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| birth_name = David Michael Portner<ref>{{cite web|url = http://temple-news.com/arts/guitarist-avey-tare-dabbles-slasher-flicks/|title = Guitarist Avey Tare dabbles in Slasher Flicks|date = April 1, 2014|access-date = November 9, 2014|website = The Temple News|last = Zisser|first = David}}</ref> |
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| birth_place = [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], U.S.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Thomas|first1=Fred|title=Avey Tare|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/280328/avey-tare/biography|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=n.d.}}</ref> |
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| Instrument = [[Vocals]], [[Guitar]], [[Piano]], [[Synthesizers]], [[Percussion]] |
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| Genre = [[Experimental rock]]<br>[[Electronic music]]<br>[[Folk music]]<br>[[New Weird America]]<br>[[Naturalismo]] |
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| Years_active = [[2000]]–present |
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| years_active = 1995–present |
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| Label = [[Paw Tracks]], [[FatCat Records]], [[Domino Records]], Catsup Plate, St. Ives, [http://www.uuar.com/ UAAR], |
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| label = [[Paw Tracks]], [[FatCat Records]], [[Domino Recording Company]], [[Mistletone]], Catsup Plate, St. Ives, UAAR, |
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| associated_acts = [[Animal Collective]], [[Avey Tare & Kría Brekkan]], [[Automine]], [[Panda Bear (musician)|Panda Bear]], [[Geologist (musician)|Geologist]], [[Deakin (musician)|Deakin]], [[Terrestrial Tones]] |
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| URL = [http://www.myanimalhome.net] |
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'''David Michael Portner''' (born April 24, 1979), also known by his moniker '''Avey Tare''', is a musician and songwriter who co-founded the American [[experimental pop]] band [[Animal Collective]]. He has released four solo albums, as well as four collaborative albums with [[Panda Bear (musician)|Panda Bear]] (Noah Lennox) three of which were later retroactively classified under Animal Collective's discography. |
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'''Avey Tare''' (born '''David Portner''', April 24, 1979) is a musician and founding member of [[Animal Collective]]. Portner lives with his wife [[Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir]] (ex-[[Múm]]) in [[Brooklyn, NY]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.facebook.com/pages/Animal-Collective/8041111020 | title=Animal Collective Facebook page | date=August 23, 2010}}</ref> |
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==Animal Collective== |
==Animal Collective== |
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Portner met Animal Collective's [[Deakin (musician)|Deakin]] (Josh Dibb), [[Panda Bear (musician)|Panda Bear]] (Noah Lennox), and [[Geologist (musician)|Geologist]] (Brian Weitz) in high school. For years, the four of them swapped homemade recordings, shared musical ideas and performed in different group configurations. Portner recorded the ''[[Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished]]'' album with Lennox, and initially released the recording on the band's own Animal label in 1999. The album is commonly referred to as the first official Animal Collective release, with Tare writing the music and Lennox providing the 'perfect percussion' (as cited in the album's credits).{{full citation needed|date=February 2016}} |
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After high school, |
After high school, Portner and Weitz moved to New York City to attend [[New York University]] and [[Columbia University]], respectively. Lennox and Dibb eventually moved to New York City, and the band became more collaborative in nature. They finally settled on the name "Animal Collective".{{Citation needed|date=February 2016}} |
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Although the band's output is, as their name suggests, a |
Although the band's output is, as their name suggests, a collaborative effort, with no typical 'frontman,' Portner has been cited by the other members as being the 'primary songwriter' and de facto leader of the group. For the band's ''[[Centipede Hz]]'', Tare confirmed that the album has eight songs penned by him.<ref name="animalpitch">{{cite web | url=http://www.pitchfork.com/features/update/8842-animal-collective/ | title=Update Animal Colletive by Larry Fitzmaurice | date=May 17, 2012|website = Pitchfork.com|access-date=2017-07-10|last = Fitzmaurice|first = Larry}}</ref> |
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==Other musical projects== |
==Other musical projects== |
