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the most creative and original DJ in the world is Australian!

― s1utsky (slutsky), Tuesday, 30 September 2003 01:20 (9 years ago) Permalink

What is that beautiful image, Spencer?

― Sonny A. (Keiko), Tuesday, 30 September 2003 01:35 (9 years ago) Permalink

My point about what?

That luminarioes say he's great? well that just shows I'm a shallow person influenced by what other people say rather than what I hear.

That he's Australian? that my shallowness extends to the lowest most destructive emotion, patriotism,

That I am seeing him live in few weeks? that my general shallowness inevitably leads to the conclusion that I will have to see him live in the next few weeks (along with the Mad Professor).

Bring it on

― mentalist (mentalist), Tuesday, 30 September 2003 02:00 (9 years ago) Permalink

where did grandmaster flash call him the most original and creative dj in the world?

― cinniblount (James Blount), Tuesday, 30 September 2003 02:16 (9 years ago) Permalink

I've seen it quoted many places around the web. Try a search in google ["grandmaster flash" dexter avalanches] and you'll find many references to what Grandmaster Flash (and Chuck D) have said about him.

― mentalist (mentalist), Tuesday, 30 September 2003 03:03 (9 years ago) Permalink

yeah, I'm finding alot of references to him saying it but I haven't actually found the place (or context) he said it. has anyone under 40 said it?

― cinniblount (James Blount), Tuesday, 30 September 2003 03:32 (9 years ago) Permalink

I just did :)

― mentalist (mentalist), Tuesday, 30 September 2003 04:10 (9 years ago) Permalink

What is that beautiful image, Spencer?

That's from a t-shirt they sell on their website.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 30 September 2003 04:11 (9 years ago) Permalink

I love that white Stepford-Cat!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 30 September 2003 07:13 (9 years ago) Permalink

What's the deal with the Avalanches these days? So much love back in early 2001, then they seemed to disappear without trace almost as quickly as they appeared.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 30 September 2003 08:15 (9 years ago) Permalink

i'm under 40, and i'll say it too.

their supposed to be working on the new record now. who knows when it'll see the light of day. i doubt it would be before late 2004.

― glenny g2003 (glenny g2003), Tuesday, 30 September 2003 10:10 (9 years ago) Permalink

people over 40 = not allowed to like or talk about good music, donchaknow...

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Tuesday, 30 September 2003 10:42 (9 years ago) Permalink

would love to see a new EP by them extremely soon

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 30 September 2003 12:03 (9 years ago) Permalink

haven't seen him play a set, but remember a friend had a dmc tape with dexter in the finals and he was the only one close to bumping it as slick as craze. he played the solo from 'killing in the name of' with a tone blast. our love was like wo.

ps chuck d hypin somethin is like yr mum choosin yr girlfriends.

― nebbesh (nebbesh), Tuesday, 30 September 2003 12:10 (9 years ago) Permalink

What's the deal with the Avalanches these days? So much love back in early 2001, then they seemed to disappear without trace almost as quickly as they appeared.

It takes a damn long time to make records like theirs. That is all, I'd guess.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Wednesday, 1 October 2003 00:51 (9 years ago) Permalink

1 month passes...

New album anytime soon would be nice.

― Chris B. Sure (Chris V), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 14:44 (9 years ago) Permalink

new anything

― cinniblount (James Blount), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 16:17 (9 years ago) Permalink

no kidding. do they even exist anymore?

― Chris B. Sure (Chris V), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 16:21 (9 years ago) Permalink

all I can figure is it takes a long time to do what they do (or something)

― cinniblount (James Blount), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 16:26 (9 years ago) Permalink

australians - represent! what's the 411?

― cinniblount (James Blount), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 16:26 (9 years ago) Permalink

three years though!

― Chris B. Sure (Chris V), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 16:28 (9 years ago) Permalink

Dexter's playing here on Friday, I hear he is great fun.

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 16:36 (9 years ago) Permalink

are you going Ronan? You should ask him what the hell is going on. ;)

― Chris B. Sure (Chris V), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 16:37 (9 years ago) Permalink

yes I will if I go! It's in a tiny bar too so asking him should be no problem.

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 16:39 (9 years ago) Permalink

yay

― Chris B. Sure (Chris V), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 16:40 (9 years ago) Permalink

I think they've been working on it but in a rather desultory fashion. Since I Left You took a couple of years to make, incidentally.

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Thursday, 13 November 2003 05:25 (9 years ago) Permalink

robbie and darren are holed up working on it, james and dexta are out there djing, tony is doing nothing. wait... where's mark p?? he interviewed them and knows all about their new techniques!

― minna (minna), Thursday, 13 November 2003 05:30 (9 years ago) Permalink

Y'know, 'Since I Left You' is so untouchable and then you hear Gimix and you're not sure if it's even better or EVEN BETTER.

I'm ordering that f*cking kitten shirt.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 13 November 2003 08:05 (9 years ago) Permalink

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 13 November 2003 08:22 (9 years ago) Permalink

Dexter DJs often around these parts

― mentalist (mentalist), Thursday, 13 November 2003 10:08 (9 years ago) Permalink

here is mark p's article with lots of detailed tech talk

― minna (minna), Thursday, 13 November 2003 11:35 (9 years ago) Permalink

2 months pass...

a note from the website re: the remix of "I'm a Cuckoo" by Belle & Sebastian

"Update: Belle & Sebastian Remix

The Belle & Sebastian - I'm A Cuckoo (Avalanches remix) now circulating on radio and promo CD's is not the final remix version, but rather a work-in-progress mix which was pressed up by mistake and sent to UK radio and press.

