Reviews (page 5 of 10)
A sort of 'wall of sound' but using samples. So much going on, would like to hear how it was constructed (like these: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFEZiMyfSYI ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Epr8xDE3Kgk). The song breaks were a little jarring on YT - I'd like to hear it as one uninteruppted track. Really good. 4.0
Not sure why I like this album so much. Not at all like anything else I listen to.
I quite enjoyed it
This one is fun. Like, lil fruity drink on the beach fun.
Pretty listenable early sample jams with a few solid hits (mostly the opening title track and Frontier Psychiatrist)
I’ve had this since it came out. Still love it.
At first playthrough I was not sold at all for some reason, even though it feels like this should fit me like a hand in a glove. Not sure how that idiom translates from swedish to english, but you get my point. I gave it a second try and turned up the volume a bit, and then it was better received. I think I missed out on some of the grooves when listening at lower volume, and perhaps didn't pay much attention. Their sampling skills are very impressive, but I feel that it sometimes becomes a bit too much. The funny thing with this album is that it doesn't have any single song that stands out as a clear hit for me, and in fact my least favourite one is the one with some of the most plays; 'Frontier Psychiatrist'. But all songs just keep a very high bar, which still makes this a 4 for me, albeit a slightly weak one.
Didn't know what to expect when I started this and my initial thoughts were this was a bit jumbled, but then once embraced that I started to enjoy the ride. This is an incredible beat and sample album. I especially got hype when the Raekwon Glaciers of Ice sample came on.
Since I Left You - 10/10 Stay Another Season - 8.5/10 Radio - 8/10 Two Hearts in 3/4 Time - 8/10 Avalanche Rock - 8/10 Flight Tonight - 8/10 Close to You - 8/10 Diners Only - 8/10 A Different Feeling - 9/10 Electricity - 10/10 Tonight - 8/10 Pablo's Cruise - 8/10 Frontier Psychiatrist - 10/10 ETOH - 8.5/10 Summer Crane - 8/10 Little Journey - 8/10 Live at Dominoe - 9/10 Extra Kings - 8/10 TOTAL - 153/180
Really liked this. Even though I've never heard anything like it
Awesome expertimental album.
Got A Different Feeling when I listened to this. Could feel the Electricity almost as if I was plugged right into the Radio on a Little Journey through the airwaves.
i love anyone who mixes a hundred samples into a single track in a nice sounding way, and the avalanches do a great job at it. their other album has the bangers on it tho!
Better than I expected
Frontier Psychiatrist is fantastic. The rest is ok.
Was interesting didn't entirely dislike it so I'll give it 4 stars because it was kinda unique I'm a really bad critic
Good Jazz
Man let me start by saying I absolutely LOVED this album.. In no way shape or form was I ready or expecting THIS! These DJs have these funky mashes that just remind me of something like Pogo.. I have been listening to this on repeat since I started it! My favorite tracks on this thing are 'Since I Left You', 'Two Hearts In 3/4 Time', and 'Close To You' to just name a few.. I had some songs I didn't love on this thing, like 'Flight Tonight' but overall I loved this thing. Overall 4.1/5
Purely psychosomatic
8.5/10 Highlights: Since I left You Frontier Psychiatrist
I dug it, should listen again closer
In a nutshell: A work of pure genius. Sampling and sampledelia is nothing new. But the boys from The Avalanches put a new spin on it. Every song is a collage. The sounds are lifted from obscure vinyls found in thrift shops and pasted together to create a sonic journey. It is an engineering feat to create an (18 track!) dance album in the late 90s with minimal studio interference. And it doesn't sound messy. Robbie and Darren didn't keep track of how many samples were used. Numbers range between 200 and 3500. Based on the website WhoSampled, I'd say over 800 samples sounds about right. This number includes a handful of samples used throughout the album to tie it all together. It's a nice foreshadowing tool. Example - the horse neighs from Frontier Psychiatrist (Track 13) make an appearance in Stay Another Season (Track 2). It may not be to everyone's taste but The Avalanches deserve credit for creating a complex DIY album. Brace yourself for a long ride, but a fun one. Overall: 8/10
Unique band, not many that do ‘sounds’ remixing or whatever you’d call it.
4.5/5. My best mate reckons it’s one of Australia’s finest records and I’m inclined to agree. To think that these two cunts took 16 years to make another album after this one.
Aged incredibly well, this is sampling realized to its full potential.
I really liked this album. A good mix of sounds that flow well together. Great for work music.
- Electricity was a banger - Was not expecting this album to sound like this, insanely good - Love the variety of sounds, great music to have in the background
Funky
Great background music. Creates a mood and flows, with subtle song distinctions, yet is varied and interesting
Mola. Mezcla de música dance/electrónica y plunderphonics/collage de sampleos.
Cool trippy album, not my taste but pretty good
3.9 or is it 4.... Super nice, soft chemical brothers, good for working
Good to have on as background music. Low-key, good beats
Great sampling. I remember some of these tracks very well from the time.
😎🕺🏼
Pretty good instrumental album. Many songs ran a bit long and were too repetitive for my liking.
Fun dance record. It suffers from the same repetitiveness as other dance records, but somehow it's more tolerable. Favorite song: Since I Met You.
