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Excellent
YESSS i’ve heard about this. super excited to check this out. i’ve heard great things i do not care for the high pitched vocals. dammit. the rest of it is gorgeous, if a little one note. there are other albums i’d listen to to get this vibe, i think. i like acid house. and this is very well made. i just don’t see myself revisiting this all too much. it’s really cool how all these songs bleed into each other though. that cover is a tidal wave, not an avalanche the out of tune piano on tonight is cool. tonight in general is a pretty great track. maybe i will revisit this. wow. frontier psychologist is awesome.
LOVE this
Ooh man this is something. This is somethinggggg. Fuck yeah. Wait this is goated I like a good catchy beat. I like it when my music is a little weird. Me when I gotta catch a flight tonight. Normally I would dislike the homogeneity of the sound but combined with the transitions I feel like its made like that to feel like one song running the course of the album, not individuals. I like the effect. It's still dynamic and interesting to listen to, especially as a study playlist since it's so repetitive. It switches the vibe up very well. I really like the titles of the songs as well. I'm really liking the latter half of the album especially. Wow I feel like I really am on Pablo's cruise. This boy needs therapy bro. Where have I heard these audio clips before? French jumpscare. I want go to dominoes. Yeah first half 4 starts second half 5. Favourite: Electricity Least favourite: Close To You
Certainly an interesting album. It lost my attention at times and sometime felt like the shtick had been used all the way up. But a cool record nonetheless, and I love the approach to sampling in a decisively non-hip hop context. Favorite track: Frontier Psychiatrist
Unremarkable but pleasant
The sample looping in this album is grating on par with Fatboy Slim. I'm sure it was fun to make but it's not fun to listen to.
I liked this album. It reminded me of TV Girl with the random samples and noises mixed in. I guess I should say that TV Girl reminds me of The Avalanches!
Meh
Undeniably creative and has one of my favorite singles of all time "Frontier Psychiatrist" and a gold standard in the genre of "cratedigger loop music". A little too "unfocused" for a 5
Залупа несусветная
Relisten This shit needs to be taught in schools man. Quintessential example of the transformative power of sampling. Sounds just as fresh and interesting to me as my first listen. You could listen to it a hundred times and pick up on some new sound, some sample in the background that you never noticed before. Favorite Tracks: Since I Left You, Frontier Psychiatrist, Live At Dominoes Least fav: Genuinely don't think I have one 5/5
Not bad.
royskopp x daft punk vibes - count me in
This was one of my favorites in college. Super good now I’m an adult. Great for just putting on in the house.
A very interesting album not something i would choose to buy but indeed i did enjoy.
I liked it well enough.
Decent dance music, it was pleasant all the way through but nothing particularly stands out. I've enjoyed plunderphonics songs before, it seems like an album worth of plunderphonics is just not for me.
Always liked this album a lot. Biggest surprise was that it's from '99. Really thought it was newer than that
Oh my god who CARESSSSS
I actually quite enjoyed some of this until I started not to
Oh my GODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD-AH
I will always have a respect for excessive sampling, and so I am impressed by this. Landslide performance.
Would be fun in the right environment, sitting at work was not that place.
3/5. Not bad at all, but I'll never come back. This is an odd album. It's quite a pleasant listen, both background and active, but it feels like it's going nowhere all the time. I liked a majority of the songs, but couldn't recall anything specific about any one song after listening. So many of these songs feel like they should be an interlude or lead-in to another, meatier song, but that song never comes on. You're just always waiting for that substance to appear most of the time. The only song that has that substance is perhaps "Frontier Psychiatrist," and only for a portion of it. But there's so much good bits and pieces sheathed within the songs. They just rarely extend outside of fractions of the whole song.
This was an odd and interesting listen.
Absolute classic, frontier psychiatrist and the title track are fantastic, and the whole thing is wall to wall jams. Nothing out there really like it.
One of those albums I am rating highly because I first heard it in my formative years - I think I first heard Frontier Psychiatrist around 2006/7. I do think it's a great album though
I liked this. Not my usual genre however enjoyed throughout.
I was hoping to discover some more gems on here bit nothing else quite reaches the heights of Frontier Psychiatrist
I bought this when it came out as I loved Frontier Psychiatrist - remember being underwhelmed at the time and that is still the case - time has not healed. Its a perfectly listenable album - but I'm struggling to understand why its on this list as not really sure its essential listening.
Since I Left You I was aware of this at the time, but somehow it passed me by, even though it feels like something I would have liked circa 2000-2001. Although structurally it is cut from similar cloth to Endtroducing, it doesn’t quite carry the same sense of gravity or depth. That’s not necessarily a criticism, as Entroducing feels so much like its own unique, singular world that it’s not really a fair comparison. But where Endtroducing immerses you in its intricacies and solemnity, Since I Left You has a flittier sense, skipping around more lightly, feeling more horizontal than vertical, leaning more into Daft Punk style house rather than low-key hip hop. It is an excellent album in its own right though, and it is a great achievement to make something so good from 3,500 samples, what a labour of love. And although there are some standout tracks - the title track, Flight Tonight, Electricity, Frontier Psychiatrist, Etoh, Little Journey, Live at Dominoes and Extra Kings are all great - I think it’s better as a whole piece of music, moving between tracks and upbeat and downbeat excellently. I’m glad the list made me finally listen to it. I'm not sure it’s at the top tier, but it's a great album, and I’ll definitely be revisiting, so a high 4. 🌊🌊🌊🌊 Playlist submission: Frontier Psychiatrist
This gave me big DJ Shadow vibes ('Frontier Psychiatrist' in particular), but DJ Shadow if he went on holiday. Driven by intricate sampledelica to create something anew, that something is upbeat and sunny - dispensing of Shadow's darker side. It also foregoes Shadow's huge beats for a feel more akin to pop (Mamas and the Papas and Madonna are sampled). This could potentially lead to something lightweight - for instance 'Close to You' goes through passages where it feels beneficial to be listening via your walkmen whilst roller-skating. And yet the tracks are compiled with such craft by the band, that it's not ersatz in the slightest, and very hard not to enjoy. 'A Different Feeling' sounds like the uplifting beats of the club, Daft Punk style. This track alone contains sixteen samples, among them Falco, Debbie Reynolds, Sesame Street. This is the blithe side of life. 'Live at Dominoes' has the sound of being outside, then inside, the club. And with the addition of robot voices, it surely owes a debt to 'Homework'. 'Since I Left You' segues without announcing itself into 'Stay Another Season' and it's really just one, long uplifting track. The album feels like it's a continuous DJ set (not for the club but perhaps a pool party or other hot gathering where people are relaxed and having 'fun'). A great listen all round.
