Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished is the first collaborative studio album by Avey Tare (David Portner) and Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), released in August 2000. It was later retroactively classified as the debut album by Portner and Lennox's group Animal Collective. The album was first released as a CD on the band's own Animal label (now known as Paw Tracks) with only 2000 copies produced.
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, which he described as a "dark time" with Brian Weitz (Geologist) being his only friend in the city.[8] 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".[9]
An old Roland SH-2 synthesizer, which Weitz's brother found stored in a camp, was used for the bass sounds.[10] The drums were played with brushes to emulate the albums Ocean Rain and Forever Changes.[citation needed] 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’!"[9]
Releaseedit
The original cover art was found by Avey Tare, who considered it fitting. The art was later discovered to be an illustration by Dorothy P. Lathrop from the book Stars To-Night: Verses New and Old for Boys and Girls by Sara Teasdale. The album was intended to be released under Avey Tare's name alone, but he was so impressed by Panda Bear's drumming that he added Panda's name on the front cover. This method of choosing monikers for Animal Collective's recorded output—naming themselves after who played on each respective album—would last until 2003's Campfire Songs.
Included with the original release and later vinyl pressings was an insert with the following story:
Not long ago a young boy named Avey and his friend Panda Bear roamed the patch work which covers the land (some call it forest). They were looked upon by Pan and raised by fairies and the Angels of light who play deep within the Wood. 'Let's make the music of childhood,' Avey shouted one day as the two played. Panda thought this idea was a good one. 'I can use my magical Rythm [sic] sticks and you can play your Sun harp,' he said. So the two began to create melodies and Panda brought rythms [sic] from every direction while Avey sang. All of the songs were about wooden toys and invisible friends and filled with the light of the forest. This is the first group of songs they played.
Songs from this album have occasionally been performed live in the following years. "Chocolate Girl" was re-worked for performances during 2008. The final passages of "Alvin Row" were performed frequently on the 2016–2017 tour and Avey Tare performed a solo version of "La Rapet" on electric guitar during a livestream in June 2020.
Track listingedit
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Spirit They've Vanished"
5:35
2.
"April and the Phantom"
5:53
3.
"Untitled"
2:58
4.
"Penny Dreadfuls"
7:58
5.
"Chocolate Girl"
8:28
6.
"Everyone Whistling"
1:00
7.
"La Rapet"
7:52
8.
"Bat You'll Fly"
5:03
9.
"Someday I'll Grow to Be as Tall as the Giant"
3:10
10.
"Alvin Row"
12:39
Total length:
60:38
2023 remaster additional tracks (A Night at Mr. Raindrop's Holistic Pharmacy EP)
There has been some confusion about the album's track listing. On the original, limited release, the untitled track #3 was not listed along with the other songs. Since the track listing gave no corresponding track numbers to the rest of the songs, it was incorrectly assumed that tracks #3–9 were actually titled as tracks #4–10 are here, and that "Alvin Row" had no title. This error appears in nearly every review of Spirit following its initial release in 2000. The 2003 FatCat reissue cleared up this misunderstanding by numbering the songs and leaving a blank space for track #3.
There is also some confusion in regards to the true title of the complementary EP released with the 2023 Domino Recording Company reissue, A Night at Mr. Raindrop's Holistic Pharmacy, due to issues regarding pressing and labeling which caused the EP to be improperly titled A Night at Mr. Raindrop's Holistic Supermarket.
^ abMOTHER NATURE’S SONS: Animal Collective and Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti by Simon Reynolds, The Wire, 2005
^post by Dave Portner under the username "wheeter" (2006), , Collected Animals, archived from the original on July 20, 2011, retrieved July 22, 2013
April 11, 2024
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Spirit They re Gone Spirit They ve Vanished is the first collaborative studio album by Avey Tare David Portner and Panda Bear Noah Lennox released in August 2000 It was later retroactively classified as the debut album by Portner and Lennox s group Animal Collective The album was first released as a CD on the band s own Animal label now known as Paw Tracks with only 2000 copies produced Spirit They re Gone Spirit They ve VanishedStudio album by Avey Tare and Panda Bear Animal Collective ReleasedAugust 2000RecordedMay September 1999StudioPistol RingGenrePsychedelia 1 2 electroacoustic 2 experimental rock 3 Length60 38LabelAnimalAvey Tare chronologySpirit They re Gone Spirit They ve Vanished 2000 Danse Manatee 2001 Panda Bear chronologyPanda Bear 1999 Spirit They re Gone Spirit They ve Vanished 2000 Danse Manatee 2001 Animal Collective chronologySpirit They re Gone Spirit They ve Vanished 2000 Danse Manatee 2001 Alternative cover2003 reissue coverProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 4 Mojo 5 Pitchfork8 9 10 2 The Rolling Stone Album Guide 6 Tiny Mix Tapes5 5 3 It was reissued as a double