Animal Collective - Crestone Soundtrack (Quick review)

 

It’s hard to ever truly come to the conclusion of what your favourite artist of all time is, for me however, Animal Collective are definitely are a top contender. When I think about my favourite albums of all time, I think about Animal Collective. When I think about some of my favourite songs of all time, I think about Animal Collective. They’re a band that has always pushed the boundaries of pop, experimental and psychedelic music, with their signature style of floaty and spacey intense sounds.

It’s been a while now since we got a full length Animal Collective album, but for now we have to settle for this new release, a score for the documentary Crestone. Made by Deakin and Geologist, the two probably least well known members of the band, the Crestone soundtrack takes the bands usual maximal sound and tears it apart. The album has a very airy and spacey atmosphere, which isn’t uncommon for the band but in this case however the focus is on sitting comfortably in the background rather than the bands usual attempt to overwhelm your senses. Most of the songs are like this heavenly dreamscape, often complemented by peaceful Spanish guitars or liquid sounding synths.

The Crestone movie is a documentary set in the Colorado desert, following a group of Soundcloud rappers who have moved out there to grow weed. Made by filmmaker Marnie Ellen Hertzler, who has a personal connection to the subject matter, as all the Soundcloud rappers were a group of her friends from back in High School.

To wrap things up, I highly recommend this album to people who are a fan of classic ambient music and are looking for something a little more outside of the box. Animal Collective has always been a band that pushes boundaries and that doesn’t change with the release of this hazy documentary soundtrack.