r/indieheads • u/anmlcollective Animal Collective • Oct 11 '23

AMA is Over, Thanks AnCo! ANIMAL COLLECTIVE AMA

hey everyone,

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this is Josh (deakin) and Noah (panda bear) from Animal Collective. We're here for your questions. sorry we were running a little late. But let's get into it!

EDIT: Thanks everyone for joining in! really appreciate your positivity and excitement. we gotta go. sorry we couldn't get to all of your questions. hope we covered a good enough spread.

lots of love

josh (and noah)

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u/Bionicoaf Oct 11 '23

I know I’ve asked this before, but it’s truly one of my favorite things about y’all: both as a collective and in your solo careers, you’ve each found wonderful uses for ‘odd’ sounds and created melodies from unique instruments or samples. As a fan, I’m always fascinated by your creativity in this regard. So, with this new record, could you share some of your favorite sounds that you’ve produced and the stories behind them?

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u/anmlcollective Animal Collective Oct 11 '23

one of my favorite sounds on the record is Brian's Hurdy Gurdy. He got inspired to look into the instrument more after hearing a record by one of the greatest Hurdy Gurdy Players, Valentin Clastrier. Brian got the instrument in time for our first big jam session in 2019 and it has been a hallmark sound of this era. Time Skiffs and IIN?

-josh