"Since I Left You", "A Different Feeling", "Electricity" are beautiful. I was previously familiar with "Frontier Psychiatrist", but not The Avalanches themselves. "Flight Tonight" and "Diners Only" are repetitive to the point of annoying. The back half of this album is surprising the better than the A side. This would be a shoo-in for 5 stars if there weren't a few irritating tracks throughout the album. 3.5 stars rounded up to 4.
Pretty good, lots of samples. I it sounds a bit dated, but I still think it holds up.
interesting techno album
I missed this one as didn't have time to listen that day, but came back a few days later and am bloody glad I did!
Great instrumental DJ record. Complex and layered instrumentals, but occasional repetitive lyric/vocal samples on some tracks are grating. Stand out tracks are tge title track Since I Left You, Two Hearts in 3/4 Time, Closer to You, Tonight May Have to Last Me All My Life, and Frontier Psychiatrist
Great album start to finish. I was familiar with a couple of the songs but the whole album is solid as a full listen through.
I’m VERY familiar with this album. Can’t wait to dive in again.
I rate it: came into this album not feeling it from just the look of the album. You can imagine my face when I recognized half the tracks and clocked DOOM collaborated on one of them (not on the album). This felt like a strong electronic album with strong beats and sampling which was just perfection. Do I think it's the best? Not by any means but almost felt like a slightly less experienced Daft Punk and I'm here for that.
I kinda really like this. Catchy, cool samples, almost a high energy ambient album. Frontier Psychiatrist is a jam.
Really enjoyed for how early (2000) this record was. Repetitive at times but good use of vocals and sampling
Come for Frontier Psychiatrist but stay for the rest of the album, especially the title track, it's just the epitome of early 2000s sunny dispositions. A ton of samples all layered together to weave a tapestry of feel good vibes, shame the world would come crashing down less than a year after this debuted and feel good jams went on the back burner.
Masterful sampling and production. I go back to this one at least once a year, especially that opener
Title track is a 10/10
Immersive
Very chill and very surprised I didn't know about it previously. Definitely see it's influence in the likes of Dangermouse, later J5, and more. This is literally the textbook on how to properly use samples.
Old R&B meets hip-hop? Background theme music for sure. Good walking/workout tunes.
2 brilliant brilliant songs
Fun album. Unexpected
Really cool. I love EDM that's this good and from 2000. Unique and interesting pretty lights vibes 4.4
Happy Beats Good Mashup
Nice disco beats.I don’t really like albums made of beats but this album was really nice.
I really only knew The Avalanches through Wildflower. This is a great precursor but their sophomore album is better.
"Since I Left You" and "Live at Dominoes" main favs, Enjoyed the album, good groovy tunes, will be listening again.
good vibes. great project. really engaging yeah
Excellent album, and absolutely perfect example of sampling done brilliantly. Absolutely loved this one. Frontier Psychiatrist is the stand out track but the whole album passes beautifully.
Good looking even coming close to naming all the samples featured on this extremely detailed and well produced album. The Avalanches is spewing beats at such a pace that it’s hard to keep track of everything; and somewhere along the ride I almost lose the grip myself.
Vette samples, lekkere plaat
Frontier Psychiatrist was an MTV2 classic, so nice to hear the rest of the album that spawned it.
Too much ambiant stuff to be perfect
BEST SONGS: -Since I Left You -Close To You
Each track just blends so well into each other. Always fun to revisit from time to time. 4/5
went way harder than I thought it would
Wow. I haven’t listened to this whole thing in a LONG time. Forgot how psychadelic and borderline schizophrenic it is. This is amazing.
4/5 because it's kinda long for a dance album and gets a little too "indie" in spots, but otherwise this is really cool. Insane how they had this sound back in 2000. Liked the overarching story. BT - Stay Another Season - Close to You - A Different Feeling - Tonight May Have to Last Me All My Life - Frontier Psychiatrist - Little Journey 7/19/23
That was fun, probably will revisit!
Cool
Just an incredible album
I listened to this years ago, clicked ‘Since I Left You’ and then rather disintegrated rest as a ragbag of plastic soul. Which turned out to be unfair as this is a lovely, summery cocktail of an album. Maybe veering a bit towards the cheesy on occasion, but it’s just made with such obvious pleasure and the desire to give pleasure. Sunshine for the ears.
Always thought this album was like an indie classic turns out its an amazing sample record i loved it so much
This is very chill and easy to listen to music. Nothing super jumps out at me, but that isn't a bad thing. I rather enjoy this. I can easily vibe/listen to this. They give me big Fatboy Slim vibes. Overall pretty good. Nothing really jumps out, but it is easy to vibe to. A low 4/5
Nice :) #house #eletronic #receiving
love the transitions favs - tonight - frontier psychiatrist - since i left you - a different feeling - little journey - extra kings
I ended up liking this album a lot more than I thought I would. I didn't know how I'd feel about something that was mostly just samples but it was really good.
Such a fun album! Pairs well with a sunny summer day. I’m not as in love with this album as some are, but even leaving aside the amazing technical effort put into this album’s production, the appeal is very easy to understand. The compositions stand strong, separate from the samples from which they’re sourced. Very well deserving of a spot on this list!
gostosinho
Great album, love the sampling style
nice album, very different and left of field. I would listen to it again
Curtia e nem sabia. Frontier Psychiatrist
Amazingly composed, and fairly enjoyable
Groundbreaking use of samples. Too long though.
