The Avalanches

FETCHER. · 08-25-2009, 02:32 PM

do they have an album? ive never heard of them in my life

sidewinder · 08-25-2009, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by mr dave

personally it's the big beat electronica of the 90s that makes me cringe more than the stuff you mention. the prodigy / crystal method / chemical brothers *shudders* hahaha

Totally agree. THAT's the stuff I call electronica.

Grotesque Head · 08-25-2009, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by kayleigh.

do they have an album? ive never heard of them in my life

Their album is called Since I Left You, was released early this decade (2000 I think, maybe 2001).

mr dave · 08-25-2009, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by scottsy

Yeah, but do you remember how incredibly cool and cutting edge it all was back in the 90's.... man, it feels weird to say that. I feel kinda.... old...

haha yeah wait until 30 finishes kicking your butt and you catch yourself saying 'i remember 25 years ago' a lot more often as an accurate reflection of time as opposed to turning a phrase hahaha.

and yeah the mainstream electronica stuff of the 90s was really good at the time. turned me onto all the good electro stuff i would have continued ignoring for years under the misguided impression it was just crappy house mixes.

FETCHER. · 08-25-2009, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Grotesque Head

Their album is called Since I Left You, was released early this decade (2000 I think, maybe 2001).

thanks alot, i will download it

scottsy · 08-25-2009, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by mr dave

haha yeah wait until 30 finishes kicking your butt and you catch yourself saying 'i remember 25 years ago' a lot more often as an accurate reflection of time as opposed to turning a phrase hahaha.

and yeah the mainstream electronica stuff of the 90s was really good at the time. turned me onto all the good electro stuff i would have continued ignoring for years under the misguided impression it was just crappy house mixes.

Oh trust me, I know all about the thirties kicking my butt right now... I am happy with my life now though, very happy, just acutely aware I'm not the blindly youthful and idealistic 20 something I was once...

I can't bear to listen to fatboy slim or the chem. bros anymore, but me getting into them has ramifications for my current taste in music as well.... without those big mainstream acts I might not have discovered Boards of Canada and the like, and my musical taste might have been all the poorer for it...

sidewinder · 08-26-2009, 12:51 AM

I totally agree with you two. Those guys were a gateway for me into various styles of electronic music...from house to IDM.

debaserr · 08-26-2009, 12:53 AM

and what were your best discoveries?

mr dave · 08-26-2009, 02:09 AM

best i got into from the 90s stuff was amon tobin - by far.

other notables are squarepusher, aphex twin, boards of canada, jega.

and still, those names are dated and well established within the style at this point.

sidewinder · 08-26-2009, 02:34 PM

Yeah Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Wagon Christ, µ-Ziq, Autechre, Plaid, Boards of Canada, etc. which led to many many more lesser known but still amazing electronic acts.

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sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	Yeah Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Wagon Christ, µ-Ziq, Autechre, Plaid, Boards of Canada, etc. which led to many many more lesser known but still amazing electronic acts. __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.