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but when the album, when.

― s1ocki (slutsky), Wednesday, 1 September 2004 00:36 (twenty-one years ago)

In 3 years of ILX Avalanches love, no one has ever mentioned 'Information' (including me, funnily enough), which Rex used as the b-side to the 'Electricity'-better-thanthe-album-single version. Have none of you heard it? It's a glitchy, cut-up string-swept, helium-chorused beauty!

― R.I.M.A. (Barima), Wednesday, 1 September 2004 14:32 (twenty-one years ago)

I have not heard this!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 1 September 2004 16:38 (twenty-one years ago)

me neith!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Wednesday, 1 September 2004 16:40 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't see this track on their discography. What is it on?

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 1 September 2004 16:40 (twenty-one years ago)

oooh, looks like it's vinyl only:

ELECTRICITY - UK, 7 " Vinyl Single - Release: Sep 13 1999 - Rex Records - Cat. No: REKD 5S
Side A
1. Electricity
Side B
1. Information

ELECTRICITY - Australia, 12 " Vinyl EP - Release: Sep 13 1999 - Modular Recordings - Cat. No: MODVL002 Production Run: 500 copies
Side A
1. Electricity
2. Information
Side B
1. Let's Cheer
2. I'm Taken

Does anyone have this on CD/mp3?

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 1 September 2004 16:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Never seen it. Funny too, since I have heard 'let's Cheer' and 'I'm Taken'. It's probably attained mythic mp3 status like the 'Work It' sample in Bubba Sparxxx's 'Comin' Round'.

― R.I.M.A. (Barima), Thursday, 2 September 2004 10:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Wait, so you actually have the vinyl or do you have an .mp3 of any of these?

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 2 September 2004 16:46 (twenty-one years ago)

If you do find this, Spencer, please share. :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 2 September 2004 16:48 (twenty-one years ago)

R.I.M.A is indeed being mysterious.

― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 2 September 2004 16:49 (twenty-one years ago)

I've got the Modular 12" (wish I'd bought extra copies at the time, if only I'd known how they were going to blow up. sold my Gimix tape way too cheap too.), and the track is indeed splendid. "Iiiiiinnnnnnn-formation!"

― kit brash (kit brash), Friday, 3 September 2004 02:09 (twenty-one years ago)

I have the Rex 7", which I found in 2nd hand condition in Manc Piccadilly's HMV back when 'Since I Left You' went top 20. At some point, I had the other 2 tracks on mp3, but I ain't got a clue where they are now. I'm only mysterious about my length and girth. Wait, that's not what I meant.

― R.I.M.A. (Barima), Friday, 3 September 2004 09:26 (twenty-one years ago)

three weeks pass...

The Concretes - "Chico: Avalanches' The Wernham Hogg Remix"

anyone heard it yet??

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Monday, 27 September 2004 02:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Wernham Hogg!

― teh pow! (blueski), Monday, 27 September 2004 07:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Looking for it...

― B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Monday, 27 September 2004 17:22 (twenty-one years ago)

I've got it queued up on da sk.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Monday, 27 September 2004 18:30 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm not on da sk, sadly. I don't think I can use Nicotine and acqlite on the same comp either.

― B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Monday, 27 September 2004 19:17 (twenty-one years ago)

i've got it, sounds a bit like a venetian gondola song, all harpsichord and eerie-like.
it's great.

― glenny g2003 (glenny g2003), Monday, 27 September 2004 22:26 (twenty-one years ago)

that sounds amazing!!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Monday, 27 September 2004 22:58 (twenty-one years ago)

it's not something that is totally blinding on first listen, just really sweet and wistful, in a similar kinda vein as the remix they did of badly drawn boy.

and it's called the wernham hogg mix i think cause it sounds like that's what she is singing in the beginning.

― glenny g2003 (glenny g2003), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 00:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Not a somewhat bizarre reference to "The Office"?

― Tom May (Tom May), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 01:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Actually, both of course. She does sort of sound like she's saying "Wernham Hogg".

It's really really beautiful. Exactly what I wanted.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 02:37 (twenty-one years ago)

I've got the Avalanches/Concretes thing on Fluxblog today. I'm really into it - I'm really interested in how their future non-remix output will sound. Should be pretty great, I think.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 16:50 (twenty-one years ago)

i listened to The Go Team's 'Huddle Information' earlier and i can imagine a new Avalanches track sounding much like it (but i did say that about Junior Senior's 'Rhythm Bandits' too)

― Brigadier Rainham Steele, Mrs (blueski), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 16:57 (twenty-one years ago)

I bought the Wernham Hogg 7" this morning and it's really lovely - 'Two Hearts' meets 'Information'.