Very summery. Nice.
Very early Gorillaz Daft punk vibes. Album got better and better as it went on, unlike most albums. Rating: 4.5
very cool album, also still music despite all the samples and innovative stuff. unlike some albums that experiment so much they dont sound nice anymore. i guess thats why its special.
I listened to this about 6 times yesterday. It's a good work album. Will definitely be revisiting.
4.2/5
nice vibes
Didn't know about these guys until know. Quite solid. Every track flows seemlessly to the next one. Radio and Frontier Psychiatrist are standouts. The tracks have room to breathe for some fascinating samples using funk, pop standards and various influences. Fades a bit at the end but this was an enjoyable listen.
Already loved this album.
Good, very noisy, lots going on, fun
Really, really good listen.
This was a pretty awesome listen. I could see it being a 5 upon a relisten, but for now it's a strong four. I would love to pick up a CD of this. The songs flowed very seamlessly into each other, though the effect is kind of lost since I listened on a streaming service with ads. Still pretty cool though! My favourite songs were Electricity, Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life, and Frontier Psychiatrist, but favourites are hard to chose.
I kept wanting to hate this album, but then it would just reinvent and reinvent and draw me back in. I had never heard it or really of the band at all and I was just fascinated by it particularly because I didn't and haven't read the back story about who they are. Just enjoyed it cold and was pretty impressed. Great collaborators as well. I thought this one was pretty cool.
This is a fun album!
already listened to it, very good
The first great Plunderphonics record, The Avalanches take digging through the record bin to another extreme, using all of their findings to create a smashing dance record. While not as earth-shaking as big beat, “Since I Left You” makes up for it in its unreal flow, seamlessly joining together songs with a head-bobbing beat with obscure samples. And since they approached it from a “no one’s gonna listen to this, let’s do whatever” mentality, they create the oddest collection of fusions seen this side of Melbourne. Great as both a pure dance record and as IDM performed by an alien mixtape. Standout Songs: “Since I Left You” “Radio” “Electricity” “ETOH”
Obviously love it
This grew on me as I listened - new and different, yet familiar. It's really well-layered and nuanced. Looking forward to giving it more listens, I think it'll keep revealing more and more each time!
I think I've tried several times to get into this record through the years... I definitely don't dislike it, but to me, there's very little glue holding the whole thing together. That being said, 'Frontier Psychiatrist' is a certified ripper.
I’ve always thought this genre was more of a palate cleanser than anything else, but I really enjoyed this one. Not enough to listen to it again because, I’m a sucker for lyrics, but this is perhaps the best album of this genre I’ve ever heard, whatever this genre is called? The structure and chords were fantastic. The way they use 3/4 timing in “Two Hearts in 3/4 Time” is really dope in a way I haven’t heard before. 4/5
Fantastically quirky, full of intelligent samples and catchy beats
Great way to start a day - positive, uplifting, joyous.
Yeah!
I didn't enjoy this on the first listen. I went back and had this in the background while doing some work and I enjoyed it a lot.
One of my all time favorite albums, listening now brings back a lot of memories from the summer after graduating High School, driving around windows down, blaring Since I Left You. There wasn't anything else quite like this album at that time. Help pave the way for many densely layered electronic albums since, Stand out tracks "Frontier Psychiatrist", and of course "Since I Left You".
While I did not love every song on this album, the overall sound and flow and construction and musicality of this album blew me away.
Plunderhouse. Oftewel, house (lounge in dit geval meer) waarbij je bijna uitsluitend gebruik maakt van samples. Weer wat geleerd. Beter goed gejat, dan slecht bedacht. Het is één grote mix van samples, maar je bent continu aan het luisteren of je dingen herkent. Het belangrijkste is dat het lekker vrolijk is en dat is zeker na de depri 80s van de afgelopen weken een absolute verademing.
4.3 - A warm, upbeat and lovingly composed dance record that flows perfectly for a full hour. Also a terrific piece of sampledelia in the vein of DJ Shadow, Panda Bear...Highlights: "Frontier Psychiatrist", "Tonight..."
Ooooohhhhh I really like this. Love the crackley vinyl effect and the choice of samples. Excellent for chilling out. Omg I love Frontier Psychiatrist.
This is what electronic music is all about. I got a lot of enjoyment out of this album, standout track - Frontier Psychiatrist
I really vibed with this. It all flows so nicely, each song goes into the next seamlessly. It was all over the place, crazy as a coconut
Album number 365 of this big old journey and it's an exciting one. One of the first truly great albums of this millennium, this is immaculately produced and just a very impressive and groovy experience. I'm taking off one star just because, other than the title track, I've never really got a lot emotionally out of the record
Weird and fun, with a couple of my favourite dance tunes - frontier psychiatrist being the absolute best. So many samples, from so many random places, that it can sound jumbled. But when they get it right, they get it so right!
Some chill hip hop beats to work/study to
hey its that psychiatrist song
Better than I expected. I’d never heard of them.
