>In the summer of 2000, the four friends spent several months at Portner's apartment in downtown New York City intensely playing music together using antiquated synthesizers, acoustic guitars, and household objects. According to Lennox, in this summer the basis for all later Animal Collective's music was created: However, all recordings of this period were stolen when Portner changed apartments and packed up the car the night before he moved.
>tfw there is unreleased early anco out there that we will never hear
Anco General
Nathan Allen
Brody Cook
You're right about the live versions of Painting With but for some of them I don't like either version. Lying in the Grass becomes fucking amazing, though. Thanks for sharing!