Excellent electronic music out of Australia. I can’t believe I was totally unaware of this group.
I'm sure it's cool in a club. But it feels a bit dull and emotionless on an album. 2/5
What a cool album! I knew Frontier Psychiatrist from who knows where and was happy to find it again. Perfect music for my walk!
moby did so much damage
House music you need a decoder for. Favourite track: Tonight May Have to Last Me
Another genre I'd never really come acroos. Actually ok to listen to for a while but not particularly soul stirring.
The Avalanches have exhibited some skilled Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) editing on SINCE I LEFT YOU, and they have become darlings of the plunderphonics scene, but I really wish they hadn't been so reliant on samples. It is clear they were inspired by the disco, hip hop, synth pop, and industrial scenes of the 1980s and 1990s (The Chemical Brothers and The Crystal Method come to mind). It is also clear how much this album influenced the vibrant electronic band scene in Australia and New Zealand that would emerge in the late '00s. The concept album idea of chasing somebody from port to port by exploring through soundscapes grew on me the longer the album played. Favorites: "A Different Feeling" and "Frontier Psychiatrist"
I can appreciate all the mixing and sampling that went into this, but also still not think its that great.
Sampling is a delicate matter; make a single mistake and you'll have to hand over all the profits from your song to other guys. Richard Ashcroft, Vanilla Ice, and the late Juice Wrld will tell you that. If there's just one sample on an album, negotiating its use isn't a problem. But what if there are, say, nine hundred? Or even more than three thousand? That's exactly the number used on this record, according to its creators. Moreover, there are no new sounds here; it's all samples. A horse's neighing, some Indian melody, something Rasta-esque, dialogue from a movie... The description sounds like cacophony, but in reality, The Avalanches managed to make a truly amazing dance album. Cutting it all up in the right order and getting permission to use the sounds is an incredible amount of work. If you're too lazy to prepare a playlist for a party, feel free to just put this album on — everyone will appreciate it.
I enjoyed the production, not so much the repetitive samples. They got old very quickly for me. I appreciated the seamless transitions between songs, though, but overall I didn't enjoy this too much.
My super chill stony coworker recommended this exact album to me the day before it appeared on my generator, because he said the shirt I was wearing looked kind of like the album art (it does not). I gave it a spin and absolutely loved it. This kind of psychedelic, glitchy, sample-heavy chillhop is exactly up my alley. It might not be everyone's cup of tea, or tab of LSD, but the point of this list is to discover new types of music. This is album #455 of my journey, and it is so different from anything else I have heard so far. Most of us on this site not lucky enough to work with a friendly stoner with a questionable memory and perception of color would probably never would have heard this at all. Maybe it's just my love of dramatic coincidence, but I am so happy that Since I Left You made it on this list. I question many of the author's selections but, just this once, I think he really hit it out of the park.
Fun album
cool for da club
A surprising 5. What a musical journey they take us on. Very similar structure to what DJ Shadow did with "Endtroducting....." and while I maybe don't love this quite as much as that, it's still extraordinarily impressive and totally transfixing. A genre-hopping, unbelievably creative ode to music.
I can't fully comprehend the mixing skills that went into creating this album at the time, but it's certainly stood the test of time. Some earlier moments on the record are a bit more impressive and distinct than the later half, but still impressive all around. 4.4/5 -> 4/5
Pretty cool, but I don't appreciate the hectic sound as much as other sample-based producers like PE (there I do enjoy it) or Shadow (less hectic).
Cool but not my cup of tea. Beautiful cover tho.
What can I say? I'm a sucker for samples. Do I like it because of some delusional belief that if I sat down for long enough with the right software I could pull something like this off too? Maybe. Regardless, this album did not disappoint.
Another tedious and monotonous electronica album.
beautiful
Made me feel the way schizophrenia is described. I do not like the feeling.
There are some highs and lows on this album, but it truly sounds like nothing I’ve ever heard before. Such an imaginative album, using all sorts of different recordings to create a new, cohesive whole. I honestly think the production of this album is more interesting than some parts of the album, but there are some really standout moments. It’s a great time.
Wow what an album, this really blew my mind. I have been really craving something like this. I love the summery vibe, the unique samples and experimental vocal chops, I know that I will spend a lot of time with this album
5/5
I never used to care for this outside of the incredible title song, but this listen was doing it for me more, it turns out. It still can't keep up with the level that one sets, but the lushness of it all is definitely winning me over now. Plus, I loved how I actually recognized a Francoise Hardy sample in it this time around!
Wildes Ding
This album is a very pleasant curated time capsule of music old and new with The Avalanches as sonic narrators and tour guides. Despite tapping my foot throughout, it feels a little like a beautiful experiment rather than something that is timeless or even sustainable . I wasn't sorry to go through the entire album, but I was ready to move on by the third track.
I enjoyed this album. I think some tracks had too many repetitive samples at certain moments, but it was a great first listen. Interesting instrumentals and great production overall.
A fun romp through hip hop, club tunes, soul, and library music. At times it felt like I was listening to a DJ mix rather than a traditional album, which was maybe the intention. It sounds like a spiritual companion to Deltron 3030, an album which precedes it by just half a year. Once I got to the track “Frontier Psychiatrist” I had (slightly unpleasant) flashbacks to our old friend Dr. Octagon. An enjoyable album, if not the most memorable.
I'm familiar with some of The Avalanches work, but this album did not do it for me. It seemed repetitive and long. I wish there was more to say, but alas....there is not.
Another really fun background music album, like how the core sample follows through the whole album, giving a wordless album a narrative arc. Could have been a classic if they had someone decent rapping over a handful of the songs. Almost a 4
2.4 Sounds like there was alot going on but didn't seem to get anywhere, much like Chad Tithcott as a Peewee Hockey player. Appreciate the effort though
One of the first CDs I had in my car, it never left the rotation. Genre defining
holy motherfucking shit this is good. this is what i imagine a good trip sound and feels like.
