparalleled, u feel me?

don't get me wrong.. when I listen to the freebird, I am blown away every time but it's undeniable that some of the magic is gone...

i guess what happened happened though and I'll just shut my mouth and enjoy the best album ever two months early

I'm kinda confused in that case (haven't listened to freebird)...
I got the vibe that ctys and tropic of cancer flowed into each other nicely, but I guess they're still separated enough to be on separate sides of a record?

Hey gurls.
Nothing's being taken away by the freebird !!
It's only a lil drip ........
Domino have stronger nerve than that ....... All the little details remain ...
.....expect the unexpected ......
Tix mix is only part of the six ....

Yeah - that boys Latin loop is mixed with a vocoder version that slowly morphs into
the pure panda .......

Y'know - I used to have this thing where I felt , on some levels , I denied myself the surprise & wonder of discovering tha panda bear records 'fresh' by working on them .
That it was a trade off ..... I got the joy for sure .....
but by the time it was all done I was in danger of over exposure .....this is super common with bands....
..... You only get to get the 'full hit'
once you've had a chance to have 'forgotten' and can come in fresh ...
But this LP ....
..... We wrestled some tracks that were not playing ball - prince real was in danger of
Being scrapped early on , but we fought it & found what it liked & needed to reach the zone we were aiming for ...
..... No doubts this lp was tough to make at times .... Sometimes crawling inside it to find what wasn't jibeing was treachourous and emotionally zapping ..... But finally.....
.... After busting thru the hard stuff , the songs just started to arrive at the next level , to sit up & stand . To beg And roll over .....
.... And suddenly I realised that everything had coalesced , and was in a place where I wasn't bored or tired or over familiar ....... Every little trick of the light that Noah had splashed thru the record ....
.... every bit of perspective - both forced forward & foreshortened that had been schemed and sewed in all started to interact as one effective elegant simple system ......
And one that is only additive ......
No reductions ......
Magic added , for sure , and much in the eye if the beholder. ....
..... But I am unable to detect anything. 'Taken away ' ......,,even after months & months ...
Noah reported a similar vibe of not tiring of the tracks or the production ....

Our main aim was to put this in a special place.... A goldilox xone .....
I'm happy it's already putting down roots ...

Like wise - back at u guise ! This , with you all , is a fun experience for me too !
I'm sorry it's a weak surrogate for the real deal panda vibe , but ...
Guess what ...... U got it ......
XPetek the unXpetek X

M O O O O OOO OO P P ! ! !

idk if this was obvious to everyone but i onyl realised it today.. pete u were right when u said noah knew exactly where to put the songs. this album isnt just songs abt death/dealing with death etc.. the album itself is the process of dealing with death/the loss of something
sequential circuits - head high unaffected
mr noah - the dog gets bit on the leg
crosswords-denial, protagonist trying to reassure itself
come to ur senses - getting mad at the change - anger
tropic of cancer - finally breaking down
lonely wanderer - in the wake of the break down , hopelessness, was it worthwhile?
principe real - distancing self from the loss, the broken leg
selfish gene - the sudden realisation, the acceptance, its not as bad as u thought, and it will happen again n things will b ok
acid wash - triumphant, past it and stronger from it

im sure im missing a lot but this is just what i understand rn godam this album is magic

peteeeee, i hope you're passing on the love from us to noah! its a magical record, really is. hope he's as happy with it as we are

Pete, any insight as to why Panda name-dropped Shadow of the Colossus?

One of the greatest games ever. Was he playing it recently or is it an old fave? Does he have a favourite colossus? The vibe of that game sits so neatly with topic and Lonely Wanderer.

I would be v down to meet up in Paris

I would go in debt for the plane tickets. But it'd be worth it

Sure ! He drops by , like a lot of folk , just doesn't comment .

guys,

crosswords is garage
selfish gene is nadir

i registered just to let you guys know i have really enjoyed lurking this thread.

....you'll see .....check out his upcoming shows !

this has probably been asked, but can somebody post the best/their favorite videos of the songs that haven't been released so far? i didn't really listen to the boots so i wanna see what everyone is raving about re: jabbawocky

everyone needs to crank this again, an absolute masterpiece im really hoping we see again in the future.

spoiler because boot avoiders dont wanna see this.

Spoiler: show

clayton wrote:

everyone needs to crank this again, an absolute masterpiece im really hoping we see again in the future.

spoiler because boot avoiders dont wanna see this.

Spoiler: show

my absolute favorite moment of this panda era

one question - do you and noah ever jam out together to take a break from srs studio work? i wonder what a song made from scratch by the two of you would sound like...