This one was a new listen; definitely put a smile on my face and will be adding it as a regular session listen. I could see this as a great party starter for a summer BBQ kinda thing.
Sounded great and was the perfect length. Surprisingly original even if a couple too many songs sounded the same. A great record.
Mostly great
Incredibly of its time, but not dated.
The Avalanches found a unique sound that helped Electronica find the mainstream with future artists. It is fascinating that now, years later, they are beginning to get the recognition they deserve. Sampling not only older R&B tracks, but using different drum and orchestration pieces in a multi-layered album, it is easy to forget just how innovative this was because it set the tone for the genre.
love this. cool transitions
Wild, out-there fun. Not one's cup of tea, generally, but this takes off to otherworldly places and mostly stays there. Awfully listenable for being so densely layered.
Not a big listener of electronic, but I really enjoyed this. Will definitely listen to more. And their new album features Johnny Marr!
Brings back memories of my time working at Virgin Megastores whilst I was a student. This album was played a lot and listening to it again took me right back. It’s a vibrant and bright listen and always shifting enough to keep you tuned in. A couple of standout numbers.
Bra fredagsmusikk 🙌
An interesting album, basically all samples. Best listened in a row as there's smooth transitions between songs, still I've liked certain bits more than the otehrs. Saved songs: Since I Left You, Flight Tonight, A Different Feeling, Frontier Psychiatrist, Live At Dominoes
Loved the extended version. Learning it was all made with vinyl samples blew my son away.
Great example of mixing using samples. I had no problem enjoying this album in the background while I worked. I'm not so sure I'd recommend it as a must listen, but I would definitely relisten to this. 4/5.
Sonic madness. Wouldn't you just hate to be the lawyer in charge of sample clearance? Some of these LPs have never seen the light of day. A real good time, a great albums that stands toe to toe with the likes of DJ Shadow's debut. There's something for everyone to recognise on this.
I enjoyed the majority of the album, the first little bit didnt grasp my attention, but then it picked up, an interesting and different listen Very satisfying that its exactly 1 hour long 4
It's like MF DOOM for electronic music. Grows on you the more you listen.
Pleasantly surprised at this one, when thinking about my dislike for the genre.. Generally good transitions and some fun tracks Favourites: since I left you, Radio, tonight may have to last me all of my life Least fave: Frontier psychiatrist 4/5
instrumental hip-hop, acid jazz, and funk combine in a lovely box o' chocolates of an album.
Instrumental success
Different tunes
Listened to on 9/21/22 3/5 Favorite song: since I left you The idea behind this album of flowing bits of music together flawlessly is genius but also pure chaos at times
This remains an extremely cool album to listen to all the way through, even with some really weird songs throughout. Since I Left You is still one of my favorite songs.
Wasn't familiar with the album, really enjoyed it, would give it another listen, set a lovely atmosphere
Love this. I knew the title track and Frontier Psychiatrist from before, but never listened to the album. This is one that is very much an album rather than a collection of songs, it flows so well and it manages to be a really easy listen to have on in the background whilst working and worth delving into deeper for a proper listen. 4/5, will definitely listen to again. Amazed by the complexity of it too.
Really great album. Amazing sampling, smile inducing tunes. Bought this record a few years ago off the back of Frontier Psychiatrist. Highlights: Since I Left You, Frontier Psychiatrist, Close to You, Flight Tonight
Pretty sweet grooves and vibes. Definitely will relisten/put this in regular rotation.
It's somewhere between J Dilla and Kamasai Washington, but with a few too many horse samples.
I had never heard of this band, but I really enjoyed it. I liked how the musical themes carried from track to track, and told a musical story.
Never heard of them like many. Really enjoyed the energy
I recognized the first track but otherwise had never heard of The Avalanches or this album before now. I had to give it a re-listen after listening to a podcast about how it came to be (thanks Ryan). Definitely appreciated the artistry and intense amount of work that went into making it on the second go. Certainly an album I'll go back to.
Really enjoyable listen, Frontier Psychiatrist was a song I only ever knew casually and in passing (and I didn't know the name or artist). Hearing the album build slowly and then having that drop was a fun surprise. My only gripe, if you could call it that, was that I didn't hear anything that I recognized as a hook until "Electricity" which is the 10th track on the album. I feel like the whole thing would be just as effective (and more concise) if you chopped off the front 25% of the runtime. I'll be coming back to this, for sure.
Love this album and its clever use of samples. Ground breaking stuff at the time, but it just drags on a little too much for me in some places. A Different Feeling into Electricity is the best part of this album. 4.5 but cant get to 5. So 4/5
Chilled out mellow groves, theres a time and place for this and I can see myself listening to it again
I actually own this album, and have always been impressed by the Avalanches' ability to create music using almost nothing but meticulously layer samples. It's almost an aural analog to pointillism. Very cool.
Eclectic R&B house that kept me pumped for hours. Sometimes I need music with few lyrics & a good beat. The album felt like musical mixed media with bits & pieces from everywhere coming together cohesively in funky way.
Tightly knit and stupidly chill
While Wildflowers is definitely the better album, this one really showed what you could do with sampled music and set the stage for the future. And it’s still very listenable
Klassikkoasemaan noussutta sämpläysmusaa.
