Review: When they delivered their stupendously sample-heavy debut album, Since I Left You, back in 2000, The Avalanches were tipped for big things. For some reason, they failed to capitalize, all but fading from view. That album remains a much-loved listen for many people so there has been an expected degree of anticipation regarding this follow-up, Wildflower. Happily, it's something of a resounding success, with the Melbourne trio serving up another whirlwind trip through sample-heavy, hip-hop era psychedelia. At 21 tracks deep, and with more changes of direction than your average three-week cycle race, it's something of a beast. It is, though, well worth the effort, as repeat listens simply uncovers more layers of hazy, glassy-eyed goodness (be it bluesy trip-hop, slipped disco, dreamy acid-pop, folksy beat-scapes or baked hypno-rock).
Wherever You Go (feat Clypso & Jamie XX, & Neneh Cherry)
Music Makes Me High
Pink Champagne
Take Care In Your Dreaming (feat Denzel Curry & Sampa The Great & Tricky)
Overcome
Gold Sky (feat Kurt Vile)
Always Black (feat Pink Siifu)
Dial D For Devotion (feat Karen O)
Running Red Lights
Born To Lose
Music Is The Light (feat Cornelius & Kelly Moran)
Weightless
Review: New albums from Aussie fusionists the Avalanches don't come around that often, so the appearance of We Will Always Love you four years after its predecessor, Wildflower, is genuinely big news (it previously took them 16 years to record the follow-up to their acclaimed 2000 debut, Since I Left You). Somewhat predictably, they've hit the mark once more, supplementing their usual dense sample collages and multi-coloured, genre-bending compositions (a little psychedelia, Balearica and synth-pop here, a dash of dream pop, future R&B and synth-pop there) with vocals and musical contributions from a dizzying cast-list of like-minded guests (think Neneh Cherry, Johnny Marr, Jamie XX, Blood Orange, Tricky, Cornelius and Kelly Moran). Hard to pin down but royally entertaining from start to finish, We Will Always Love You is a triumph.
Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life (Edan remix) (3:51)
Frontier Psychiatrist (Mario Caldato Jr 85 Percent remix) (4:02)
Close To You (Sun Araw remix) (6:14)
Since I Left You (Stereolab remix) (4:40)
Flight Tonight (Canyons Travel Agent dub) (5:57)
Radio (Sinkane remix) (8:42)
Since I Left You (Prince Paul remix) (3:45)
Electricity (Harvey Nightclub re-edit) (6:27)
Summer Crane (Black Dice remix) (3:39)
Extra Kings (Deakin remix) (4:44)
Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life (MF DOOM remix) (2:54)
Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life (Dragged By Leon Vynehall) (5:24)
A Different Feeling (Carl Craig Paperclip People remix) (10:32)
Thank You Caroline (Avalanches demo Tape) (4:05)
Review: A deluxe reissue now available of the acclaimed 2001 album by Australian hip hop fusion act The Avalanche' Since I Left You featuring the hit single of the same name. This four disc version features several modern reworks of tracks from the LP, with notable appearances from Leon Vynehall and the late MF DOOM on the remix of 'Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life' and 'A Different Feeling' receiving the Carl Craig Paperclip People remix among many others.
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