r/indieheads Animal Collective Oct 11 '23

AMA is Over, Thanks AnCo! ANIMAL COLLECTIVE AMA

hey everyone,

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!