Since I Left You [Enhanced]

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The Avalanches are a much-feted six-man crew of sample addicts from Australia whose debut album, Since I Left You, is a bargain-bin vinyl throwback to the Daisy Age. This album is constructed like a mix tape and calculated to tweak the dance floor. Snatches of familiar rhythms bubble up throughout, giving the record a comfortable lived-in feel but also betraying the fact that the group hasn't dug very far through the crates to source their raw material. There's little doubt that this kind of sample reconstruction has become standard fare for retrogressive adolescents with precious little musical flair and a mania for collecting records. The Avalanches get full marks for their seamless mixing skills, but otherwise it all feels way too tidy, bristling with its own inventiveness when it should be striving for something that transcends its influences. --Chris Campion

Since I Left You,The Avalanches,Elektra / Wea,Alternative Dance,Australia,Club/Dance,Funky Breaks,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop,Turntablism

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Since I Left You [Enhanced]

Average customer rating: You'll really enjoy it, as long as you're not an elitist lame-o Best usage of old clips to make melodies This was interesting in the '90s when it was called Shibuya-kei Heard by accident Best Party Album Ever

Since I Left You The Avalanches Manufacturer: Modular Interscope ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Dance | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Turntablists | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Big Beat | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Australia & New Zealand | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: At Last Alone Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts Music Has The Right To Children Frontier Psychiatrist Sound of Silver ASIN: B0002C4ILS Release Date: 2004-07-13

Tracks:

1. Since I Left You
2. Stay Another Season
3. Radio
4. Two Hearts In 3/4 Time
5. . Avalanche Rock
6. Flight Tonight
7. Close To You
8. Diners Only
9. Different Feeling, A
10. Electricity
11. Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life
12. Pablo's Cruise
13. Frontier Psychiatrist - (video)
14. Etoh
15. Summer Crane
16. Little Journey
17. Live At Dominoes
18. Extra Kings

Album Description

This re-release was praised by the likes of Rolling Stone, Spin, URB, Blender, and more as "...utterly beyond anything heard to date." Playful, twisted, psychedelic, sampledelic, delirious, and infectious, it's the sound of six men who spent most of adolescence rummaging through bargain bins in Melbourne's record shops, constructing their own post-modern disco-pop amalgam from rubbish 50's rejects and saccharine 60's pap. Also available domestically for the first time on 180 gram double vinyl.

Customer Reviews:

You'll really enjoy it, as long as you're not an elitist lame-o.......2007-02-21

It's a remarkably well balanced album. I think what the other guy(the one who couldn't recommend the album) inaccurately describes as filler is simply variations in depth. There are some deeper r&b moments, then shades of deep house, disco, and shades, and shades, and it just kind of goes on like that for the duration of the album.....And this group weaves genres together like kaleidescope making it all seem so workable. Great effort. Simply seamless. It takes some real talent to take great musical moments in history and them put them together in a way that does all justice.

Pop this on at a house party with a bunch of people. Those that want to dance can, those that want to chill will, and everyone will be comfortable and happy.

Best usage of old clips to make melodies.......2006-10-28

This is the best example of music and sound mixing that I have ever heard. Period. It is smooth and melodic and makes you feel like you are outside at the beach on a breezy summer's day. I love every song on this album.

This was interesting in the '90s when it was called Shibuya-kei.......2006-05-16

It was interesting to see how Japanese kids interpreted years of American pop culture, made it their own, and then spit it back at us. That was really charming, good music. This record is an over produced, uninteresting sampling wankfest which can only be described as annoying. If you like this, you're not a bad person, you're just not looking hard enough for real music.

Heard by accident.......2006-05-15

I heard "Avalanche Rock" by accident, loved it, and had to listen to the whole album. It's funky, groovy and flows together beautifully. Deff recommended.

