Spirit Theyre Gone, Spirit Theyve Vanished - Remastered 2023 [CD]

用難以理解的實驗手法創造出無數首極具感染力的歌曲，至今出道 20 年的 Animal Collective 絕對是現在最有趣的樂團之一，這些年來創造出了無數首令人腦洞大開的獨立搖滾樂，在他們天馬行空的音樂世界裡幾乎容納了所有的音樂狀態，其中也包括了 60 年代的迷幻、印尼神話中天神們傳遞訊息的聲音、或是奈及利亞當代音樂中與 Afro-Beat 一樣具有引響力的 Juju 等... 關於精神與民俗的音樂體驗，不時的在獨立音樂場景裡綻出令人驚豔的可能性，成為了一代人的標準與無可取代的存在。

2000 年發行的首張專輯《Spirit Theyre Gone, Spirit Theyve Vanished》在今年被重新發行，這是一張童年結束的悲歌，靈魂人物 Avey Tare 和 Panda Bear 用尖銳的噪音、電子故障聲響以及各種無旋律與節奏線創造出了獨一無二的實驗音樂世界，是一齣帶著幽暗的藝術童話故事，坐立難安卻引人入勝，也有人說這張專輯就像是「裡頭放著刀片的士力架巧克力」，雖然我們已經知道現在的 Animal Collective 成為了哪樣的無可替代，但再次聽到他們的首張專輯，還是會再被擊倒一次，最原始的，在動物們還沒有被集合時。

2023 重新版本追加的 CD 2 是一張未曾發表過的五首歌 EP《A Night at Mr. Raindrop Holistic Supermarket》，其中包含了 Animal Collective 詮釋的 Fleetwood Mac 名曲〈Dreams〉

Second disc includes A Night at Mr. Raindrop Holistic Supermarket EP featuring 5 previously unreleased songs recorded from the same era

Remastered Audio

Chiming laments for a childhood end, the debut album from Animal Collective, Spirit Theyre Gone, Spirit Theyve Vanished opens with the phrase "want to hear a secret, I know one," suggesting these secrets just might be buried deep within the flocks of high frequencies, electronic glitches, bleeps and swells that follow. Originally released in 2000 and credited to Avey Tare & Panda Bear prior to the full, collective band name being used on releases, this reissue features remastered audio and new artwork by Abby and Dave Portner.

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Originally released in a very small CD-only pressing on their own Animal label in August 2000, Spirit Theyre Gone, Spirit Theyve Vanished was the debut record by one of today most interesting bands, Animal Collective. Originally credited to Avey Tare & Panda Bear (prior to the full, collective band name being used on releases), it has been praised by Vulture for its “starry-eyed sense of songcraft” and described by Pitchfork as “a masterful piece of electro-acoustic fairy-tale music; yet its squealing electronics, and vitrified rhythms suggest something darker. Like a Snickers bar with a razorblade in it.”

Chiming laments for a childhood end, Spirit Theyre Gone, Spirit Theyve Vanished opens with the phrase "want to hear a secret, I know one," suggesting these secrets just might be buried deep within the flocks of high frequencies, electronic glitches, bleeps and swells that follow. The duo s approach is similar to Love (circa Forever Changes), with Avey Tare picked acoustic guitar flowing in perfect syncopation with Panda Bear s tumbling drum kit. But the layers of tonal and atonal electronics that fatten the thinner pulse of the songwriter s vision make this album resemble something closer to modern electronic composition. The songs range from speedy patchwork pieces to slower piano melodies, a somehow coherent yet very fragile brand of psychedelic music - their grasp of pop hooks and dynamics being counterbalanced by a love of noise / friction and musical anarchy; their songs wavering on the tightrope between deeply affecting beauty and unrestrained chaos. Whilst the band have gone on to rightfully become one of the most name-dropped and influential groups of the past two decades, this debut effort reminds us of where they came from and remains a truly stunning and unique album.

CD 1
1. Spirit Theyve Vanished (Remastered 2023)
2. April And The Phantom (Remastered 2023)
3. Untitled (Remastered 2023)
4. Penny Dreadfuls (Remastered 2023)
5. Chocolate Girl (Remastered 2023)
6. Everyone Whistling (Remastered 2023)
7. La Rapet (Remastered 2023)
8. Bat Youll Fly (Remastered 2023)
9. Someday Ill Grow To Be As Tall As The Giant (Remastered 2023)
10. Alvin Row (Remastered 2023)

CD 2
1. An An Angel
2. Untitled #1
3. Bus Travel New York Tare My Face Off pt. 1
4. Dreams
5. Bus Travel New York Tare My Face Off pt. 2