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[[File:Avey Tare 2014 FYF Festival.jpg|thumb|Live with Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks at FYF Fest, 2014]] |
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Portner's other projects and releases include [[Terrestrial Tones]] with Eric Copeland of [[Black Dice]], a split 12" with [[David Grubbs]], and ''[[Pullhair Rubeye]]'', an LP made with his then-wife [[Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir]], former member of Icelandic band [[múm]]. He released his debut solo album, ''Down There'', on October 26, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/39603-animal-collectives-avey-tare-to-release-first-solo-album/|title=Animal Collective's Avey Tare to Release First Solo Album|website=Pitchfork.com|date=30 July 2010|access-date=2017-07-10}}</ref> |
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In April, 2013, it was announced that Portner had formed the group [[Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks]] with [[Angel Deradoorian]], former member of [[Dirty Projectors]], and ex-[[Ponytail (band)|Ponytail]] drummer Jeremy Hyman. Portner describes the band as "[a] group of three hippies on a road trip through the backwaters of 2013s rural music scene fall prey to a murderous cannibalistic band making..."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2013/04/animal-collectives-avey-tare-forms-slasher-flicks-announces-tour-dates/|title=Animal Collective's Avey Tare forms Slasher Flicks, announces tour dates - Consequence of Sound|work=Consequence of Sound|date=10 April 2013}}</ref> Their debut album, ''Enter the Slasher House'', came out internationally on April 7, 2014, and a supporting West Coast tour was announced soon after the album's release.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jeremy Gordon |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/55690-avey-tares-slasher-flicks-announce-tour/ |title=Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks Announce Tour |website=Pitchfork.com |date=2014-06-24 |access-date=2017-07-10}}</ref> Ahead of the album, they released a video for "Little Fang", directed by Portner's sister and featuring a puppet created by Jim Henson's Creature Shop.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/54219-video-avey-tares-slasher-flicks-little-fang-starring-a-jim-henson-puppet/ |title=Video: Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks: "Little Fang", Starring a Jim Henson Puppet | News | Pitchfork |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=2014-03-09 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310115247/http://pitchfork.com/news/54219-video-avey-tares-slasher-flicks-little-fang-starring-a-jim-henson-puppet/ |archive-date=2014-03-10 }}</ref> In 2017, he appeared on Grateful Dead member Mickey Hart's solo album, ''RAMU''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://relix.com/articles/detail/spotlight_avey_tare_on_eucalyptus_and_working_with_mickey_hart/|title=Spotlight: Avey Tare on _Eucalyptus_ and Working with Mickey Hart|date=4 January 2018|website=Relix.com|access-date=17 February 2023}}</ref> |
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His sister is Abby Portner, New York City artist and musician, who creates some of Animal Collective's artwork. |
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==Personal life== |
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David's sister is [[Abby Portner]], Los Angeles artist and experimental musician, who creates some of Animal Collective's artwork and stage design.<ref>[http://www.fielddayfestivals.com/an-artwork-history-of-animal-collective-via-abby-portner-part-one/ "An Artwork History of Animal Collective via Abby Portner Part One"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205032058/http://fielddayfestivals.com/an-artwork-history-of-animal-collective-via-abby-portner-part-one/ |date=2016-02-05 }}, ''Field Day London Blog'', London, 8 May 2013. Retrieved on 19 June 2013.</ref> |
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===Albums=== |
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* ''[[Down There (album)|Down There]]'' (October 26, 2010, [[Paw Tracks]]) |
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From 2006 to 2008, Portner was married to Icelandic musician [[Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir]],<ref>[http://en.blogotheque.net/2006/12/05/kria-brekkan-en/ "Kria Brekkan"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714204713/http://en.blogotheque.net/2006/12/05/kria-brekkan-en/ |date=2014-07-14 }}, ''La Blogotheque'', 5 December 2006. Retrieved on 13 July 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.self-titledmag.com/2010/10/19/the-self-titled-interview-avey-tare-of-animal-collective/ "THE SELF-TITLED INTERVIEW: Avey Tare of Animal Collective"], ''Self-Titled Mag'', 19 October 2010. Retrieved on 13 July 2014.</ref> also known as Kría Brekkan. Afterwards, he was in a relationship with musician [[Angel Deradoorian]] and moved to Los Angeles with her.<ref>{{cite web|title = ARTIST OF THE MONTH: Deradoorian|url = http://www.self-titledmag.com/2015/08/14/artist-of-the-month-deradoorian|website = Self-titledmag.com|access-date = 2015-10-30|archive-date = 2015-10-02|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151002215841/http://www.self-titledmag.com/2015/08/14/artist-of-the-month-deradoorian/|url-status = dead}}</ref> He currently lives in North Carolina and is in a relationship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2020/04/28/catching-up-with-avey-tare/|title = Catching up with Avey Tare|website=Aquariumdrunkard.com|date = 28 April 2020}}</ref> |