CD along with Danse Manatee in 2003 on FatCat Records and later on limited edition vinyl through FatCat Both UK and US pressings used direct metal mastering The album was remastered and reissued again through Domino Recording Company in 2023 7 Contents 1 Background 2 Release 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 ReferencesBackground editAll 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 which he described as a dark time with Brian Weitz Geologist being his only friend in the city 8 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 9 An old Roland SH 2 synthesizer which Weitz s brother found stored in a camp was used for the bass sounds 10 The drums were played with brushes to emulate the albums Ocean Rain and Forever Changes citation needed 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 9 Release editThe original cover art was found by Avey Tare who considered it fitting The art was later discovered to be an illustration by Dorothy P Lathrop from the book Stars To Night Verses New and Old for Boys and Girls by Sara Teasdale The album was intended to be released under Avey Tare s name alone but he was so impressed by Panda Bear s drumming that he added Panda s name on the front cover This method of choosing monikers for Animal Collective s recorded output naming themselves after who played on each respective album would last until 2003 s Campfire Songs Included with the original release and later vinyl pressings was an insert with the following story Not long ago a young boy named Avey and his friend Panda Bear roamed the patch work which covers the land some call it forest They were looked upon by Pan and raised by fairies and the Angels of light who play deep within the Wood Let s make the music of childhood Avey shouted one day as the two played Panda thought this idea was a good one I can use my magical Rythm sic sticks and you can play your Sun harp he said So the two began to create melodies and Panda brought rythms sic from every direction while Avey sang All of the songs were about wooden toys and invisible friends and filled with the light of the forest This is the first group of songs they played The title is a quote uttered by Mr Magoo in Mister Magoo s Christmas Carol Songs from this album have occasionally been performed live in the following years Chocolate Girl was re worked for performances during 2008 The final passages of Alvin Row were performed frequently on the 2016 2017 tour and Avey Tare performed a solo version of La Rapet on electric guitar during a livestream in June 2020 Track listing editNo TitleLength1 Spirit They ve Vanished 5 352 April and the Phantom 5 533 Untitled 2 584 Penny Dreadfuls 7 585 Chocolate Girl 8 286 Everyone Whistling 1 007 La Rapet 7 528 Bat You ll Fly 5 039 Someday I ll Grow to Be as Tall as the Giant 3 1010 Alvin Row 12 39Total length 60 38 2023 remaster additional tracks A Night at Mr Raindrop s Holistic Pharmacy EP No TitleLength1 An An Angel 6 342 Untitled 1 6 493 Bus Travel New York Tare My Face Off pt 1 4 284 Dreams 5 125 Bus Travel New York Tare My Face Off pt 2 3 12Total length 26 15 There has been some confusion about the album s track listing On the original limited release the untitled track 3 was not listed along with the other songs Since the track listing gave no corresponding track numbers to the rest of the songs it was incorrectly assumed that tracks 3 9 were actually titled as tracks 4 10 are here and that Alvin Row had no title This error appears in nearly every review of Spirit following its initial release in 2000 The 2003 FatCat reissue cleared up this misunderstanding by numbering the songs and leaving a blank space for track 3 There is also some confusion in regards to the true title of the complementary EP released with the 2023 Domino Recording Company reissue A Night at Mr Raindrop s Holistic Pharmacy due to issues regarding pressing and labeling which caused the EP to be improperly titled A Night at Mr Raindrop s Holistic Supermarket Personnel editAvey Tare vocals acoustic guitar piano synthesizers tapes Panda Bear perfect percussion drums References edit Animal Collective Spirit They re Gone Spirit They ve Vanished Danse Manatee PopMatters November 12 2003 a b c Sirota Brent S August 1 2000 Animal Collective Spirit They re Gone Spirit They ve Vanished Pitchfork Retrieved February 29 2016 a b Leveer Animal Collective Spirit They ve Gone Spirit They ve Vanished Tiny Mix Tapes Retrieved February 22 2019 Couture Francois Spirit They re Gone Spirit They ve Vanished Avey Tare Panda Bear Animal Collective AllMusic Retrieved June 12 2018 Animal Collective Spirit They re Gone Spirit They ve Vanished Danse Manatee Mojo 119 111 October 2003 Animal Collective Album Guide Rolling Stone Archived from the original on June 5 2013 Retrieved December 29 2015 Animal Collective Spirit They re Gone Spirit They ve Vanished 2023 CD Discogs Retrieved June 18 2023 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 dead link a b MOTHER NATURE S SONS Animal Collective and Ariel Pink s Haunted Graffiti by Simon Reynolds The Wire 2005 post by Dave Portner under the username wheeter 2006 Questions for the Collective Bass in Spirit They re Gone Collected Animals archived from the original on July 20 2011 retrieved July 22 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Spirit They 27re Gone Spirit They 27ve Vanished amp oldid 1180839374, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
