Animist Pools" was released July 1, 2016 in a cassette limited edition on Human Pitch records. Originally released as "Hippies Wearing Muzzles", pseudonym of Lee Evans. "A shifting center in a stream of rippling analog tones, the music of Hippies Wearing Muzzles is orchestrated to transfix, echoing sounds heard in nature with modular synthesizers and the powerful element of chance. Evoking the Fourth World Music of Jon Hassel or the kosmische innovations of Cluster, Animist Pools marks it's composer, Lee Evans' first full-length release for Human Pitch. Accompanied it's popping, glyphic art design and video, the project's hypnotic aptitude is heightened to full effect. Citing his background in painting as a chief influence on his musical approach and thought process, Evans composes with a strong sense of space-each sound an event in a slowly expanding landscape, zooming out to reveal a world of scale in which depth and contrast take precedent over rhythm and melody. Embracing the generative compositional nature of working with the modular synthesizer, Evans himself is the final filter through which all sounds pass. The boundary between programmed repetition and human choice is subtle, but detectable, highlighting Evans' careful, nuanced guidance of his auto-compositions. The result is ultimately an improvised structure-a living, breathing, musical creature, acting on a mixture of impulse and memory. Animist Pools is a functional body of music for everyday human applications, with the implied invitation to tune out and back in at one's discretion. The cleanly organized musical space of Animist Pools encourages a tidying up of the mind. On a psychoacoustic level it is one, breathing life into the dusty corners of one's headspace. Animist Pools is an immersive, meditative, and therapeutic experience.
Release date:
September 2, 2022
Label:
Install our app to receive notifications when new upcoming releases are added.

Recommended equipment and accessories
-
Ortofon 2M Red Cartridge
Features an elliptical stylus that accurately tracks the grooves of vinyl records, delivering a rich, detailed sound with an output voltage of 5.5 mV
-
Pro-Ject Debut Carbon EVO
Featuring a one-piece carbon fiber tonearm, precision-tuned motor, and a heavy steel platter with TPE damping, it ensures superior stability and sound quality.
-
Vevor Ultrasonic Cleaner
Thoroughly clean and restore your vinyl records, removing dust, dirt, and grime from every groove without damaging the surface
-
Denon DP-400
Featuring a high-precision, belt-driven mechanism and an adjustable tonearm that ensures optimal tracking and minimal resonance
-
Cartridges - Top Picks
A selection of turnatble cartridges that provide great performance and sound quality
Featured Upcoming Vinyl
-
The Lemonheads Love Chant
Fire Records
October 24, 2025 -
Various Lovely Runner - Incl. 3 Outer Sleeve, 3 Inner Sleeves + 3 Photo Lyric Sheets [3xLP]
Stone Music
August 8, 2025 -
Africa Express Africa Express Presents... Bahidor? [2xLP]
Bmg
July 18, 2025 -
Bailey Zimmerman Different Night Same Rodeo [2xLP]
Warner Nashville, Atlantic Records
August 8, 2025 -
Various Artists Look at All the Love We Found: A Tribute to Sublime [3xLP]
Sublime Recordings
August 29, 2025 -
Jane Remover Revengeseekerz [2xLP]
Deadair
August 15, 2025 -
Russell Dickerson Famous Back Home
Triple Tigers/Kimberly Perry LP1
August 22, 2025 -
The Hives The Hives Forever Forever The Hives (Gold)
Play It Again Sam
August 29, 2025 -
The Shame Cutthroat (Orange)
Dead Oceans
September 5, 2025 -
Renee Rapp Bite Me
Interscope
August 1, 2025 -
Burning Witches Inquisition
Napalm Records
August 22, 2025 -
Tatsuro Yamashita Big Wave 2025 Edition
Wea Japan
July 4, 2025 -
John Fogerty Legacy: the Creedence Clearwater Revival years [2xLP]
Concord Records
August 22, 2025 -
Solence Angels Calling (Red)
Better Noise Music
October 3, 2025