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==Discography== |
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{{See also|Animal Collective discography}} |
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===Studio albums=== |
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! scope="row" | ''[[Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished]]''<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(with Panda Bear)</span> |
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* Released: August 2000 |
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* Label: Animal, [[FatCat Records|FatCat]] |
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* Formats: [[Compact Disc|CD]], [[Gramophone record|LP]] |
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! scope="row" | ''[[Danse Manatee]]''<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(with Panda Bear and [[Geologist (musician)|Geologist]])</span> |
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* Released: July 2001 |
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* Label: Catsup Plate, FatCat |
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* Formats: CD, LP |
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! scope="row" | ''[[Pullhair Rubeye]]'' <br /> <span style="font-size:85%;">(with [[Kria Brekkan]])</span> |
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* Released: 2007 |
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* Label: [[Paw Tracks]] |
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! scope="row" | ''[[Down There (album)|Down There]]'' |
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* Released: October 25, 2010 |
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* Label: Paw Tracks |
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! scope="row" | ''[[Enter the Slasher House]]'' <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks)</span> |
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* Released: April 7, 2014 |
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* Label: [[Domino Recording Company|Domino]] |
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! scope="row" | ''[[Eucalyptus (Avey Tare album)|Eucalyptus]]'' |
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* Released: July 21, 2017 |
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* Label: Domino |
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! scope="row" | ''[[Cows on Hourglass Pond]]'' |
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* Released: March 22, 2019 |
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* Label: Domino |
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! scope="row" | ''[[7s (album)|7s]]'' |
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* Released: February 17, 2023 |
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* Label: Domino |
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===EPs=== |
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* ''Essence of Eucalyptus'' (2018, [[Domino Recording Company|Domino]]) |
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* ''Conference of Birds / Birds in Disguise'' (2019, Domino) |
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* ''Fast Lea / Amphora'' (2024, DOSed) (split cassette with Superflower) |
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===Singles=== |
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* ''Lucky 1'' (October 5, 2010, [[Paw Tracks]]) |
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* ''Wake My Door'' (April 8, 2020, Domino) |
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*''Pandemic Dream #4'' (February 5, 2021, Domino) |
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===Splits=== |
===Splits=== |
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* ''Split Series #16'' (2003, [[Fat Cat Records]]) (split 12" with [[David Grubbs]]) |
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===Appearances=== |
===Appearances=== |
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*"Judy Biworker" on the sampler ''[[Esopus (magazine)|Esopus CD #4: Imaginary Friends]]'' (Spring 2005) |
*"Judy Biworker" on the sampler ''[[Esopus (magazine)|Esopus CD #4: Imaginary Friends]]'' (Spring 2005) |
