Reviews (page 6 of 10)
I think this is legitimately very clever and well done, it just never really elevates above “nice background noise” level for me
Good vibes
Easy listening instrumental hiphop - ganz nett aber muss auch nicht ständig sein
Een volledig sample based album van iets van een uur? Klinkt als DJ Shadow? Klinkt disco, klinkt vibey, maar 'dit heeft de muziekindustrie verandert?' Heeeel benieuwd hier naar, kan niet anders zeggen! Het klinkt inderdaad alsof iemand ALLE samples bij elkaar heeft gedonderd en er een album van probeert te maken. Ik hou van house, ik hou van elektronische muziek, maar ik vin dit wel heel erg chaotisch klinken. Misschien is dat de bedoeling, maar het klinkt voor mij nog niet heel erg alsof er een duidelijk idee achter zit zeg maar. Maar dat is vooral op het eerste deel van het album. Ergens halverwege lijkt het te switchen en komt er meer een flow in het album, beetje alsof je naar housesetje aan het luisteren bent. De muziek gaat gewoon lekker door en het word ook niuet echt meer duidelijk bij welk nummer je bent na een tijdje. Eigenlijk gewoon precies wat je wilt bij deze muziek! Hahah wtf is de Ma bakert sample Dit is echt een vreemd album. Wel leuk vreemd, uiteindelijk dan. Maar wel echt een vreemd album. FAVO: A different feeling, Live at dominoes
Is this the prequel to Everywhere at the End of Time by The Caretaker? Now there’s an album to put in this list. If you want a moving artistic sonic experience that’s one to find. If the author of this list was brave there’d be more like that on here. Not just Brit pop.
Frontier Psychiatrist was the peak of the album, I liked that most songs transition into each other. Generally like the sound but felt too incohesive at times.
I’ve kinda been waiting for something to happen so far it kinda just sounds like sample tracks/backtracks
First Listen: NA OVERALL: Spring fans are doe-eyed idealists, preaching ad-nauseum about the melting snow, flowers blooming, and the transitory state between the life and death of summer and winter. Unfortunately reality exists, and the reality is that spring is a scratch ticket of a season that slowly reveals the months-old feces of every dog and homeless person that passed by. This album sounds like spring in the fantasy world spring fans live in, and for a brief moment, I believe it could be true. 7/10 T3: Since I Left You, Closer To You, A Different Feeling
“Plunderphonics”? Or is it … Australian Shibuya-kei?
This one was definitely interesting. Very original DJ music. A little all over in terms of style, but quite inventive. As with a lot of DJ music, some of it gets repetitive, but this one much less so than a lot of others. I did feel myself grooving on a couple of tracks. It’s sort of good ambient music to have on while you’re doing something else. I’d say this is better than average DJ music, and while I don’t think I’ll ever reach for it again, it was worth the listening to. Another one I’d like to give a 3.5 to. I’m going 3, because even though I liked it, it didn’t really move me much. Just head-bobbing good.
This is indeed a classic and essential album. I may not be as big a fan of it as a lot of people are, but I can't deny how well executed everything is. The key is how all its different moving parts fit together. And I would say the less samples one recognizes the better and more immersive the experience. Or maybe knowing a lot of the source martial gives you a completely new outlook on the whole thing? I don't know. Key tracks: Since I Left You Frontier Psychiatrist
It was OK. Nothing too exciting though. Maybe a 2.5 - round up.
Enjoyable, experimental album that melted into the background. A few memorable tracks and moments (most notably Frontier Psychiatrist)
The sample work is obviously impressive, but the songs just aren't as much fun to listen to as they should be given the amount of work that went into everything. Lots of repetition. Frontier Psychiatrist is always fun though.
Weird album to describe. I'd never listen to it again by itself. It's interesting beats and samples, a bit all over and just makes for a audible assault in a way. However, all of it sounds like the perfect blend of "Indi shit" (to quote Donald Glover) to rap over, and would tell me about as far as something to listen to and experiment with. The album feels like it has potential to blend with something else and be greater than the sum of its parts
Ever since hearing Frontier Psychiatrist, I'd wanted to check out this album. Well, this was my opportunity. It is very repetitive, which usually annoys me, but the inventive use of the repetition intrigued me rather than annoyed me. Overall, I enjoyed listening to this album.
