Avey Tare

Avey Tare (born David Portner, April 24, 1979) is an avant-garde musician and founding member of Animal Collective. Portner lives with his wife Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir (ex-Múm) in the Chinatown section of Manhattan.
==Animal Collective and other musical projects==
Avey Tare had met Animal Collective's Deakin (Josh Dibbs), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), and Geologist (Brian Weitz) in high school. For years, the four of them had swapped homemade recordings, shared musical ideas and performed in different group configurations. Avey Tare recorded the Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished album with Panda Bear, and initially released the recording on the band's own Animal label in 2000.
After high school, Avey Tare and Geologist moved to New York City to attend NYU and Columbia University, respectively. Panda Bear and Deakin had eventually moved to NYC, and the band became more collaborative in nature. They finally settled on the name "Animal Collective".
Avey Tare's other projects and releases include Terrestrial Tones with Eric Copeland of Black Dice, a split 12" with David Grubbs, Big Boys on the Block with the HIV Positives, and a LP with Valtýsdóttir (aka Kría Brekkan) called Pullhair Rubeye.
==Discography with Animal Collective==
===Albums===
*Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished (2000) - Animal
*Danse Manatee (2001) - Catsup Plate
*Hollinndagain (2002, 2006) - St. Ives, Paw Tracks
*Campfire Songs (March, 2003) - Catsup Plate
*Here Comes the Indian (June 17, 2003) - Paw Tracks
*Sung Tongs (May 3, 2004) - Fat Cat Records
*Feels (October 18, 2005) - Fat Cat
*Strawberry Jam (September 10, 2007) - Domino Records - US #72, UK Indie #13
*Merriweather Post Pavilion (January 12, 2009) - Domino Records
* Centipede Hz (September 4, 2012) - Domino Records
===EPs===
*Prospect Hummer (May 24, 2005) - Fat Cat
*People (October 23, 2006) - Fat Cat
*Water Curses (May 6, 2008) - Domino
* Fall Be Kind (November 23, 2009) - Domino
===Singles===
*"Who Could Win a Rabbit" (July 19, 2004) - Fat Cat
*"Grass" (September 26, 2005) - Fat Cat
*"The Purple Bottle" (July 4, 2006) - White label
*"Peacebone" (August 21, 2007) - Domino
*"Fireworks" (November 5, 2007) - Domino
===Splits===
* Crumbling Land split 12" (w/David Grubbs) (2003, Fat Cat Records)
*Wastered (w/ Black Dice) (2004) - Paw Tracks
==Discography with Terrestrial Tones==
* Blasted (2005, Psych-o-Path records)
* Oboroed/Circus Lives (2005, UUAR)
* Dead Drunk (2006, Paw Tracks)
==Discography with Kría Brekkan==
* Pullhair Rubeye (2007, Paw Tracks)
Category:Animal Collective
Category:Terrestrial Tones