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*"I'm Your Eagle Kisser" on the compilation ''Living Bridge'' (February 26, 2008, Rare Book Room Records) |
*"I'm Your Eagle Kisser" on the compilation ''Living Bridge'' (February 26, 2008, Rare Book Room Records) |
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*"Call Home (Buy Grapes)" on the cassette tape ''Keep + Animal Collective'' (March 2011, Keep) |
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===Collaborations=== |
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==Discography with Animal Collective== |
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;With [[Mickey Hart]] |
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* ''[[RAMU (album)|RAMU]] (2017) |
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*''[[Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished]]'' (2000) - Animal |
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*''[[Danse Manatee]]'' (2001) - Catsup Plate |
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*''[[Hollinndagain]]'' (2002, 2006) - [[St. Ives (record label)|St. Ives]], [[Paw Tracks]] |
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*''[[Campfire Songs (album)|Campfire Songs]]'' (March, 2003) - Catsup Plate |
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*''[[Here Comes the Indian]]'' (June 17, 2003) - Paw Tracks |
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*''[[Sung Tongs]]'' (May 3, 2004) - [[FatCat Records]] |
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*''[[Feels]]'' (October 18, 2005) - FatCat |
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*''[[Strawberry Jam]]'' (September 10, 2007) - [[Domino Records]] - (US #72) |
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*''[[Merriweather Post Pavilion (album)|Merriweather Post Pavilion]]'' (January 12, 2009) - [[Domino Records]] - (US #13, UK #26) |
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*''[[ODDSAC]]'' (August 9, 2010) - [[Plexifilm]] |
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;With Terrestrial Tones{{Clarify|date=February 2016}} |
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* ''Blasted'' (2005, Psych-o-Path records) |
* ''Blasted'' (2005, Psych-o-Path records) |
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* ''Oboroed/Circus Lives'' (2005, UUAR) |
* ''Oboroed/Circus Lives'' (2005, UUAR) |
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* ''Dead Drunk'' (2006, [[Paw Tracks]]) |
* ''Dead Drunk'' (2006, [[Paw Tracks]]) |
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==Discography with Kría Brekkan== |
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* ''[[Pullhair Rubeye]]'' (2007, [[Paw Tracks]]) |
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Background information | |
Birth name | David Michael Portner[1] |
Born | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.[2] | April 24, 1979
Years active | 1995–present |
Labels | Paw Tracks, FatCat Records, Domino Recording Company, Mistletone, Catsup Plate, St. Ives, UAAR, |
Website | aveytare |
David Michael Portner (born April 24, 1979), also known by his moniker Avey Tare, is a musician and songwriter who co-founded the American experimental pop band Animal Collective. He has released four solo albums, as well as four collaborative albums with Panda Bear (Noah Lennox) three of which were later retroactively classified under Animal Collective's discography.
Animal Collective
[edit]Portner met Animal Collective's Deakin (Josh Dibb), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), and Geologist (Brian Weitz) in high school. For years, the four of them swapped homemade recordings, shared musical ideas and performed in different group configurations. Portner recorded the Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished album with Lennox, and initially released the recording on the band's own Animal label in 1999. The album is commonly referred to as the first official Animal Collective release, with Tare writing the music and Lennox providing the 'perfect percussion' (as cited in the album's credits).[full citation needed]
After high school, Portner and Weitz moved to New York City to attend New York University and Columbia University, respectively. Lennox and Dibb eventually moved to New York City, and the band became more collaborative in nature. They finally settled on the name "Animal Collective".[citation needed]
Although the band's output is, as their name suggests, a collaborative effort, with no typical 'frontman,' Portner has been cited by the other members as being the 'primary songwriter' and de facto leader of the group. For the band's Centipede Hz, Tare confirmed that the album has eight songs penned by him.[3]
Other musical projects
