Animal Collective premiered their new album, Centipede Hz, live this morning on Animal Collective Radio with song by song visuals by Abby Portner. Stream the full album now on radio.myanimalhome.net.
Lastnight’stransmissionalso featuredaDJ mix by bandmember Geologist. He explainshisshow asfollows:
“My show is actually a version of a mix I made for Ben Allen (Centipede Hz Producer) before we went into the studio. He asked us for a list of songs that we might reference in terms of sound and vibe so he could understand how we wanted the album to sound. We put together a list of songs that either encompassed the overall sound and vibe, or just had specific things we liked, such as drums sounds, or vocal effects. Rather than just send him each song, I thought it’d be fun to make transitions in between each track and sequence it out into 4 separate continuous hypothetical LP sides, which is what we were thinking for the sequencing of our album. For the final show of AC Radio we thought it’d be cool to play this inspirational mix and the album back to back.”
Animal Collective Radio, a partnership with The Creators Project, has broadcast live over the last four weeks featuring transmissions hosted by band members Panda Bear, Avey Tare, Deakin and Geologist. The transmissions also featured a variety of guest DJs sets including Atlas Sound, Haunted Graffiti, Black Dice, Pantha Du Prince as well as brand new solo music by Panda Bear and Avey Tare. Listen back to all the shows via the band’s archive on MixCloud: mixcloud.com/animalcollectiveradio
Visit The CreatorsProject website for an exclusive new videointerviewwith GeologistanddetailedAnimal Collective Radio information. More interviews with the band will be posted over the next couple of weeks. thecreatorsproject.com/creators/animal-collective
Animal Collective‘s new album Centipede Hz is out September 3rd on CD, 2xLP & Deluxe 2xLP. The limited edition Deluxe 2xLP features a silver foil tip-on gatefold sleeve and a bonus DVD containing high-resolution album audio and live video excerpts from the band’s 2011 show at Celebrate Brooklyn! Prospect Park. Pre-order all formats now on Animal Collective’s webstore: myanimalhome.net/store
Watch the kinetic new video for Today’s Supernatural, directed by long time collaborator Danny Perez
The band return to the UK and Europe soon:
Sunday 4th November – London, Roundhouse
Tuesday 6th November – Dublin, Vicar St
Wednesday 7th November – Glasgow, ABC 1
Thursday 8th November – Manchester, The Warehouse Project