Best Party Album Ever.......2006-02-22

I don't understand how someone could say that some of the songs are just filler with only half the songs being good. Every single minute of the song there is something fascinating/interesting/beautiful/funky/meaningful/whimsical/subtle going on, although not all at the same time. This is in my top 5 favorite albums ever, (along with miles davis, faust, etc.), and I listened to it all the time for like 2 years. I never got sick of it, but gave it a rest just in case I were to ruin the freshness. There are new sounds and loops that I notice in the cd 3-4 years down the road, which is simply amazing considering how many times I've listened to it. Listen to it loud at a party, but also listen to it with headphones sometime to check out the dozens of layers of sound.

All the samples sound warm, organic, live, natural, and beautiful. They are put together in a mindblowingly complex/subtle/unique way, and they have an EXPERT way of continuing things for the perfect amount of time. The whole cd is like one beautiful, ever changing song. This is the only cd I know of that is like this. I can't compare it to anything, seriously. If someone finds another cd like this, please let us know. This is the kind of cd that I could burn for just about anybody and expect them to enjoy it. It's funky/danceable as hell, it's got alot of depth to it, it's psychedelic in the way all the songs connect and the strange samples, it has MANY MANY layers to it that all sync up perfectly, it's extremely unique, very creative, and just plain wonderful. It's everything I would want in a dj/samples/collage/dance/electronic cd and more. Sort of the way Bitches Brew by Miles Davis was for jazz/rock/improvised music/funk, this album is for dance/electronic/sampled music. Uncategorizable, timeless, a mix of many different styles combined perfectly, and subtle. I can't say enough about this cd. I've gotten more enjoyment out of Since I Left You than I've gotten out of 20 cd's combined. You should get it, and if you're at all open or sensitive to what the hell is going on, you'll dig it immensely.

Average customer rating: The definitive album of the 00s Amazing Absolute joy Already one of my all-time favorites... A Modern Classic

Since I Left You The Avalanches Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Dance | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Turntablists | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Big Beat | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Australia & New Zealand | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Fragments of Freedom LCD Soundsystem Moon Safari The Audience's Listening Dummy ASIN: B00005QC5J Release Date: 2001-11-06

Tracks:

1. Since I Left You
2. Stay Another Season
3. Radio
4. Two Hearts In 3/4 Time
5. Avalanche Rock
6. Flight Tonight
7. Close To You
8. Diners Only
9. A Different Feeling
10. Electricity
11. Tonight
12. Pablo's Cruise
13. Frontier Psychiatrist
14. Etoh
15. Summer Crane
16. Little Journey
17. Live At Dominoes
18. Extra Kings

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The Avalanches are a much-feted six-man crew of sample addicts from Australia whose debut album, Since I Left You, is a bargain-bin vinyl throwback to the Daisy Age. This album is constructed like a mix tape and calculated to tweak the dance floor. Snatches of familiar rhythms bubble up throughout, giving the record a comfortable lived-in feel but also betraying the fact that the group hasn't dug very far through the crates to source their raw material. There's little doubt that this kind of sample reconstruction has become standard fare for retrogressive adolescents with precious little musical flair and a mania for collecting records. The Avalanches get full marks for their seamless mixing skills, but otherwise it all feels way too tidy, bristling with its own inventiveness when it should be striving for something that transcends its influences. --Chris Campion

Customer Reviews:

The definitive album of the 00s.......2007-05-26

I will always contend that this album is the definitive one of the 00s. While sampling is nothing new in popular music, the extent of its role within this work is unprecedented, and has yet to be matched in nearly 7 years. Ever the post-modern work, "Since I Left You" offers the sample as the basic unit of sound, where previously existing music becomes the atom from which new sounds are formed. Unlike other uses of sampling, where the intent is to strike a chord of nostalgia within the listener that helps make explicit the connection between the old and the new, the Avalanches provide such dense layering that the original context of the sample is scarcely recognizable.

