Love and other planets...
I went to see Animal Collective at Academy 2 in Birmingham the other week with Kieran. They were supported by Kristin from Mum who was playing as we walked in. She was awfully quiet. We got a drink and made our way closer to the stage. She was somewhat shambolic, stopping songs, forgetting words, and slurring them in between songs as she supped her red wine. She sang in what appeared to be a deliberately babyish voice. It all seemed all too cute and I was tired so I stepped back and switched off. She wasn't deserving of anyone's attention to be brutally honest.
Animal Collective came on and the guitarist slated everyone for not paying enough attention to Kristin. He seemed a little pissed, in the American sense...Anyway they played a mostly great set that flowed from song to song. They are truly like no other band out there. In fact, that's exactly what they are: out there. I went home pleased that I had seen a great gig (though not as great as when I saw them supporting Four Tet at the Medicine Bar a few years back).
T told me he was to see them a few days after in London, supported by Battles (in addition to Kristin). Wow. What a show. I had a look on the net and found out that Adem had also been announced! I gleefully informed him and his glee, as a consequence, soon exceeded mine. Boy, was he gleeful.
I'll let Adem take the story on from here ( go read but here's a snippet: AC were insisting that Kria Brekkan (the new addition) go on second, and me first. I totally understand this - of course the Animal Collective dudes want to give priority to the project that is one of their number and his girlfriend).
Dave from Animal Collective responds here (go read comment #14: I or anyone else in AC honestly would never have someone open for us just cause they were somones girlfriend and we were treating kristin as a musician we respected and whos music we really like)
Adem then responds here (go read comment #15: This was never intended to be an issue, and I certainly don't feel that you need to apologise, although I very much appreciate that you recognise that the confusion made it very difficult. Pulling out of a show sucks. I've never done it before and hope to never do it again...I know that you are all friendly, generous guys and I would tell the world the same. Whenever we've met it's been a pleasure, and am sure it will continue to be. I wasn't meaning to lay blame and hope you understand (along with all others reading) that my post is not intended as a vindictive one against you, but a fairly straight account of my reasoning at the time. That said, I sincerely apologise for writing 'someone's girlfriend' etc. looking back it reads very harshly. Having toured with Kristin in the past, I know how fantastic a musician and performer she is and was overjoyed when I saw that she was on the bill with us: I did not mean to infer otherwise and regret prompting any misunderstanding. I'm very upset that I may have offended either of you. I'm gutted and am deeply sorry).
Wow. What an episode. I love the fact that (despite the extraordinarily laborious explanations about nothing much, not too dissimilar to this post actually, come to think about it...) these two artists conversed this way via the net. It astonishes me. Adem, former member of Fridge with Kieran Hebden! Animal Collecitve! It does come accross as really petty. I think Adem did the right thing, for what it's worth...what do you reckon??
Animal Collective came on and the guitarist slated everyone for not paying enough attention to Kristin. He seemed a little pissed, in the American sense...Anyway they played a mostly great set that flowed from song to song. They are truly like no other band out there. In fact, that's exactly what they are: out there. I went home pleased that I had seen a great gig (though not as great as when I saw them supporting Four Tet at the Medicine Bar a few years back).
T told me he was to see them a few days after in London, supported by Battles (in addition to Kristin). Wow. What a show. I had a look on the net and found out that Adem had also been announced! I gleefully informed him and his glee, as a consequence, soon exceeded mine. Boy, was he gleeful.
I'll let Adem take the story on from here ( go read but here's a snippet: AC were insisting that Kria Brekkan (the new addition) go on second, and me first. I totally understand this - of course the Animal Collective dudes want to give priority to the project that is one of their number and his girlfriend).
Dave from Animal Collective responds here (go read comment #14: I or anyone else in AC honestly would never have someone open for us just cause they were somones girlfriend and we were treating kristin as a musician we respected and whos music we really like)
Adem then responds here (go read comment #15: This was never intended to be an issue, and I certainly don't feel that you need to apologise, although I very much appreciate that you recognise that the confusion made it very difficult. Pulling out of a show sucks. I've never done it before and hope to never do it again...I know that you are all friendly, generous guys and I would tell the world the same. Whenever we've met it's been a pleasure, and am sure it will continue to be. I wasn't meaning to lay blame and hope you understand (along with all others reading) that my post is not intended as a vindictive one against you, but a fairly straight account of my reasoning at the time. That said, I sincerely apologise for writing 'someone's girlfriend' etc. looking back it reads very harshly. Having toured with Kristin in the past, I know how fantastic a musician and performer she is and was overjoyed when I saw that she was on the bill with us: I did not mean to infer otherwise and regret prompting any misunderstanding. I'm very upset that I may have offended either of you. I'm gutted and am deeply sorry).
Wow. What an episode. I love the fact that (despite the extraordinarily laborious explanations about nothing much, not too dissimilar to this post actually, come to think about it...) these two artists conversed this way via the net. It astonishes me. Adem, former member of Fridge with Kieran Hebden! Animal Collecitve! It does come accross as really petty. I think Adem did the right thing, for what it's worth...what do you reckon??
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