Mixed feelings, the songs sometimes had really nice grooves and other times kinda repetitive or artificial
Part lofi part obnoxious radio show
Eh. Tbh I really wasn't the biggest fan. Maybe I was just in the wrong mood. The repetition was pretty annoying after awhile.
Not familiar with this album or artist. Enjoyed it. A cool project, gets a bit boring by the end. They probably could have made this 20 minutes shorter and stopped at 700 samples. I would queue this up again to have on while working or otherwise occupied. It blends nicely and is not distracting. Not something that really blows my mind, dead middle of the pack, 3 stars. Maybe if I spent the time to really dive in I would get more engaged by the depth and layering, but I don't want to. Fav - Frontier Psychiatrist
I loved this album! Perfect “getting stuff done” music, a good beat, but mellow feeling. The different samples made for really fun and interesting listening- definitely going in the repeat pile!
It was a decent listen, good background music while I was doing some work. Will mostly have forgotten about it by tomorrow though.
Electronic/House just isn’t for me most of the time. This is one of this cases.
Some of the samples are cool but everything else is annoying af. Unlistenable for me.
Interesting for the first few tracks but was kind of over it by Track 3. Got better in the second half again but was kind of samey.
Time to eat a little crow. I have repeatedly complained about dance records on this list, stating that it's boring to sit on your couch and listen to music intended for a club. But really, that just means it's not very good music (at least for me). The Avalanches prove me wrong with an eclectic collection of beats and samples and generally fun dance tracks. It goes on a bit too long and some tracks are not quite as good as others, but overall, I enjoyed this one
Incredible
This is something I respect, but can't love.
I liked the two famous songs on this album and I quite liked the rest...but it was just very background-y. Maybe if I listened to it a bunch more times, I'd get into it.
favorites: radio; a different feeling; electricity
bom pra ouvir quando não quer se estressar escolhedno alguma musica
Really good
I liked it then I was bored by the repetitions. But I really wanted to like it more. What are you gonna do?
This is really cool. I like how it all flows together. I think it will grow on me more with further listens too.
It's not ambient but it's definitely passive music
Very busy but I like it
That boy needs therapy.
I didn’t finish listening to the whole album. I can only take music like this for so long.
Oh, they are starting the album with a kitschy opening. Oh its the whole song... Oh its the whole album... Good for what it is.
Dooooo dooo dooo do do do do dooooo doooo 9 uur in de avond, 25 graden op de weerapp, het is een prachtige zomeravond in Amsterdam. Je springt op de fiets om met vrienden wat te drinken op een terras terwijl je tijdens de rit er naartoe nog probeert het hele album mee te pakken. Het leven is goed
What a unique album! I like how a lot of the songs flow into each other as movements of a larger work.
Oh wow what a gem, some loops aren’t perfect but it comes close.
It’s not bad, but it’s not my bag, and it feels more like a DJ set rather than a traditional album. Frontier Psychiatrist is the highlight, and is entertaining enough, but I’m never spinning this again.
On the 2nd listen...I started to enjoy this. Will I ever get to 5 stars? Probably not, but this is interesting enough and if nothing else, great music to get high to. 4 stoner to be stars
Now in the work album rotation
Chaotisch
What is this exactly? Techno? Acid jazz? I dunno. Not much for me to latch onto besides a thumping beats and sampled loops of audio bric-a-brac. Not my cup of tea.
Groundbreaking? For sure. Can it be done again? Unlikely -- and given current music laws, probably prohibitively expensive, would that someone want to. Repeatedly listenable? No, not for me. "Tonight" is antagonizing. "Frontier Psychiatrist" is arguably a classic. I need to be able to inhabit the space of the music. This album is, instead, more spectacle. I have nothing against samples -- I think the Beastie Boys' albums were pure genius on that front. I can see what The Avalanches set out to accomplish on this album, and for the most part they succeeded. In the end though, this album is, technically, and musically, exhibitionist. I'm just not the voyeur they're looking for.
It's ok. The sampling heavy electronica is fun, but gets a little old quickly. 3/5
FRONTIER PSYCHIATRIST
I’ve quite liked these guys since first hearing them with “Frontier Psychiatrist” - not for everyone, I expect, but just right for me
Fantastic album and the soundtrack to my mid 20s!
Very cool and groovy and unexpected. I love the genre name "plunderphonics". It's like if daft punk made lo fi music, kind of? Really enjoyed it.
Electronic pop. no good. Completely forgettable.
Not my usual music I listen to. For me it was overall pretty boring and repetitive.
this is one of the only australian albums they’ve got? really?
First time listening to this kind of "genre" and I was left with mixed feelings, I felt a lot of the samples were really repetitive and just tedious even though i did like some of them, The transitions are amazing and thats maybe the one thing that I loved about it. Might be a good album to just put in the background while doing something. Overall not my type but I can see why people like it.
SO SO GOOD!! This album was so ahead of its time. The sampling, R&B, reggae, and Jazz sounds are mixed so perfectly in this album. I had completely forgotten about this anlbum until this reminded me of it. I ordered the Vinyl after listening, because it’s so good!
This isn't music, and I'm a harsh noise artist.
I've always loved this album. The amount of time and care that goes into a project like this is unbelievable, especially on today's world. It is a lost art.
Why in the world did I need to hear this. This was bad.
like a parfait. Started off nice with really good textures, like ice cream and something crunchy. But as i progressed through the album the parfait became more deranged. Do not put fried chicken and soy sauce in my parfait. However an interesting experience and I keep thinking about this album.
Definitely started off strong and went downhill. Clearly they had something going with the first track so I'm not sure how they managed to lose it for the rest of the album. I did like the overall vibe of it though. I felt like a changed person in a good way. It was like eating one of those super sour sweets when it starts off just sweet, most of the time is like sensory hell in your mouth, but afterwards you're left with a surprisingly pleasant aftertaste.
Honestly thought we were headed for a 5 star album after that first song but those hopes were immediately cut short as the rest of the songs unfurled. I understand there are certain conventions to this type of music but I do kind of feel like some parts were akin to exciteable primary school child on the electronic keyboard sound effects function. Also, some of the adjacent songs appear to be a literal continuation of each other - same lyrics/beat/everything just under a new name...why? Some of its kind of a vibe though.