Three stars, still good
No. 410/1001 Since I Left You 4/5 Stay Another Season 3/5 Radio 3/5 Two Hears in 3/4 Time 3/5 Avalanche Rock NR Flight Tonight 2/5 Close to You 3/5 Diners Only 3/5 A Different Feeling 4/5 Electricity 3/5 Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life 3/5 Pablo's Cruise NR Frontier Psychiatrist 2/5 Etoh 3/5 Summer Crane 3/5 Little Journey 2/5 Live at Dominoes 3/5 Extra Kings 2/5 Average: 2,88 Personally this rates as pleasant background music.
A sonic roller coaster.
felt as if i was a bad party that only played house music. Or waiting at the bar for my table to open up at some fancy-schmanzy restaurant. Or at the mall, shopping at American Eagle.
Good background music. Nothing to to get excited about. But would not go out of my way to listen to
Not my bag, but interesting
Two-thirds of this record is brilliant, featuring masterpieces of digital slicing and dicing in which the history of post-war pop music is recut and reconfigured into both brand new forms and eerily familiar shapes at the same time. There are real strokes of genius at work here (the stomping groove of "Electricity", the hypnotic vocal spiral of "Flight Tonight", and the sleek album closer "Extra Kings"). *But* the other third of this record is absolutely unlistenable, from the annoying "Two Hearts In 3/4 Time" to the quease-inducing (take some motion sickness pills before attempting to listen to "Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life"). Skip the gimmicky stuff on this record and what's left is a solid mini-LP that will take you to another dimension of sound.
Like it but lots of filler
mega fajny unikalny dzwiek ale zmarnowany potencjal w wielu miejscach na mocne bangerki
Decent. Not among the upper echelon of electronic music that i've heard, but it's solid.
Another late 90s early 2ks dance record with lots of samples of things - not songs just verbiage. It’s fine and I’m sure they have a nice little fan base.
Cool electronica find
Ok.
This is a fun little beats album. I can imagine this being on a radio station in GTA or something like that.
I’m of two minds here, because on the one hand, I do think this is one of the better electronic albums I’ve had to suffer thru for this challenge. But then on the other hand, I think it’s fair to acknowledge that these are two white Australian dudes sampling A LOT of music made primarily by people of color, and the vast majority of those albums are NOT represented on this list. Why does it become better, more worthy of inclusion on a “best of” list when it’s sampled by a couple of white dudes. They literally made nothing for this album. Every second belongs to someone else. I think it’s worth thinking about, especially because this list is sooooo white people heavy. On a lighter note this is another album where one of those songs was featured a lot on Vh1 clip shows from the early 2000s (Frontier Psychiatrist), so that scratches my nostalgia itch!!
Cool, chill grooves. Somewhat repetitious. Typical DJ dance mix fare.
This is good at points, and forgettable at others. It's almost background music at points, it's good but still not pushing to the front. I like the sampling and mixing of this and it does work for me to an extent, I'm not a fan of the more obvious samples on tracks as I don't feel much is really done with them to make something unique. The more out there stuff like 'Frontier Psychologist' grabs me moreso and I wish more of the album tried stuff like that. There are definitely better albums of this genre out there. Fav Track: Frontier Psychologist
Pretty good electronic/sample album but maybe a tad repetitive for me? Had some nice stand outs on it though. Favourite tracks: Radio, A Different Feeling, Electricity 3/5
Groovy greier man kan ha på i bakgrunnen på en fest. Et par seige spor på midten.
Not too bad! Pleasantly surprised!
What started as a repetitive electronic album grew on me as it went. I wouldn’t put it in the upper echelon of albums on this list, but it was an enjoyable listen and got stronger after a weak first half.
album tipo da dj, con mix e transizioni tra brani molto pulite, quasi come se fosse un unica ondata di musica!
A perfectly nice album that I never fully clicked with in the way others have. I prefer tue tracks that have some sort of hook (e.g., Frontier Psychiatrist) over the more soundscape-y ones.
Oh man what is this? In Radio, she keeps saying "sometimes you don't understand". Well, I don't understand most of this album. Frontier Psychiatrist was kinda funny though. Best song: Frontier Psychiatrist
Pretty average Nothing I found to be extraordinary 3/5 Favorite: radio
I liked this! Some songs I love and will revisit but as a whole I don’t know if I would go back for a whole relisten
3.25 - This is the kind of electronic music I prefer. Reminds me of Kid Koala.
Hard to place and hard to get a grip on, but there are some amazing sound landscapes in here.