Heitt stöff, alveg hægt að dilla sér við þessa plötu frá upphafi til enda.
I thought I was going to hate this, but I actually really enjoyed it. Not typically my cup of tea, but it was quite good.
Fab stuff. Mostly instrumental bobbins, but with good beats and little samples of this and that. Sometimes a bit self indulgent. I get why others mightn't rate it, but it's right up my street.
Good background for work
Wow! Lekkere mix van soul, zuid-amerikaanse muziek en drum'n'bass. Heel interessant en eigenzinnig. Leuk. ****
Avalanches has a few good songs in the mix. I do love the sampling in their songs. The right combinations make a song good. I love "A Different Feeling". I think I tend to like the more dance songs, which can be the less popular ones according to Spotify. I think they're good about creating an atmosphere in each song. "Tonight May Have to Last Me All My Life" has the feeling of a drunken speakeasy band playing at 4 am. They're good with pitch bending at irregular times and including the crackle like you're listening to a vinyl record. This feel like it takes a few listens to understand where The Avalanches are coming from in creating each song.
Dance. Me ha gustado. Un 4.
Love a great party album that delivers a great vibe. Sorry I missed you the first time around.
great samples - not normally my style but I liked a lot of it. I'll be looking into their other albums
interesting album - some really great house music
I love this album, Dancey with a lot of different samples.
Pog förstalåt
Good electronic sound
Avalanches uvijek dobri. Ja znam njihove novije albume i jako mi se sviđa što su zadržali svoj sound.
This album is so good, znam ga već, ali hvala na ovom da se podsjetim! Odlično iskorištavanje sample-ova, fluidan album gdje se iz pjesme u pjesmu pretakaju tonovi. Pravi ljetni dragulj.
PO SJEĆANJU, nije 5 al ono, nije ni daleko
Das kommt dabei raus, wenn man talentierte Leute einfach mal machen lässt. Und die dann auch machen. Ist mir stellenweise trotzdem bei dem vorhanden Ausgangsmaterial (und ohrenscheinlicher Begabung) etwas zu wenig und etwas zu repetitiv, insgesamt aber ein für diese Liste ungewohnter Ohrenschmaus.
Controversial opinion: the more recent Avalanches albums are a bit better, and contain more good songs. But this album isn't a must-hear because of 'good songs', is it? It earns it's place on the list (and my possibly-slightly-generous star rating) for three good reasons: 1. Sampling isn't impressive. But sampling *on this scale* is, I think, something of an art form. To stitch together a vibrant, hour-long collage of music entirely from samples is pretty unique and remarkable. 2. I always like to reward albums that flow seamlessly, and The Avalanches are exceptional in that respect. I love the way they use filters and foley to make it sound like you're physically moving from one track to the next on a continuous, kaleidoscopic journey. 3. Frontier Psychiatrist. I heard this on the school bus when I was 10 and probably assumed that was just how music was going to be in the 21st century. I still haven't heard anything like it since.
Very much enjoy Avalanches. Not crazy about the expanded deluxe version of this album, but the standard stuff is great.
I kinda wish more songs on this album sounded like "Frontier Psychiatrist", since that's undoubtedly the best song here. I've been really harsh on these dance albums (and holy shit there's a lot of them on this list), but I really enjoyed this one. It was fun, funky and criminally insane. A bit too long though. None of the songs after "Frontier Psychiatrist" hit particularly hard.
I only knew Frontier Psychiatrist prior to this, and it’s still the standout. The rest of the tracks have fewer random cuts but still plenty of samples and great beats.
I had never heard of this band before, it was quite pleasant, might put in on at some later date when I want something chill
Man that snuck up on me. Was expecting something completely different (Fleet Foxes) so had it on in the background just so that I could say I'd listened to it. It caught my ear and so switched to headphones. Fantastic stuff, not quite a 5 yet but over time could become one for me.
Une aventure trippante Prefs: Since I Left You, Flight Tonight, Close To You, A Different Feeling, Electricity, Frontier Psychiatrist, Etoh, Summer Crane, Live At Dominoes Moins pref: Extra Kings
I read a bit about this album before listening to it and wasn't to impressed. However after listening to it, it just resonated with me a lot. I can't quite put my finger on it since I'm not a huge fan of this type of super sampled music (I got Endtroducing..... a while back and didn't like it) but this album seemed to avoid what I hate about the genre.
Mi ricordano un po' i daft punk e i portishead.
It was fine. It didn't do anything for me though.
Mmmmm. Maybe not as good as I remembered it, though there are some standout tracks.
This was fun! A little repetitive at times, but that's inherent to the form, I guess. A huge undertaking to make a catchy, danceable album using sound collages. Very cool, very impressive.
Great usage of sampling. So pretty.
