amongst friends

““Animal Collective confirmed to get first officially licensed Grateful Dead sample! “Phil Lesh loved the track…”

This was an inevitable confirmation, but now that it’s official we’re just that much closer to receiving an intended version of “Blue Sky.” So ready for this groove.

Animal Collective – What Would I Want Sky? (live) (via GvB)

I’ve been anxiously awaiting Atlas Sound’s Logos for a while now, but after the announcement of a tune with Panda Bear…well that’s just not the kind of news that you can bear waiting for. According to a P4k interview with Bradford Cox, Noah Lennox taught him how to sample:

“I toured for a period in Europe with Animal Collective, whose band dynamic was very inspirational to be around. On the bus, we often played improvised iPod games. We would take turns formulating a theme or unifying concept and then play three songs. The goal would be for everyone to try and figure out the theme. During one of these games, someone played ‘What Am I Going to Do’ by the Dovers. I was amazed at the hook– a weird organ thing with drums and electric bass. I mentioned to Noah [Lennox] that someone should really sample that riff. He agreed and he taught me a little about sampling and matching up beats. This ended up as the collaborative effort ‘Walkabout’. “

Bump it.

Atlas Sound – Walkabout (w/ Noah Lennox)

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totally unrelated, harvey danger is dead or i guess you can say they’re “running underground with the moles, diggin’ holes.” Adios Flagpole Sitta. Classic throwback vid after the jump!