Amazing.......2006-03-30

This album is refreshing, creative and moving, attributes that are rare in music these days. Everyone loves a catchy tune, and the Avalanches find a new way to entice you and move you in a new way. When I first heard this album I knew I wanted to hear it again. It is something you can listen to anywhere with anyone for any type of mood. This album definately has sentimental value to me because it brings back memories of a good period in my life, but that's not the only reason why it holds so much value. The music itself has the ability to create a mystical and mysterious vibe.
Frontier Pyschiatrist and Since I Left You are my favorites. Bound to make you move or chill you out, whatever you're feeling.

Absolute joy.......2006-02-04

Many people have speculated and argued about what kind of music is played on Hell's loudspeakers. I don't know the answer to that question, but I guarantee you Since I Left You is on a 24-hour loop in Heaven. This album is amazingly, unbelievably, mind-blowingly great. It is total and utter joy and freedom from beginning to end. Some people will tell you that this and that song are good, and this and that song aren't as good, and blah blah blah. They are wrong. Some parts of it may take a while to grow on you, but if you have any kind of soul it will happen. Besides, at its core it's not a bunch of different songs released on one CD, the way most albums are. It's one work and deserves, more than any other album I've ever heard, to be treated and listened to as such. It's well worth it.

This is undoubtedly the greatest album ever created.

Already one of my all-time favorites..........2005-07-02

This music is so refreshing. I agree with some of the other entries, you definately need to listen to it a few times before you make any decisions about it. Pay close attention to tracks 1, 2, 9, 10, and 14. In fact, my advice would be to play these first until you fall in love with them, then move on to the other tracks. They are definately funky. I'm always grooving my head or tapping my foot to this music, which is uncommon for me.
Anyway, highly recomended. If you have eclectic taste in music this is one you have to have.

A Modern Classic.......2005-06-10

A few months ago, my roommate let me borrow this CD, which I automatically ripped and gave back to him. I didn't really listen to it until he had urged me enough times that it got on my nerves...after listening to the first song, I was unimpressed. I had already heard the Go! Team and figured that they did what the Avalanches do, only more to my liking. Every time he asked me what I thought of it, I would get extremely annoyed and would feel less like listening to it. Then one day we got into an arguement about the album where I explained my reasons for not thinking it was anything special. It got heated and I eventually kicked him out of my room. I started to feel quite stupid about this. So I decided to listen to the whole album again. That was about two months ago. I have listened to this CD several times a day ever since. It is one of my favorite albums ever! Absolutely brilliantly constructed. I even began searching out all the samples that they used...I haven't found many, mostly just the ones that are listed in the album cover. A few weeks ago I went out and bought it, because it seriously is one of the best albums I have ever heard. I talk to pretty much every one I meet about how great this record is. Not everyone agrees with me...perhaps they too will come around like I did. Viva Los Avalanches! Actually, I'm a little nervous about their first album. They perfected what they do on this album (their debut) as far as I can tell, but perhaps they have more that they haven't shown us yet. BUY IT BUY IT BUY IT!

Average customer rating: Looks like a stuff up True Genius at Work! Very diverse and well crafted work. The Avalanches Rock it! stimulating

Since I Left You The Avalanches Manufacturer: XL ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Turntablists | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Big Beat | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Australia & New Zealand | International | Styles | Music Alternative Dance | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004WEUQ Release Date: 2001-04-16

Tracks:

1. Since I Left You
2. Frontier Psychiatrist
3. Radio
4. Two Hearts in 3/4 Time
5. Avalanche Rock
6. Flight Tonight
7. Close to You
8. Diners Only
9. Different Feeling
10. Electricity
11. Tonight May Have to Last Me All My Life
12. Pablo's Cruise
13. Frontier Psychiatrist
14. Etoh
15. Summer Crane
16. Little Journey
17. Live at Dominoes
18. Extra Kings

Album Description

Remastered reissue in a digipak. Originally released in 1958. Features the song's 'I Want To know' & 'Yes Indeed'. Warner. 2005.

Album Details

This Band is Huge in Australia and is Now Getting Rave Reviews in the UK. The Face Magazine Says 'imagine a World with Only One Record - it Just Might Be this One.' 'since' is a Tasty Mix of Soul, Funk, Hip-hop and Break Beat. Includes the Aussie Hit Single 'frontier Psychiatrist'.