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favs: radio close to you a different feeling electricity frontier psychiatrist close to you (sun araw remix) radio (sinkane remix) a different feeling (carl craig’s paperclip people remix) thank you caroline (original demo tape) rating 2.7/5
So good grooves and interesting samples - but not enough.
After reading the Wikipedia summary for this album, I did not have high hopes for anything more than another entry in the "Millennial Hipster Nightclub Music" chronicles. Fortunately, the music was more attention-grabbing than I anticipated.
Fun, light, airy, jazzy & definitely catchy. Yet, it all sounds about the same. It kinda sounds like a weird robot dinner party. The weird fake scratchy old record sound to the start & stop qwik edits. The edits reminds me of MF DOOM. I liked it more than I thought I would but gets annoying at times. Music Collage 3
This is actually a fun pot-pourri of several danceable retro music styles put together in a creative way.
Bought this when it first came out and liked it have never really listened much since. Still sounds OK but never quite settles down in to what it wants to be.
Decent.
A good album to listen, nothing precisely remarkable.
Wel lachen, 3.5
Title track and first song was really fun and engaging - also was my favourite song on the album. The constant use of samples and their variety reminded me a bit of a beat tape which I enjoy in general. I previously only knew them from their collab with blood orange that I really enjoyed and it was the first project from them, that i gave a chance to. Though the album dragged for me a bit in the end and only 3 songs stuck with me, ill listen again and think it was fun.
Chaotic good, beach party edition. Following these guys to afters.
this is the avalanches? i thought the avalanches were something different. this is ok.
Really really good But Its about 20 mins too long. Its far far too long and it kinda feels it at times. But its all quite good The singles are superb
As I have noted in past reviews of similar albums, I do enjoy a skilled sample artist. The Avalanches are top notch and their debut is a really nice, chill representation of the genre. The duo produced a free flowing, single run record that makes for great background for pretty much any activity. The alum starts a bit slow but picks up as it goes, peaking at the middle with "A Different Feeling" and "Electricity." They really flex their "cut" muscles with "Frontier Psychiatrist." Been listening to these guys for a bit but did not know about them upon this records release. Solid work form a couple Dingo DJs...3.37 stars.
Odd to class a sampling band as being a Pioneer in 2000 but the avalanches where/are
At the beginning an interesting album. But the further you go, the more identical every song becomes. Nice ideas but to much repetition.
Super fun overall. Mostly hits some misses. I just love Aussie artists - so talented.
I like it more than most turn-of-the-millennium electronic music. Still, I find it hard to stay engaged through the whole album.
cool
Unremarkable but pleasant
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!
Not bad.
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.
I actually quite enjoyed some of this until I started not to
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.
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.
Excellent electronic music out of Australia. I can’t believe I was totally unaware of this group.
Another genre I'd never really come acroos. Actually ok to listen to for a while but not particularly soul stirring.
cool for da club
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).
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.
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
Mixed feelings, the songs sometimes had really nice grooves and other times kinda repetitive or artificial
Part lofi part obnoxious radio show
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
It was a decent listen, good background music while I was doing some work. Will mostly have forgotten about it by tomorrow though.
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
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
I liked it then I was bored by the repetitions. But I really wanted to like it more. What are you gonna do?
It's not ambient but it's definitely passive music
Very busy but I like it
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.
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.
Now in the work album rotation
It's ok. The sampling heavy electronica is fun, but gets a little old quickly. 3/5
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.
Interesting, but doesn’t hold my interest for the whole album.
Nice cut & paste job of samples but doesn't leave a lasting impression
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.
Couldn’t do it
Surprised that I liked this as much as I did.
Rätt spännande men stor variation i hur bra jag tyckte det lät.
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.
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
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.
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.
3.44/5 Stars Top Songs: Close To You, Stay Another Season, Frontier Psychiatrist
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.
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
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".
Too much repetition without maintaining my attention, Frontier Psychiatrist however is amazing
3.3. A lot of the beats were cool, but they were a little too repetitive at times.
#784. Since I Left You and Frontier Psychologist are good, but the rest is pretty meh. 3/5: fine
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.
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
Really good album but I have never really loved it as much as its reputation
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.
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 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.
It was good.
big 3
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
Electronica I missed from the time period I was listening. It was fine.
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
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.
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
3.5
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
iznenađujuće solidno
Fine in the background. Bit repetitive but a few bangers
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.
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
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
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.
Komplett unbekannter Artist für mich. Hat größtenteils Spaß gemacht, auf Dauer aber etwas eintönig.
Grundsolide - nicht mehr, nicht weniger.