The first song was good but it just went downhill from there. This is very unmemorable
Fantastic work
Well, there's certainly a lot of samples! I was hoping it would be a surprise hit as everyone seems to rate this. Left me cold though. I won't be revisiting. You can't dance to this. You can't sing along...what were they aiming for? Impressing hot girls? Impressing nerdy boys? Impressing hot nerdy girls?Impressing critics? Definitely scored with the latter option. Just failed to impress me...
Nie ma wokali i dużo powtarzalnych części (dramat)
la primera ok... pero eh
Entiendo el género y funciona muy bien como álbum
Another CLASSIC! I really enjoyed this album the use of sampling, cool mixes kept me engaged as I listened to this during my commute today. If I had to choose a track, it would be ‘Radio’, ‘Electricity’, ‘Etoh’ and ‘Frontier Psychiatrist’ These were the tracks which stood out to me and really allowed me to imagine the world that was composed for each track. ‘ Frontier Psychiatrist’ was oddly nostalgic because it was used in flipnotes over a decade ago for multiple fandoms I used to be in such as the Fnaf, OFF and several other video-game franchises. Now the rating for this is a bit tricky, but I’ve landed on a nice 4/5 because of how fun I found this body of work.
Standard electronically, each track need only be 30 seconds long
Based on others I’ve been giving 3 stars, this is a 1
01) Since I Left You - 10,0 02) Stay Another Season - 9,0 03) Radio - 9,0 04) Two Hearts in 3/4 Time - 9,0 05) Avalanche Rock - / 06) Flight Tonight - 8,5 07) Close to You - 9,0 08) Diners Only - 8,5 09) A Different Feeling - 9,5 10) Electricity - 9,0 11) Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life - 9,5 12) Pablo's Cruise - / 13) Frontier Psychiatrist - 10,0 14) Etoh - 9,0 15) Summer Crane - 8,5 16) Little Journey - 8,0 17) Live at Dominoes - 8,5 18) Extra Kings - 8,5 TOTAL: 8,97 (90/100) Current ranking: 77/795
Interesting, but doesn’t hold my interest for the whole album.
this is the album i never knew i needed, this vas a great discovery. All the songs were amazing.
This is another example of an album that really feels like a complete experience. Each song flows so well, and there's such a consistent tone and it's so much fun. It was the perfect album to bring me out of my bad mood. Favorites: Stay Another Season, Electricity, Frontier Psychiatrist
Хорошая работа, но абсолютно не моя музыка, я устала
Classic, love it. Overstays a bit. Loved it in my youth, less now that I’ve listened to a lot of daft punk
Nice cut & paste job of samples but doesn't leave a lasting impression
Vivid flashbacks of my childhood sat in front of MTV watching the music video of this song! I love this sound
Electronic album, focused on sampling more so than oontz oontz. It made for great background music and would listen to it again. Highlights: radio, extra kings
I like the cover quite a bit it's not my kind of music, but it's not unpleasant like I imagined it would be from the words "electronica" very repetitive e eu cansei depois de tipo 20 minutos
The first album I couldn’t finish. Overwhelmed by all the sounds.
Already knew ts, My generator is on a hot streaks recently, with albums like surfer rosa, the queen is dead and since I left you following eachother up. Ts an easy 5 for me. Introduced me to the genre and loved it ever since. The relisten was fun aswell. I also really like the fact every songs transitions very smoothly into every other song.
Some of these songs sound like they would be intro music of a preppy bloxburg video,see I don't really like when it repeats the same stuff continuously like bro the music is so good but it gets ruined as soon as the voices keep repeating with the autotune,its lowkey kind of annoying, and theres just too much going on like bruh theres so much random beats.But nethertheless I see what they were trying to do.Very funky music I feel very groovy listening to this kinda gives me MF doom vibes. I would give it 1.5 stars if that was an option but its not so gonna have to give it 1 because honestly if you cut out some parts of the songs it would be fire (I don't even consider 0 stars so in my books 1 star is the worse and i guess its not that bad...but can't give it anymore as I added 0 songs) 0/18 songs added
Very oceanic make me feel connected to the waves and abit of the animals like the horse wasnt really my favorite music they were repeating words too much for my liking
Horse neighing in the back already sounds like the first song which i liked but what is this horse man... something is off about radio two hearts in 3/4 could of been peak but freddy fazbear is at the start im scared. diners only very nice instrumental. i like a different feeling but no words so its not gonna go in the playlist too many instrumentals. little journey could of been peak but then it tries to drow me in the middle of the song 2/18 ( since i left you ,diners only) too many instrumentals some were peak but then got ruined by the demons
There's some genuinely interesting stuff here. I have a hard time saying a favourite track, as there are movements of a song I'd get into, then it'd change and I'd be taken right out. I've always enjoyed the extensive sampling done in this kind of electronic music, like George Clanton's stuff or DJ Pogo... but sonically I wasn't really loving how The Avalanches did it. Decent listen. Mad respect for the influence it had on the subgenre, but overall not my favourite.
What an incredible journey through creatively crafted soundscapes. One of the best ambient records that I've heard in some time.
Revolting slop
I guess if you're into like sampling and sample creativity and sample culture and all that, there's something here for you. But for me... At best, passable background music and at worst, offensive cacophony of random samples.
Couldn’t do it
Well this just shot up to the top of my rotation. Incredibly creative sampling, flows perfectly from beginning to end, and just so much fun. Favorite tracks are hard to pick based off first listen when it's such a cohesive whole, but Frontier Psychriatist stood out.
What
Good musicality that goes well with the sampling throughout the album!
Reminds me of being in a daycare. Lots of weird, loud noises that I wish would stop. DNF. I wish zero stars was an option.
Surprised that I liked this as much as I did.
Very cool, had moments where it felt like an early 2000s video game soundtrack. Definitely able to see the influence it had.
This is fantastic. I am amazed that this sort of music can be "assembled" the way it is. Great beats, super eclectic and the production is fantastic. I really really enjoyed this!
I'm a sucker for transformative and sample heavy albums, and this is probably the very best example. Avalanches really managed to create beauty out of heaps of (probably landfill) records. Frontier Psychiatrist is a standout for me, but the entire album is a nice experience. It all blends into each other really well.
