Released June 17, 2003 Length 44:32 Artist Animal Collective Label Paw Tracks | Recorded 2003 Here Comes the Indian
(2003) Sung Tongs
(2004) Release date 17 June 2003 | |
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Genres Experimental music, Folk music, Psychedelic folk, Experimental rock, Electronica Similar Animal Collective albums, Experimental music albums | ||
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Here Comes the Indian is the debut (later retroactively classified as the fourth) studio album by experimental pop band Animal Collective, released on June 17, 2003. Previously, the band's members had simply chosen to credit themselves according to who played on each album, starting with Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished (2000). Here Comes the Indian is the first release on which all four members of the group perform together: Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Geologist (Brian Weitz), and Deakin (Josh Dibb).
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Recording
The album was recorded live in three days. Avey Tare played his guitar through an Ibanez delay rack and Boss pitch shifter/delay pedal to create a doubled, fuller sound, since he was the only one playing guitar at the time. The group also took turns processing sounds through various effects, such as a Roland SH-2 synthesizer and a vocoder. Avey and Panda Bear later recorded the vocals at Avey's house onto MiniDisc, then added in electronic sounds along with piano loops that Avey had made. Mixing of the album lasted between three and four days.
In the run-up to the recording session, the members experienced a challenging time. After difficulties on tour and within the band, member Brian Weitz (Geologist) had decided to leave the band for one year to visit graduate school in Arizona. According to him, the recording was "the absolute heart of that darkness ... That’s why the album’s so hectic and chaotic. It was trying to shove all this weird energy into one recording."
"Ark" Early Mix
An early mix of the album can be found on the internet (although not commercially available). Most of the vocals had not been added yet. The guitar was more prominent, and track order was different, with different transitions between songs. [1]
- "Too Soon" – 7:01
- "Native Bell" – 3:56
- "Daylight" – 7:03
- "Chant" – 5:26
- "Two Sails" – 12:31
- "Slippi" – 2:55
- "Infinite Dressing Table" – 10:51
Personnel
Songs
1Native Belle3:52
2Hey Light5:41
3Infant Dressing Table8:36