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''Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished'' is the first album by Baltimore-based band Animal Collective, released in August 2000 under the name ''Avey Tare and Panda Bear''. The album was released as a CD on the band's own Animal label (now known as Paw Tracks), and only 2000 copies were made. It has since been re-released as a double CD along with Danse Manatee in 2003 on FatCat Records. It is now available on limited edition vinyl through FatCat Records. Both UK and US pressings used DMM mastering. ==Background== All of the songs were written by Avey Tare (David Portner) from 1997 to 1999, except for "Penny Dreadfuls" which was written when he was 16 years old. The process was strongly inspired by his move from Baltimore to New York, describing it as a "dark time" with Brian Weitz (Geologist) being his only friend in the city.〔Harvell, Jess. ("Out Of The Woods: Animal Collective Beats A Path From Baltimore County To Indie Fame" ), ''Baltimore City Paper'', October 19, 2005. Retrieved on July 5, 2010.〕 Portner and Panda Bear (Noah Lennox) recorded the acoustic guitar and the drums live onto a Tascam 48 eight-track reel-to-reel in Portner's bedroom in Maryland during the summer of 1999. The piano songs along with overdubs were recorded in Portner's parents' living room. Portner wanted the guitar to be "jangled to create this fluttering feeling".〔(MOTHER NATURE’S SONS: Animal Collective and Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti ) by Simon Reynolds, The Wire, 2005〕 An old Roland SH-2 synthesizer, which Brian Weitz's brother found stored in a camp, was used for the bass sounds. The drums were played with brushes to emulate the albums ''Ocean Rain'' and ''Forever Changes'' . Avey Tare would dictate what he wanted the rhythm to be through beatboxing. Other sounds, such as the majority of "Spirit They've Vanished", were created through the use of feedback loops. Future Animal Collective member Deakin (Josh Dibb) helped with the promotion and sent packages to record companies. Portner recalled, "Southern Records called us back immediately and said ‘Is there something wrong with this? This music makes our dogs run out of the room’!"〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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