I can respect what was done with this album, though it is not something I would ever really listen to again personally
Good plunderphonics. Not crazy crazy about it though. I'd rather be listening to DJ Shadow
This was huge when I was at university, ‘Frontier Psychiatrist’ seemed to be on student radio all the time. Fun album.
Anxiety inducing sounds and scratching. It has some cool moments, but not worth battling through the album again to hear them.
absolute boring and repetitive nonsense. i’m flabbergasted by the amount of positive reviews. this shit is RANK.
Världens bästa plunderphonics
Ett av mina mest givna val till en sån här lista! Kanske det bästa exemplet på sin genre, otroligt mycket kreativitet och sömlösa övergångar mellan låtarna som verkligen gör det till ett album att lyssna på just som ett album.
Känns väldigt unikt och härligt. Passar perfekt för det här projektet då det verkligen vinner på att man lyssnar på albumet från början till slut.
Jag älskar sånt här typ av musik!
Rätt spännande men stor variation i hur bra jag tyckte det lät.
Could play in the background just about any time.
nghe rất thú vị nhưng hơi trôi, không thích bài nào specifically cả
pretty good. honestly too long for me as an album with no real vocals. I found myself wanting to hear something else towards the end.
I'd listened to this while working and I found it kinda boring. But I am back in the bay this week and I listened to it when I was walking to the Y and it was a lot more enjoyable. Lotta samples.
So much going on but it all comes together so beautifully. One of the few albums that actually stands out on this list
Fascinating, fun.
Strangely I liked this less on second listen, it’s usually the other way round. Guess I have to be in the mood. It’s like they threw everything but the kitchen sink at it - it works really well sometimes, at other times it’s too much, busy and overwhelming
Not my bag, some decent tracks, but way too repetitive for me, fine background tunes.
Dreamy. What is going on? Is that dexter?
B- Since I Left You 4 Stay Another Season 4 Radio 3 Two Hearts In 3/4 Time 4 Avalanche Rock 3 Flight Tonight 3 Close To You 3 Diners Only 3 A Different Feeling 3 Electricity 3 Tonight 3 Pablo's Cruise 3 Frontier Psychiatrist 5 Etoh 3 Summer Crane 3 Little Journey 3 Live At Dominoes 3 Extra Kings 3 Fun album, Frontier Psychiatrist is all time.
fatboy slim all over again, there are some good tracks midway through though
I’ve never actively listened to The Avalanches, though I’m sure I’ve heard them in passing. I recently reviewed (and was underwhelmed by) Massive Attack’s debut album Blue Lines, which is cited as the origin of trip-hop. I appreciate this isn't strictly trip-hop, but I think this record shows how far the idea developed in its first decade. I love hearing the evolution of sub-genres. The Avalanches used almost 1000 samples on this album, which seems like it would have taken absolutely forever to compile and arrange. That's an impressive feat and maybe explains why it took 16 years to make a follow-up record. My biggest criticism is that the repetitive vocal samples get a little tiresome over the hour-long runtime. It's listenable, but more dynamic vocals - or less vocals all together - might have punched this up for me. They figured it out for 2016's Wildflower and 2020’s We Will Always Love You, which are both great records.
I knew a few of these songs already, but what I didn't know was that the whole album is 100% samples. The haters may say there's no skill or creativity, and those haters are flat out wrong. Looping and cut-up work is a creative act, the haters just don't like the instrument. This album is a textbook example of how sampling can and should be done.
eh, not a bad sounding album at all. just didn't hold my attention. much prefer their 2020 album, we will always love you.
this isn't music.
3.44/5 Stars Top Songs: Close To You, Stay Another Season, Frontier Psychiatrist
Overall a lot of fun but some songs were more interesting than others.
One of the most remarkable and beautiful albums ever made. An album that is made up entirely of hundreds of samples to create something brand new. God knows how they made it work so well. It's a perfect album.
One of the most cohesive and listenable albums ever thats mostly sample based, to me. Really cool and hypnagogic.
A real masterpiece. It’s so much more than the sum of its parts. The biggest flaw is Frontier Psychiatrist which is such an unbelievably awesome song that it sort of makes the rest of the album seem lesser.
Another album I was obsessed with in high school. Still holds up
You're a natural! You're crazy in the coconuts! I loved Frontier Psychiatrist as a kid. It's so weird and out there and I love it for that. I really enjoy this kind of lofi/electronic music, great for walking in the airport
Ok album with smooth transitions from one song to another. Listened to this while doing other stuff and it seems like it is perfectly made for "background" music. Best track was Frontier Psychiatrist. Shout out to Radio as it was close second.
really cool album. "frontier psychiatrist" is one of my favorite songs that i've heard this entire project.
Enjoyed the samples, and scratches all over the album. However, some of the loops are redundant at times. A few tracks are strangely familiar and I’m having trouble placing them. Overall, decent album for background work in my opinion. 2.9/5.0
I was gonna be a naysayer at first, but the more I listened the more I found to enjoy about this album. Hard to believe this is 25 years old.
Stressful and boring at the same time
I found the genre interesting. I didn't know the band before. I was curious. I didn't like the music. It got on my nerves, so I couldn't listen to much of it. 2/5
Banger album.
There are some good moments here, and I think a lot of people consider this an iconic album, but I honestly liked 2016's "Wildflower" better.
Esse estilo de música eletrônica não me pega muito, mas é um álbum interessante por experimentar bastante mesclando com outros gêneros. Entre acertos e erros, tem coisas de valor. Melhor do álbum: "Electricity". Pior do álbum: "Radio".
To quote the Grinch: all the noise noise noise 2/5
Too much repetition without maintaining my attention, Frontier Psychiatrist however is amazing
I fucking loved this. Only familiar previously with Frontier Psychiatrist, I wasn’t expecting to be overly enamoured. But it’s great. Really well put together and completely entertaining throughout. My first blind 5 on this list.
Since I Left You was listed at number ten in the book 100 Best Australian Albums. Along with 9 AC/DC records, pretty impressive. Listened through twice, It's wild to think how much time was spent finding the clips used on this album. The gunshot ricochet sound was part of all the Westerns I watched growing up. I enjoyed this but am unlikely to revisit. I prefer my electronica with as few vocals as possible.
