Jeff Mangum (Neutral Milk Hotel) to curate December ATP!

Crikey! If he carries on like this, everyone will have to drop the "recluse" tag. Not content with just playing a special set at the New Jersey leg of the Portishead-curated I'll Be Your Mirror festival, Jeff Mangum is now curating an entire ATP Festival at Butlins, Minehead during 2nd-4th December! Tickets go on sale this friday from the ATP website. The Neutral Milk Hotel legend will be playing a headlining set, and has already enlisted the following (with much more to come):

JEFF MANGUM (from Neutral Milk Hotel)
SUPERCHUNK
THE OLIVIA TREMOR CONTROL
YOUNG MARBLE GIANTS
THE MAGIC BAND
THE RAINCOATS performing The Raincoats (debut LP)
A HAWK AND A HACKSAW
TINARIWEN
THE APPLES IN STEREO

Looks like it could potentially evolve into an Elephant Six-orgy; surely Mangum won't pass the chance to join OTC on stage? If that's not enough, Mangum is also doing a run of shows across North America in the months leading up to ATP. For those of us without the cash to spare, here's praying he'll do a couple of UK dates around the time of ATP.

Animal Collective to curate May ATP!

Yes, the news is enough to make anyone's mouth water. Animal Collective are curating one of May's ATP Festivals, which will be held at Butlins, Minehead during the 13-15th May. Looks like they've already been extremely busy curating the line-up, which is every bit as varied and surprising as you might expect.

ANIMAL COLLECTIVE
GANG GANG DANCE
LEE SCRATCH PERRY
ARIEL PINK'S HAUNTED GRAFFITI
BROADCAST
BLACK DICE
MEAT PUPPETS performing Up On The Sun
THE FROGS performing It's Only Right & Natural
IUD
OMAR-S
PRINCE RAMA
SPECTRUM
DENT MAY
GROUP DOUEH
THE BROTHERS UNCONNECTED
SUBLIME FREQUENCIES DJs + Films
DERADOORIAN
ZOMBY
VLADISLAV DELAY

Plenty more still to be announced. Tickets on sale this Friday; see the ATP website for more details.

Also, be sure to check here in a day or two for a review of Avey Tare's solo record Down There.