De Affaire pt. 3 - Animal Collective

After Leafcutter John wound up I made my way out of the geodesic dome and over to the larger open-air stage nearby, the Saddlespan stage sponsored by Doornroosje (cultural center/concert venue). The band was getting set up, so I was there just in time...

Monday, July 16, 2007, 22:45 - Animal Collective
Animal Collective had a much more elaborate setup... lots of electronic equipment, keyboards, mixers, and gadgetry I don't know much about at all due to my lack of finances... The only acoustic instruments I could see were a floor tom and some cymbals. They started out with a familiar tune, very nice vocal interplay between band members and a great mixture of electric beats with banging away on the drum and cymbals. Of course, vocals were all heavily delayed, and keyboard samples abounded. It all sounded very good, and was really fun, but it was rather different from what I was expecting, having heard a few of their albums. It was sort of like a weird trance or techno concert... deep bass beats and electronic loops. I didn't recognize many songs. But hey, it was good dancing music... They knew what they were doing up there. I was kind of out in the middle of the crowd, so it was hard to get a decent photo, but here they are.