Deakin

Deakin (real name Joshua Caleb Dibb, born January 6, 1978), also known as Deaken, Deacon, Conrad Deacon, Joshmin, and Grassmin, is a member of Animal Collective, a notable /mu/core band. Deakin became his official stage name after being asked to change it due to possible confusion with fellow Baltimore experimental musician Dan Deacon.

The Golden Years
Deakin first appeared in 2001's Campfire Songs (recorded in 2001 but released after Here Comes The Indian in 2003), where he played guitar. Deakin played synthesizer on Animal Collective's 2002 release Here Comes the Indian but left the band for a short period in 2003. He returned to touring in 2004 and played guitar on Feels, the People EP, Strawberry Jam, and the Water Curses EP. Many acknolwedged Deakin as the least important member of Animal Collective from his 2004-2007 membership, contributing little to the songwriting process and doing very little other than dancing around like a douchebag on-stage. He was voted out of the band 3-1 in 2007 after Avey Tare, leader of Animal Collective, felt that having to feed him on tour was becoming too much of a chore.

Kickstarter and re-admittance into Animal Collective
During his hiatus, Deakin made a Kickstarter to fund a trip to some AIDS-ridden desert in Africa to "spin records and fuck bitches" along with releasing a DVD and photo book of his trip. After raising $25,985, Deakin did not actually go Africa, instead blowing the money on hookers and blow. Members of the collectedanimals.org fan forum have deduced that Deakin spent the remainder of his down-time planning Burritogate with Stuart Berman of Pitchfork Media. Avey Tare readmitted Deakin into Animal Collective in 2010 after launching his band into the mainstream with Merriweather Post Pavilion, realizing the potential of a four-man band. Deakin co-starred in Animal Collective's interpretive dance musical ODDSAC, playing the "Sad Vampire", a tragic hero searching for his inner spirit. Deakin also went on a solo tour in 2010 assisted by his bottom bitch Nimai Larson of shitty Krishna-pop group Prince Rama and his old pal Tim DeWitt of Brooklyn psychedelic band ''Gang Gang Dance. ''

Centipede Hz: The Emergence of Based Deak #TYBD #TYBD #TYBD
With Avey Tare's recent divorce and depression (see his 2010 emo-psych release Down There), Panda Bear's alcoholism, and Geologist's general unimportance, a power vacuum opened in AnCo. Deakin seized the opportunity and reimagined Animal Collective, locking himself and his bandmates in a barn in northern Maryland for an intense songwriting session. Animal Collective re-emerged in 2011, showing up at Coachella and pissing off any new fans they gained by playing mostly new material. They then dissapeared into the desert to record Deakin's ultimate vision, the The Soul Music of Deakin, as interpreted by The Animal Collective Group, later titled ''Centipede Hz. During summer 2012, Deakin broadcasted a series of cryptic, hypnotic, mixtapes over the Animal Collective website entitled Based Deak Illuminati Centipede Radio 2012, Volumes I-III.'' The band streamed the album over their website in August, causing a legendary sticky on /mu/ and the birth of Based Deak's penetration into the psyche of the musical community of the internet. Centipede Hz was released officially in September to polarizing reviews.