FINALLY! First-ever widely-available pressing of Animal Collective’s 2001 album Danse Manatee, presented here with the original artwork in a DMM remastered edition, accompanied by a 320kbps digital download of the album. The first Animal Collective album to feature Geologist alongside Avey Tare and Panda Bear, Danse Manatee finds the band experimenting with a looser, more live, organic sound, adding Geologist’s improvised electronics and backing vocals to the playful, otherwordly melodicism characterizing their debut. Essential for any Animal Collective fan , Danse Manatee showcases a crucial growth point along the way for this irrepressibly creative, innovative ensemble.