Prospect Hummer is an EP by

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released in May 2005. It is an accompaniment to ''

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''. On a Europe tour in the middle of 2004, the group was introduced to the British folk singer

Vashti Bunyan Vashti Bunyan (born Jennifer Vashti Bunyan, 1945) is an English singer-songwriter. Beginning her career in the mid-1960s, she released her debut album, '' Just Another Diamond Day'', in 1970. The album sold very few copies and Bunyan, discourag ...

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, by

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(

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). Bunyan finally contributed vocals to all of the songs except for "Baleen Sample". Avey Tare, Panda Bear and Deakin are present throughout the entire EP; Geologist, who could not join the tour because of his dayjob, is featured only on the song "Baleen Sample". They had three days to record three songs.Vashti Bunyan Interview
from

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The first two songs are outtakes from the ''

'' recording sessions, re-recorded with Bunyan. Bunyan says about the recordings: The release in 2005 led to a

Fat Cat Records FatCat Records is an English independent record label based in Brighton. The label's output reaches into many styles including experimental rock, electronica, psychedelic folk, contemporary classical music, contemporary classical, noise music, ...

signing for

, who finally wrote, recorded and released her second album ''

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'', ending a thirty-year hiatus.

Critical reception

''Prospect Hummer'' was welcomed with general warmth from music reviewers. For No Ripcord, Ben Bollig applauded it as a "luscious and simple ... EP that showcases the best of both artists."

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

- vocals (1-2, 4)

Avey Tare 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 three solo albums, as well as three collaborative a ...

- guitar, piano (1-2, 4) * Deakin - guitar, vocals (1-2, 4) *

Geologist A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid, liquid, and gaseous matter that constitutes Earth and other terrestrial planets, as well as the processes that shape them. Geologists usually study geology, earth science, or geophysics, alt ...

- sampler (on "Baleen Sample") *

Panda Bear The giant panda (''Ailuropoda melanoleuca''), also known as the panda bear (or simply the panda), is a bear species endemic to China. It is characterised by its bold black-and-white coat and rotund body. The name "giant panda" is sometimes us ...

- guitar, vocals (1-2, 4)

Technical

* Anthony Whiting - recording *

Rusty Santos Rusty Santos is a record producer and musician based in Los Angeles. He is known for producing, recording, mixing and/or mastering records like Animal Collective’s '' Sung Tongs'' and the reissue of '' Danse Manatee'', Panda Bear’s ''Person ...

- mastering, mixing, recording

References

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