Customer Reviews:

Looks like a stuff up.......2005-06-27

The CD displayed is not Yes Indeed by Ray Charles, which I would dearly love to have.

True Genius at Work!.......2001-09-23

This CD is absolutely amazing if you like dance/hip hop/breakbeat or just have decent taste in general. The Avalanches are fairly close with the some of the big UK artists and share the same creative genius as their associates.

Apparently the CD took over a year and a half to compile the rights for all the samples used across the songs. This is sampling at it's best.

Don't miss this record. You will regret it. Oh and if you happen to find the original Australian release, you are in for a treat too...

Very diverse and well crafted work........2001-09-21

I first heard this album in a car, and so I didn't know who it was for a long time. But after I found out, I got this album because it had been very memorable. "Frontier Psychiatrist" and "Avalanche Rock" stick in my head the most, but I give just as much approval and recommmendation to all the other tracks on this album. It is a very well synthesized album and is definitely on the lines of original....

The Avalanches Rock it!.......2001-09-08

This is definetly the album of the year for mine!

I have listened to this album over and over, and with each listening i continue to be astounded with the diversity of imagination of these guys.

Rumour has it that this album is based on a mix tape called "gimix", which the avalanches mixed containing samples such as diverse as Cyndi Lauper and the Beatles (Have a listen to it if you get a chance). But due to copy right restrictions had to remix the songs with samples not copyrighted. The result is "Since I left You". Apparently they systematically scoured the record shops for months in melbourne looking samples to put in the album .... thats commitment!

Definetly listen to this album .... although it will take you quite a few listens to appreciate the brilliance of these guys.

My favoutite track on the album is "Live at domino's" (Track 17). This is probably the best disco song every recorded.

For fans of this band .... there is a remix of a Badly Drawn Boy single (The Shining) done by the Avalanches .... which can be downloaded from the Net as an MP3. It's a great sample of how good these guys are. I read a interiew with "Badly Drawn Boy" and he was absolutely blown away by the remix. This is a great rap, considering Badly Drawn Boys album is my vote for the 2nd best album of the year.

You have to buy this album!

stimulating.......2001-09-06

This is an excellent CD, containing a variety of tracks, created with samples. Don't be deterred, this is no scratchy, cheesy disc, but a cleverly compiled, witty and VERY musical album. Strongly recommended.

Average customer rating: Kudos for Bruce Ford

Bruce Ford Sings Viennese Operetta (In English) Bruce Ford Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00007B8PX Release Date: 2003-01-21

Customer Reviews:

Kudos for Bruce Ford.......2007-01-19

Bruce Ford is one of the premier tenors in the world and this album shows why. Mr Ford's beautiful and expressive singing is a delight. It is quite enjoyable to hear these lovely melodys sung with such expression and style. Don't miss this one!

Average customer rating:

Opera in English from Sadler's Wells Manufacturer: Class. for Pleas. Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Humperdinck, Engelbert | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Lehár, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Offenbach | Offenbach, Jacques | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Smetana | Smetana, Bedrich | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Strauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sullivan | Sullivan, Arthur | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Czech | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Opera & Vocal | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00009KHYO Release Date: 2003-09-02

Tracks:

1. To Arms! - Eric Shilling
2. Does He Know He's Splitting Down The Back? - June Bronhill
3. It Is Her That Has Sent This Sweet Love Dream - Kevin Miller
4. My Dear Marquis (Laughing Song) - Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus
5. Since I Was Left An Orphan Lad - Nigel Douglas
6. There Once Lived A Vilia (Vilia Song) - June Bronhill
7. Love, Let Me Dream Again - Charles Craig
8. Polka - Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus
9. A Wand'ring Minstrel, I - John Wakefield
10. If You Go In, You're Sure To Win - Eric Shilling
11. When At Night I Go To Sleep - Patricia Kern
12. Close By The Ramparts Of Seville - Patricia Johnson
13. The Glass Let Us Fill - John Wakefield
14. Why Need You Be So Coy?...I'm Your Slave, Sweet Girl - Elizabeth Harwood
15. Yes, Let Me Sleep...Home To Our Mountains - Patricia Johnson
16. One Fine Day - Marie Collier
17. And Now You Will Hear The Messanger... - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
18. Divum Jocastae Caput Mortuum! - Sir Ralph Richardson

