Bonefish
A podcast about music of the indie, experimental, psychedelic persuasion. With an emphasis on Animal Collective and and '00s. By Christian Koons and Justin Kloczko.
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Episodes
48 episodes
UNLOCKED: A Shaw Deal with Geologist
We chat with Brian Weitz aka Geologist about his new record A Shaw Deal, and how it aligns with his philosophy of channeling preexisting matter. We also touch on modular synthesis, his upcoming hurdy gurdy record(!), his moonlight/modu...
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ENO 3: My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
This week we chat about David Byrne and Brian Eno's collaborative album, the pioneering My Life in the Bush of Ghosts which mixes world-music inspired live instrumentation with found sounds and samples. We also talk about musical appro...
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A Shaw Deal with Geologist (TEASER)
We chat with Brian Weitz aka Geologist about his new record A Shaw Deal, and how it aligns with his philosophy of channeling preexisting matter. We also touch on modular synthesis, his upcoming hurdy gurdy record(!), his moonlight/modu...
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UNLOCKED: Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper
Please enjoy this unlocked Patreon episode of our deep dive on Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper! Christian and Justin journey through Noah’s maximal fourth solo album. We talk power-clashing, breakbeats, synth mayhem, Rihanna...
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1:02:13
ENO 2: Apollo
Join us as we drift off to Brian Eno’s blockbuster space ambient masterpiece APOLLO. We also talk about the amazing documentary the music was originally written for, For All Mankind, and trip out about space, bro. Also discussed:...
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Episode 37
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Pullhair Rubeye - TEASER
This week we dive in to one of the most misunderstood albums in the AnCo universe, Avey Tare and Kría Brekkan's collaborative debut, the Lynch-inspired backwards freak folk offering Pullhair Rubeye. Christian and Justin discuss both or...
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ENO 1 - Discreet Music
The bonefish boys kick off a new era by diving deep on Brian Eno's seminal proto-ambient album Discreet Music, which turns 50 this year—though it sure doesn't sound like it. There's also a chat about the new generative Eno doc made by ...
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Episode 36
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46:55
Live at Artsplace in Lexington, Kentucky 2005 (TEASER)
Christian and Justin travel back 20 years to relive a Feels-era Animal Collective show in Kentucky. Performed one month after recording that album, this show captures the band in a rarified state—exploratory, raw, tour-tight, transitioning seam...
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Best of '24
The bonefish boys each share five of their favorite "outsider" releases of the year (10:10). They also chat about year-end list culture, Spotify wrapped, some honorable mentions, and more.
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Episode 34
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38:28
Just Danse (TEASER)
We go deep on perhaps the most controversial Animal Collective album, Danse Manatee. A product of the band's burgeoning live act, Danse was made by the same trio that created Merriweather Post Pavilion and Painting With
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Enter the Slasher House with Jeremy Hyman
We're joined by superhero drummer and multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Hyman (11:25) to discuss his time playing with Animal Collective, Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks, Ponytail, Boredoms, Dan Deacon, and also his solo music. Christian and ...
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Episode 33
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Down There
Our halloween miniseries returns with a deep dive into Avey Tare's underrated swampy solo debut Down There (23:33). We also discuss Panda Bear's new album news including songs "Defense" and "Virginia Tech" (7:26), and bask in autumnal ...
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Episode 32
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1:00:48
PODDSAC with Danny Perez (teaser)
Bonefish returns for spooky season, where we hang with the dissident filmmaker/artist Danny Perez and talk his cult classic visual album ODDSAC (15:53). We go deep on one of the best things in the AC universe. Also discussed: horror films and B...
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Episode 31
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47:33
Buoys and Gulls
We conclude our Panda Bear series with BUOYS, the lowkey 6th album from Noah Lennox (06:50). We talk about dad trap, autotune, process over result, and how Buoys now sounds like a detour compared to the "reset" Noah intended it to be a...
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Episode 30
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46:44
A Pod with the Homies (feat. Jetski)
Meme-master and Animal Collective head Ian Ostaszewski (aka Jetski) joins us (12:23) to discuss the underrated 2018 Panda Bear record A DAY WITH THE HOMIES (25:00). Topics: the vinyl mix versus digital ...
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Episode 29
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Bonefish Meets the Grim Reaper [TEASER]
Our series on Panda Bear continues with a deep dive on Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper (8:18), Noah’s maximal fourth solo album. We talk power-clashing, breakbeats, synth mayhem, Rihanna shoutouts, multiple noahs, death and rebirth, going croo...
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Episode 28
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21:18
Weeding the Garden with Young Jesus
The Bonefish boys have returned with a new interview with Young Jesus, the project of John Rossiter—and his collaborator, multi-instrumentalist and musical guru Shahzad Ismaily—about the new album The Fool, out now via Saddle Creek (19:00). Top...
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Episode 27
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1:18:28
Personal Pitch Pt. 2 [UNLOCKED]
Justin is moving across the country this week so we're unlocking part 2 of our deep dive on Panda Bear's plunderphonics masterpiece Person Pitch. Enjoy!
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23:03
Tomboy with Ian Grant of Jokermen (Part 2) [TEASER]
More like Alsatian Damn!! Am I right?? Unlock the full Pt 2 of our Tomboy episode on Patreon! patreon.com/bonefishpodinstagram.com/bonefishpod
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5:54
Tomboy with Ian Grant of Jokermen (Part 1)
Christian and Justin log on with one half of the Jokermen podcast, Mr. Ian Grant, to revisit Panda Bear’s solo album TOMBOY (14:55). One of the most hyped albums of the 20th century, Tomboy saw our guy Noah drop the soupy, lo-fi samples of Pers...
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Episode 26
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55:02
20 Years of Sung Tongs
Two decades ago today, Animal Collective released their fifth album, a collection of "tongue songs" that proved to be a massive vibe shift and level-up that solidified the band's direction and put them on the cultural map. This week, Ch...
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Episode 25
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1:13:52
Personal Pitch Part 1
The album that made lots of millennials go buy a sampler, Person Pitch might be the most influential album in the Animal Collective universe. Released 17 years ago, it’s a swampy zoo of sounds that mixed hip hop sampling techniques wit...
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Episode 24
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40:52
Brian DeGraw Part 2 [Teaser]
Part two of our conversation with Brian DeGraw, visual artist and founding member of Gang Gang Dance. He discusses art he's made for Animal Collective, including the Painting with covers, and an as-yet-unfinished tour documentary.
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4:26
Meet Me in the Warehouse with Brian DeGraw
Christian and Justin chat with founding Gang Gang Dance member Brian DeGraw (13:04) about the early 00s experimental scene in New York City that included groups like Animal Collective and Black Dice—an alternate history of Meet Me in the Ba...
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Episode 23
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