Not bad. Not great. Some interesting songs.
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.
Since I Left You is a wild collage of samples and moods - dreamy, funny, and sometimes downright weird. It’s like flipping through radio stations in a half-remembered dream. When it clicks, it’s magical, but other times it drifts a little too far into its own haze. Still, there’s a real charm in its messiness and warmth - a record that feels alive even when it’s uneven.
Meh. 2.5 rounded up.
Not sure why I liked this but thought it was pretty decent. Not quite 4 worthy.
A bit of a mixed bag - the tracks I liked, I loved. At its best, this is a really fun and inventive use of sampling. However, some of it just kind of washed over me.
Fun but I think Fatboy Slim did ut better
it’s an interesting album, not one of the best, but not one of the worst. there are some bangers in this one though
Eh? alright? Fine?
Wasn't for me. Reminded me of RJD2 but lacking in depth. Instrumentals with lots of vocal samples. A bit too repetitive and grating.
A good album, I liked Two Hearts in 3/4 Time, A Different Feeling and Frontier Psychiatrist the most.
Probably the closest I’ll get to enjoying a live DJ set. (3.5)
Oof. This was a bit tiring. I prefer Lemon Jelly.
I like it, but there's this 'distraction' quality about it that annoyed me.
good but also annoying
I enjoyed it, I would be lying if I said I didn't - but this album feels... Pointless. There is no payoff, the whole thing feels like 60 minutes of - a pleasant, causeyes, it was pleasant - interlude. Plus the fact that 100% of the sounds I heard were just samples, apparently around 900. God damn, that's a lotta work, that's for sure. But that's probably what made this album feel so pointless. It sounds nice, it feels nice, but it's empty inside. Towards the end I got more interested in when it will end rather than what other samples will be creatively used in this record. It's an interesting concept, I got invested in it, but I won't be coming back to it. Quite an experience, but I think it'll stay a once-in-a-lifetime experience. At least for now.
genialidad
Lyrical parts are worlds better than the pure instrumental or synth bits.
Taking influence from Daft Punk, hip hop, R&B, Motown, electronic music and maximalizing on it. They pack a lot of samples from all sorts of sources into each song, which can range from an aural delight to an attack on the senses. The album can feel a little repetitive at times, but it's mostly fine. I am very exhausted by "Frontier Psychiatrist". I have heard it too much, so now I find it a little annoying. I see Since I Left You on many "essentials" lists and I agree that it belongs there, but it's not an album I particularly like. Highlights: "Tonight"
I doubt I will return to it, but it turned out more engaging for electronic record, than I've expected. Nice sound collages. I doubt I will return to it though, at this amount this kind of music is kinda tiring to me.
Couple cracking tunes, bit chaotic at time bit that's the nature of album of sample. Original for its time.
An original of its time
I've come across the Avalanches a few times throughout my musical journey. I remember liking what I heard, and that feeling sort of remains after listening to this album all the way through. This was definitely intended to be listened to continuously from top to bottom. The singles are standalone for the most part, but each track flows into the next, exuding a (very heavy) sample-based dance and instrumental sound. Now, I don't know if you can "dance" to most of these tracks per se, but they are crafted well enough that the listener can enjoy in an atmospheric sense if they so desire. That being said, these sorts of albums that fall under the "sampledelia" umbrella tend to drone on a bit too long for my liking. Maybe I'd enjoy it more if I just submitted and went along for the ride.
I had never heard of plunderphonics but it makes sense. I love the statement the brazen thievery makes. These sounds are for us all! Who hasn’t found immense joy in an artist sampling the very best part of a song and looping it again and again to scratch that itch? This album was good but doesn’t add too much to the pile that others haven’t already covered. Great working/focus music though!
I'm pretty sure I've never heard anything from The Avalanches or this album before except the fantastic "Frontier psychiatrist", which is kind of a nice change of pace after several albums in a row with very familiar artists and/or songs. I wasn't sure what to expect, but I guess it wasn't exactly this sort of happier-than-average electronic/trip-hop/disco atmosphere. At times they even reminded me of a more electronic-oriented sample-heavy Jamiroquai (plus bits of Fatboy Slim, Portishead, and even Daft Punk), which made for an enjoyable experience, even if the album was a bit long in the tooth at times. And they got off to a great start with the title track, largely on the strength of the quirky miners-discovering-a-dance-studio video. "Radio" is another strong track, as was "Electricity" and "ETOH" (in addition to the excellent "Frontier psychiatrist" with its almost hypnotically engaging video). It was also impressive to read how much time and effort (and eventually reworking of the album) was involved in tracking down and (largely) getting clearance for their thousands of samples--a shame that the eventual international edition version wasn't as complete as their original release, but kudos to them for getting an apparently very elusive release from Madonna for the "Holiday" bassline in "Stay another season". Also interesting to discover that this was a product of Australian DJs, not that there's anything obviously Australian-sounding about it. This would have been an easy four stars if it had been about half or two-thirds as long.
