Credits:

Wilma Archer

Description:

Co-produced EP by Animal Collective and Vashti Bunyan, released in 2005 and long out of print, reissued on RSD2021 limited color vinyl! Animal Collective was formed spontaneously in the mid-1990s by a group of friends in Baltimore, and now consists of Avi Thea, Deakin, Panda Bear, and Geologist. All of their releases to date have been hailed as representative of the year, and they continue to reign as one of the leading bands of the 21st century by constantly exploring new music, both in the mainstream and underground. Prospect Hummer" is an EP released in 2005, which was produced after the Four Tet was introduced to English folk singer Vashti Bunyan in Edinburgh, Scotland during a European tour in 2004, and Bunyan eventually contributed vocals to all of the songs except "Baleen Sample". In addition, the first two songs were outtakes from the "Sung Tongs" recording sessions that were re-recorded with Bunyan.London's Wilma Archer, who made a splash with her 2018 electronic soft jazz masterpiece "Scarecrow" and is known for producing with rising UK soul star Nil?fer Yanya and collaborating with 's big newcomer Sudan Archives, has released her long-awaited first album The talented Wilma Archer has released her long-awaited first album "AWestern Circular". Inspired by John Fante's novels and based on deep musical references from Frank Zappa to Yasuaki Shimizu, Robert Wyatt, Arthur Russell, and others, it is as if Wilma Archer had been working on the album for five years. The album is based on John Fante's novel and contains 10 tracks with a bittersweet, sensual mood and a perfect temperature, as if Tom Misch and FKJ were plunged into the deep sea of jazz.The album also features a number of other artists, including "LastSniff," a loungey soft rock monologue by MF Doom; "Decades," a poignant duet between Laura Groves, who recorded her first album for XL, and Samuel T. Herring, vocalist for Future Islands; and "Cheater," featuring Sudan Archives, an ally of the band. Sudan Archives on "Cheater" and many more.

Tracklisting:

1.Western Circular
2.Scarecrow
3.Last Sniff featuring MF DOOM
4.Killing Crab
5.The Boon featuring Samuel T. Herring
6.Cheater featuring Sudan Archives
7.Cures & Wounds
8.Decades featuring Laura Groves and Samuel T. Herring
9.Ugly Feelings (Again)
10.Worse Off West