Average customer rating: Incredible

Since I Left You The Avalanches Manufacturer: Toy's Factory Japan ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Turntablists | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Big Beat | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Australia & New Zealand | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Alternative Dance | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005LCRN Release Date: 2001-07-25

Tracks:

1. Since I Left You
2. Stay Another Season
3. Radio
4. Two Hearts in 3/4 Time
5. Avalanche Rock
6. Flight Tonight
7. Close to You
8. Diners Only
9. Different Feeling
10. Electricity
11. Tonight
12. Pablo's Cruise
13. Frontier Psychiatrist
14. Etoh
15. Summer Crane
16. Little Journey
17. Live at Dominoes
18. Extra Kings
19. Everyday [*]

Album Description

Japanese edition of the Aussie indie pop/dance act's 2000 debut album includes one exclusive bonus track, 'Everyday' which has not appeared as a b-side! 19 tracks in all including the singles, 'Since I Left You', 'Frontier Psychiatrist' & 'Radio'. Packaged in a gatefold mini replica vinyl sleeve. Also included for the initial pressing is a bonus Japanese/Avalanches sticker. Toy's Factory/Japan 2001 release.

Album Details

Japanese version featuring a bonus track.

Customer Reviews:

Incredible.......2004-02-10

This album is truly fantastic. It's a mix of soft background and harder, more abrasive techno tracks, all with one thing in common: sampling. The Avalanches take samples from movies, songs, even Madonna's Holiday (the first time she allowed a group to sample her song was for the Avalanches, because she was so impressed), and combine the small clips to make a beautiful, nonstop, truly insightful mix of music that I guarentee you have never heard before. Try it out, at first it sounds odd to the ear, but in the end, I am sure you will love it and get into it as much as I have.

Average customer rating:

Finnish Vocal Music Manufacturer: Bis ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Rautavaara, Einojuhani | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000167C Release Date: 1994-03-25

Tracks:

1. Along Forest Paths I Wander, Op.4 No.2 - Jorma Hynninen/Ralf Gothoni
2. The Grasshopper's Wedding Journey, Op.15 No.2 - Jorma Hynninen/Ralf Gothoni
3. The Charcoal Burner - Jorma Hynninen/Ralf Gothoni
4. In The Rushes - Jorma Hynninen/Ralf Gothoni
5. Happy Summer Journey - Jorma Hynninen/Ralf Gothoni
6. Minstrel's Songs, Op.77: You Eternal Stars - Jorma Hynninen/Ralf Gothoni
7. Minstrel's Songs, Op.77: Silent Snow-Covered Fields - Jorma Hynninen/Ralf Gothoni
8. Minstrel's Songs, Op.77: I Play Where There's Dancing - Jorma Hynninen/Ralf Gothoni
9. Minstrel's Songs, Op.77: Choral Dance - Jorma Hynninen/Ralf Gothoni
10. Minstrel's Songs, Op.77: Minstrel's Longing - Jorma Hynninen/Ralf Gothoni
11. Minstrel's Songs, Op.77: In The Dewy Morn - Jorma Hynninen/Ralf Gothoni
12. Minstrel's Songs, Op.77: If There Were No Wine... - Jorma Hynninen/Ralf Gothoni
13. Minstrel's Songs, Op.77: I Sang My Way Through German Land - Jorma Hynninen/Ralf Gothoni
14. Three Japanese Songs: The Fine Rain - Jorma Hynninen/Ralf Gothoni
15. Three Japanese Songs: After The Kiss - Jorma Hynninen/Ralf Gothoni
16. Three Japanese Songs: In The Blue Sky - Jorma Hynninen/Ralf Gothoni
17. Ser Op.35 No.1 - Jorma Hynninen/Ralf Gothoni
18. See The Dreamer Coming There, Op.21 No.1 - Jorma Hynninen/Ralf Gothoni
19. A Maid's Glance - Jorma Hynninen/Ralf Gothoni
20. Three Sonnets Of Shakesperare, Op.14: LXXIII. That Time Of Year Thou Mayst In Me Behold - Jorma Hynninen/Ralf Gothoni
21. Three Sonnets Of Shakesperare, Op.14: XII. When I Do Count The Clock That Tells The Time - Jorma Hynninen/Ralf Gothoni
22. Three Sonnets Of Shakesperare, Op.14: SVIII. Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day? - Jorma Hynninen/Ralf Gothoni
23. Come With Me, Op.9 No.3 - Taru Valjakka/Ralf Gothoni
24. Swing, Swing!, Op.60 No.1 - Taru Valjakka/Ralf Gothoni
25. You Thought I Was Watching You..., Op.68 No.3 - Taru Valjakka/Ralf Gothoni
26. Since You Left Me, Op.2 No.1 - Taru Valjakka/Ralf Gothoni
27. Dark Herbs, Op.9 No.1 - Taru Valjakka/Ralf Gothoni
28. The Swan Of Death, Op.21: The Swan Of Death - Taru Valjakka/Ralf Gothoni
29. The Swan Of Death, Op.21: Pastorale - Taru Valjakka/Ralf Gothoni
30. The Swan Of Death, Op.21: The Last Cradle Song - Taru Valjakka/Ralf Gothoni
31. The Swan Of Death, Op.21: Heavenly Sleigh Ride - Taru Valjakka/Ralf Gothoni
32. The Swan Of Death, Op.21: Swansong - Taru Valjakka/Ralf Gothoni
33. Finnish Husbandry: Pasty - Taru Valjakka/Ralf Gothoni
34. Finnish Husbandry: Quick-To-Prepare Pasty Crust - Taru Valjakka/Ralf Gothoni
35. Finnish Husbandry: Grandma From Lahti's Meat Pasty - Taru Valjakka/Ralf Gothoni
36. Finnish Husbandry: Autumn Mushroom Pasty Filling - Taru Valjakka/Ralf Gothoni
37. Finnish Husbandry: In Conclusion - Taru Valjakka/Ralf Gothoni

Average customer rating: Avalanche rock

Since I Left You ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0001K640O Release Date: 2003-04-24

Album Description

2001 debut album from the Aussie cut & paste act. Digipak. Modular.

Customer Reviews:

Avalanche rock.......2005-07-27

The Avalanches are a DJ's dream come true -- six Aussies who took hundreds of sound snatches, and wove together a wildly playful kind of electronica. Their first (and so far, only) album, "Since I Left You," is a tangle of the delicate, the weird, and the incredibly danceable.

It kicks off with the sparkling "Since I Left You," but the best is yet to come. The Avalanches manage to attain both a typical "sound" and plenty of originality in their songs, such as the bleeps-and-horns "Different Feeling," the knob-twiddling basslines of "Radio," the sputtery dance number "Live At Dominoes," and the interference-laden Rastafarian rock "Flight Tonight."

But with all the dance tracks, the Avalanches have their softer side: the delicately upbeat "Two Hearts in 3/4 Time," the swaying "Electricity," the brief and staticky "Pablo's Cruise," and the gauzy, multilayered "Etoh." It rounds off with the majestically languid "Extra Kings," which has a long sweep of distortion and chaos in the middle.

It's almost too easy to dance to the Avalanches. They take almost a thousand mismatched sounds and manage to cobble them into some really brilliant music. What's especially brilliant is the way these patchwork dance tracks manage to find solid, simple grooves, and stick to them right to the end.

"Since I Left You" isn't perfect -- at times the fragments don't quite mesh together. Some parts are pure chaos, but oddly they don't mar the overall sound; instead, they enhance it. Scattered in amongst the melody is the sound of video games, horses, discos, golf instructions, flutes, pianos, and seagulls -- it adds a strangely whimsical sound to the dance music.