[edit]Portner's other projects and releases include Terrestrial Tones with Eric Copeland of Black Dice, a split 12" with David Grubbs, and Pullhair Rubeye, an LP made with his then-wife Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir, former member of Icelandic band múm. He released his debut solo album, Down There, on October 26, 2010.[4]
In April, 2013, it was announced that Portner had formed the group Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks with Angel Deradoorian, former member of Dirty Projectors, and ex-Ponytail drummer Jeremy Hyman. Portner describes the band as "[a] group of three hippies on a road trip through the backwaters of 2013s rural music scene fall prey to a murderous cannibalistic band making..."[5] Their debut album, Enter the Slasher House, came out internationally on April 7, 2014, and a supporting West Coast tour was announced soon after the album's release.[6] Ahead of the album, they released a video for "Little Fang", directed by Portner's sister and featuring a puppet created by Jim Henson's Creature Shop.[7] In 2017, he appeared on Grateful Dead member Mickey Hart's solo album, RAMU.[8]
Personal life
[edit]David's sister is Abby Portner, Los Angeles artist and experimental musician, who creates some of Animal Collective's artwork and stage design.[9]
From 2006 to 2008, Portner was married to Icelandic musician Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir,[10][11] also known as Kría Brekkan. Afterwards, he was in a relationship with musician Angel Deradoorian and moved to Los Angeles with her.[12] He currently lives in North Carolina and is in a relationship.[13]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
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Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished (with Panda Bear) |
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Danse Manatee (with Panda Bear and Geologist) |
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Pullhair Rubeye (with Kria Brekkan) |
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Down There |
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Enter the Slasher House (Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks) |
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Eucalyptus |
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Cows on Hourglass Pond |
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7s |
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EPs
[edit]- Essence of Eucalyptus (2018, Domino)
- Conference of Birds / Birds in Disguise (2019, Domino)
- Fast Lea / Amphora (2024, DOSed) (split cassette with Superflower)
Singles
[edit]- Lucky 1 (October 5, 2010, Paw Tracks)
- Wake My Door (April 8, 2020, Domino)
- Pandemic Dream #4 (February 5, 2021, Domino)
Splits
[edit]- Split Series #16 (2003, Fat Cat Records) (split 12" with David Grubbs)
Appearances
[edit]- "Judy Biworker" on the sampler Esopus CD #4: Imaginary Friends (Spring 2005)
- "I'm Your Eagle Kisser" on the compilation Living Bridge (February 26, 2008, Rare Book Room Records)
- "Call Home (Buy Grapes)" on the cassette tape Keep + Animal Collective (March 2011, Keep)
Collaborations
[edit]- With Mickey Hart
- RAMU (2017)
- With Terrestrial Tones[clarification needed]
- Blasted (2005, Psych-o-Path records)
- Oboroed/Circus Lives (2005, UUAR)
- Dead Drunk (2006, Paw Tracks)
References
[edit]- ^ Zisser, David (April 1, 2014). "Guitarist Avey Tare dabbles in Slasher Flicks". The Temple News. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- ^ Thomas, Fred (n.d.). "Avey Tare". Billboard.
- ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (May 17, 2012). "Update Animal Colletive by Larry Fitzmaurice". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
- ^ "Animal Collective's Avey Tare to Release First Solo Album". Pitchfork.com. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
- ^ "Animal Collective's Avey Tare forms Slasher Flicks, announces tour dates - Consequence of Sound". Consequence of Sound. 10 April 2013.
- ^ Jeremy Gordon (2014-06-24). "Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks Announce Tour". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
- ^ "Video: Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks: "Little Fang", Starring a Jim Henson Puppet | News | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2014-03-09.
- ^ "Spotlight: Avey Tare on _Eucalyptus_ and Working with Mickey Hart". Relix.com. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "An Artwork History of Animal Collective via Abby Portner Part One" Archived 2016-02-05 at the Wayback Machine, Field Day London Blog, London, 8 May 2013. Retrieved on 19 June 2013.
- ^ "Kria Brekkan" Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, La Blogotheque, 5 December 2006. Retrieved on 13 July 2014.
- ^ "THE SELF-TITLED INTERVIEW: Avey Tare of Animal Collective", Self-Titled Mag, 19 October 2010. Retrieved on 13 July 2014.
- ^ "ARTIST OF THE MONTH: Deradoorian". Self-titledmag.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ^ "Catching up with Avey Tare". Aquariumdrunkard.com. 28 April 2020.