I like this. Don’t love it and I’m not sure it’s a must listen but it’s good. 2.5
Some people really like this, I… get it’s existence
Ech. Ja i elektronika nigdy się nie polubimy. Ta była na granicy słuchalności. Nigdy nie wrócę do niej z własnej woli, ale te momenty z kojącym damskim wokalem były nawet przyjemne. 5/10
Interesting sounds. Beachy pshyco techno sound
I need to buy a plane ticket
weird but good
There’s something beautiful about this, that I can’t quite put my finger on
This was alright on the whole. A few parts where it got super repetitive, but the rest was ok as background noise 3 ⭐️
Overrated and very messy, but has it's moments when it settles down. Most of the time its sounds like a trainwreck DJ mix.
acc enjoyed an electronic album this is crazy
One of my favourite songs of all time is Frontier Psychiatrist. This album has some good songs, but most of it is just samples. I mean, that’s what it is. I can understand how some people really like this album, but for me, I prefer more structure. Fun album, but not really my thing.
Ah, this is that. Knew the title track aaand ... bit baffled here. Not about this album, but the 3.28 rating and the ratio of upvoted 5 star VS less than that reviews. Are y'all new to music, from roundabout that time? Sample music? This isn't "amazing". This is - to pick only albums from this 1001 list - Moby Meets Fatboy Slim, after Moby or Fatboy Slim. With a generous handful of french house/disco as popularised by Daft Punk sprinkled on top. After Daft Punk. This isn't innovative. This is 4 years after "Endtroducing...". The only thing that stands out here in a comparison with other works like it is the sheer quantity of samples which means jack shit as I'm generally more impressed by people doing more with less. And so should you. It works as a creative crafting achievement, it really does, but - here's a sample for ya - 𝘪𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 "nailed it" 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘦.
Interesting concept, that is inginius and creative, yet being a complete collage, it is a paradox, as it is creative in that aspect, while at the same time exposing the incapacity of the band members to, at this point and perhaps on purpose, create without cut and paste. A paradox indeed and an intriguing listen
Really interesting sample work here. Creative, dreamy, and, dare I say, full of vibes. I’d give it a 3.5 if I could, but we’re dealing in absolutes here. An hour is a long time for a vibes-based album, so I must rate accordingly, although I do think this is very well made and nice to listen to.
That boy needs therapy
There is more electronic music on this list than hip hop...that's not a good ratio. I find that electronic songs with just the music is often ok. But the need for these electronic groups to put one line of a song or dialog over and over and over and over again in a song is not. It gets annoying so quickly. This is background music at a salon that has hair cuts that cost as much as a car payment. This could be the alternate soundtrack to Punch Drunk Love. All the random cuts of dialog feel more like a display of how much media they consume rather than adding to the song. These songs are like 15 second loops that are then repeated for 5 minutes.
I appreciate what they’re doing here. If you’re a musician who has ever tried to create a song out of samples you realize how hard this is. It’s so much easier to just MAKE the part you want. The songs they make are complex, and fun! There is a joy here that’s intoxicating to listen to. My main issue with this is the repetitive vocal phrases. I listen to people repeating themselves constantly all day so I don’t enjoy it when listening to an album.
Never heard of this band, but then I don't listen to much of this type of music. I did enjoy it though.
This is kinda like an aussie version of shibuya-kei. Bit too long and repetitive, but nice enough vibes
it was fine! a little tedious but i enjoyed every part of it just not a lot
This is a beautifully crafted record. The samples are creative and interesting, and most of the beats kept me engaged. However, it’s still too long of an album and there’s lots of repetition.
Pleasantly surprised with this one. I was expecting another boring electronic album, but this was nice, all the sampling going on and beat switches made this enjoyable and less repetitive than a lot of electronic music sounds to my ears.
I wouldn't actively listen to this ever, but it's good background noise, on low volume preferably.