The vocals tend to be samples repeated over and over, just under the surface of the music. Among the vocal snatches are the ethereal "Since I left you/I found the world so new!" or determined "Book of flight tonight." So the lyrics are often quite simple, except for the hysterically funny "Frontier Psychiatrist" ("Lie down on the couch, what does that mean?/You're a nut! You're crazy in the coconut!").

"Since I Left You" takes hundreds of random sound fragments, and turns them into a mosaic. Fun, playful, fast and hypnotically bizarre, this is a must have for fans of quirky music.

Average customer rating: When Different Stops Being Good Avalanches rock A journey in nostalgic trip-hop music little-known, underrated...did I mention FABULOUS? Aussie Collective Concoct Kooky Masterpiece

Since I Left You The Avalanches Manufacturer: Modular ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Turntablists | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Big Beat | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Australia & New Zealand | International | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Alternative Dance | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005QXBD Release Date: 2002-07-15

Tracks:

1. Since I Left You
2. Stay Another Season
3. Radio
4. Two Hearts In 3/4 Time
5. Avalanche Rock
6. Flight Tonight
7. Close To You
8. Diners Only
9. A Different Feeling
10. Electricity
11. Tonight
12. Pablo's Cruise
13. Frontier Psychiatrist
14. Etoh
15. Summer Crane
16. Little Journey
17. Live At Dominoes
18. Extra Kings

Album Description

2001 debut album from the Aussie cut & paste act. Digipak. Modular.

Album Details

This Band is Huge in Australia and is Now Getting Rave Reviews in the UK. The Face Magazine Says 'imagine a World with Only One Record - it Just Might Be this One.' 'since' is a Tasty Mix of Soul, Funk, Hip-hop and Break Beat. Includes the Aussie Hit Single 'frontier Psychiatrist'.

Customer Reviews:

When Different Stops Being Good.......2005-09-05

I don't understand the huge praises of this album I have heard. It starts as though someone is entering a huge gathering of people where everyone seems to be least bothered about each other.These people are completely lost and have given themselves away to the moment. The only thing quite good about Avalanches is their ability in choosing a name for their band and an even better title for their album . The music lacks shape,direction and sounds nothing but monotonous. I have known a lot of music to grow on me but Avalanches refuses to budge from it's chaotic boredom. There is way too much good music in life than to sacrifice my time on Avalanches. I wish they tried not to make the album sound like a 50 min breather of coming back to life significance (much forced)

Try some real music, get these albums -
The Cure - Seventeen Seconds/Disintegration
Cocteau Twins - Blue Bell Knoll/Heaven Or Las Vegas

Avalanches rock.......2004-09-15

The Avalanches are a DJ's dream come true -- six Aussies who took hundreds of sound snatches, and wove together a wildly playful kind of electronica. Their first (and so far, only) album, "Since I Left You," is a tangle of the delicate, the weird, and the incredibly danceable.

It kicks off with the sparkling "Since I Left You," but the best is yet to come. The Avalanches manage to attain both a typical "sound" and plenty of originality in their songs, such as the bleeps-and-horns "Different Feeling," the knob-twiddling basslines of "Radio," the sputtery dance number "Live At Dominoes," and the interference-laden Rastafarian rock "Flight Tonight."

But with all the dance tracks, the Avalanches have their softer side: the delicately upbeat "Two Hearts in 3/4 Time," the swaying "Electricity," the brief and staticky "Pablo's Cruise," and the gauzy, multilayered "Etoh." It rounds off with the majestically languid "Extra Kings," which has a long sweep of distortion and chaos in the middle.

It's almost too easy to dance to the Avalanches. They take almost a thousand mismatched sounds and manage to cobble them into some really brilliant music. What's especially brilliant is the way these patchwork dance tracks manage to find solid, simple grooves, and stick to them right to the end.