Oh the early 00s. Smorgasbord of samples, and jumping all over the shop
Another genius takes the genre to its pinnacle. Creative use of obscure genres in a consistent manner. Tracks flow seamlessly from one to the next, matching the reoccurring samples and motifs that glue the whole album together. Many songs feel like extensions of the previous. But unlike other sampledelic artists like DJ Shadow, these tracks shift the focus from building an atmosphere in long sequences to short strings of ever-evolving club hits. There's much to digest in this hour-long program, but all of it worthwhile. You can really appreciate all the tracks. First several tracks have a bright summery feel to them (reminiscent of Saint Etienne) before shifting to a harder, funkier groove with "Flight Tonight." "A Different Feeling" is a deep cut that struck out to me, for constantly shifting its tempo and mood. This track really calms down the pacing building up to the Daft Punk-esque "Electricity." The calm "Tonight May Have..." gives off Charlie Brown vibes and reminds me of 2010s Youtube lofi with all the static and chill mood. And then suddenly "Pablo's Cruise" shifts to psychedelic weirdness, leading into the operatic vocal sample-heavy "Frontier Psychiatrist." Next 3 tracks lead us full circle on the bright summery theme, only this time more of the atmospheric low key feel of DJ Shadow. "Live At Dominoes" gives us one final hurrah in another Daft Punk-esque dance mix, which is kinda placed in a weird spot since the psychedelic "Extra Kings" immediately goes back to a mellow but dramatic finish.
Good
thumbs up
Funky, jazzy, disco, pop, trance, EDM all rolled into one.
00’er elektronisk, samplebaseret, soulet
Very cool album. I enjoy the Avalanches, they've got a really neat sample-based style. I know I've heard this before, along with another album or two from them. Not all that many standout tracks, but as a whole this is a fun one to return to. Varied in a good way. Favorite tracks: Since I Left You, Stay Another Season, Electricity, Live at Dominoes. Album art: Kind of inscrutable. I always knew it was water and waves, but I forget there's a couple boats of people in this picture too. Regardless, a painting as cover art is always welcome. 4/5
really enjoyed this, especially the titular track and of course Frontier Psychiatrist
Saved Prior: None Off Rip: Since I Left You, Stay Another Season, Flight Tonight, Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life, Frontier Psychiatrist Cutting Edge: Radio Overall Notes: It may be cliche, but this is truly an experience of an album. The way in which these snippets of audio odds and ends weave in and out of the composition is a true musical marvel. The unique ebb and flow of this album is unlike anything I've ever heard before, it's like it puts you in its own little world, completely foreign yet familiar at the same time. I will say, some of the songs don't really get all the way there for me, but when it works it WORKS. Since I Left You and Frontier Psychiatrist being prime examples, the former beautifully familiar and the second absurdly foreign. I love both, especially when paired with their music videos. High 4.
brilliant plunderphonics
Love the flow and how the tracks seamlessly goes into each other. Etoh was a highlight.
Danstónlist mér að skapi. Mjög skemmtilegt.
Super enjoyable instrumentals. Reminds me of Daft Punk and Donuts a bit; perfect for a long drive or study sesh. 8/10.
“Get a drink! Have good time now! Welcome to paradise!” Since I left you is one of my favorite songs of all time, but I don’t think I listened to this in full until like 2010 or something and to my surprise, I had hear many of those tunes in clubs and parties. It’s quite a trip, the kind of sounds you would expect to hear at a rave a the time, not as cheerful as the title track but a great collection nevertheless. A bit tiresome nowadays but it was banging back in the day
Kannte die Band nicht bewusst, aber einige lieder schon, die sind ziemlich cool! klasses album, nicht fad
Super beat! Tolle Wechsel, auch von der Stimmung her. Wie viel ich dann doch von Ihnen kenn, bin ganz erstaunt. Das hör ich mir bestimmt wieder an! Frontier Psychiatrist!!! Yeahhh! That boy needs therapy! Da möcht ich gleich das Video sehen!
Uplifting, great morning music, or low key party playlist
Fun album, mostly instrumental samples, summery, some hip hop influence. Would listen to again.
Pretty dope sample album. Really enjoyed hearts in 3/4 time. Great transitions. Can't give it a 5 because some of the tracks ended up being too repetitive and sampled, like Frontier Psychiatrist. But overall definitely enjoyed it and would listen to it again.
8/10 really cool and unique
Very interesting but quite long and only a few songs that I really enjoyed. 7/10
This album takes me back to a happy time. Youth is a beautiful thing
Brings back memories of shared houses, Sydney Olympics and Rage on the TV.
Would it be fair to call this a musical quilt? Lots of little fabrics stitched together to make its own thing? Sometimes it seems really chaotic and crazy, but it also is delightful sometimes. I love it when you get just a moment of something recognizable that sits in an unfamiliar setting, like Debbie Reynolds singing "Tammy" over a 70s funk beat. It doesn't always work perfectly, but it's fun to see what happens.
Didn’t know them. Pretty nice.
Kellemes munka melletti zene, mintha egy jól kurált spotify listát hallgatnék. Sampleök, bevágott szövegek faszán illenek a zenébe. MF DOOM instrumental vibes, elbólogat rá az ember, néhol meg fasza house set vibes.
This sounds like a mix of disco and hip hop/electronic fusion. I really like it though. Never heard of this band before listening to the album. "Flight tonight" sounds like something Neo would listen to while hacking. 😂
Finísimo.
This album rocked
I had a great time listening to this whilst cooking on Friday night, so I'll use cooking as an organising metaphor for this. The Avalanches take the raw ingredients of beats and samples, and boil, mascerate, broil, steam and fry them up into an intoxicating culinary ride. Flavours bloom and burst from song to song; as with that other Michelin-starred sampler, DJ Shadow, these tracks feel human and organic in a way a lot of electronic music fails to muster. Perhaps because so much attention is paid to the musical palette, the mis-en-place and the order of cooking the ingredients to achieve maximum depth of flavour.
