There’s no “I” in blogosphere, dood. If you weren’t there for Animal Collective, some serious teamwork will help take you back in time and put you there. My best blog buddy Matt, who runs a tight ship at the helm of YANP, just uploaded the zipped RAR files containing the full bootleg of Animal Collective’s stratospheric Pitchfork performance. I grabbed those files, separated them, pieced together the set list by way of my memory of the show and a swift cross reference of my AC catalog, and sequenced the tracks by, ya know, determining which jams segue the best (as Animal Collective is wont to seamlessly weave each song together when playing live). So yeah, good hustle everyone.
Anyway, this is a particularly good performance, so I’m quite stoked to have this recording available. The sound is decent enough, though there are a few hiccups from the original rip. That shouldn’t distract you too much, however, since Animal Collective brought the pain with new, rearranged, and rarely performed songs not to be missed. Though I never focused much on the lyrics of the Danse Manitee version, the vocal-present live rendition demonstrates that “Essplode”… is like totally filthy! Damn, Avey. Looks like Tare’s gonna up and join Three 6 Mafia before we know it. Okay, I’ll shut up now – enjoy, and somebody, please make a Successory poster out of this entry’s opening sentence.
Live @ Pitchfork Music Festival :: Chicago, IL :: 7.19.08
Animal Collective – Chocolate Girl
Animal Collective – Comfy In Nautica (Panda Bear Surprise!)
Animal Collective – House
Animal Collective – Lion in a Coma
Animal Collective – Peacebone
Animal Collective – Daily Routine
Animal Collective – Bearhug
Animal Collective – Fireworks / Essplode
And here’s the visual – discotheque lights plus bucket hat plus epic new jam. Animal Collective slays me.