The final mix will appear (as planned) when the single is released in -

UK: CD and DVD formats on Feb 16
USA: CD on Feb 24, DVD on Mar 9"

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 15 January 2004 07:27 (9 years ago) Permalink

Both those pictures are sooo cool!

― Rachel, Thursday, 15 January 2004 07:41 (9 years ago) Permalink

they're from t-shirts, but they're sold out :(

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 15 January 2004 08:08 (9 years ago) Permalink

there's a spiel up on the modular website about them working on the rekkid, or the remix rather.

― glenny g2003 (glenny g2003), Thursday, 15 January 2004 11:55 (9 years ago) Permalink

Cool! I've got a copy of that Belle and Sebastian remix. PAYDAY!

― tdk, Thursday, 15 January 2004 11:57 (9 years ago) Permalink

Better than the Badly Drawn and Manics one?

― Barima (Barima), Thursday, 15 January 2004 20:12 (9 years ago) Permalink

where can i find this remix? HELP

― s1ocki (slutsky), Thursday, 15 January 2004 21:14 (9 years ago) Permalink

I'm sharing it on Soulseek at the moment, username juror8

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 15 January 2004 21:16 (9 years ago) Permalink

sweeet! thanks dom!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Thursday, 15 January 2004 21:27 (9 years ago) Permalink

i think that would be the unfinished version.

― glenny g2003 (glenny g2003), Thursday, 15 January 2004 22:16 (9 years ago) Permalink

1 month passes...

In new news, Dexter has left the group. Confirmed at www.theavalanches.com . Now more intrigued about a new record because of this.

― Barima (Barima), Tuesday, 24 February 2004 12:17 (9 years ago) Permalink

Am I the only one who wasn't impressed at all by the album?

But I do like all their remixes that I've heared.

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 24 February 2004 12:22 (9 years ago) Permalink

Frontier Psychiatrist is the only record they ever made with Dexter - everything beforehand was prior to him joining (maybe except the Electricity 12"), and the rest of the album was basically done by Chater and Seltmann on their own. His leaving should make no difference to the sound at all.

Me, I'd rather hear them go back to the live-instruments style of El Producto and the first demo tape than do another Since I Left You anyway...

― kit brash (kit brash), Thursday, 26 February 2004 22:31 (9 years ago) Permalink

there's actually a little clip of new music on the site too.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 26 February 2004 22:34 (9 years ago) Permalink

Does anybody have the first demo tape? Can I get it on SLSK?

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Thursday, 26 February 2004 22:37 (9 years ago) Permalink

i know someone who has it but it might not be easy to get hold of them

― the surface noise (electricsound), Thursday, 26 February 2004 22:40 (9 years ago) Permalink

I only just heard the album this week. I avoided it because I always hated Frontier Psychiatrist due to some bad associations - all of the "creatives" at the ad agency where I used to work would play the video for it incessantly and banter wankily about it's merits. I am as yet undecided.

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Thursday, 26 February 2004 22:41 (9 years ago) Permalink

the rest of the album is nothing like Frontier Psychiatrist which I found to be an amuzing diversion. The rest of the album is pure bliss.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 26 February 2004 22:47 (9 years ago) Permalink

adam have you heard any of the dj sets? they are ridiculously good.

― mullygrubber (gaz), Thursday, 26 February 2004 22:47 (9 years ago) Permalink

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Since I Left You double LP re-release on blue vinyl out now, 10th-anniversary deluxe reissue now running two years late, new mix up here

― ┗|∵|┓ (sic), Monday, 23 April 2012 02:27 (1 year ago) Permalink

Thanks for the link

― Spencer Chow, Monday, 23 April 2012 20:07 (1 year ago) Permalink

2 months pass...

It's only a snippet but

http://www.factmag.com/2012/07/18/avalanches-tease-brand-new-track-online-listen-here/

― Number None, Wednesday, 18 July 2012 11:11 (10 months ago) Permalink

― no fear, Monday, 30 July 2012 16:15 (9 months ago) Permalink

listened to Cool Gays, the bit at the end sounds like a remix of a bit of SILY, zomg new track zzz

― ¥╡*ٍ*╞¥ (sic), Tuesday, 31 July 2012 02:39 (9 months ago) Permalink

3 weeks pass...

there's some new song (demo) out there featuring David Berman reading a poem, but it's pretty half ass. the music underneath is barely audible.

― dmr, Thursday, 23 August 2012 15:30 (8 months ago) Permalink

:/
i am becoming despondent.

― no fear, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 16:02 (8 months ago) Permalink

new david berman poem (ie 'like plastic Easter basket grass, falling from an overpass') >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fully audible avalanches music

― very sexual album (schlump), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 16:35 (8 months ago) Permalink

4 months pass...

Well! *tap tap tap* You've lost your cover now.

― Jedmond, Sunday, 3 February 2013 04:02 (3 months ago) Permalink

Them and Dre, in a race to do...something.

― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 3 February 2013 04:03 (3 months ago) Permalink

*sigh*

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 3 February 2013 16:26 (3 months ago) Permalink

don't tell me Them have re-united as well??

― charlie h, Sunday, 3 February 2013 16:38 (3 months ago) Permalink

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