"Since I Left You" isn't perfect -- at times the fragments don't quite mesh together. Some parts are pure chaos, but oddly they don't mar the overall sound; instead, they enhance it. Scattered in amongst the melody is the sound of video games, horses, discos, golf instructions, flutes, pianos, and seagulls -- it adds a strangely whimsical sound to the dance music.

The vocals tend to be samples repeated over and over, just under the surface of the music. Among the vocal snatches are the ethereal "Since I left you/I found the world so new!" or determined "Book of flight tonight." So the lyrics are often quite simple, except for the hysterically funny "Frontier Psychiatrist" ("Lie down on the couch, what does that mean?/You're a nut! You're crazy in the coconut!").

"Since I Left You" takes hundreds of random sound fragments, and turns them into a mosaic. Fun, playful, fast and hypnotically bizarre, this is a must have for fans of quirky music.

A journey in nostalgic trip-hop music.......2004-08-20

This is probably the best album I purchased in 2001. This CD is the ultimate chillin out mood music. The six members from Australia play off of each other so well, combining club/dance, turntablism, trip-hop and a whole lot of funky breakbeats. They also use an insane number of samples; mostly stuff you've never heard before. Make no mistake about it; this music is more mind-bending and unique compared to most electronic music. The album only gets better as you listen to it. It's a consistent piece of musical genius ready to excite your ears. This is essential listening for anyone with an open mind to interesting music.

little-known, underrated...did I mention FABULOUS?.......2004-06-26

This intriguing electronic album from the Avalanches remains one of my all-time favorites more than two years after I purchased it. When I first listened to it, I didn't realize exactly how much of their music was made up of samples. I'm not overly musical myself and was even more impressed with the album when I found out that the songs are 100% sampled; no one in the band plays any instruments in the traditional sense.

Now, on to what you're really wondering about: the content of the songs. The musical style is a little hard to pin down, but it is obviously influenced by the sample-heavy methods of most urban music styles. But this is definitely not a hip-hop record, or even one with a hip-hop influence. Instead the Avalanches have mixed a cut-and-paste aesthetic with a carefree, fun-loving attitude expressed by bands like Lemon Jelly. The result is music that is consistently fun and occasionally laugh-out-loud funny (such as many moments in "Frontier Psychiatrist"). The album opens with "Since I Left You", which samples what seems to be a pop singer from the forties or fifties. That introductory track is a bit misleading, as the rest of the album is much more frenzied and upbeat rather than sounding like a remix you might find on a "Verve Remixed" compilation. That's not a bad thing, though; after repeated listenings I usually find myself skipping the first track to get to the sunnier, more unpredictable rest of the album. The songs swoop and skip, with samples from the second track turning up again in the last few songs of the album. The sound quality of some of the samples is less than perfect, so the album is overlaid with a vintage-sounding record crackle in the bacground most of the time. It's terrific driving music and also makes a nice accompaniment to anything you're doing on a sunny day. One warning: I have found that the album works best as a whole, since the tracks bleed into one another and, with a couple of exceptions, seem to have been separated for the CD along completely arbitrary lines.

Aussie Collective Concoct Kooky Masterpiece.......2004-06-07

Take a few Aussie DJ's, a mountain of vinyl and samples and a dash of creativity and you have the Avanlanches. One of the surprise imports from the land of Air Supply, The Avalanches Since I Left You is a master stroke of carefree summer fun. The title track could easily have been played in a long forgotten disco 25 years ago, but it is "Frontier Psychiatrist" that steals the show with its wild scratches, bizzare samples and killer bassline midway through the track. What makes this album so unique is that the Avalanches never take themselves seriously which is a trait seriously lacking in the music industry these days.

Average customer rating:

Since i Left You Avalanches Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000DERVJ Release Date: 2002-01-21

Album Description

Amazing full length debut for Aussie indie/dance act who'vemixed Badly Drawn Boy and are the first act to get permission from Madonna to sample from her oeuvre (regardless what you feel about her you have to admit she has taste). These guys are sample mad

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