Since I Left You [LP]

by The Avalanches

Overview

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. [Since I Left You was released on LP in 2017.] ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date:	02/03/2017
Label:	Astralwerks
UPC:	0602557356977
Rank:	22041

Tracks

1. Since I Left You
2. Stay Another Season
3. Radio
4. Two Hearts in 3/4 Tim
5. Avalanche Rock
6. Flight Tonight
7. Close to You
8. Diners Only
9. A 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 Credits

Performance Credits

The Avalanches   Primary Artist
James De La Cruz   Turntables
Robbie Chater   Sampling,Choir/Chorus
Gordon McQuilten   Piano,Percussion
Antoinette Halloran   Vocals
Dexter Fabay   Turntables
Tony Di Blasi   Keyboards
Sally Russell   Vocals
Saian Supa Crew   Vocals
Darren Seltmann   Vocals,Sampling,Brass Band

Technical Credits

Wayne Osmond   Composer
Vincent Mason   Composer,Composer
Canyons   Remix Engineer
Alan Osmond   Composer
Paul Huston   Composer
Christian Scallan   Pro-Tools,Computer Engineering
Chris Corby   Assistant Engineer
Richie Robinson   Mixing,Mixing Engineer
Matt Maddock   Assistant Engineer
E. Drennen   Composer
DJ Harvey   Remix Engineer
Salahadeen Wilds   Composer
Tony Espie   Mixing
Donald Borzage   Composer
John Waynes   Composer
Saladine Wallace   Composer
Robbie Chater   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Bobby Dazzler   Mixing
Gordon McQuilten   Composer,Producer
Dexter Fabay   Composer,Producer
Tony Di Blasi   Composer,Producer
Joe LaPorta   Mastering Engineer
George Reyam   Composer
Mandrill   Composer
Billy Rowe   Composer
Dave Davies   Assistant Engineer
John Dobson   Composer
Johnny Mandel   Composer,Composer
Cameron Stallones   Remix Engineer
Henry Lawes   Composer,Composer
Curtis Lee Hudson   Composer
Leon Vynehall   Remix Engineer
Darren Sheltman   Composer
Frank Shuster   Composer
Hubert Roberts   Composer
Robert Chater   Composer
Edward Drennen   Composer
Jeanne Salo   Composer
Jeanne Schauer   Composer
Raymond Evans   Composer
Fabay Dexter Llorca   Composer
Ray Edmonds   Composer
John Roberts Dobson   Composer
Eddie Drennon   Composer
Kid Creole & the Coconuts   Composer
Black Dice   Remix Engineer
Cornelius   Remix Engineer
Marilyn & Alan Bergman   Composer
Paul Prince   Composer
Stereolab   Remix Engineer
The Avalanches   Composer,Engineer
Blowfly   Composer
Bob Alcivar   Composer
Jimmy Webb   Composer
Clarence Reid   Composer
Frank Farian   Composer
Curtis Hudson   Composer
Lawrence Dermer   Composer
Carl Craig   Remix Engineer
Fred Jay   Composer
Deakin   Remix Engineer
Ernie Isley   Composer
MF Doom   Remix Engineer
Marilyn Bergman   Composer
John Cale   Composer
John Phillips   Composer
John Wayne   Composer
David Willis   Composer
De La Soul   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Mike Marsh   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Ronald Isley   Composer
Prince Paul   Remix Engineer
Rudolph Isley   Composer
Marvin Isley   Composer
Ray Evans   Composer
O'Kelly Isley   Composer
Merrill Osmond   Composer
Jimi Maroudas   Assistant Engineer
Willie James   Composer
Alan Bergman   Composer
Henry Stone   Composer
Carl Sigman   Composer
Willie Clarke   Composer
Bert Kaempfert   Composer
August Darnell   Composer
The Isley Brothers   Composer
Bobby Lee Trammell   Composer
Kelvin Mercer   Composer
Chris Jasper   Composer
Claude Cave II   Composer
Freddy Stonewall   Composer
Jay Livingston   Composer
Mario Caldato, Jr.   Remix Engineer
Lisa Stevens   Composer
Marlena Shaw   Composer
Henry "Junjo" Lawes   Composer
Camp Lo   Composer
Darren Seltmann   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Herbert Rehbein   Composer
Sinkane   Remix Engineer
Dave Jolicoeur   Composer