― B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 17:06 (twenty-one years ago)

That remix should be subtitled, "Calgon, Take Me Away."

I mean that in the best way possible.

― Talent Explosion (Talent Explosion), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 21:27 (twenty-one years ago)

gor' juss.

― m. (mitchlnw), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 21:39 (twenty-one years ago)

there's something of early mercury rev to it, isn't there? (or is that just the singing saw talking?)(which would remind me of *later* mercury rev, which this doesn't, but i might be confused.)(*is* that a singing saw?)

― m. (mitchlnw), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 21:47 (twenty-one years ago)

theis song is really pretty. i love it.

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 23:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Got a mailout from Modular records today...

October sees your chance to check out some of the finest on our Modular team, when they pay you a visit and play some shows in New York and LA.
Treating you to a show of grandiose proportions will be Bumblebeez81, Cut Copy, Wolfmother and 2 drunk Avalanches playing bad records. Expect spasmodic dancing, big tunes, mad tour cameraderie, empty bottles and love struck ladies. Dates are:

Thursday Oct 14 - Space Lands LA
Saturday Oct 16 - Knitting Factory NYC
Sunday Oct 17 - North Six Brooklyn

If you're in the area, you know where to be.
modular x.

www.modularpeople.com

― Conor (Conor), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 12:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Hahaha, I dunno how the very RAWK Wolfmother will go down amongst the other acts on that bill.

― Hayden (Pow, Pow, Pow) (haitch), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 12:12 (twenty-one years ago)

YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYA! also, the L.A. venue is actually called Spaceland.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 16:34 (twenty-one years ago)

that would be a great show.
the avalanches have been doing a monthly club night in melbourne which is apparently an african/soca inspired thing, with a bunch of percussionists and them spinning soca/calypso type stuff......might make those shows pretty weird/crazy if thats what they're playing..........

― glenny g2003 (glenny g2003), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 21:45 (twenty-one years ago)

To be honest, I can't f*cking wait. I haven't been excited about a live show in a long time!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 21:51 (twenty-one years ago)

i went to one of those club nights in melbourne and it was the most fun night ever. it was outside in this alleyway and there were these percussionists and a lady dancing getting people to sing along and one of the avalanches guys was behind the decks with a huge grin on his face doing a mad dance and it felt like some block party in the islands or something. go see them.

― tim g, Wednesday, 29 September 2004 21:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Why oh why did they try to put on a rock show when i saw them?!?

OTOH the dj set prior to Basement Jaxx on the Rooty tour was mostly fantastic.

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 22:01 (twenty-one years ago)

tim you can still check them out. their night is on the first weekend of every month. such as this weekend for instance. go!

― tim g, Wednesday, 29 September 2004 22:18 (twenty-one years ago)

NEW MUSIC

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 7 October 2004 19:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh shucks. Do I HAFTA?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 7 October 2004 19:09 (twenty-one years ago)

grr, looks like you have to sign up for their newsletter.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 7 October 2004 19:11 (twenty-one years ago)

This:

http://www.modularpeople.com/03/avalanches/small_logo.jpg

is a very good sign.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 7 October 2004 19:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm trying to get a handle on those wings. Are those quail profiles?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 7 October 2004 19:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Swank.

― B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Thursday, 7 October 2004 19:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Are any of you going to that Modular night at the Knitting Factory? I'm probably going to see that, though I'm not totally certain.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Thursday, 7 October 2004 19:36 (twenty-one years ago)

OMG!!!! sign-up. it's totally worth it!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 7 October 2004 19:39 (twenty-one years ago)

When I get back from my desk hour, I shall.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 7 October 2004 19:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Thank you, Spencer.

― Leon Czolgosz (Nicole), Thursday, 7 October 2004 19:56 (twenty-one years ago)

bump for Tim.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 7 October 2004 22:57 (twenty-one years ago)

I put in my password but nothing happens

― Magic City (ano ano), Thursday, 7 October 2004 23:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Thanks Spencer, I will follow this up!

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Thursday, 7 October 2004 23:40 (twenty-one years ago)

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