Water courses

Water courses
Extended Play by Animal Collective
Publication (s)	May 5, 2008 (worldwide) May 6, 2008 (USA)
admission	2007
Label (s)	Domino Records
Format (s)	CD , 12 "vinyl
Genre (s)	Noise Pop , Psychfolk , Experimental Pop
Title (number)	4th
running time	18:08
occupation	Avey Tare Panda bear Geologist Deakin
production	Animal Collective , Scott Colburn, Nicolas Vernhes
Studio (s)	Rare Book Room Studio, New York City
chronology Strawberry Jam 2007 Water courses Merriweather Post Pavilion 2009

Water Curses is an EP from Animal Collective . It was released on CD in May 2008 and on 12 " vinyl by Domino Records in June of the same year.

History of origin

The first three tracks were recorded during the recording sessions for the album Strawberry Jam in January 2007 and were produced by Scott Colburn. The fourth and final track on the EP, "Seal Eyeing", was produced by Nicolas Vernhes and recorded in his Rare Book Room studio in Brooklyn , New York City . Vernhes also mixed all four tracks. According to a press release from the band, Water Curses portrayed "Animal Collective discovers strange new waters".

The song "Street Flash" should actually appear on the previous album "Strawberry Jam" (2007).

content

The EP was described by the band as follows , according to Domino Records :

“All four tracks are simpler than their last work on Strawberry Jam . The opener, "Water Curses", mixes carousel and calypso, throwing unexpected rhythms up, down and sideways to create the sound of a smile. And "Street Flash" is almost seven minutes full of deep sinks, full of electronics and lullabies that sound like they're made of honey. "Cobwebs" is just as sluggish. Weaving itself around a defiant vocal mantra, "I'm not going underground," and rockets full of gospel organ sounds, it sounds like creating a new kind of space church for Al Green to hold weddings until the church slowly disappears into a sticky ether. The final track of the EP brings you that heavenly feeling in even more blissful emotional stages. "Seal Eyeing" is the moment when you realize that you are watching contrails merging with the sky and that this is not only the most constructive thing you can do, but also the only option you have left. "

- Animal Collective

The vinyl version is also available with an MP3 and FLAC version of the album.

The album leaked on March 12, 2008 on file sharing websites.

Track list

All songs are from Animal Collective .

1. Water Curses - 3.25
2. Street Flash - 6.48
3. Cobwebs - 4.14
4. Seal Eyeing - 3.38

reception

On Pitchfork Media the EP received 7.3 out of 10 points. There Mark Richardson writes:

“While it's just a collection of outtakes, Water Curses feels like its own thing, with a constant mood and an identifiable palette. The record also shows the band, which increasingly likes the idea of ​​integrating unusual sounds and textures into their music. Where they once used synths, delay pedals and crude electronic percussion in an abstract, noise approach, they are now discovering the way to work with strange sounds and real songs. You can hear them becoming more experimental and at the same time more accessible. While Water Curses is a lot of fun, it still makes you dream of where Animal Collective will go next. "

- Mark Richardson

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Animal Collective Announce "Water Curses" EP ( Memento from March 2, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
2. ^ Domino: News . Retrieved March 8, 2011.
3. ↑ English original:
   All four tracks have a more stripped down feel than their recent work on Strawberry Jam. Opener 'Water Curses' mixes mixing carousel and calypso throwing unexpected rhythm up, down and sideways to produce the sound of a smile. And 'Street Flash' is nearly seven minutes of spaced out hollers, electronics and lullabies that sounds like it's made of honey. 'Cobwebs' is equally languid. Weaving itself around a defiant vocal mantra "I'm not going underground" and boosters of Gospel organ sounds like it's imagining some new kind of space church for Al Green to conduct weddings until it slowly fades away into a sticky ether. The EP's final track takes the celestial feel into even more blissed-out states. 'Seal Eyeing' is the moment you realize watching vapor trails melt into the sky is not only the most constructive thing you can do, but the only real option that's left
4. ↑ English original:
   Though ostensibly a collection of outtakes, Water Curses feels like its own thing, with a consistent mood and an identifiable palette. The record also finds the band becoming increasingly comfortable with integrating unusual sounds and textures into their music. Where they once used synths, delay pedals, and crude electronic percussion in an abstract, noise-oriented ways, they're now discovering how to make odd sounds work with proper songs. You can hear them becoming more experimental and more accessible simultaneously. While Water Curses is plenty enjoyable on its own, it also sets you dreaming about where Animal Collective will go next.
5. ↑ Review , Pitchfork