3.3. A lot of the beats were cool, but they were a little too repetitive at times.
Sampling is not one of my favorite music tricks but I’m sure there are songs / albums out there that I like where it’s been used surreptitiously. This album isn’t one of them.
Not my style
A Sample-forward masterpiece.
#784. Since I Left You and Frontier Psychologist are good, but the rest is pretty meh. 3/5: fine
Pretty boring! I guess it's ok if you put it on as background noise at a party.
I really thought I had heard this earlier on this list, but it's the only Avalanches album I have had (so far, at least). Of course the standout track is Frontier Psychiatrist, the rest are pretty forgettable although pleasant enough. Reminds me of Lemon Jelly and Chemical Brothers.
# Playlist Track - Frontier Psychiatrist # Notes - Had a lot of fun with this one. A bit repetitive at times, but a very enjoyable album throughout. - Will definitely listen to other music from them
Heard Frontier Psychiatrist before. Was a bit disappointed that no other song on the album matched its chaotic vibe to me. But I was really impressed how all the songs were connected and yet didn't sound the same/repetitive. A very cohesive album 3/5
Not for me guys
Really good album but I have never really loved it as much as its reputation
This album offers up so much to dive into each listen. So many samples that come together to bring this album to life. Every track offering seamless transitions from the previous to the next. So well done, I’m in awe with each listen
2/3
GEM
No. 32 Loved it on first listen. Could easily put it on repeat already. Really great album. Pleasantly surprised for a band I've (somehow) never heard of.
Pretty cool mix tape. Love it when someone can piece together so many different sounds/samples and make cool music out of it.
I had listened to this years ago and really didnt like it at that point. Glad to be proven so wrong
l do sometimes listen to techno/sampling dance music (eg Fred again) but this Avalanches album was nothing special. It sounded really dated and quite cheesy. A thumbs down from me.
Instrumentally pretty good in parts, but the vocals spoiled many tracks.
Pretty cool sounding album. Reminds me a little of a mixture between Chemical Brothers and Fatboy Slim. Maybe some doses of Mark Farina Mushroom Jazz sessions. Loving all the old school hiphop samples from Raekwon, De La Soul/Prince Paul etc. The Prince Paul stuff they sample is an appropriate nod, since Paul might be the progenitor of this type of sample-heavy type music. It also makes me wonder how they cleared all this stuff--De La Soul's first few albums were held up in litigation forever. Maybe the Avalanches were better at clearing the stuff they used. Seriously, this album sounds seriously classic. Turntablism, samples... awesome. I also hear elements of albums like Dr. Octagonecologyst and Deltron 3030. Listening to this, it's almost a crime that they didn't collaborate with any 90s or 90s-style rappers over the past 20 years. A rare 5/5 that I'd never heard before. Will definitely go back to this.
I maybe don’t love this one as a full ALBUM as much as others do, though I adore The Avalanches. Still, some classic standouts that defined what they’d do going forward.
Joyful, energetic, good times party music. It’s electronica at its core, but it samples so many other genres and styles that the big picture effect is like a musical collage. Every song is packed with samples and surprising shifts. Very fun. Really artfully put together and produced.
This is a really well respected album in a lot of music communities that I've followed throughout my life and it's my first time listening to it. It's cool, I dig it. Sometimes I struggle a bit with very sample-heavy music though, I think my brain will try to pull the sample apart from the "new" layers and it ends up trying to be a subconscious game that I don't really want to play. Kind of takes me out of it and it's hard for me to just sit and enjoy it. I think that's why I like sample-heavy artists that are a bit more frantic and high energy (like death's dynamic shroud gets) because it doesn't let your brain sit into a groove for too long. There are some cool ideas in here but right now it's only a 3 for me, like a 3.3 rounded down. It's dynamic and it goes places but I'm not exactly totally blown away by it. I'm sure there's reasons why it's so universally loved and I just need to listen to it more.
One of the best albums that is not simply categorized by any labels, so the music speaks for itself. The samples are blended beautifully, the transitions between songs flow very well and it's enjoyable all the way through. Cannot recommend it enough.
Really enjoyed this. I’d listened to it a long time ago and never returned and I’m not sure why. I cannot begin to imagine how difficult it must be to piece something like this together. Apparently it has nearly 1000 samples across the record. Meticulous doesn’t come close! I’m not sure where this sits genre wise, somewhere between electronic and experimental (?) at times, but I guess the sheer amount and diversity of the samples makes it difficult to pigeonhole, which adds to the appeal.
Another band where Im aware of them off the back of one song. Frontier psychiatrist seemed to give them a more alternative following you wouldn't expect for an electronic band, I guess as its the sort of sampling you'd expect from hip hop. Didn't mind the album but don't think psychiatrist is very indicative of the rest of it, was expecting a bit more tongue in cheek but it was fairly down the middle. Tracks did have beats and samples slightly more interesting than groove armada say, it definitely wasn't house, but it wasn't particularly interesting.
I really didn't know what to expect with this one, never heard of them, and was generally blown away. Loads of samples, each song still cohesive whilst being interesting, and nice beeps and boops. The tracks with the singing are probably slightly stronger, as is the first half of the album. Front-loaded: Avalanche Rock, Two Hearts in 3/4 Time, and Flight Tonight were my favourites. On the long side, but I forgive them. Again, an album why doing this list is so much fun - on paper, absolutely not for me, but found myself jiving to it whilst driving. Solid 4.5.
I wouldn't have placed this as in the 90s.... Would've said closer to 2003 ish. This wasn't really what I expected, but I quite enjoyed it. I thought I only knew frontier psychiatrist, but knew since I left you too. Didn't realise that was by them. Those 2 are the highlights. I think 3.5, likely won't be rushing back though
This was a fun listen for about half an hour. Past that point I started to lose interest. Creating an album like this in 1999 is way more impressive with the constraints of technology at that time. In 2025, it doesnt inspire the same because a teenager can now make this on their laptop with modern technology.
this rocked!!!!
? dont get it
yep
It was good.
big 3
A downside of working nightshift is that even when I’m off I don’t really sleep well. The benefit of that being when I get an album like this I can dance round my kitchen at half five in the morning without anyone seeing me make an eejit outta myself lol. I LOVED this. I bought the single of Frontier Psychiatrist when it came out but I’ve never listened to anything of theirs beyond that. Banging from start to finish. Top Track - Electricity
Did I miss something here? This "Oops! All Samples" album is lifeless and dull, and feels like it was made with ChatGPT. You can make an all samples album pretty fun (i.e. anything Girl Talk did in the late 00s/early 10s) but this really wasn't hitting for me.