Thoughts before listening: I believe that the schtick for this album is that the songs are all made from samples. ..or at least heavily rely on sampling. This has definitely made a ton of indie rock/cool music site best of lists, but I have never tried to listen to it. Mainly because I am turned off by the idea of songs built fully from samples. I will feel pretty silly if I play this now and I was completely wrong about the album 🤣 Review: Yeah so I was right about the schtick here. Its definitely an electronic dance album made up entirely of samples. There is a certain joy that I can get from this type of an album, but it also tends to slip into background music very quickly. Especially without any vocals to latch on to. The approach here is similar to something like the Beastie Boys (especially on Paul's Boutique) that I love, but again its the lyrics that draw me in as opposed to the backing tracks. This is perfectly fine, but likely not destined to be a re-listen for me. 3-stars
Always interesting sometimes thrilling album of that appears to made entirely of samples. Would spin again!
Couldn't get into it
I like electronic music, but this album is too repetitive and has too many sound effects for my liking.
One notch above ambient, occasionally I thought something interesting might be about to happen
Some nice blending from one song to the next
A kaleidoscopic collage of samples, Since I Left You is a dreamy, genre-blurring journey through lost love and joyous rediscovery. The Avalanches stitch together disco, soul, and forgotten vinyl into a seamless, nostalgic groove equal parts melancholy and euphoria. It’s not my cup of tea, but I can understand the love for this long player
It was very good! But also repetitive. Too marks for vibe
The album feels a bit too long, because when listening to it as a whole, the gimmicks start to wear through. The way they get a one sample and rhythmically play with it. "Frontier Psychiatrist" is still great, and it seems to have more richness to it than other tracks. I also like how each track is mixed into the next, but it also turns the album more into pleasantly cool background music than something more engaging
I usually like music that’s “a bit much” and will listen to industrial metal or thrash to held drown out thoughts if I need to focus. There are so many samples that take you out of the music and overload your senses that I got a headache from listening to this. If it was toned down by even a small amount, I would have probably given this a 5
This feels like if you gave Pure Moods a small shot of adrenaline.
Decent album, but far too long
Dexter is criminally insane.
I'd be curious to know if there are people whose favorite album is this one. I'd like to study them.
nagy csapatás volt rá főzés közben, jól össze van rakva, táncolható meg minden, de nem szerettem meg ezt sem.
I've heard worse! Seriously though, this isn't a bad album. I would go 6/10, so it's a 3/5.
It's alright.
cool but got repetitive
Summery r&b sounds
Hip hop techno feel
Probably way more interesting to listen to on Ketamine.
Bought this on the day it came out and played it a lot at the time. I never truly loved it though and revisiting it l these years later I can see why. It has some great tunes in it, but it is so messy, it sounds like a live DJ mix not a studio album. It is restless throughout, and ultimately the relentless kitchen sink approach is irritating. It's compared a lot to Endtroducing on here, but the difference with DJ Shadow's approach is that everything seems to be done with great care and precision, whereas this has a throw enough shit at a wall approach. A lot of the time it sounds like a trainwreck.
should be up my alley... but it was a little too repetitive. still nice
ehhhhhhh
Electronic music is not my forte. Must sound the same with same rhythmic patterns over a long period of time. Although I didnt love this, these was a unique type of electronic music more like a construcction of sounds sampled from known music and turned into a mixed media collage sort of speak. Creativity gets a 10 the music by itself is just not my thing but obectively I can appreciate their work.
Unlike any album made before. A new approach to music. Is it one of my favorites? No, but I still like it quite a bit.
funky, enjoyed
This album is very much of a time along with other white boy hip hop/sound collage stuff i listened to like Mr Scruff, the Books, Scratch Perverts, DJ Shadow. It's a lot more messy and arty than I was expecting from their singles. The inclusion of various scene setting samples gives it a real narrative / concept album feel. Despite being of its time it rarely sounds dated, due to the timelessness of the samples used.
I’ve actually discovered this band only recently. Had no idea they’d been around for as long as they have. I’ve been into editions and sample-based music since the 90s, but never came across these guys. I think it’s good, but not as good as some of their peers. I’d rather listen to Caribou, who I think they share a lot of DNA with. Still, not a bad listen by any means. 3.5/5
Good!
Happy jolly drum and samples. Raw expressive vocals ?
I knew the 2 singles, and they're both bangers. I was hoping the whole album may end up the same. Was left disappointed. 3 stars but they're for frontier psychiatrist though as that song has given me lots of joy over the years.
Feels like an influence for Jungle today. I miss words sometimes but I like getting lost in an album that feels like a morphing emotion. Cool vibe for a spring day.
