Endless summers for many youths don't consist of beaches and surfboards. Instead, they're spent on blacktops and jungle gyms. More gritty and halfway between the curb and the hoop than anything celestial, the Avalanches remind you of a point in your life when you could blissfully hang upside down from monkey bars and just dangle. Like recklessly riding your BMX or skipping rope after downing a sugar-laced pitcher of lemonade, the un-mawkish Since I Left You thrives on making you feel youthful and mighty. Its Utopian grove stand bric-a-brac of grooves, beats, flutters, whistles, oohs-and-yeahs, and sundry animal noises can alternately sound familiar and fresh. Some origins can be immediately placed, and those that can't trigger an impulse that you've heard it somewhere before. You're at least familiar with the tone as it relates to a long-lost feeling of childhood bliss -- whether it's staring at a clear blue sky from a fresh-cut lawn or the first time you heard "Rock the Bells." If you want stifling touchstones, they're there. Dunk the Beastie Boys of Paul's Boutique and Basement Jaxx into the fountain of youth; Sylvester meets Tweety; Mercury Rev links hands with the Bomb Squad for laps around the roller rink. It's no cloyed nostalgia trip, pieced together humbly by Aussies who are probably telling you the truth when they say they listen "to a little bit of everything." The unflinching mix offers plenty of tempo variety, knowing just when to change the pitch before hitting overkill. The second half features a subtle lull that builds up in time for "Live at Dominoes," possibly the strongest cut. There's little doubt to Since I Left You's status as one of the most intimate and emotional dance records that isn't vocal-based. Working on a mystical level, don't be too surprised if a future dig through the wallet unearths a membership card to the Summer Break Funk Association.
This is for Blair. These guys are from Australia & I saw them spin live at the Area 2 festival a few years back. They were AMAZING live & were mixing in all sorts of musicfrom Pablo Cruise to Michael Jackson & everything in between. I danced my ass off(& still can't find it, lol) they were jammin' so much. Good times!
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This is for Blair. These guys are from Australia & I saw them spin live at the Area 2 festival a few years back. They were AMAZING live & were mixing in all sorts of musicfrom Pablo Cruise to Michael Jackson & everything in between. I danced my ass off(& still can't find it, lol) they were jammin' so much. Good times!
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I realize I've posted a lot of videos lately which is somewhat regrettable since I don't want Mog to turn into a youtube mirror site, however I read "Tyler's":http://mog.com/Tyler post about The Avalanches and realized that this is one of the best videos ever. I'm serious.
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So basically, this post is about finally getting my unspoken obsession with the Avalanches out in the open. For those of you who don't know the band, I find it hard to describe it. Since I Left You is a mix album.It functions much more as a complete entity than as individual songs. It's one of those albums you toss on in the background and and passively take in. In fact, I'm listening to the Av...
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just saw it on Ozma's "myspace":http://www.myspace.com/ozma on their blog.it caught my eye and holy crap!great stuff. love it.[not to mention, Matthew is _hot_.]i'm just hoping Matthew is working on Nada Surf's album as well.can't wait for that to come out.
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My hometown of Moree, North Western New South Wales (Australia for all those foreignerds) is populated by around 10000 people, most of whom are from Agricultural backgrounds (including myself) and whom enjoy a modest, if not unfullfilling lifestyle that consists mainly of Rugby Union and League, Cricket, Races, a small amount of cultural art (we have a pretty good art gallery), violence, crime,...
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