Really good album and much different than expected. I'm surprised this is my first time listening to such a great album from 2000. Honestly, the person's voice from The Avalanches is sometimes an instant skip for me. Unless you have great sound quality, it messes up my funk-shui. That said, I loved the album but mostly for the cool, trip hop & hip hop beats. One of my favorite pleasant surprises of the journey so far.
Good background music. Hard to actively listen to
Kind of a weird one, Frontier Spychiatrist was pretty great but overall not one I'll revisit
Very creative and eclectic. A little too chaotic for me personally but I appreciate the variety and skill of the mixing.
When I was in junior high I pirated a techno mixtape from my sister’s friend’s cousin. One of the songs on there was called Stylophone by a band called Three Little Boys and other one was called Kiss the Razor Edge by Digital Diggers. This album reminds me of those days listening to early techno on my over-the-head wire headphones. I did my the listen. Some of reminded me of mid-20s martini bar days. Overall, I didn’t find anything revolutionary or new here. The song Radio was a favorite. I could come back here but I don’t know if I will…
Random thoughts: * I already knew this group. Can't remember how I discovered them but definitely have Since I Left You in my rotation for a while now. * I really dug Frontier Psychiatrist as well. Just a funky fun song. * Also check out "Because I'm Me" which is on a different album. * There seems to always be a new electronic sample artist who comes sort of out of nowhere and has an awesome album like this. I'm kind of thinking about Girl Talk and Modest Mouse and other of their ilk. Just seems to be a recurring trend. * I like this album and it should be regularly in my rotation but it's more of a 3.5 than 4
A slew of rhythmic and gyrating euphoria
Was am Anfang noch ganz cool klang, hat nach nichtmal einem Song meine Aufmerksamkeit verloren. Dann gefühlt eine Stunde lang dieselben Hintergrundgeräusche.
Only know the title track but this is groovy
Electronica I missed from the time period I was listening. It was fine.
I enjoyed this, chill electronic. A lot of sampling for sure, bit they made it work.
More boring electronic house music
Really unique album. Frontier psychiatrist bangs so hard
What an awesome surprise! Crazy flow and really interesting songs. Will listen again for sure
Has some good classy songs but a lot of lesser songs too. 3.5
No sabia que esperarme pero ha sido muy refrescante, mucho ruido pero bien ordenado, tiene algo que me encandila
A surprising gem for me, felt I recognized the name of the band, turns out I knew a few songs, the album is great, a perfect flow from beginning to end, each song perfectly leading into the next. Definitely one to come back to.
A beautiful, complex, novel piece of work that is lush, ambitious, and gives me the same feeling that Nujabes gives me in hiphop in the electronic field.
I absolutely love their 2020 album We Will Always Love You, but have actually not put that many spins into this, their debut. As I understand it, The Avalanches are one of those strange musical (like D'Angelo) acts that put out a much loved album and then went dormant for decades. This album is a masterclass in crate digging, sampling, and mixing that plays like a continuous DJ set. The title track opener sets an optimistic tone with dreamy flutes and orchestral overtones underpinned by shuffling drums. The song literally twinkles with pure positive energy. A seamless transition drops us into Stay Another Season, which retains the same vocal sample and flips the shuffle into a loose funk that transitions to pensive atmosphere (complete with horse sample). Some deft mixing keeps the long-running track spirit alive as things drop into Radio -- an exercise in mid-BPM looping. Two-Hearts In 3/4 Time is a beautiful down-tempo jam built around a descending wordless vocal sample. Flight Tonight is a really fun hopping song. I'd recognize the out of tune piano warble of Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life anywhere; Mac Miller sampled it on Macadellic for Aliens Fighting Robots. Makes for a nice tender jazzy interlude. Love Frontier Psychiatrist. Fun vocal sampling laid over what sounds like a fusion of epic western and hip-hop. Goofy and wonderful. ETOH pulls back out the flutes and harps for another solid head-bobbing entry. Life At Dominoes pushes the BPM up one more time before the album closer, with a sound that feels a bit closer to a Daft Punk club-thump tone. Extra Kings rounds things out on an optimistic psychadelic-folk note that makes me think of early Four Tet. Solid all around album that I always enjoy to tour. 4 / 5 for me.
Really enjoyable mix. Sounds like a live mix you'd find on Soundcloud. Reminds me a lot of Gramatik as well. Would really vibe well in a coffee shop. Sampledelia and plunderphonics are new words I learned today. Big fan of this genre honestly. Nice relaxing, focus-inducing listen. I don't always line up with Brandon's taste in music, but I think this album is firmly in the overlapping portion of our Venn diagram. I hope he actually liked it or else I'm going to look like a clown.
Holy hell I would have never thought in a million years that Frontier Psychiatrist would come up on here. Me and the fellas at Towson used to listen to that song all of the time because of how weird it was but now it jams after a 13 year hiatus of listening to it. The rest of this album may have been where brainrot started because there was just so much random shit going on in my ears the whole time...but i was enjoying every second of it. This may get my stamp for Most Random Album to Appear on this List That I Previously Knew award.
This mostly fell in the background for me while I was working, but Frontier Psychiatrist was incredible. Especially the "Can you think of anything that talks" drop.
Electronic music is just awful garbage. This is repetitive trash and is basically one run on song chopped up into tracks. I’d rather have a colonoscopy done than listen to this.
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A masterpiece of sampling. Probably my favorite plunderphonics album of all time. 9/10
Este fue un álbum muy desgastante para escuchar. De hecho me tomó tres días ponerme al día. Irónicamente considero que no es un mal álbum, y que de hecho puede funcionar como música de fondo mientras se realizan otras actividades. Sin embargo, prestar atención durante una hora a esta música tan repetitiva a la vez que densa en material de sampleo es un tanto exasperante. La música de este álbum suena como los interminables mixes de lo-fi genéricos que se pueden encontrar en Youtube, pero con más trabajo de producción y mayor cantidad de samples superpuestos, que lo hacen sonar un tanto esquizofrénico. Entonces, no es lo suficientemente calmo, ni tampoco tan intenso o experimental, por lo que no sé desde que lugar posicionarme para escucharlo. Aprecio el trabajo detrás del álbum, está muy bien producido, y creo que con la mentalidad adecuada puede ser considerado un gran álbum. En mi caso fue una escucha dificil.