It sounds nice, but something about this style of music feels incomplete. It's like they're almost songs but not quite
Not necessarily my jam, but it moves quickly through its tracks with pace. I'll always appreciate club music that respects the aim is to move the body in space.
It’s an oft mentioned classic in Aussie music circles, it’s not really my thing but I appreciate the skill required. Good to have some Australian representation on the list anyway
Dancey, fun. Very much a product of its time. Touches of Daft Punk and Girl Talk and everything that made partying out at dance clubs in the mid 00's the best. That all said, it got a wee bit grating towards the end. Fun listen but may not come back to it over and over again. 3.5/5
Eh. Electronic.
I can appreciate just how difficult it must be to create an album from around 1,000 samples and to have it flow so smoothly, but ultimately this is just cool background music to me. I tried to really seek out what makes it "great" since it's in the Top 100 of all time on RYM, but it just didn't pull me in. That said, go check this out on whosampled.com - I went through all the samples featured for Frontier Psychiatrist and it was a lot of fun - helped me appreciate the artistry a little more, but unfortunately still wasn't enough to make me want to rate the album higher. Favorite tracks: Radio, Flight Tonight, Frontier Psychiatrist, Etoh.
There is a lot to digest here so I would need to spend more time with it to really get an idea of my appreciation, but I like plunderphonics in general and there were some nice moments that grabbed me right away
I think I'll have to come back to it to really appreciate it to its real value. Still, the sample work here is just truly amazing. Here's a 3 that might get to a 4 in a close future.
That one is a real oddity. So much is going on for an hour long. I found myself totally lost in it, but I think it's a good thing. I can't explain, but I enjoyed it!
It’s fine background music. Not something I would think to put on.
Better than the other electronic albums I've received so far on this list. Not by a whole lot though, as the genre still sucks.
I got the gist of this pretty quickly. One of those "if you like it you like it" albums but I lost interest right away. Not bad, but I don't see how this is different from any other EDM.
Ok.
The singles are amazing but I have never heard so much filler on one album before.
3.5
How good is Frontier Psychiatrist, though
For a band called The Avalanches, this sounds an awful lot like beach music! It begins by drawing strongly on the late 60s and early 70s with soulful samples and a detailed wall of sound which ebbs and flows throughout each track. The album then gradually shifts to more distorted production, more break beats, more electronica and a bit more of a paranoid mood as those retro samples and vibes become increasingly ironic and subversive. Love the low end. Favourite tracks: Stay Another Season, Radio, Close To You, Electricity, Frontier Psychiatrist, Etoh, Extra Kings
Some interesting samples but got a bit annoying. “Frontier Psychiatrist” is a great track.
This is not my jam, but I appreciate it anyway.
Since I left you is such a jam- but the remaining samples and songs fall flat for me. Also the disc two remixes- I could do without almost all of them.
Los origines de la música electrónica actual. Muy bien disco para poner de fondo mientras trabajas.
3.5 stars i like the banger tracks the best by far!
Pleasant on the ear but not quite enough so to come back to. Like the coherence of the album but maybe lacks a high. The 6music Moby
An album that is kind of a mixtape? Some songs are nostalgic and really good. Too bad for the on-going sound of the vinyl cracking in the back.
Have to admit I enjoyed it - wasn’t sure I would - dragged a bit towards the end but decent stuff
Some songs are wow, some are repetitive and boring. Depending on my mood I might enjoy listening or get irritated.
inizia male e finisce bene, per il mio gusto attuale
Und da simmer churz alli zu chline Spaniöggel worde. Biz kubanischi Musig und euses Südländerbluet wird erhizt, me gusto mucho!! nach dere spanische hitz wird de Mittwuch mit dere Lawine wider biz abküehlt. Ich findes recht schwirig über das Album es review z schriibe. Für mich ischs biz klassische early 2000 elektronischi Musig mit chli funkige Element aber nebe anderne Künstler*inne i dem Genre wie Portishead oder Air doch au chli weniger speziell. Find aber seeehr geil das s Album ein Ablauf het unds nicy übergäng zwüsched de einzelne Tracks het, und da het mi s eint oder ander Lied (wie Etoh) wo scho chli Banger-Potential het, doch biz lächle lah. Und dank Etoh und Live At Dominoes gits hald doch drü statt zwei Gudis für de Lawinesuechhund de Suechi - bisch ganz en Feine!
