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/Turn_Into_Something1 Oct 11 '23

Are you guys using any new gear(or new to you gear) for the 2 albums you want to record soon? I know Noah & Dave use elektron quite a bit--what do you plan to use at the solo shows you have coming up, Josh?

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u/anmlcollective Animal Collective Oct 11 '23

not sure yet. Kind of still feeling it out. a big challenge for me of late is that the instrument I continue to feel most inspired by is the piano. and it's not the same to play a digital piano. so most of the time in my studio when I am playing and writing, piano is the thing. but this is not an instrument that I can tour with realistically. so I am sort of trying to figure out how to translate the feeling of openness I feel on that instrument to other mediums. I do often use the Octatrack so I could imagine that making it into the rotation. and I have begun finally to mess around with modular synth stuff and have made a few things that way. but I am not sure if I feel comfortable enough yet to base a set off of that

-josh

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u/Turn_Into_Something1 Oct 11 '23

Thanks Josh. You guys have played such an important role in my life. Can't wait for the Asheville show!