Fun album with some entertaining tracks. 3.5 stars
i didn’t hate it ! i just sort of thought it was a bit background music-y. i can see why people rave about this tho, i can see its influence
It's weird. Not my preference but i liked it as background music. It's more like a 3.5 but I'm giving it a 4 to make sure i revisit it later
3.5
A towering work of music. Classic.
That was interesting and I didn’t mind it. Old school hip hop vibes in the beats, wasn’t really a rap album though. I liked it, can’t quite explain why
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Fine in the background. Bit repetitive but a few bangers
Some of these beats were sick, some really weren't
Not a fan. Thought some songs might develop but never came to anything
6/10 - decent album but too long, good to hear more electronic/dance music
🐴👻🎺🥁🥥🤠
The thinking man's electronic music. Less ¨robots fucking,¨ more ¨collage of sound.¨ Not even sure what it means but much easier to listen to than most electronic music I've heard. I'm biased.
Another meh rated elevator / dept store background music. Not sure what qualifies it for inclusion here. 2.5/5
Another day, another electronic album. I can appreciate the multi-genres being sampled, along with their tasteful placement in the production. But repeating the same phrase over and over in each song, along with throwing in overused scratching just seems a little lazy. Background music for sure.
Someone had played me the title track on this about 20yes ago, and always liked it. Never visited the whole album because it’s not typically my thing, but this is pretty listenable for the genre
Beep boop beep boop. So dang repetitive. This gets 2 “mehs”
I usually see electronic and think it is an auto 2 at best... but I actually enjoyed this one. Impressive they sampled over 1,000 tracks but it isn't in your face "look what we can do" type of BS. Just a cool tapestry of vibes. Assumed I wouldn't recognize a song...until Frontier Psychiatrist. Not sure how or why I know that song. Probably one of my least favorites on the album. This doesn't rise to the great level IMO, but still solid. 3.25/5
Never heard this before, though the song Frontier Psychiatrist showed up on my radar within the last year oddly enough. I like this album overall. There are a few snoozer tracks, but everything else has a great combination of instrumentation and composition. Definitely something I'll play again. 3.75/5
Listened to this for another list and I didn't get it. I don't get it this time either. 2/5
I have some fondness for the songs that i had listened to outside of the album, but a whole album worth is way too much to not get boring.
Albums that amount to a glorified DJ set are tough to rank. It was a fine listen and a bit of fun, but hard to care about. If I only ever listen to 1001 albums my whole life, is this really one of them? I was thinking 2 stars, but I don’t want to be ungenerous.
The dingos finally make the list. Frontier Psychiatrist was a pretty important cross-over track - infiltrating alternate guitar heavy radio stations and providing a glimpse of something more
I got bored of this and didn’t hear any particularly redeeming songs. A hard pass from me.
Komplett unbekannter Artist für mich. Hat größtenteils Spaß gemacht, auf Dauer aber etwas eintönig.
Grundsolide - nicht mehr, nicht weniger.
Tatsächlich erst zum zweiten Mal komplett durchgehört. Damals war ich noch zurückhaltender, aber jetzt kann ich die 5 zücken. Im Gegensatz zum Song-orientierteren 15 Jahre später erschienenen Nachfolger ist das hier Vibes only, aber gestern beim Kinderwagen-Spaziergang kam das richtig geil. Was ist denn "A Different Feeling" bitte für ein heftiger Track?!
Ich verstehe, warum das Album hier auftaucht. Es fehlte mir aber grade in der zweiten Hälfte bisschen die Konsistenz. Außerdem ist es kein Genre in dem ich typischerweise abhänge.
Joa, eine 3 wäre wohl auch angemessen, aber hat mich nicht so richtig begeistert auf Länge.
Verrücktes Zeug. Irgendwie fordernd, aber dennoch melodisch. Mir gefällt es!
Unabhängig davon, ob etwas meinem Musikgeschmack entspricht, liebe ich Experimentierfreude. Von der hat dieses Album (resp. diese Band) so viel, dass ich richtig gut unterhalten war.
Das ist einfach nicht meine Musik, da kann das Album nichts für.
Really enjoyed this one. It's kind of a perfect party album. Turn it up and everyone can dance to the beats. Turn it down, and it's background music while people chill and talk. If there's a lull in conversation, there's plenty here to catch your ear. Given how many samples are mixed in to these tracks, it's amazing how coherent and organic it feels. Gonna check out other albums this group has made.
Not bad. Not great. Some interesting songs.
Epic album. Straight into the listening rotation
"Since I Left You" is up there with "Paul's Boutique" and "Endtroducing" for mosaic style sampling techniques across many genres. The Avalanches took it a step further by drilling deep down to thousands of microsamples and structured the album into a single hourlong piece of music. It's undoubtedly very impressive. These guys also put on some great shows. Having said that, the technique doesn't produce the same level of results. This is the kind of album that I put on once in a blue moon when I haven't listened to it for a while. I find it hard to really engage with the sounds given the rapid shifts and it functions more like background music for me. Still, I have a lot of respect for the skill and determination to make an album like this. It may not be an all time favorite, but it's still great.
- ooh whimsical intro - feels like im a bird flying through a bustling coastal city in the 70s - WHOAH love those keys? that synth line? whatever it is i love it - ooh going into the next track, sequencing the last song as it transitions into the new - is that a horse neighing? - this feels like an alternate version of daft punk's discovery, but if it had a disco-y baby with fat boy slim. i'm LOVING this NO NOTES i'm super biased as i love this kind of poppy, electronic sequencey music. it instantly transports me to a different place and time and is a dopamine machine the whole way through. loved and saved to my library!
I want so bad to like this but it just kind of disappeared into the background for me. It feels like good study music-- no hook to distract me from my thoughts.
Jeg er nok 20 år for sein til denne, men er et par høydepunkter her. Spesielt Frontier Psychiatrist. Knall.
The fuck?
Too long and repetitive for my taste