3.5* Docela dobra elektronika, trochu Daft Punk vibe misty, ale bylo to trochu urvany.
Decent
Interesting.
I don't like electeonica at all but this was pretty fun
- auch wenn einige nervige Parts dabei waren, fand ich es allem in allem ganz cool. Viele Experimente dabei, die irgendwie aufgehen
Feels like a DJ spinning at a chill beach party, but the transitions don’t always hit right. The sound is playful, like a mix of Air and Beck. It’s enjoyable, though it doesn’t always hold together as well as it could.
The problem with this kind of album is always the repetitiveness, but that aside, I enjoyed it. I found it worked much better as a soundtrack to a walk than to sitting and working. “Frontier Psychiatrist” was fun. 3.5
3.5/5
repetitive music
Favorite Track: ETOH
The Good: “Since I Left You” instantly makes me feel like I am part of the Avalanches multiverse, as they are talking to me… The Bad: Though I might be part of the multiverse, they are kicking me out The Ugly: Nobody likes being left… Yes, I am unable to be as imaginative with my above, as The Avalanches were with all the samples they used for their opus. And an opus it is… After the second listen to my conclusion is that a) a 10 for effort and creativity b) as background music it is un-intrusive, which is really nice c) at times I felt like being part in a quiz where you’d have to blurt out which actor was saying which line from which movie! Originally I was going to rate this album 1 - 1 1/2 * But they’ve changed my mind… 3 1/2*
Kinda reminds me of RJD2
Int it trippy son
Had a little too much going on in some tracks. The melodies were prtty good but yeah sometimes it felt like a child was given a soundboard. Overall though, not bad
Bizarre, but in a fun way.
Impressively built and shows a rich and varied soundscape. Some of the songs are a bit much. Best Song: Two Hearts in 3/4 Time Worst Song: Flight Tonight
it was really good and pleasant to listen to. But I wont put it on if I wasn't studying.
Listened Before? N A pretty well done electronic album. Not really my cup of tea but as far as mostly instrumental albums go I didn't mind it. A bit reminiscent of Handsome Boy Modeling School with it's heavy media samples. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Frontier Psychiatrist
This was overly long. Interesting enough as background music, but nothing more than that
Repetitive samples are a bit annoying in some songs, cool and vibey in others. Favorite track: Frontier Psychiatrist
Interesting concept
Been digging them for more than 20 yrs - I love the Avalanches!! Australian kings of sampling - it's almost like a journey through their subconscious, how quickly you pass from one to the other. I actually have Since I left You in my collection. However.. 40 min of this can get tedious. They're electronic and not really singing, so I find myself wishing for one of them to start belting it out but alas..
Interesting. It was fine & unique. Would listen to again on drugs.
Buena grabación pero no emociona.
I thought this album was not bad. It was nice background music. I enjoyed the variety of mixes in the music.
Not bad.
Very fun record. All over the map, exploding with creativity. Most of the time I felt I did not know where I was or what was happening. After a while, I become a bit unsettled and disoriented: as if in a room where there is no floor, ceiling, walls. Do I belong to myself?
Quite interesting, I randomly recognised one of these songs but can't remember why
Meh
I didn’t know what to expect going in to this one, and it’s not a bad album at all. A lot of sampling, hip hop beats and breaks, mixed with some electronica. It was a pretty cool vibe for the morning while having breakfast, and getting ready. It can get repetitive, which isn’t too annoying, except the album went on a little too long. By the time it got to around 45 minutes I felt like it could have easily been finished, but instead it keeps going for about another 15 minutes. That’s where I finally felt like I had heard enough.
I like the way this album flows, it feels like you're at a party. Unfortunately it's the sort of party where the vibe isn't for me (although I can appreciate how people are having a good time) and I want to go home and watch a film
This album gives me "Sonic Adventure" vibes, and instantly took me back to the early 2000s, sitting in my living room, eating pizza, and playing my Gamecube Nintendo. Other than that brief nostalgic trigger, the album wasn't too impressive. Favorite Song: "Frontier's Psychiatrist"
Wack maar niet verkeerd
Solid enough album, definitely one I can see growing on me. It's one of those weird ones where even after just one listen, I thought it was nothing more than decent, but for some reason I feel like I can predict the future here and I just *know* that it will grow on me. But it isn't the future yet, so I'm going to have to say that it was just ok.
Super interesting. I liked it a lot.
Disco and dance! Fun tracks 'A Different Feeling' and weird video for Frontier Psychiatrist but love that scratching...!