Still brilliant over twenty years later - perfect use of samples to create their own unique sound. Has moments throughout where it doesn’t quite work but doesn’t overshadow the skill involved
Oh go fuck a goat in the ear. I've just about torn my cock off on this one. I was the first trans character on Sesame Street. The Avalanches said I couldn't do it, but guess what? I did it. I did it.
Good. If this was a natural disaster, it'd be an avalanche.
You're a nut, you're crazy in the coconut. Exactly.
Cool vibes. Good background music. Pretty chill but not too much. Unique. I like it!
I had never listened to this album or any of the songs having never heard of the band. Generally, I don't listen to electronic music. It was an interesting mix of genres with an electronic background making it all flow together. Some of the ones with a more Motown sound were soothing to listen to in traffic, and I was genuinely surprised that I liked it.
Great, super-funky and groovy.
Really good album. Highly original but familiar sounding 4 🌟
Ahhh muy bueno, varios tonos pero está muy guapo
It was pretty good. I loved the coherency of the album and how tracks lead in together. I can definitely see how it shaped the next twenty years of sampling in music. Highlights: 1, 3, 10, 13, and 17.
Really cool how each song transitions into the next
Amazing flow as an album, feels like a great DJ set.
mó daora velho, uma musica gigante de uma hora com vários samples muito crazy.
A pretty strange album, not sure if I've listened to something like this before. But it was nice, I enjoyed it. A standout song for me was Frontier Psychiatrist.
Upbeat, creative, fun
En av 00 talets bästa skivor.
Still brilliant over twenty years later - perfect use of samples to create their own unique sound
Only track I recognised was the title track Since I left you. But rest are intreging and full of random sounds combled together which some how work for me.
Already listened
Preferred their most recent one but still ok
Mellow
Hyvin harvoin tulee electroa kuunneltua, mutta ehkä tämä aussiduon levy osui juuri sopivaan saumaan gängstäräpin ja folkin keskelle. Erityisesti levyn alkupuoleen sytyin ja hulluttelin ajatusta jopa vitosesta. Sitten levy ehkä vähän menetti otettaan (minusta) ja kokonaisuus ei ole kuitenkaan mikään huippu. Hyvä levy kuitenkin - 3,5 --> 4.
Not very much substance for a dedicated listening but 100% a top-tier BGM listening experience. Flows beautifully as a whole piece as well as individual songs.
Mielenkiintoinen uusi tuttavuus. Levy oli aika erikoinen pläjäys. En oikein osaa sanoa, että mitä genreä tämä olisi. Aavistuksen poukkoilevaa ja sekavaa menoa, mutta ei kuitenkaan ihan läskiksi lyötyä, ei tullut fiilistä, että levylle olisi tungettu kaikki puolivalmis mitä nyt vaan tuli mieleen. Tykkäsin kyllä tästä, piti otteessaan ja kuulosti taiden tehdyltä työltä.
This album was wack. Not really my style, but I do appreciate it for what it is, and that is art
enjoyed that - perfect cooking music i think. 4
This was a party!!
Fantástico! Uma grata surpresa a colagem de sonoridades e o arranjo do disco como um contínuo. Lembra a experiência de ouvir rádio
Breezy, fun and quite innovative. What's not to like?!
4.5 - very enjoyable
Nice instrumentals. Blockhead style
You're crazy as a coconut
Listened to this album to death when I was younger. It's exactly what I want out of an electronic/dance album. Saw them live once and they actually play with a full band live which is pretty cool.
Interesante propuesta a base de samples!
Great album, felt like I was having a party.
That boy needs therapy!
Tres bien pour ecouter en fond
Unique, fun.
De los pocos discos de electrónica y de los menos que he escuchado completos, me parece que este disco es excelente. El uso de samples de otros audios de diferentes naturalezas (música, películas, dialogos, etc) no sé si es revolucionario en la música pero creo que está manejado perfectamente. Conocía Since I left you y 'la de that boy needs therapy' y fue una agradable sorpresa encontrarlas aquí. Definitiva adición a mi librería. Songs: Since I Left You, Frontier Psychiatrist, Live at Dominoes
Songs blend together, but accordingly don't stand out - nevertheless very catchy
Great hardrock-metal album. Fun to blast
I like a lot, though I think Endtroducing and Donuts are both better.
Much better background music!
Great beats and hooks, sounded a lot like a mashup of original music. I had heard Frontier Psychiatrist before, so glad to be exposed to the rest of Avalanches songs on this album. Highlights: Since I Left You Two Hearts in 3/4 Time Frontier Psychiatrist Live at Dominoes
Electricity was slow to start, but cool with harmonized vocals, and pumped up with phat bass line. This is an interesting album - I've never heard something so completely derived from sampling. I think I prefer the dance/club songs more than the singles. Favorite songs, Electricity and Live at Dominoes. Least favorite, 3/4 Time. Also if I were to listen to the album again I might skip over Frontier Psychiatrist.
