The Avalanches - Since I Left You [Japan]
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Album Details: Since I Left You [Japan]
- Release Date:
- 03/05/2002
- Label:
- Toy's Factory Japan
- UPC:
- 4988061872544
User Reviews: Since I Left You [Japan]
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The creative side of music
, September 17, 2004Reviewer: meddelem - See all meddelem's reviews -
Buy it!!
, March 29, 2003Reviewer: funny_girl_8675309 - See all funny_girl_8675309's reviewsI have only gotten the opportunity to listen to the title track, but if the album is anything like this song, it would be appropriate to say that this is a primo album. The song successfully mixes what seems to be a million different clips. The song makes you want to dance no matter what time of the day it is. Unless, of course, you don't like to dance. Excellent!
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Pro Reviews: Since I Left You [Japan]
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews Endless summers for many youths don't consist of beaches and surfboards. Instead, they're spent on blacktops and jungle gyms. More gritty and halfway between the curb and the hoop than anything celestial, the Avalanches remind you of a point in your life when you could blissfully hang upside down from monkey bars and just dangle. Like recklessly riding your BMX or skipping rope after downing a sugar-laced pitcher of lemonade, the un-mawkish Since I Left You thrives on making you feel youthful and mighty. Its Utopian grove stand bric-a-brac of grooves, beats, flutters, whistles, oohs-and-yeahs, and sundry animal noises can alternately sound familiar and fresh. Some origins can be immediately placed, and those that can't trigger an impulse that you've heard it somewhere before. You're at least familiar with the tone as it relates to a long-lost feeling of childhood bliss -- whether it's staring at a clear blue sky from a fresh-cut lawn or the first time you heard "Rock the Bells." If you want stifling touchstones, they're there. Dunk the Beastie Boys of Paul's Boutique and Basement Jaxx into the fountain of youth; Sylvester meets Tweety; Mercury Rev links hands with the Bomb Squad for laps around the roller rink. It's no cloyed nostalgia trip, pieced together humbly by Aussies who are probably telling you the truth when they say they listen "to a little bit of everything." The unflinching mix offers plenty of tempo variety, knowing just when to change the pitch before hitting overkill. The second half features a subtle lull that builds up in time for "Live at Dominoes," possibly the strongest cut. There's little doubt to Since I Left You's status as one of the most intimate and emotional dance records that isn't vocal-based. Working on a mystical level, don't be too surprised if a future dig through the wallet unearths a membership card to the Summer Break Funk Association. [The Japanese release offers one bonus track: "Everyday"] - Andy Kellman, All Music Guide |
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Pros: Easy, smooth, and mind blowing beats
Cons: not long enough
If you are interested in hearing a creative type style music that doesnt really fit into a genre - this is a must have album.
I stumbled apon this great album and it took me a while to actually get it. At first, it just sounding like blured together noise. I soon realized that that was the point - that the sounds that were being pumped from this album were actually just blurring together to make a perfectly tuned wave of sound. Perhaps this review may be much and perhaps I may not be even explaining this album to its fullest .. its all up to you when you hear it. But, to me, this album is smooth and crisp and tells OHH so much. ...