Nice, kind of psychadelic.
Me gustó mucho el disco. Me hubiera encantado poderlo escuchar todo de corrido pero por mi vida que todas las ve es que lo intenté algo interrumpía. Lo intentaré después. Me agrada que todo el disco es como un “dj set” y utilizan sampleos muy interesantes. Claro que tiene canciones raras, pero a pesar de su naturaleza experimental, tiene una vibra buenaondita y relajada.
Didn’t get all the way through but i liked it
Pretty cool use of samples and very sample heavy, multiple in most songs it seems.
I have listened to this classic before. Standouts are the title track and frontier psychiatrist for me but it is an easy listen the entire way through.
A classic and very great electronic jam, worth listening to again!
Très riche musicalement Homogène malgré la présence de différents styles Trés bon jeu de samples Excellentes transitions Une ambiance générale se dégage de l'album Seul bémol : aucun titre ne ressort l'album est un tout qui s'écoute d'une traite
Very vibey. Sounds like stoned on the couch music
Good melodic background music. Didn't really tune into it fully but enjoyed it - A good listen whilst working
I can dig this. Makes me want to drink weird cocktails- for some reason they're all the color of campari. This album transcends the genre of electronic music as I have consumed it during my life, ranging from piano laden jazzy lofi, to trance-ish tunes by the end of the record. The constant sampling is reminiscent of Bonobo and Nightmares on Wax.
Nice transitions
Vibe
A lot of feel good tracks. Would listen again.
Very interesting album, with a beautiful design, but I just don't care for the music
It wasn't something I disliked, but it wasn't something I'd necessarily listen to again.
Not an album to just listen to, it's background stuff. The repetitiveness of lyrics would be far too annoying without another activity. Flight Tonight, for example, got on my nerves. Whilst this isn't that enjoyable to me personally, I found it quite soothing where lyrics were absent. It was alright when snoozing first thing, and again alright when driving. Some of it reminded me of early EA Sports games menus, where the songs are just right to keep you entertained while fiddling with settings and team line-ups. Pretty good for what it is: something I'd never choose by description.
A couple of decent tracks, but not enough to keep my interest for an hour.
once again i expected to like it more but it was just mediocre. already knew Frontier Psychiatrist which is a great song but for me it's also the only song that i'd define as great.
Some nice samples some also poor production clunky especially at the end of songs. Heard the Dexter crazy as a nut before but the rest new. Started badly and got better as it went on.
Really coherent album and does make you feel of long ago hot summers
This is surprisingly decent electronica. I'd never heard of The Avalanches, but was pleasantly surprised. Is it great? No, it suffers from the typical repetition and predictability of the genre. Is it unique or does it offer something that I should hear before I die? Nope. It's just above-average pop/rock electronica. Which, for this project, means a 3.
2.5
I really like this era of electronic music where artists could grab a mountain of samples, smoosh them all together, and somehow turn the whole thing into something beautiful. So knowing Since I Left You was basically built around that idea, I was pretty excited going in. Plus, the one song I already knew, “Frontier Psychiatrist,” is great. And yeah, there’s definitely a lot to appreciate here. I love hearing all these little pieces of 20th-century music chopped up, rearranged, and blended into something completely different. There were moments that reminded me of Daft Punk, Moby, and some of the other sample-heavy electronic music from around this era. When everything clicked, it sounded fantastic. But compared to those artists, and even something like The Prodigy, this didn’t grab me quite as much. Some tracks started getting repetitive, and that can be a tricky thing with electronic music. If I really love the sound being repeated, keep it going forever. I’m happy. But if I’m only lukewarm on it, eventually I’m just sitting there waiting for the next track to show up. So it’s a bit uneven for me. Some songs are great, some are just okay, but overall I still thought *Since I Left You* was a pretty good album. Even when I wasn’t completely into a track, I could still appreciate the ridiculous amount of creativity that went into piecing this whole thing together.
This was a pretty interesting album. Tried a few different genres, which helped it not get tiring. Still, I didn’t end up liking it as much as I thought I would.
I don't like this album very much, which is a shame because I love the idea behind it, and i think everything from Frontier Psychiatrist to the end is great. However, I just feel that it really drags in the beginning and the songs feel like they have a very formulaic structure that makes them predictable.
The first time I tried listening to it I thought 'what the hell is this?', I wasn't going to continue. The next day I decided to give it a chance and ended up liking the album.
This isnt bad its just boring. I dont live in a world where I could ever imagine thinking to myself 'I cant wait to go home and put this on the stereo." Nice background music.
Classic
Not bad, but not great either.
It is creative, but not something I enjoy 3 stars
It's beeps and boops accompanied by some killer beats. Its a decent album, and the use of samples is extremely creative. I don't have too much to say about this one, other than I like it.
Elektronisk. Flere lyde og samles brugt af Pretty Lights. Klart derfor jeg syntes det var interessant.
A real melange of styles on this one. I appreciate the creativity it took to make this. Some tracks I enjoyed more than others, which is to be expected when there is a variety of styles. Went on a bit long for me but I’m happy I got to hear it.
2026.07.25.
I enjoyed it some of the time - some very beautiful moments. I was annoyed by it some of the time as well. Don't know if I'd go back to it much though.